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George Flood

Rugby World Cup 2019 pool tables and results: Groups, scores and RWC standings

The 2019 Rugby World Cup has reached the second round of pool matches in Japan, with 20 teams battling for global supremacy across six weeks in the first tournament to held in Asia.

Those nations are split into four pools of five, with 40 group matches in total and a round-robin with each team playing their pool rivals once.

Four points are awarded for a win during that initial phase, with two points for a draw and (obviously) none for a loss.

A try bonus point can be gained for running in four or more tries in a single contest, while a losing bonus point is awarded to a team if they lose by seven or fewer points.

The top two teams from each pool will qualify for the quarter-finals, with head-to-head record being the key tiebreaker if any two nations are level.

From there it is a straight knockout competition, with extra-time, sudden death and a kicking competition - in that order - used to decide a tie.


Rugby World Cup 2019 results

Pool stage

Pool A
Sept 20 Japan 30-10 Russia Tokyo Report
Sept 22 Ireland 27-3 Scotland Yokohama Report
Sept 24 Russia 9-34 Samoa Kumagaya Report
Sept 28 Japan 19-12 Ireland Shizuoka Report
Sept 30 Scotland 34-0 Samoa Kobe Report
Oct 3 Ireland vs Russia Kobe 11.15am
Oct 5 Japan vs Samoa Toyota City 11.30am
Oct 9 Scotland vs Russia Shizuoka 8.15am
Oct 12 Ireland vs Samoa Fukuoka 11.45am
Oct 13 Japan vs Scotland Yokohama 11.45am
Pool B
Sept 21 New Zealand 23-13 South Africa Yokohama Report
Sept 22 Italy 47-22 Namibia Osaka Report
Sept 26 Italy 48-7 Canada Fukuoka Report
Sept 28 South Africa 57-3 Namibia Toyota City Report
Oct 2 New Zealand vs Canada Oita 11.15am
Oct 4 South Africa vs Italy Shizuoka 10.45am
Oct 6 New Zealand vs Namibia Tokyo 5.45am
Oct 8 South Africa vs Canada Kobe 11.15am
Oct 12 New Zealand vs Italy Toyota City 5.45am
Oct 13 Namibia vs Canada Kamaishi 4.15am
Pool C
Sept 21 France 21-23 Argentina Tokyo Report
Sept 22 England 35-3 Tonga Sapporo Report
Sept 26 England 45-7 USA Kobe Report
Sept 28 Argentina 28-12 Tonga Higashiosaka Report
Oct 2 France vs USA Fukuoka 8.45am
Oct 5 England vs Argentina Tokyo 9am
Oct 6 France vs Tonga Kumamoto 8.45am
Oct 9 Argentina vs USA Kumagaya 5.45am
Oct 12 England vs France Yokohama 9.15am
Oct 13 USA vs Tonga Higashiosaka 6.45am
Pool D
Sept 21 Australia 39-21 Fiji Sapporo Report
Sept 23 Wales 43-14 Georgia Toyota City Report
Sept 25 Fiji 27-30 Uruguay Kamaishi Report
Sept 29 Georgia 33-7 Uruguay Kumagaya Report
Sept 29 Australia 25-29 Wales Tokyo Report
Oct 3 Georgia vs Fiji Higashiosaka 6.15am
Oct 5 Australia vs Uruguay Oita 6.15am
Oct 9 Wales vs Fiji Oita 10.45am
Oct 11 Australia vs Georgia Shizuoka 11.15am
Oct 13 Wales vs Uruguay Kumamoto 9.15am

Latest pool standings

Pool A

Team P W D L PF PA +/- B PTS
Japan 2 2 0 0 49 22 +27 1 9
Ireland 2 1 0 1 39 22 +17 2 6
Samoa 2 1 0 1 34 43 -9 1 5
Scotland 2 1 0 1 37 27 +10 1 5
Russia 2 0 0 2 19 64 -45 0 0

Pool B

Team P W D L PF PA +/- B PTS
Italy 2 2 0 0 95 29 +66 2 10
South Africa 2 1 0 1 70 26 +44 1 5
New Zealand 1 1 0 0 23 13 +10 0 4
Namibia 2 0 0 2 25 104 -79 0 0
Canada 1 0 0 1 7 48 -41 0 0

Pool C

Team P W D L PF PA +/- B PTS
England 2 2 0 0 80 10 +70 2 10
Argentina 2 1 0 1 49 35 +14 2 6
France 1 1 0 0 23 21 +2 0 4
Tonga 2 0 0 2 15 63 -48 0 0
USA 1 0 0 1 7 45 -38 0 0

Pool D

Team P W D L PF PA +/- B PTS
Wales 2 2 0 0 72 39 +33 1 9
Australia 2 1 0 1 64 50 +14 2 6
Georgia 2 1 0 1 47 50 -3 1 5
Uruguay 2 1 0 1 37 60 -23 0 4
Fiji 2 0 0 2 48 69 -21 2 2

Knockout schedule

Oct 19 Winner C v Runner Up D QF 1, Oita 8.15am
Oct 19 Winner B v Runner Up A QF 2, Tokyo 11.15am
Oct 20 Winner D v Runner Up C QF 3, Oita 4.15am
Oct 20 Winner A v Runner Up B QF 4, Tokyo 11.15am
Oct 26 Winner QF 1 v Winner QF 2 SF 1, Yokohama 9am
Oct 27 Winner QF 3 v Winner QF 4 SF 2, Yokohama 9am
Nov 1 Loser SF 1 v Loser SF 2 Third place play-off, Tokyo 9am
Nov 2 Final Yokohama 9am
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