Rugby World UK – July 2019

21st

HIGH STAKES

The first Saturday of the World

Cup features a big match-up

between New Zealand

and South Africa.

Whoever wins will

be favourites to

finish top of

Pool B

POOL STAGES
FRI 20 SEP
Japan v Russia
(Pool A, 11.45am, Tokyo)
SAT 21 SEP
Australia v Fiji
(Pool D, 5.45am, Sapporo)
France v Argentina
(Pool C, 8.15am, Tokyo)
New Zealand v South Africa
(Pool B, 10.45am, Yokohama)
SUN 22 SEP
Italy v Namibia
(Pool B, 6.15am, Osaka)
Ireland v Scotland
(Pool A, 8.45am, Yokohama)
England v Tonga
(Pool C, 11.15am, Sapporo)
MON 23 SEP
Wales v Georgia
(Pool D, 11.15am, Toyota)

TUE 24 SEP

Russia v Samoa

(Pool A, 11.15am, Kumagaya)

WED 25 SEP

Fiji v Uruguay

(Pool D, 6.15am, Kamaishi)

THU 26 SEP

Italy v Canada

(Pool B, 8.45am, Fukuoka)

England v USA

(Pool C, 11.45am, Kobe)

SAT 28 SEP

Argentina v Tonga

(Pool C, 5.45am, Osaka)

Japan v Ireland

(Pool A, 8.15am, Shizuoka)

South Africa v Namibia

(Pool B, 10.45am, Toyota)

SUN 29 SEP

Georgia v Uruguay

(Pool D, 6.15am, Kumagaya)

Australia v Wales

(Pool D, 8.45am, Tokyo)

MON 30 SEP

Scotland v Samoa

(Pool A, 11.15am, Kobe)

WED 2 OCT

France v USA

(Pool C, 8.45am, Fukuoka)

New Zealand v Canada

(Pool B, 11.15am, Oita)

THU 3 OCT

Georgia v Fiji

(Pool D, 6.15am, Osaka)

Ireland v Russia

(Pool A, 11.15am, Kobe)

FRI 4 OCT

South Africa v Italy

(Pool B, 10.45am, Shizuoka)

SAT 5 OCT

Australia v Uruguay

(Pool D, 6.15am, Oita)

England v Argentina

(Pool C, 9am, Tokyo)

Japan v Samoa

(Pool A, 11.30am, Toyota)

SUN 6 OCT

New Zealand v Namibia

(Pool B, 5.45am, Tokyo)

France v Tonga

(Pool C, 8.45am, Kumamoto)

TUE 8 OCT

South Africa v Canada

(Pool B, 11.15am, Kobe)

WED 9 OCT

Argentina v USA

(Pool C, 5.45am, Kumagaya)

Scotland v Russia

(Pool A, 8.15am, Shizuoka)

Wales v Fiji

(Pool D, 10.45am, Oita)

FRI 11 OCT

Australia v Georgia

(Pool D, 11.15am, Shizuoka)

SAT 12 OCT

New Zealand v Italy

(Pool B, 5.45am, Toyota)

England v France

(Pool C, 9.15am, Yokohama)

Ireland v Samoa

(Pool A, 11.45am, Fukuoka)

SUN 13 OCT

Namibia v Canada

(Pool B, 4.15am, Kamaishi)

USA v Tonga

(Pool C, 6.45am, Osaka)

Wales v Uruguay

(Pool D, 9.15am, Kumamoto)

Japan v Scotland

(Pool A, 11.45am, Yokohama)

KNOCKOUT STAGES

SAT 19 OCT

QF1 Winner Pool C v Runner-up

Pool D (8.15am, Oita)

QF2 Winner Pool B v Runner-up

Pool A (11.15am, Tokyo)

SUN 20 OCT

QF3 Winner Pool D v Runner-up

Pool C (8.15am, Oita)

QF4 Winner Pool A v Runner-up

Pool B (11.15am, Tokyo)

SAT 26 OCT

SF1 Winner QF1 v Winner QF

(9am, Yokohama)

SUN 27 OCT

SF2 Winner QF3 v Winner QF

(9am, Yokohama)

FRI 1 NOV

Third-place Play-off

(9am, Tokyo)

SAT 2 NOV

Final

(9am, Yokohama)

OAll kick-off s are UK & Ireland

times. All matches will be

shown live on ITV in the UK

and Eir Sport in Ireland. n

2019 WORLD CUP FIXTURES

Pool rivals

England’s Kyle

Sinckler tests France

Holy grail

The trophy