2019 Rugby World Cup final

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2019 Rugby World Cup final
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International Stadium Yokohama hosted the match
Event 2019 Rugby World Cup
England South Africa
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Date2 November 2019
Venue International Stadium Yokohama , Yokohama
Player of the match Duane Vermeulen (South Africa)
Referee Jérôme Garcès (France) [1]
Attendance70,103
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The 2019 Rugby World Cup final was a rugby union match played on 2 November 2019 at the International Stadium Yokohama in Yokohama, Japan. It marked the culmination of the 2019 Rugby World Cup and was played between England and South Africa, a rematch of the 2007 Rugby World Cup final.

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The match saw South Africa claim their third Rugby World Cup title with a 32–12 victory, with tries from Makazole Mapimpi and Cheslin Kolbe adding to six penalties and two conversions from Handré Pollard. [2] The official player of the match was South Africa's number eight, Duane Vermeulen. [3]

The match was the United Kingdom's most watched TV broadcast in 2019 with a peak audience of 12.8 million watching on ITV. [4]

Route to the final

EnglandRoundSouth Africa
Pool C Pool stage Pool B
OpponentResultOpponentResult
Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga 35–3 Match 1Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 13–23
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 45–7 Match 2Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia 57–3
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 39–10 Match 3Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 49–3
Flag of France.svg  France 0–0 1Match 4Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 66–7
PosTeam
PldWDLPFPATBPts
1Flag of England.svg  England 43101192017317
2Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France 431079519115
3Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 42021069114311
4Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga 410367105926
5Flag of the United States.svg  United States 400452156700
Source: [ citation needed ]
Final standing
PosTeam
PldWDLPFPATBPts
1Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 43101572222216
2Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 43011853627315
3Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 4211987814212
4Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia 401334175302
5Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 401314177202
Source: [ citation needed ]
OpponentResult Knockout stage OpponentResult
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 40–16 Quarter-finalsFlag of Japan.svg  Japan 26–3
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 19–7 Semi-finalsFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 19–16

England's final pool match with France was called off on safety grounds due to the impact caused by Typhoon Hagibis; according to tournament rules, the result was declared a 0–0 draw. [5]

England

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The Webb Ellis Cup

England reached the final after topping their pool with bonus point wins against Tonga, the United States and Argentina. Their final group match against France was cancelled due to Typhoon Hagibis and was recorded as a scoreless draw. [6] In the quarter-finals, England played Australia at Oita Stadium, Ōita. England won 40–16 thanks to two tries from Jonny May and one each from Kyle Sinckler and Anthony Watson, all converted by Owen Farrell, who also added four penalties. [7] In the semi-final at Yokohama Stadium, England played the reigning champions New Zealand. England beat the All Blacks 19–7, breaking New Zealand's 18-match winning streak at World Cups, with a try from Manu Tuilagi converted by Farrell, and four penalties from George Ford. [8] This was England's fourth appearance in a World Cup final, having last been world champions in 2003. [9] They had also reached the final in 1991, when they lost to Australia, [10] and 2007, losing to South Africa. [11] Prior to the final, England called up Saracens scrum-half Ben Spencer as a late replacement for Willi Heinz who had suffered a hamstring injury during the semi-final against New Zealand. [12] England named an unchanged starting team for the final. [13]

South Africa

South Africa's World Cup campaign began with a loss to New Zealand in their opening match in the pool, but they followed it up with bonus-point wins over Namibia, Canada and Italy to progress in second place in Pool B. [14] [15] In the quarter-finals, they played the hosts Japan, winning 26–3 through two tries from Makazole Mapimpi and one from Faf de Klerk, with one conversion and three penalties from Handré Pollard. [16] In the semi-final, they played Wales and won 19–16 due to a converted try from Damian de Allende and four penalties from Pollard, including the match-winner in the 76th minute. [17] This was South Africa's third appearance in the World Cup final, following victories over New Zealand on home soil in 1995 and England in France in 2007. [11] South Africa made only one change for the final with Cheslin Kolbe replacing S'busiso Nkosi on the right wing. [13]

Match

Summary

England started as favourites for the final, [18] but they had an unfortunate start to the game as Kyle Sinckler was substituted in the third minute after colliding with Maro Itoje, [19] leaving England with only one tighthead prop. [20] South Africa tight forwards Bongi Mbonambi and Lood de Jager also left the field with injuries in the 21st minute. [21] In the first half, the only points scored were from penalties, with South Africa leading 12–6 at half-time after several handling errors by England, [22] who came close to scoring a try, but did not manage to score after 26 phases. [20]

Two more successful penalties for each side made the score 18–12 early in the second half. Makazole Mapimpi scored the first try in the 66th minute, when he ran in on the left before touching down, making South Africa's lead 25–12 after the conversion. Despite South Africa having won two previous World Cups, he was the first Springbok to score a try in a World Cup final. [20] Cheslin Kolbe followed up with another try eight minutes later, running in from the right wing to make the final score 32–12. [20] [22] [23]

Details

2 November 2019
18:00 JST (UTC+09)
England  Flag of England.svg12–32Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Pen: Farrell (4/5) 23', 35', 52', 60' Report Try: Mapimpi 66' c
Kolbe 74' c
Con: Pollard (2/2) 67', 75'
Pen: Pollard (6/8) 10', 26', 39', 40'+3', 46', 58'
International Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama
Attendance: 70,103
Referee: Jérôme Garcès (France)
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England
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South Africa
FB15 Elliot Daly
RW14 Anthony Watson
OC13 Manu Tuilagi
IC12 Owen Farrell (c)
LW11 Jonny May Sub off.svg 69'
FH10 George Ford Sub off.svg 49'
SH9 Ben Youngs Sub off.svg 75'
N88 Billy Vunipola
OF7 Sam Underhill Sub off.svg 59'
BF6 Tom Curry
RL5 Courtney Lawes Sub off.svg 40'
LL4 Maro Itoje
TP3 Kyle Sinckler Sub off.svg 2'
HK2 Jamie George Sub off.svg 59'
LP1 Mako Vunipola Sub off.svg 45'
Replacements:
HK16 Luke Cowan-Dickie Sub on.svg 59'
PR17 Joe Marler Sub on.svg 45'
PR18 Dan Cole Sub on.svg 2'
LK19 George Kruis Sub on.svg 40'
FL20 Mark Wilson Sub on.svg 59'
SH21 Ben Spencer Sub on.svg 75'
CE22 Henry Slade Sub on.svg 49'
CE23 Jonathan Joseph Sub on.svg 69'
Coach:
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Eddie Jones
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FB15 Willie le Roux Sub off.svg 67'
RW14 Cheslin Kolbe
OC13 Lukhanyo Am
IC12 Damian de Allende
LW11 Makazole Mapimpi
FH10 Handré Pollard
SH9 Faf de Klerk Sub off.svg 76'
N88 Duane Vermeulen
BF7 Pieter-Steph du Toit
OF6 Siya Kolisi (c)Sub off.svg 63'
RL5 Lood de Jager Sub off.svg 21'
LL4 Eben Etzebeth Sub off.svg 59'
TP3 Frans Malherbe Sub off.svg 43'
HK2 Bongi Mbonambi Sub off.svg 21'
LP1 Tendai Mtawarira Sub off.svg 43'
Replacements:
HK16 Malcolm Marx Sub on.svg 21'
PR17 Steven Kitshoff Sub on.svg 43'
PR18 Vincent Koch Sub on.svg 43'
LK19 RG Snyman Sub on.svg 59'
LK20 Franco Mostert Sub on.svg 21'
FL21 Francois Louw Sub on.svg 63'
SH22 Herschel Jantjies Sub on.svg 76'
CE23 François Steyn Sub on.svg 67'
Coach:
Flag of South Africa.svg Rassie Erasmus

Player of the Match:
Duane Vermeulen (South Africa)

Assistant referees:
Romain Poite (France) [24]
Ben O'Keeffe (New Zealand) [24]
Television match official:
Ben Skeen (New Zealand) [24]
Sideline official:
Nigel Owens (Wales)

Notes:

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South Africa's victory parade after the World Cup
  • Siya Kolisi (South Africa) earned his 50th test cap.
  • François Steyn (South Africa) became the second Springbok player to win two World Cups. The first, Os du Randt, was on the Boks' victorious 1995 team and was also a teammate of Steyn in 2007. [25] [26]
  • Jérôme Garcès became the first French referee to take charge of a Rugby World Cup final. [27]
  • South Africa became the first Southern Hemisphere team to win The Rugby Championship (previously the Tri Nations) and the Rugby World Cup in the same year. [28]
  • South Africa became the first team to win the Rugby World Cup having lost a match during the pool stage. [28] [29]
  • This was the first final in which South Africa scored a try, and the one in which they scored the most points, more than they had in their previous two finals combined. It was also the most points England had scored in a final when finishing on the losing side. [28] [30]
  • England and South Africa became the third pair of nations to face each other on two occasions in a World Cup final (previously having contested the 2007 final) after England and Australia (1991 and 2003), as well as France and New Zealand (1987 and 2011).
  • South Africa is, at 2019, the only nation to have contested at least one World Cup final never to have lost. [28]
  • England joined France on a record three losses in World Cup finals. [31]
  • This victory meant South Africa climb to the top of the World Rugby Rankings for the first time since 2009, it also meant England dropped to third. [28] South Africa were the fifth team to top the rankings in 2019, with New Zealand, Ireland, Wales and England all reaching number 1 at various points between June and November.[ citation needed ]

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