2019 Rugby World Cup Pool A

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Pool A of the 2019 Rugby World Cup began on 20 September 2019. The pool included hosts Japan, and previous 2015 Rugby World Cup quarter-finalists Ireland and Scotland. They were joined by the European qualifier, Russia, and Samoa, the winner of the European-Oceania Cross-Regional play-off.

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Japan won all four of their matches, including surprise victories over both Ireland and Scotland, to finish top of the pool and become the first Asian nation to reach a Rugby World Cup quarter-final. Ireland picked up a bonus point in each of their matches, and their victory over Scotland in their opening pool match proved the difference between the two sides in the hunt for second place. Samoa finished in fourth place, their only win coming against bottom-placed Russia.

Overview

The opening match of the 2019 Rugby World Cup was played in Pool A with Japan scoring a 30–10 win over Russia. Kotaro Matsushima became the first Japanese player to score a hat-trick at a World Cup. For the Russian side, Kirill Golosnitsky scored the first try of the tournament after four minutes – the fastest try ever scored in the opening match of a World Cup. [1] Two days later, Ireland defeated Scotland 27–3. [2] On 24 September, Samoa played their first match against Russia in Kumagaya. Despite Samoa's being reduced to 13 men after Rey Lee-Lo and Motu Matu'u were sin-binned within two minutes of each other, Russia could not capitalise on their advantage and Samoa went on to win 34–9. [3] Four days later, hosts Japan defeated Ireland 19–12, scoring four out of six penalties. While it was an upset win for Japan, World Rugby later admitted three of the four offside penalties were incorrectly awarded to Japan. [4] [5] Kenki Fukuoka scored a try in the 58th minute to give Japan a two-point lead after Ireland's Garry Ringrose and Rob Kearney had scored the opening two tries. Yu Tamura's conversion and fourth successful penalty kick sealed the result for Japan. [6] Scotland recorded their first victory of the World Cup with a 34–0 whitewash victory over Samoa in muggy conditions in Kobe, with Samoan captain Jack Lam stating that the rugby ball was "a bar of soap." [7]

Three days later, Kobe Misaki Stadium held another match in Pool A – this time it was Ireland, who would whitewash their opponents (Russia) in a 35–0 victory with five different players getting tries for the Irish. The Irish though, did not have everything go right with Jordi Murphy being subbed off in the 27th minute due to a possible rib injury, which added to the Irish back row pain after losing Jack Conan earlier in the tournament. [8] Japan recorded their third victory over Samoa in Toyota with a 85th minute try from Kotaro Matsushima sealing the Japanese a 38–19 bonus point victory. [9] Russia in the final match of the tournament was hammered by Scotland 61–0 with George Horne scoring a hat-trick as the Scots became the first team in World Cup history to not concede a point from two World Cup matches. [10] A red card to Bundee Aki in the 29th minute forced Ireland to go down to 14 men but that was the only blemish with Ireland winning 47–5 over Samoa in Fukuoka. Johnny Sexton scoring two tries for the Irish. [11] Typhoon Hagibis saw the Japan–Scotland match under threat with the Scottish Rugby Union demanding legal action if it was cancelled. [12] But after an inspection deemed the match to go ahead, [13] Japan held their nerve against a fast-finishing Scotland to take home a 28–21 victory with Kenki Fukuoka scoring two tries. The win saw Japan become the first Tier 2 team to qualify since 2007, as they topped the group while Ireland finished in second place. [14]

Standings

PosTeamPldWDLPFPAPDTBPtsQualification
1Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 440011562+5313319Advanced to the quarter-finals and
qualified for the 2023 Rugby World Cup
2IRFU flag.svg  Ireland 430112127+9418416
3Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 420211955+6416311Eliminated but qualified for 2023 Rugby World Cup
4Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa 41035812870815
5Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 400419160141100
Source: [ citation needed ]

Matches

All times are local Japan Standard Time (UTC+09)

Japan vs Russia

20 September 2019
19:45 JST (UTC+09)
(1 BP) Japan  Flag of Japan.svg30–10Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Try: Matsushima (3) 12' m, 39' c, 69' c
Labuschagné 47' m
Con: Tamura (1/3) 40'
Matsuda (1/1) 71'
Pen: Tamura (2/2) 44', 64'
Report Try: Golosnitski 5' c
Con: Kushnarev (1/1) 6'
Pen: Kushnarev (1/1) 61'
Tokyo Stadium, Chōfu
Attendance: 45,745
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
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FB15 Will Tupou Sub off.svg 71'
RW14 Kotaro Matsushima
OC13 Timothy Lafaele
IC12 Ryoto Nakamura
LW11 Lomano Lemeki
FH10 Yu Tamura Sub off.svg 67'
SH9 Yutaka Nagare Sub off.svg 61'
N88 Kazuki Himeno
OF7 Lappies Labuschagné
BF6 Michael Leitch (c)Sub off.svg 71'
RL5 James Moore
LL4 Wimpie van der Walt Sub off.svg 61'
TP3 Asaeli Ai Valu Sub off.svg 55'
HK2 Shota Horie Sub off.svg 75'
LP1 Keita Inagaki Sub off.svg 55'
Replacements:
HK16 Atsushi Sakate Sub on.svg 75'
PR17 Isileli Nakajima Sub on.svg 55'
PR18 Koo Ji-won Sub on.svg 55'
LK19 Luke Thompson Sub on.svg 60'
FL20 Hendrik Tui Sub on.svg 71'
SH21 Fumiaki Tanaka Sub on.svg 61'
FH22 Rikiya Matsuda Sub on.svg 67'
FB23 Ryohei Yamanaka Sub on.svg 71'
Coach:
Flag of New Zealand.svg Jamie Joseph
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FB15 Vasily Artemyev (c)
RW14 German Davydov
OC13 Vladimir Ostroushko
IC12 Dmitry Gerasimov Sub off.svg 68'
LW11 Kirill Golosnitsky
FH10 Yuri Kushnarev Sub off.svg 65'
SH9 Vasily Dorofeev Sub off.svg 33'Sub on.svg 42'Sub off.svg 74'
N88 Nikita Vavilin
OF7 Tagir Gadzhiev
BF6 Vitaly Zhivatov Sub off.svg 65'
RL5 Bogdan Fedotko Sub off.svg 61'
LL4 Andrei Ostrikov
TP3 Kirill Gotovtsev Sub off.svg 68'
HK2 Stanislav Sel'skiy Sub off.svg 65'
LP1 Valery Morozov Sub off.svg 65'
Replacements:
HK16 Evgeny Matveev Sub on.svg 65'
PR17 Andrei Polivalov Sub on.svg 65'
PR18 Azamat Bitiev Sub on.svg 68'
LK19 Andrey Garbuzov Sub on.svg 62'
FL20 Anton Sychev Sub on.svg 65'
SH21 Dmitry Perov Sub on.svg 33'Sub off.svg 42'Sub on.svg 74'
FH22 Ramil Gaisin Sub on.svg 65'
WG23 Vladislav Sozonov Sub on.svg 68'
Coach:
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Lyn Jones

Player of the Match:
Kotaro Matsushima (Japan)

Assistant referees:
Nic Berry (Australia)
Matthew Carley (England)
Television match official:
Ben Skeen (New Zealand)

Notes:

  • This was the first Rugby World Cup opener not to feature a Tier 1 nation.
  • Kotaro Matsushima (Japan) became the first Japanese player to score a hat-trick at a World Cup, and the first player to score one in a Rugby World Cup opener.
  • Russia's try was the fastest to be scored in an opening match of a Rugby World Cup.

Ireland vs Scotland

22 September 2019
16:45 JST (UTC+09)
(1 BP) Ireland  IRFU flag.svg27–3Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Try: Ja. Ryan 6' c
Best 14' m
Furlong 25' c
Conway 56' m
Con: Sexton (1/2) 8'
Murray (1/2) 27'
Pen: Carty (1/1) 68'
Report Pen: Laidlaw (1/1) 21'
International Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama
Attendance: 63,731 [15]
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)
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FB15 Jordan Larmour
RW14 Andrew Conway
OC13 Garry Ringrose
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LW11 Jacob Stockdale
FH10 Johnny Sexton Sub off.svg 58'
SH9 Conor Murray Sub off.svg 58'
N88 CJ Stander
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BF6 Peter O'Mahony Sub off.svg 27'
RL5 James Ryan
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TP3 Tadhg Furlong Sub off.svg 50'
HK2 Rory Best (c)
LP1 Cian Healy Sub off.svg 50'
Replacements:
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PR17 Dave Kilcoyne Sub on.svg 50'
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FL20 Jack Conan Sub on.svg 14'Sub off.svg 22'Sub on.svg 27'
SH21 Luke McGrath Sub on.svg 58'
FH22 Jack Carty Sub on.svg 58'
CE23 Chris Farrell Sub on.svg 21'
Coach:
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FB15 Stuart Hogg
RW14 Tommy Seymour Sub off.svg 58'
OC13 Duncan Taylor Sub off.svg 65'
IC12 Sam Johnson
LW11 Sean Maitland
FH10 Finn Russell
SH9 Greig Laidlaw Sub off.svg 62'
N88 Ryan Wilson
OF7 Hamish Watson Sub off.svg 38'
BF6 John Barclay Sub off.svg 53'
RL5 Jonny Gray Sub off.svg 65'
LL4 Grant Gilchrist
TP3 WP Nel Sub off.svg 53'
HK2 Stuart McInally (c)
LP1 Allan Dell Sub off.svg 62'
Replacements:
HK16 Fraser Brown Sub on.svg 38'
PR17 Gordon Reid Sub on.svg 62'
PR18 Simon Berghan Sub on.svg 53'
LK19 Scott Cummings Sub on.svg 65'
FL20 Blade Thomson Sub on.svg 53'
SH21 Ali Price Sub on.svg 62'
CE22 Chris Harris Sub on.svg 65'
WG23 Darcy Graham Sub on.svg 58'
Coach:
Flag of Scotland.svg Gregor Townsend

Player of the Match:
CJ Stander (Ireland)

Assistant referees:
Pascal Gaüzère (France)
Alexandre Ruiz (France)
Television match official:
Graham Hughes (England)

Notes:

  • This was the first meeting between the two nations at a neutral venue.

Russia vs Samoa

24 September 2019
19:15 JST (UTC+09)
Russia  Flag of Russia.svg9–34Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa (1 BP)
Pen: Kushnarev (2/2) 19', 26'
Drop: Kushnarev (1/1) 48'
Report Try: Leiua (2) 16' m, 80' m
Amosa 45' m
Fidow (2) 49' c, 53' c
Lee-Lo 63' m
Con: Pisi (2/5) 50', 54'
Kumagaya Rugby Stadium, Kumagaya
Attendance: 22,564
Referee: Romain Poite (France)
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FB15 Vasily Artemyev (c)
RW14 German Davydov
OC13 Vladimir Ostroushko
IC12 Dmitry Gerasimov Sub off.svg 65'
LW11 Kirill Golosnitsky
FH10 Yuri Kushnarev Sub off.svg 55'
SH9 Vasily Dorofeev Sub off.svg 55'
N88 Nikita Vavilin Sub off.svg 65'
OF7 Tagir Gadzhiev
BF6 Vitaly Zhivatov
RL5 Bogdan Fedotko
LL4 Andrei Ostrikov Sub off.svg 65'
TP3 Kirill Gotovtsev Yellow card.svg 47'Sub off.svg 71'
HK2 Stanislav Sel'skiy Sub off.svg 57'
LP1 Valery Morozov Sub off.svg 59'
Replacements:
HK16 Evgeny Matveev Sub on.svg 57'
PR17 Andrey Polivalov Sub on.svg 59'
PR18 Azamat Bitiev Sub on.svg 71'
LK19 Andrey Garbuzov Sub on.svg 65'
FL20 Anton Sychev Sub on.svg 21'
SH21 Dmitry Perov Sub on.svg 22'
FH22 Ramil Gaisin Sub on.svg 55'
WG23 Vladislav Sozonov Sub on.svg 65'
Coach:
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FB15 Tim Nanai-Williams Sub off.svg 65'
RW14 Alapati Leiua
OC13 Rey Lee-Lo Yellow card.svg 29'
IC12 Henry Taefu
LW11 Ed Fidow
FH10 Tusi Pisi Sub off.svg 65'
SH9 Dwayne Polataivao Sub off.svg 40'
N88 Afa Amosa Sub off.svg 33'Sub on.svg 40'Sub off.svg 46'
OF7 TJ Ioane
BF6 Chris Vui (c)
RL5 Kane Le'aupepe
LL4 Filo Paulo Sub off.svg 65'
TP3 Michael Alaalatoa Sub off.svg 55'
HK2 Motu Matu'u Yellow card.svg 31'Sub off.svg 40'
LP1 Logovi'i Mulipola Sub off.svg 51'
Replacements:
HK16 Ray Niuia Sub on.svg 33'
PR17 Paul Alo-Emile Sub on.svg 55'
PR18 Jordan Lay Sub on.svg 51'
LK19 Senio Toleafoa Sub on.svg 65'
LK20 Josh Tyrell Sub on.svg 46'
SH21 Melani Matavao Sub on.svg 40'
FH22 AJ Alatimu Sub on.svg 65'
FH23 UJ Seuteni Sub on.svg 65'
Coach:
Flag of New Zealand.svg Steve Jackson

Player of the Match:
Alapati Leiua (Samoa)

Assistant referees:
Jérôme Garcès (France)
Brendon Pickerill (New Zealand)
Television match official:
Graham Hughes (England)

Notes:

  • This was the first meeting between the two nations.
  • Ahsee Tuala was due to start the game, but was replaced with Henry Taefu following injury ahead of kick off.

Japan vs Ireland

28 September 2019
16:15 JST (UTC+09)
Japan  Flag of Japan.svg19–12IRFU flag.svg  Ireland (1 BP)
Try: Fukuoka 59' c
Con: Tamura (1/1) 61'
Pen: Tamura (4/6) 18', 34', 40', 72'
Report Try: Ringrose 14' m
Kearney 21' c
Con: Carty (1/2) 22'
Shizuoka Stadium Ecopa, Fukuroi
Attendance: 47,813
Referee: Angus Gardner (Australia)
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FB15 Ryohei Yamanaka Sub off.svg 50'
RW14 Kotaro Matsushima
OC13 Timothy Lafaele
IC12 Ryoto Nakamura
LW11 Lomano Lemeki
FH10 Yu Tamura
SH9 Yutaka Nagare Sub off.svg 56'
N88 Amanaki Mafi Sub off.svg 31'
OF7 Lappies Labuschagné (c)
BF6 Kazuki Himeno
RL5 James Moore
LL4 Luke Thompson Sub off.svg 64'
TP3 Koo Ji-won Sub off.svg 54'
HK2 Shota Horie
LP1 Keita Inagaki Sub off.svg 64'
Replacements:
HK16 Atsushi Sakate
PR17 Isileli Nakajima Sub on.svg 64'
PR18 Asaeli Ai Valu Sub on.svg 54'
LK19 Wimpie van der Walt Sub on.svg 64'
FL20 Michael Leitch Sub on.svg 31'
SH21 Fumiaki Tanaka Sub on.svg 57'
FH22 Rikiya Matsuda
WG23 Kenki Fukuoka Sub on.svg 50'
Coach:
Flag of New Zealand.svg Jamie Joseph
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FB15 Rob Kearney Sub off.svg 68'
RW14 Keith Earls
OC13 Garry Ringrose
IC12 Chris Farrell Sub off.svg 61'
LW11 Jacob Stockdale
FH10 Jack Carty Sub off.svg 61'
SH9 Conor Murray
N88 CJ Stander
OF7 Josh van der Flier
BF6 Peter O'Mahony Sub off.svg 55'
RL5 James Ryan
LL4 Iain Henderson Sub off.svg 66'
TP3 Tadhg Furlong Sub off.svg 61'
HK2 Rory Best (c)Sub off.svg 61'
LP1 Cian Healy Sub off.svg 46'
Replacements:
HK16 Seán Cronin Sub on.svg 61'
PR17 Dave Kilcoyne Sub on.svg 46'
PR18 Andrew Porter Sub on.svg 61'
LK19 Tadhg Beirne Sub on.svg 66'
FL20 Rhys Ruddock Sub on.svg 53'
SH21 Luke McGrath Sub on.svg 66'
FH22 Joey Carbery Sub on.svg 61'
FB23 Jordan Larmour Sub on.svg 61'
Coach:
Flag of New Zealand.svg Joe Schmidt

Player of the Match:
Shota Horie (Japan)

Assistant referees:
Jérôme Garcès (France)
Matthew Carley (England)
Television match official:
Ben Skeen (New Zealand)

Notes:

  • Will Tupou was due to start the game, but was replaced by Lomano Lemeki due to injury ahead of kick off.
  • Iain Henderson (Ireland) earned his 50th test cap.
  • This is Japan's first victory over Ireland.
  • This is Ireland's first Rugby World Cup pool stage loss since losing 30–15 to Argentina during the 2007 Rugby World Cup.
  • This is Ireland's first loss to a Tier 2 nation since losing 40–25 to Samoa in 1996.
  • This is the first time that Ireland has failed to score any points in the second half of a match since their match against France in the 2016 Six Nations Championship.

Scotland vs Samoa

30 September 2019
19:15 JST (UTC+09)
(1 BP) Scotland  Flag of Scotland.svg34–0Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa
Try: Maitland 30' c
Laidlaw 34' c
Penalty try (2) 57', 75'
Con: Laidlaw (2/2) 31', 36'
Pen: Laidlaw (1/1) 9'
Drop: Hogg (1/1) 38'
Report
Kobe Misaki Stadium, Kobe
Attendance: 27,586
Referee: Pascal Gaüzère (France)
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FB15 Stuart Hogg
RW14 Darcy Graham
OC13 Chris Harris
IC12 Sam Johnson Sub off.svg 64'
LW11 Sean Maitland
FH10 Finn Russell Sub off.svg 75'
SH9 Greig Laidlaw Sub off.svg 64'
N88 Blade Thomson
OF7 Jamie Ritchie
BF6 Magnus Bradbury Sub off.svg 73'
RL5 Jonny Gray
LL4 Grant Gilchrist Sub off.svg 52'
TP3 WP Nel Sub off.svg 58'
HK2 Stuart McInally (c)Sub off.svg 52'
LP1 Allan Dell Sub off.svg 13'
Replacements:
HK16 Fraser Brown Sub on.svg 52'
PR17 Gordon Reid Sub on.svg 13'
PR18 Zander Fagerson Sub on.svg 58'
LK19 Scott Cummings Sub on.svg 52'
N820 Ryan Wilson Sub on.svg 73'
SH21 George Horne Sub on.svg 64'
FH22 Adam Hastings Sub on.svg 75'
CE23 Duncan Taylor Sub on.svg 64'
Coach:
Flag of Scotland.svg Gregor Townsend
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FB15 Tim Nanai-Williams
RW14 Belgium Tuatagaloa Sub off.svg 45'
OC13 Alapati Leiua
IC12 Henry Taefu
LW11 Ed Fidow Yellow card.svg 57' Yellow-red card.svg 75'
FH10 Tusi Pisi Sub off.svg 54'
SH9 Melani Matavao Sub off.svg 71'
N88 Jack Lam (c)Sub off.svg 3'Sub on.svg 14'
OF7 TJ Ioane Sub off.svg 66'
BF6 Chris Vui
RL5 Kane Le'aupepe
LL4 Filo Paulo Sub off.svg 51'Sub on.svg 79'
TP3 Michael Alaalatoa Sub off.svg 44'
HK2 Ray Niuia Sub off.svg 54'
LP1 Logovi'i Mulipola Sub off.svg 44'
Replacements:
HK16 Seilala Lam Sub on.svg 54'
PR17 Paul Alo-Emile Sub on.svg 47'
PR18 Jordan Lay Sub on.svg 44'
FL19 Piula Fa'asalele Sub on.svg 51'Sub off.svg 79'
LK20 Josh Tyrell Sub on.svg 4'Sub off.svg 14'Sub on.svg 66'
SH21 Pele Cowley Sub on.svg 71'
FH22 UJ Seuteni Sub on.svg 54'
CE23 Kieron Fonotia Sub on.svg 45'
Coach:
Flag of New Zealand.svg Steve Jackson

Player of the Match:
Jonny Gray (Scotland)

Assistant referees:
Nigel Owens (Wales)
Federico Anselmi (Argentina)
Television match official:
Graham Hughes (England)

Notes:

  • This is the first time since beating Italy 29–0 in 2017 that Scotland have kept their opponents scoreless, and the first time ever against Samoa. The last time they did so at a Rugby World Cup was in 2007, when they beat Romania 42–0.
  • This is the first time that Samoa has failed to score any points in a Rugby World Cup match.

Ireland vs Russia

3 October 2019
19:15 JST (UTC+09)
(1 BP) Ireland  IRFU flag.svg35–0Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Try: Kearney 2' c
O'Mahony 13' c
Ruddock 35' c
Conway 62' c
Ringrose 76' c
Con: Sexton (3/3) 4', 15', 37'
Carty (2/2) 63', 77'
Report
Kobe Misaki Stadium, Kobe
Attendance: 26,856
Referee: Jérôme Garcès (France)
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FB15 Rob Kearney Sub off.svg 50'
RW14 Andrew Conway
OC13 Garry Ringrose
IC12 Bundee Aki
LW11 Keith Earls
FH10 Johnny Sexton (c)Sub off.svg 40'
SH9 Luke McGrath
N88 Jordi Murphy Sub off.svg 27'
OF7 Peter O'Mahony
BF6 Rhys Ruddock
RL5 Jean Kleyn Sub off.svg 61'
LL4 Tadhg Beirne
TP3 John Ryan Sub off.svg 58'
HK2 Niall Scannell Sub off.svg 58'
LP1 Dave Kilcoyne Sub off.svg 58'
Replacements:
HK16 Seán Cronin Sub on.svg 58'
PR17 Andrew Porter Sub on.svg 58'
PR18 Tadhg Furlong Sub on.svg 58'
LK19 Iain Henderson Sub on.svg 61'
N820 CJ Stander Sub on.svg 27'
SH21 Conor Murray
FH22 Jack Carty Sub on.svg 40'
FB23 Jordan Larmour Sub on.svg 50'
Coach:
Flag of New Zealand.svg Joe Schmidt
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FB15 Vasily Artemyev (c)
RW14 German Davydov
OC13 Igor Galinovskiy
IC12 Kirill Golosnitsky Sub off.svg 15'
LW11 Denis Simplikevich Sub off.svg 71'
FH10 Ramil Gaisin
SH9 Dmitry Perov
N88 Victor Gresev
OF7 Tagir Gadzhiev
BF6 Anton Sychev Sub off.svg 70'
RL5 Bogdan Fedotko Yellow card.svg 34'Sub off.svg 64'
LL4 Andrey Garbuzov Sub off.svg 50'
TP3 Kirill Gotovtsev Sub off.svg 68'
HK2 Evgeny Matveev Sub off.svg 40'
LP1 Andrey Polivalov Sub off.svg 40'
Replacements:
HK16 Stanislav Sel'skiy Sub on.svg 40'
PR17 Valery Morozov Sub on.svg 40'
PR18 Vladimir Podrezov Sub on.svg 68'
LK19 Andrei Ostrikov Yellow card.svg 51'Sub on.svg 50'
LK20 Evgeny Elgin Sub on.svg 64'
FH21 Sergey Yanyushkin Sub on.svg 71'
FL22 Roman Khodin Sub on.svg 70'
CE23 Vladimir Ostroushko Sub on.svg 15'
Coach:
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Lyn Jones

Player of the Match:
Rhys Ruddock (Ireland)

Assistant referees:
Mathieu Raynal (France)
Brendon Pickerill (New Zealand)
Television match official:
Ben Skeen (New Zealand)

Notes:

Japan vs Samoa

5 October 2019
19:30 JST (UTC+09)
(1 BP) Japan  Flag of Japan.svg38–19Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa
Try: Lafaele 28' c
Himeno 53' c
Fukuoka 76' m
Matsushima 80+5' c
Con: Tamura (3/4) 29', 55', 80+7'
Pen: Tamura (4/5) 3', 8', 24', 51'
Report Try: Taefu 73' c
Con: Taefu (1/1) 74'
Pen: Taefu (4/5) 10', 15', 34', 45'
City of Toyota Stadium, Toyota
Attendance: 39,695
Referee: Jaco Peyper (South Africa)
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FB15 Ryohei Yamanaka Sub off.svg 57'
RW14 Kotaro Matsushima
OC13 Timothy Lafaele
IC12 Ryoto Nakamura Sub off.svg 70'
LW11 Lomano Lemeki
FH10 Yu Tamura
SH9 Yutaka Nagare Sub off.svg 63'
N88 Kazuki Himeno
OF7 Lappies Labuschagné (c)
BF6 Michael Leitch Sub off.svg 64'
RL5 James Moore
LL4 Wimpie van der Walt Sub off.svg 68'
TP3 Koo Ji-won Sub off.svg 52'
HK2 Atsushi Sakate Sub off.svg 40'
LP1 Keita Inagaki Sub off.svg 52'
Replacements:
HK16 Shota Horie Sub on.svg 40'
PR17 Isileli Nakajima Sub on.svg 52'
PR18 Asaeli Ai Valu Sub on.svg 52'
LK19 Uwe Helu Sub on.svg 68'
FL20 Hendrik Tui Sub on.svg 64'
SH21 Fumiaki Tanaka Sub on.svg 63'
FH22 Rikiya Matsuda Sub on.svg 70'
WG23 Kenki Fukuoka Sub on.svg 57'
Coach:
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FB15 Tim Nanai-Williams Sub off.svg 40'
RW14 Ahsee Tuala Sub off.svg 55'
OC13 Alapati Leiua
IC12 Henry Taefu
LW11 Ed Fidow
FH10 UJ Seuteni
SH9 Dwayne Polataivao Sub off.svg 66'
N88 Jack Lam (c)
OF7 TJ Ioane Yellow card.svg 25'Sub off.svg 70'
BF6 Chris Vui
RL5 Kane Le'aupepe
LL4 Piula Fa'asalele Sub off.svg 61'
TP3 Michael Alaalatoa Sub off.svg 56'
HK2 Seilala Lam Sub off.svg 56'
LP1 Jordan Lay Sub off.svg 66'
Replacements:
HK16 Ray Niuia Sub on.svg 56'
PR17 Paul Alo-Emile Sub on.svg 66'
PR18 James Lay Sub on.svg 56'
LK19 Senio Toleafoa Sub on.svg 61'
LK20 Josh Tyrell Sub on.svg 70'
SH21 Pele Cowley Sub on.svg 66'
FH22 Tusi Pisi Sub on.svg 55'
CE23 Kieron Fonotia Sub on.svg 40'
Coach:
Flag of New Zealand.svg Steve Jackson

Player of the Match:
Lomano Lemeki (Japan)

Assistant referees:
Angus Gardner (Australia)
Federico Anselmi (Argentina)
Television match official:
Graham Hughes (England)

Notes:

  • Ben O'Keeffe was due to be part of the officiating team for this game, but swapped with Angus Gardner's appointment between England and Argentina.

Scotland vs Russia

9 October 2019
16:15 JST (UTC+09)
(1 BP) Scotland  Flag of Scotland.svg61–0Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Try: Hastings (2) 14' c, 18' c
G. Horne (3) 22' c, 45' c, 59' m
Turner 51' c
Seymour 56' c
Barclay 75' c
McInally 78' c
Con: Hastings (8/9) 15', 20', 24', 46', 53', 57', 76', 80'
Report
Shizuoka Stadium Ecopa, Fukuroi
Attendance: 44,123
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)
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FB15 Blair Kinghorn
RW14 Tommy Seymour
OC13 Duncan Taylor
IC12 Peter Horne
LW11 Darcy Graham Sub off.svg 47'
FH10 Adam Hastings
SH9 George Horne Sub off.svg 65'
N88 Ryan Wilson
OF7 Fraser Brown Sub off.svg 31'
BF6 John Barclay (c)
RL5 Ben Toolis
LL4 Scott Cummings Sub off.svg 61'
TP3 Zander Fagerson Sub off.svg 40'
HK2 George Turner Sub off.svg 65'
LP1 Gordon Reid Sub off.svg 61'
Replacements:
HK16 Stuart McInally Sub on.svg 65'
PR17 Simon Berghan Sub on.svg 40'
PR18 W. P. Nel Sub on.svg 61'
LK19 Grant Gilchrist Sub on.svg 61'
FL20 Magnus Bradbury Sub on.svg 31'
FL21 Jamie Ritchie
SH22 Henry Pyrgos Sub on.svg 47'
CE23 Chris Harris Sub on.svg 65'
Coach:
Flag of Scotland.svg Gregor Townsend
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FB15 Vasily Artemyev (c)Sub off.svg 61'
RW14 German Davydov
OC13 Vladimir Ostroushko Sub off.svg 38'Sub on.svg 40'
IC12 Dmitry Gerasimov
LW11 Vladislav Sozonov
FH10 Ramil Gaisin Sub off.svg 65'
SH9 Dmitry Perov
N88 Nikita Vavilin Sub off.svg 58'
OF7 Tagir Gadzhiev
BF6 Vitaly Zhivatov
RL5 Evgeny Elgin Sub off.svg 50'
LL4 Andrei Ostrikov Sub off.svg 69'
TP3 Kirill Gotovtsev Sub off.svg 61'
HK2 Stanislav Sel'skiy Sub off.svg 61'
LP1 Valery Morozov Sub off.svg 61'
Replacements:
HK16 Sergey Chernyshev Sub on.svg 61'
PR17 Azamat Bitiev Sub on.svg 61'
PR18 Vladimir Podrezov Sub on.svg 61'
LK19 Bogdan Fedotko Sub on.svg 50'
LK20 Andrey Garbuzov Sub on.svg 69'
FH21 Sergey Yanyushkin Sub on.svg 65'
N822 Anton Sychev Sub on.svg 58'
FH23 Yuri Kushnarev Sub on.svg 38'Sub off.svg 40'Sub on.svg 61'
Coach:
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Lyn Jones

Player of the Match:
Adam Hastings (Scotland)

Assistant referees:
Alexandre Ruiz (France)
Federico Anselmi (Argentina)
Television match official:
Marius Jonker (South Africa)

Notes:

  • This is the first meeting between the two nations.
  • Vladimir Ostroushko (Russia) earned his 50th test cap.
  • Scotland became the first team to hold their opponents to nil points more than once in a single World Cup campaign.
  • Mathieu Raynal was due to referee this game but withdrew ahead of kick off due to illness – Wayne Barnes stepped up from assistant with Alexandre Ruiz covering the assistant role.

Ireland vs Samoa

12 October 2019
19:45 JST (UTC+09)
(1 BP) Ireland  IRFU flag.svg47–5Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa
Try: Best 4' c
Furlong 10' c
Sexton (2) 21' c, 39' m
Larmour 48' c
Stander 65' c
Conway 70' c
Con: Sexton (4/5) 5', 11', 23', 50
Carbery (2/2) 67', 72'
Report Try: J. Lam 26' m
Fukuoka Hakatanomori Stadium, Fukuoka
Attendance: 17,967
Referee: Nic Berry (Australia)
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FB15 Jordan Larmour
RW14 Keith Earls
OC13 Robbie Henshaw Sub off.svg 62'
IC12 Bundee Aki Red card.svg 29'
LW11 Jacob Stockdale
FH10 Johnny Sexton Sub off.svg 51'
SH9 Conor Murray Sub off.svg 53'
N88 CJ Stander
OF7 Josh van der Flier
BF6 Tadhg Beirne Sub off.svg 60'
RL5 James Ryan Sub off.svg 57'
LL4 Iain Henderson
TP3 Tadhg Furlong Sub off.svg 45'
HK2 Rory Best (c)Sub off.svg 50'
LP1 Cian Healy Sub off.svg 57'
Replacements:
HK16 Niall Scannell Sub on.svg 50'
PR17 Dave Kilcoyne Sub on.svg 57'
PR18 Andrew Porter Sub on.svg 45'
LK19 Jean Kleyn Sub on.svg 57'
FL20 Peter O'Mahony Sub on.svg 60'
SH21 Luke McGrath Sub on.svg 53'
FH22 Joey Carbery Sub on.svg 51'
WG23 Andrew Conway Sub on.svg 62'
Coach:
Flag of New Zealand.svg Joe Schmidt
Ireland vs Samoa 2019-10-12.svg
FB15 Tim Nanai-Williams
RW14 Ahsee Tuala
OC13 Alapati Leiua
IC12 Henry Taefu
LW11 Ed Fidow Sub off.svg 50'
FH10 UJ Seuteni Sub off.svg 29'
SH9 Dwayne Polataivao Sub off.svg 70'
N88 Jack Lam (c)
OF7 TJ Ioane Yellow card.svg 59'Sub off.svg 70'
BF6 Chris Vui
RL5 Kane Le'aupepe
LL4 Filo Paulo Sub off.svg 14'Sub on.svg 17'Sub off.svg 54'
TP3 Michael Alaalatoa Sub off.svg 54'
HK2 Seilala Lam Yellow card.svg 6'Sub off.svg 47'
LP1 Logovi'i Mulipola Sub off.svg 47'
Replacements:
HK16 Ray Niuia Sub on.svg 14'Sub off.svg 17'Sub on.svg 47'
PR17 Paul Alo-Emile Sub on.svg 47'
PR18 Jordan Lay Sub on.svg 54'
FL19 Piula Faʻasalele Sub on.svg 54'
LK20 Josh Tyrell Sub on.svg 70'
SH21 Pele Cowley Sub on.svg 70'
FH22 Tusi Pisi Sub on.svg 29'
CE23 Kieron Fonotia Sub on.svg 50'
Coach:
Flag of New Zealand.svg Steve Jackson

Player of the Match:
Jordan Larmour (Ireland)

Assistant referees:
Romain Poite (France)
Brendon Pickerill (New Zealand)
Television match official:
Rowan Kitt (England)

Japan vs Scotland

13 October 2019
19:45 JST (UTC+09)
(1 BP) Japan  Flag of Japan.svg28–21Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland (1 BP)
Try: Matsushima 18' c
Inagaki 26' c
Fukuoka (2) 40' c, 43' c
Con: Tamura (4/4) 20', 27', 40+2', 44'
Report Try: Russell 7' c
Nel 50' c
Fagerson 55' c
Con: Laidlaw (2/2) 8', 51'
Russell (1/1) 56'
International Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama
Attendance: 67,666
Referee: Ben O'Keeffe (New Zealand)
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FB15 Will Tupou Sub off.svg 51'
RW14 Kotaro Matsushima
OC13 Timothy Lafaele
IC12 Ryoto Nakamura Sub off.svg 75'
LW11 Kenki Fukuoka
FH10 Yu Tamura
SH9 Yutaka Nagare Sub off.svg 51'
N88 Kazuki Himeno
OF7 Lappies Labuschagné
BF6 Michael Leitch (c)Sub off.svg 73'
RL5 James Moore Sub off.svg 52'
LL4 Luke Thompson
TP3 Koo Ji-won Sub off.svg 22'
HK2 Shota Horie Sub off.svg 73'
LP1 Keita Inagaki Sub off.svg 57'
Replacements:
HK16 Atsushi Sakate Sub on.svg 73'
PR17 Isileli Nakajima Sub on.svg 57'
PR18 Asaeli Ai Valu Sub on.svg 22'
LK19 Uwe Helu Sub on.svg 52'
FL20 Hendrik Tui Sub on.svg 73'
SH21 Fumiaki Tanaka Sub on.svg 51'
FH22 Rikiya Matsuda Sub on.svg 75'
FB23 Ryohei Yamanaka Sub on.svg 51'
Coach:
Flag of New Zealand.svg Jamie Joseph
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FB15 Stuart Hogg
RW14 Tommy Seymour Sub off.svg 52'
OC13 Chris Harris
IC12 Sam Johnson
LW11 Darcy Graham Sub off.svg 60'
FH10 Finn Russell
SH9 Greig Laidlaw (c)Sub off.svg 52'
N88 Blade Thomson
OF7 Jamie Ritchie
BF6 Magnus Bradbury Sub off.svg 66'
RL5 Jonny Gray
LL4 Grant Gilchrist Sub off.svg 52'
TP3 WP Nel Sub off.svg 52'
HK2 Fraser Brown Sub off.svg 52'
LP1 Allan Dell Sub off.svg 52'
Replacements:
HK16 Stuart McInally Sub on.svg 52'
PR17 Gordon Reid Sub on.svg 52'
PR18 Zander Fagerson Sub on.svg 52'
LK19 Scott Cummings Sub on.svg 52'
N820 Ryan Wilson Sub on.svg 66'
SH21 George Horne Sub on.svg 52'
CE22 Peter Horne Sub on.svg 61'
FB23 Blair Kinghorn Sub on.svg 52'
Coach:
Flag of Scotland.svg Gregor Townsend

Player of the Match:
Kenki Fukuoka (Japan)

Assistant referees:
Mathieu Raynal (France)
Matthew Carley (England)
Television match official:
Marius Jonker (South Africa)

Notes:

  • This was Scotland's 700th test match.
  • This was Japan's first win over Scotland.
  • This was the first time that a Tier 2 nation had defeated two Tier 1 nations in a single World Cup tournament.
  • With this win, Japan topped the pool and advanced to the quarter-finals for the first time – the first Asian side to do so.
  • Japan became the first Tier 2 nation since Fiji in 2007, and the fourth ever, to advance to the quarter-finals.
  • Japan became the first Tier 2 nation to top their pool and win all of their pool games.
  • The game was at risk of cancellation due to the after effects of Typhoon Hagibis the previous night. There was a lot of determination that, of all games, this one would be played. During the early hours of that morning a clean up operation was carried out by a large number of local residents. After an appeal put out by stadium management, they had spent the night in the stadium to be sure of being there as soon as the worst of the typhoon had passed. To get the venue match-ready mud had to be cleaned up and the entire pitch was dried by hand with towels. It was passed safe by 1100 and the game went ahead.

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