Rugby World UK – July 2019

(Rick Simeone) #1
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
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