# 2019 Rugby World Cup Pool C

Pool C of the 2019 Rugby World Cup began on 21 September 2019. The pool included previous World Cup hosts England and France, as well as the fourth-placed team from 2015, Argentina. They were joined by regional qualifiers from the Americas, United States (Americas 1), and Oceania, Tonga (Oceania 2), to become the first completed table ahead of the World Cup.
England and France both went unbeaten in their first three matches to guarantee qualification for the knockout stage, but their final match against each other was cancelled due to the effects of Typhoon Hagibis. England had earned a bonus point in all three of their matches, while France had just one, so England went through to the quarter-finals as pool winners. With bonus point victories against Tonga and the United States, Argentina claimed third place and the final automatic qualification spot for the 2023 Rugby World Cup, while Tonga's win over the United States in the final pool match saw them finish fourth.

## Overview

Pool C's opening match saw Argentina come back from a 17-point half-time deficit against France at Tokyo Stadium, only for France's Camille Lopez to score a game-winning drop goal in the 70th minute. In Sapporo, two tries from Manu Tuilagi helped England to a bonus-point victory over Tonga. England followed that up with a 38-point victory over the United States, with Joe Cokanasiga scoring two tries in the victory; however, the match was soured by the first red card of the tournament, shown to the United States' John Quill for a shoulder charge to the head of England's Owen Farrell. Argentina bounced back from their defeat by France with a 28–12 victory over Tonga in Higashiōsaka; all of Argentina's scoring happened in the first 28 minutes, including a hat-trick from Julián Montoya as they raced to a 28-point lead before Tonga brought the margin back to 16 with two tries of their own. After Typhoon Mitag almost cancelled the match, the French were inconsistent with errors keeping the United States in the match before three late tries in the second half would secure a 33–9 win in Fukuoka.
In Chōfu, England qualified for the quarter-finals with a 39–10 victory over Argentina with Argentinean player Tomás Lavanini being shown a red card, which forced Argentina down to 14 men as he was forced off due to a high tackle on Owen Farrell's head. France would later join them in qualifying for the knockout stage with a two-point victory over Tonga at Kumamoto Stadium. After conceding the first 17 points of the match, Tonga came back into the match with tries from Sonatane Takulua and Mali Hingano to close the gap to only three points before Romain Ntamack gave the cushion that France needed with two penalties in eight minutes giving France the victory. Argentina would become the first team to finish their matches of the 2019 World Cup, with a 47–17 victory over the United States in Kumagaya. Joaquín Tuculet and Juan Cruz Mallia each scored two tries in the meeting, their first since 2003. After the England–France game was cancelled due to Typhoon Hagibis, Tonga ended their World Cup campaign with a 31–19 victory over the United States. This was due to the Tongan's using their opportunities with them converting into tries and despite the United States being within striking range with three minutes to go, Telusa Veainu converted the match-winning try and a bonus-point victory for Tonga. At the end of the pool stage, it was England winning the group with France finishing in second place.

## Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | T | B | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | England | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 119 | 20 | +99 | 17 | 3 | 17 | Advanced to the quarter-finals and qualified for the 2023 Rugby World Cup |
| 2 | France | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 79 | 51 | +28 | 9 | 1 | 15 | Advanced to the quarter-finals and qualified for the 2023 Rugby World Cup |
| 3 | Argentina | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 106 | 91 | +15 | 14 | 3 | 11 | Eliminated but qualified for 2023 Rugby World Cup |
| 4 | Tonga | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 67 | 105 | −38 | 9 | 2 | 6 | |
| 5 | United States | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 52 | 156 | −104 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |

## Matches

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

### France vs Argentina

* 21 September 2019 16:15 JST (UTC+09)
| France | 23–21 | Argentina (1 BP) |
| Try: Fickou 18' c Dupont 22' c Con: Ntamack (2/2) 19', 23' Pen: Ntamack (2/3) 30', 40+1' Drop: Lopez (1/1) 70' | Report | Try: Petti 42' c Montoya 54' m Con: Sánchez (1/2) 43' Pen: Sánchez (1/1) 15' Urdapilleta (2/2) 61', 69' |
* Tokyo Stadium, Chōfu Attendance: 40,004 Referee: Angus Gardner (Australia)
| France | Argentina |
| FB | 15 | Maxime Médard | 61' |
| RW | 14 | Damian Penaud | 68' |
| OC | 13 | Virimi Vakatawa |
| IC | 12 | Gaël Fickou |
| LW | 11 | Yoann Huget |
| FH | 10 | Romain Ntamack |
| SH | 9 | Antoine Dupont | 73' |
| N8 | 8 | Gregory Alldritt | 61' |
| OF | 7 | Charles Ollivon |
| BF | 6 | Wenceslas Lauret |
| RL | 5 | Sébastien Vahaamahina |
| LL | 4 | Arthur Iturria | 55' |
| TP | 3 | Rabah Slimani | 47' |
| HK | 2 | Guilhem Guirado (c) | 47' |
| LP | 1 | Jefferson Poirot | 68' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Camille Chat | 47' |
| PR | 17 | Cyril Baille | 68' |
| PR | 18 | Demba Bamba | 47' |
| FL | 19 | Bernard Le Roux | 55' |
| N8 | 20 | Louis Picamoles | 61' |
| SH | 21 | Maxime Machenaud | 73' |
| FH | 22 | Camille Lopez | 68' |
| FB | 23 | Thomas Ramos | 61' |
| Coach: ||
| Jacques Brunel ||
| FB | 15 | Emiliano Boffelli |
| RW | 14 | Matías Moroni |
| OC | 13 | Matías Orlando |
| IC | 12 | Jerónimo de la Fuente |
| LW | 11 | Ramiro Moyano | 47' |
| FH | 10 | Nicolás Sánchez | 57' |
| SH | 9 | Tomás Cubelli |
| N8 | 8 | Javier Ortega Desio | 61' |
| OF | 7 | Marcos Kremer |
| BF | 6 | Pablo Matera (c) |
| RL | 5 | Tomás Lavanini | 64' |
| LL | 4 | Guido Petti |
| TP | 3 | Juan Figallo | 52' |
| HK | 2 | Agustín Creevy | 52' |
| LP | 1 | Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro | 64' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Julián Montoya | 52' |
| PR | 17 | Mayco Vivas | 64' |
| PR | 18 | Santiago Medrano | 52' |
| LK | 19 | Matías Alemanno | 64' |
| FL | 20 | Tomás Lezana | 61' |
| SH | 21 | Felipe Ezcurra |
| FH | 22 | Benjamín Urdapilleta | 57' |
| FB | 23 | Santiago Carreras | 47' |
| Coach: ||
| Mario Ledesma ||
* Player of the Match:
* Gaël Fickou (France)
* Assistant referees:
* Jaco Peyper (South Africa)
* Brendon Pickerill (New Zealand)
* Television match official:
* Marius Jonker (South Africa)
Notes:
* Guido Petti (Argentina) earned his 50th test cap.

### England vs Tonga

* 22 September 2019 19:15 JST (UTC+09)
| (1 BP) England | 35–3 | Tonga |
| Try: Tuilagi (2) 24' m, 31' c George 57' c Cowan-Dickie 77' c Con: Farrell (3/4) 33', 58', 78' Pen: Farrell (3/3) 11', 37', 43' | Report | Pen: Takulua (1/2) 15' |
* Sapporo Dome, Sapporo Attendance: 35,923 Referee: Paul Williams (New Zealand)
| England | Tonga |
| FB | 15 | Elliot Daly |
| RW | 14 | Anthony Watson |
| OC | 13 | Manu Tuilagi |
| IC | 12 | Owen Farrell (c) |
| LW | 11 | Jonny May | 52' |
| FH | 10 | George Ford | 68' |
| SH | 9 | Ben Youngs | 56' |
| N8 | 8 | Billy Vunipola |
| OF | 7 | Sam Underhill | 55' |
| BF | 6 | Tom Curry |
| RL | 5 | Maro Itoje |
| LL | 4 | Courtney Lawes | 56' |
| TP | 3 | Kyle Sinckler | 58' |
| HK | 2 | Jamie George | 58' |
| LP | 1 | Joe Marler | 50' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Luke Cowan-Dickie | 58' |
| PR | 17 | Ellis Genge | 50' |
| PR | 18 | Dan Cole | 58' |
| LK | 19 | George Kruis | 56' |
| FL | 20 | Lewis Ludlam | 55' |
| SH | 21 | Willi Heinz | 56' |
| CE | 22 | Henry Slade | 53' |
| CE | 23 | Jonathan Joseph | 68' |
| Coach: ||
| Eddie Jones ||
| FB | 15 | David Halaifonua |
| RW | 14 | Atieli Pakalani | 40' |
| OC | 13 | Siale Piutau (c) |
| IC | 12 | Cooper Vuna |
| LW | 11 | Viliami Lolohea |
| FH | 10 | Kurt Morath | 50' |
| SH | 9 | Sonatane Takulua | 61' |
| N8 | 8 | Maama Vaipulu | 58' |
| OF | 7 | Zane Kapeli |
| BF | 6 | Sione Kalamafoni |
| RL | 5 | Leva Fifita | 72' |
| LL | 4 | Sam Lousi |
| TP | 3 | Ben Tameifuna | 50' |
| HK | 2 | Sosefo Sakalia | 61' |
| LP | 1 | Siegfried Fisiihoi | 63' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Siua Maile | 61' |
| PR | 17 | Latu Talakai | 63' |
| PR | 18 | Maʻafu Fia | 50' |
| FL | 19 | Daniel Faleafa | 72' |
| FL | 20 | Nasi Manu | 58' |
| SH | 21 | Leon Fukofuka | 61' |
| FH | 22 | James Faiva | 50' |
| CE | 23 | Nafi Tuitavake | 40' |
| Coach: ||
| Toutai Kefu ||
* Player of the Match:
* Manu Tuilagi (England)
* Assistant referees:
* Mathieu Raynal (France)
* Shuhei Kubo (Japan)
* Television match official:
* Ben Skeen (New Zealand)

### England vs United States

* 26 September 2019 19:45 JST (UTC+09)
| (1 BP) England | 45–7 | United States |
| Try: Ford 6' c B. Vunipola 25' c Cowan-Dickie 33' m Cokanasiga (2) 48' m, 76' c McConnochie 58' c Ludlam 67' c Con: Ford (5/7) 7', 26', 60', 68', 77' | Report | Try: Campbell 80+1' c Con: MacGinty (1/1) 80+2' |
* Kobe Misaki Stadium, Kobe Attendance: 27,194 Referee: Nic Berry (Australia)
| England | United States |
| FB | 15 | Elliot Daly |
| RW | 14 | Ruaridh McConnochie | 61' |
| OC | 13 | Jonathan Joseph |
| IC | 12 | Piers Francis | 50' |
| LW | 11 | Joe Cokanasiga |
| FH | 10 | George Ford (c) |
| SH | 9 | Willi Heinz | 50' |
| N8 | 8 | Billy Vunipola | 40' |
| OF | 7 | Lewis Ludlam |
| BF | 6 | Tom Curry |
| RL | 5 | George Kruis |
| LL | 4 | Joe Launchbury | 50' |
| TP | 3 | Dan Cole | 40' |
| HK | 2 | Luke Cowan-Dickie | 69' |
| LP | 1 | Joe Marler | 40' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Jack Singleton | 69' |
| PR | 17 | Ellis Genge | 40' |
| PR | 18 | Kyle Sinckler | 40' |
| LK | 19 | Courtney Lawes | 50' |
| FL | 20 | Mark Wilson | 40' |
| SH | 21 | Ben Youngs | 50' |
| FH | 22 | Owen Farrell | 50' |
| WG | 23 | Anthony Watson | 61' |
| Coach: ||
| Eddie Jones ||
| FB | 15 | Will Hooley | | 43' to 53' | 43' to 53' | | 77' |
| RW | 14 | Blaine Scully (c) |
| OC | 13 | Marcel Brache |
| IC | 12 | Paul Lasike | | 61' |
| LW | 11 | Martin Iosefo | | | | 63' | 77' |
| FH | 10 | AJ MacGinty |
| SH | 9 | Shaun Davies | | 50' |
| N8 | 8 | Cam Dolan |
| OF | 7 | John Quill | 70' |
| BF | 6 | Tony Lamborn | | 61' |
| RL | 5 | Nick Civetta | | 50' |
| LL | 4 | Ben Landry |
| TP | 3 | Titi Lamositele | | 43' |
| HK | 2 | Joe Taufete'e | | 60' |
| LP | 1 | David Ainuu | | 3' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Dylan Fawsitt | | 60' |
| PR | 17 | Olive Kilifi | | 3' |
| PR | 18 | Paul Mullen | | 43' |
| LK | 19 | Greg Peterson | | 50' |
| FL | 20 | Hanco Germishuys | | 61' |
| SH | 21 | Ruben de Haas | | 50' |
| CE | 22 | Bryce Campbell | | 61' |
| FB | 23 | Mike Te'o | | 43' | 53' | 63' |
| Coach: ||
| Gary Gold ||
* Player of the Match:
* George Ford (England)
* Assistant referees:
* Paul Williams (New Zealand)
* Federico Anselmi (Argentina)
* Television match official:
* Ben Skeen (New Zealand)

### Argentina vs Tonga

* 28 September 2019 13:45 JST (UTC+09)
| (1 BP) Argentina | 28–12 | Tonga |
| Try: Montoya (3) 7' c, 17' c, 26' c Carreras 20' c Con: Urdapilleta (4/4) 9', 19', 21', 28' | Report | Try: Veainu (2) 30' c, 66' m Con: Takulua (1/2) 32' |
* Hanazono Rugby Stadium, Higashiōsaka Attendance: 21,971 Referee: Jaco Peyper (South Africa)
| Argentina | Tonga |
| FB | 15 | Emiliano Boffelli |
| RW | 14 | Matías Moroni |
| OC | 13 | Matías Orlando | 67' |
| IC | 12 | Jerónimo de la Fuente |
| LW | 11 | Santiago Carreras |
| FH | 10 | Benjamín Urdapilleta | 55' |
| SH | 9 | Tomás Cubelli | 73' |
| N8 | 8 | Tomás Lezana |
| OF | 7 | Marcos Kremer |
| BF | 6 | Pablo Matera (c) | 45' |
| RL | 5 | Tomás Lavanini | 55' |
| LL | 4 | Guido Petti |
| TP | 3 | Juan Figallo | 45' |
| HK | 2 | Julián Montoya | 45' |
| LP | 1 | Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro | 45' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Agustín Creevy | 45' |
| PR | 17 | Mayco Vivas | 45' |
| PR | 18 | Santiago Medrano | 45' |
| LK | 19 | Matías Alemanno | 55' |
| N8 | 20 | Javier Ortega Desio | 45' |
| SH | 21 | Felipe Ezcurra | 73' |
| FH | 22 | Nicolás Sánchez | 55' |
| WG | 23 | Bautista Delguy | 67' |
| Coach: ||
| Mario Ledesma ||
| FB | 15 | Telusa Veainu | 74' |
| RW | 14 | Viliami Lolohea | | | 43' |
| OC | 13 | Mali Hingano |
| IC | 12 | Siale Piutau (c) | 14' to 25' | 14' to 25' |
| LW | 11 | David Halaifonua |
| FH | 10 | James Faiva |
| SH | 9 | Sonatane Takulua | 66' |
| N8 | 8 | Maama Vaipulu |
| OF | 7 | Zane Kapeli | 53' |
| BF | 6 | Sione Kalamafoni | 66' |
| RL | 5 | Leva Fifita |
| LL | 4 | Sam Lousi |
| TP | 3 | Ben Tameifuna | 40' |
| HK | 2 | Paul Ngauamo | 53' |
| LP | 1 | Siegfried Fisiihoi | 67' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Sosefo Sakalia | 53' |
| PR | 17 | Vunipola Fifita | 67' |
| PR | 18 | Maʻafu Fia | 40' |
| LK | 19 | Steve Mafi | 66' |
| FL | 20 | Nasi Manu | 53' |
| SH | 21 | Leon Fukofuka | 66' |
| FH | 22 | Latiume Fosita | 74' |
| WG | 23 | Cooper Vuna | 14' | 25' | 43' |
| Coach: ||
| Toutai Kefu ||
* Player of the Match:
* Julián Montoya (Argentina)
* Assistant referees:
* Ben O'Keeffe (New Zealand)
* Brendon Pickerill (New Zealand)
* Television match official:
* Rowan Kitt (England)
Notes:
* Agustín Creevy levelled Argentina's most capped player record, set by Felipe Contepomi with 87 caps.

### France vs United States

* 2 October 2019 16:45 JST (UTC+09)
| (1 BP) France | 33–9 | United States |
| Try: Huget 6' c Raka 24' m Fickou 67' c Serin 70' c Poirot 79' c Con: Ramos (1/2) 8' Lopez (3/3) 68', 71', 80'+1 | Report | Pen: MacGinty (3/3) 19', 31', 65' |
* Fukuoka Hakatanomori Stadium, Fukuoka Attendance: 17,660 Referee: Ben O'Keeffe (New Zealand)
| France | United States |
| FB | 15 | Thomas Ramos | 57' |
| RW | 14 | Alivereti Raka |
| OC | 13 | Sofiane Guitoune | 76' |
| IC | 12 | Gaël Fickou |
| LW | 11 | Yoann Huget |
| FH | 10 | Camille Lopez |
| SH | 9 | Maxime Machenaud | 65' |
| N8 | 8 | Louis Picamoles (c) |
| OF | 7 | Yacouba Camara |
| BF | 6 | Arthur Iturria | 65' |
| RL | 5 | Paul Gabrillagues | 57' |
| LL | 4 | Bernard Le Roux |
| TP | 3 | Emerick Setiano | 45' |
| HK | 2 | Camille Chat | 40' |
| LP | 1 | Cyril Baille | 45' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Guilhem Guirado | 40' |
| PR | 17 | Jefferson Poirot | 45' |
| PR | 18 | Rabah Slimani | 45' |
| LK | 19 | Sébastien Vahaamahina | 57' |
| FL | 20 | Grégory Alldritt | 65' |
| SH | 21 | Baptiste Serin | 65' |
| FH | 22 | Romain Ntamack | 76' |
| FB | 23 | Maxime Médard | 57' |
| Coach: ||
| Jacques Brunel ||
| FB | 15 | Mike Te'o |
| RW | 14 | Blaine Scully (c) |
| OC | 13 | Marcel Brache |
| IC | 12 | Bryce Campbell |
| LW | 11 | Martin Iosefo | 72' |
| FH | 10 | AJ MacGinty | 78' |
| SH | 9 | Shaun Davies | 54' |
| N8 | 8 | Cam Dolan |
| OF | 7 | Hanco Germishuys |
| BF | 6 | Tony Lamborn | 58' |
| RL | 5 | Nick Civetta |
| LL | 4 | Nate Brakeley | 69' |
| TP | 3 | Titi Lamositele | 54' |
| HK | 2 | Joe Taufete'e | 65' |
| LP | 1 | Eric Fry | 69' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Dylan Fawsitt | 65' |
| PR | 17 | Olive Kilifi | 69' |
| PR | 18 | Paul Mullen | 54' |
| LK | 19 | Greg Peterson | 69' |
| FL | 20 | Ben Pinkelman | 58' |
| SH | 21 | Ruben de Haas | 54' |
| FH | 22 | Will Magie | 78' |
| CE | 23 | Thretton Palamo | 72' |
| Coach: ||
| Gary Gold ||
* Player of the Match:
* Camille Lopez (France)
* Assistant referees:
* Wayne Barnes (England)
* Shuhei Kubo (Japan)
* Television match official:
* Rowan Kitt (England)
Notes:
* Gaël Fickou (France) earned his 50th test cap.

### England vs Argentina

* 5 October 2019 17:00 JST (UTC+09)
| (1 BP) England | 39–10 | Argentina |
| Try: May 9' m Daly 35' m Youngs 40'+1 m Ford 45' c Nowell 74' c Cowan-Dickie 80' c Con: Farrell (3/6) 47', 76', 80+1' Pen: Farrell (1/2) 54' | Report | Try: Moroni 71' c Con: Boffelli (1/1) 72' Pen: Urdapilleta (1/1) 7' |
* Tokyo Stadium, Chōfu Attendance: 48,185 Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
| England | Argentina |
| FB | 15 | Elliot Daly |
| RW | 14 | Anthony Watson | 69' |
| OC | 13 | Manu Tuilagi |
| IC | 12 | Owen Farrell (c) |
| LW | 11 | Jonny May |
| FH | 10 | George Ford | 69' |
| SH | 9 | Ben Youngs | 47' |
| N8 | 8 | Billy Vunipola | 40' |
| OF | 7 | Sam Underhill |
| BF | 6 | Tom Curry |
| RL | 5 | George Kruis | 55' |
| LL | 4 | Maro Itoje |
| TP | 3 | Kyle Sinckler | 63' |
| HK | 2 | Jamie George | 65' |
| LP | 1 | Joe Marler | 63' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Luke Cowan-Dickie | 65' |
| PR | 17 | Mako Vunipola | 63' |
| PR | 18 | Dan Cole | 63' |
| LK | 19 | Courtney Lawes | 55' |
| FL | 20 | Lewis Ludlam | 40' |
| SH | 21 | Willi Heinz | 47' |
| CE | 22 | Henry Slade | 69' |
| WG | 23 | Jack Nowell | 69' |
| Coach: ||
| Eddie Jones ||
| FB | 15 | Emiliano Boffelli |
| RW | 14 | Matías Moroni |
| OC | 13 | Matías Orlando | | 56' |
| IC | 12 | Jerónimo de la Fuente |
| LW | 11 | Santiago Carreras |
| FH | 10 | Benjamín Urdapilleta | | 61' |
| SH | 9 | Tomás Cubelli | | 59' |
| N8 | 8 | Javier Ortega Desio | | 49' |
| OF | 7 | Marcos Kremer |
| BF | 6 | Pablo Matera (c) |
| RL | 5 | Tomás Lavanini | 19' |
| LL | 4 | Guido Petti | | 54' |
| TP | 3 | Juan Figallo | | 49' |
| HK | 2 | Julián Montoya | | 49' |
| LP | 1 | Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro | | 49' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Agustín Creevy | | 49' |
| PR | 17 | Mayco Vivas | | 49' |
| PR | 18 | Santiago Medrano | | 49' |
| LK | 19 | Matías Alemanno | | 54' |
| FL | 20 | Tomás Lezana | | 49' |
| SH | 21 | Felipe Ezcurra | | 59' |
| CE | 22 | Lucas Mensa | | 61' |
| WG | 23 | Bautista Delguy | | 56' |
| Coach: ||
| Mario Ledesma ||
* Player of the Match:
* Sam Underhill (England)
* Assistant referees:
* Ben O'Keeffe (New Zealand)
* Andrew Brace (Ireland)
* Television match official:
* Marius Jonker (South Africa)
Notes:
* Agustín Creevy became the most capped player for Argentina with 88 caps, surpassing Felipe Contepomi's record of 87.
* Tomás Lavanini's red card was a record fifth for a World Cup, surpassing the four given out in 1995 and 1999.
* With this loss for Argentina and France's win on the 6 October, Argentina fail to advance through to the knock-out stage of the World Cup for the first time since 2003.
* Angus Gardner was due to be part of the officiating team for this game, but swapped with Ben O'Keeffe's appointment between Japan and Samoa.

### France vs Tonga

* 6 October 2019 16:45 JST (UTC+09)
| France | 23–21 | Tonga (1 BP) |
| Try: Vakatawa 6' c Raka 32' c Con: Ntamack (2/2) 7', 34' Pen: Ntamack (3/4) 4', 52', 60' | Report | Try: Takulua 40' c Hingano 47' c Kapeli 79' c Con: Takulua (2/2) 40'+1, 49' Fosita (1/1) 80' |
* Kumamoto Stadium, Kumamoto Attendance: 28,477 Referee: Nic Berry (Australia)
| France | Tonga |
| FB | 15 | Maxime Médard |
| RW | 14 | Damian Penaud |
| OC | 13 | Virimi Vakatawa | 67' |
| IC | 12 | Sofiane Guitoune |
| LW | 11 | Alivereti Raka |
| FH | 10 | Romain Ntamack | 67' |
| SH | 9 | Baptiste Serin | 54' |
| N8 | 8 | Gregory Alldritt | 62' |
| OF | 7 | Charles Ollivon |
| BF | 6 | Wenceslas Lauret |
| RL | 5 | Sébastien Vahaamahina | 53' |
| LL | 4 | Paul Gabrillagues |
| TP | 3 | Rabah Slimani | 53' |
| HK | 2 | Camille Chat | 60' |
| LP | 1 | Jefferson Poirot (c) | 53' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Guilhem Guirado | 60' |
| PR | 17 | Cyril Baille | 53' |
| PR | 18 | Emerick Setiano | 53' |
| FL | 19 | Bernard Le Roux | 53' |
| FL | 20 | Yacouba Camara | 62' |
| SH | 21 | Antoine Dupont | 54' |
| FH | 22 | Camille Lopez | 67' |
| CE | 23 | Pierre-Louis Barassi | 66' |
| Coach: ||
| Jacques Brunel ||
| FB | 15 | Telusa Veainu |
| RW | 14 | Cooper Vuna |
| OC | 13 | Mali Hingano |
| IC | 12 | Siale Piutau (c) |
| LW | 11 | David Halaifonua | 67' |
| FH | 10 | James Faiva | 67' |
| SH | 9 | Sonatane Takulua | 60' |
| N8 | 8 | Maama Vaipulu | 62' |
| OF | 7 | Zane Kapeli |
| BF | 6 | Sione Kalamafoni |
| RL | 5 | Leva Fifita | 61' | 70' |
| LL | 4 | Sam Lousi | | | 72' |
| TP | 3 | Maʻafu Fia | 40' |
| HK | 2 | Paul Ngauamo | 57' | 62' |
| LP | 1 | Siegfried Fisiihoi | 65' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Sosefo Sakalia | 57' | 62' |
| PR | 17 | Vunipola Fifita | 65' |
| PR | 18 | Siua Halanukonuka | 40' |
| FL | 19 | Daniel Faleafa | 61' | 70' | 72' |
| N8 | 20 | Nasi Manu | 62' |
| SH | 21 | Leon Fukofuka | 60' |
| FH | 22 | Latiume Fosita | 67' |
| WG | 23 | Atieli Pakalani | 67' |
| Coach: ||
| Toutai Kefu ||
* Player of the Match:
* Alivereti Raka (France)
* Assistant referees:
* Paul Williams (New Zealand)
* Matthew Carley (England)
* Television match official:
* Ben Skeen (New Zealand)
Notes:
* Pierre-Louis Barassi (France) made his international debut.

### Argentina vs United States

* 9 October 2019 13:45 JST (UTC+09)
| (1 BP) Argentina | 47–17 | United States |
| Try: Sánchez 19' c Tuculet (2) 25' c, 35' m Mallia (2) 44' c, 48' c de la Fuente 57' c Bertranou 71' c Con: Sánchez (5/6) 21', 25', 45', 49', 57' Urdapilleta (1/1) 72' | Report | Try: Scully (2) 39' m, 80+3' m Lasike 60' c Con: MacGinty (1/2) 61' |
* Kumagaya Rugby Stadium, Kumagaya Attendance: 24,377 Referee: Paul Williams (New Zealand)
| Argentina | United States |
| FB | 15 | Joaquín Tuculet |
| RW | 14 | Bautista Delguy |
| OC | 13 | Juan Cruz Mallia |
| IC | 12 | Jerónimo de la Fuente | 61' |
| LW | 11 | Santiago Carreras |
| FH | 10 | Nicolás Sánchez | 60' |
| SH | 9 | Felipe Ezcurra | 57' |
| N8 | 8 | Rodrigo Bruni |
| OF | 7 | Juan Manuel Leguizamón |
| BF | 6 | Pablo Matera (c) | 50' |
| RL | 5 | Matías Alemanno |
| LL | 4 | Guido Petti | 58' |
| TP | 3 | Santiago Medrano | 53' |
| HK | 2 | Julián Montoya | 53' |
| LP | 1 | Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro | 53' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Agustín Creevy | 53' |
| PR | 17 | Mayco Vivas | 53' |
| PR | 18 | Enrique Pieretto | 53' |
| FL | 19 | Marcos Kremer | 50' |
| FL | 20 | Tomás Lezana | 58' |
| SH | 21 | Gonzalo Bertranou | 57' |
| FH | 22 | Benjamín Urdapilleta | 60' |
| CE | 23 | Matías Moroni | 61' |
| Coach: ||
| Mario Ledesma ||
| FB | 15 | Mike Te'o | 50' |
| RW | 14 | Blaine Scully (c) |
| OC | 13 | Bryce Campbell |
| IC | 12 | Paul Lasike | 3' to 8' | 3' to 8' |
| LW | 11 | Marcel Brache |
| FH | 10 | AJ MacGinty | | | 73' |
| SH | 9 | Ruben de Haas | 60' |
| N8 | 8 | Cam Dolan |
| OF | 7 | Hanco Germishuys |
| BF | 6 | Tony Lamborn | 57' |
| RL | 5 | Greg Peterson |
| LL | 4 | Nate Brakeley | 57' |
| TP | 3 | Titi Lamositele | 50' |
| HK | 2 | Joe Taufete'e | 50' |
| LP | 1 | Eric Fry | 50' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Dylan Fawsitt | 50' |
| PR | 17 | Olive Kilifi | 50' |
| PR | 18 | Paul Mullen | 50' |
| LK | 19 | Ben Landry | 57' |
| FL | 20 | Ben Pinkelman | 57' |
| SH | 21 | Nate Augspurger | 60' |
| FB | 22 | Will Hooley | 50' |
| WG | 23 | Martin Iosefo | 3' | 8' | 73' |
| Coach: ||
| Gary Gold ||
* Player of the Match:
* Juan Cruz Mallia (Argentina)
* Assistant referees:
* Jaco Peyper (South Africa)
* Brendon Pickerill (New Zealand)
* Television match official:
* Graham Hughes (England)
Notes:
* Cam Dolan (United States) earned his 50th test cap.

### England vs France

* 12 October 2019 17:15 JST (UTC+09)
| England | 0–0 (Cancelled) | France |
* International Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama Referee: Jaco Peyper (South Africa)
* Assistant referees:
* Nigel Owens (Wales)
* Andrew Brace (Ireland)
* Television match official:
* Ben Skeen (New Zealand)
Notes:
* As a result of inclement weather caused by Typhoon Hagibis this match was cancelled and awarded as a 0–0 draw.

### United States vs Tonga

* 13 October 2019 14:45 JST (UTC+09)
| United States | 19–31 | Tonga (1 BP) |
| Try: Te'o (2) 21' c, 26' m Lamborn 77' c Con: MacGinty (2/3) 22', 78' | Report | Try: Fisiihoi 17' c Hingano 58' c Piutau 62' c Veainu 80'+1 c Con: Takulua (2/2) 19', 60' Faiva (1/1) 64' Piutau (1/1) 80+2' Pen: Takulua (1/1) 51' |
* Hanazono Rugby Stadium, Higashiōsaka Attendance: 22,012 Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
| United States | Tonga |
| FB | 15 | Will Hooley |
| RW | 14 | Blaine Scully (c) | 20' |
| OC | 13 | Bryce Campbell |
| IC | 12 | Paul Lasike |
| LW | 11 | Marcel Brache |
| FH | 10 | AJ MacGinty |
| SH | 9 | Ruben de Haas | 66' |
| N8 | 8 | Cam Dolan | 52' |
| OF | 7 | Malon Al-Jiboori | 66' |
| BF | 6 | Tony Lamborn |
| RL | 5 | Nick Civetta |
| LL | 4 | Greg Peterson | 46' |
| TP | 3 | Titi Lamositele | 46' |
| HK | 2 | Joe Taufete'e | 73' |
| LP | 1 | Eric Fry | 19' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | James Hilterbrand | 73' |
| PR | 17 | Olive Kilifi | 19' |
| PR | 18 | Paul Mullen | 46' |
| LK | 19 | Ben Landry | 46' |
| FL | 20 | Hanco Germishuys | 52' |
| FL | 21 | Ben Pinkelman | 66' |
| SH | 22 | Nate Augspurger | 66' |
| FB | 23 | Mike Te'o | 20' |
| Coach: ||
| Gary Gold ||
| FB | 15 | Telusa Veainu |
| RW | 14 | Atieli Pakalani |
| OC | 13 | Mali Hingano |
| IC | 12 | Siale Piutau (c) |
| LW | 11 | Viliami Lolohea | 49' |
| FH | 10 | James Faiva | 76' |
| SH | 9 | Sonatane Takulua | 60' |
| N8 | 8 | Maama Vaipulu |
| OF | 7 | Zane Kapeli | 60' |
| BF | 6 | Sione Kalamafoni |
| RL | 5 | Leva Fifita | 76' |
| LL | 4 | Sam Lousi |
| TP | 3 | Siua Halanukonuka | 45' |
| HK | 2 | Paul Ngauamo | 76' |
| LP | 1 | Siegfried Fisiihoi | 66' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Siua Maile | 76' |
| PR | 17 | Vunipola Fifita | 66' |
| PR | 18 | Maʻafu Fia | 45' |
| FL | 19 | Daniel Faleafa | 76' |
| N8 | 20 | Nasi Manu | 60' |
| SH | 21 | Leon Fukofuka | 60' |
| FH | 22 | Latiume Fosita | 76' |
| FB | 23 | David Halaifonua | 49' |
| Coach: ||
| Toutai Kefu ||
* Player of the Match:
* Siale Piutau (Tonga)
* Assistant referees:
* Wayne Barnes (England)
* Alexandre Ruiz (France)
* Television match official:
* Graham Hughes (England)