# 2019 Rugby World Cup – play-off qualifications

For the 2019 Rugby World Cup, there were several play-off matches during the qualification process in order to determine which nations would compete in the Repechage. Canada, who failed to be one of the three teams to advance from the Americas qualification process, despite being the third highest ranked team in the Americas, emerged from the repechage process in November 2018 to become the final team to qualify for the World Cup.

## Format
### Europe/Oceania

The qualification play-off was a home and away series between Europe 2 and Oceania 3. Europe 2, Germany, was the winner of Round 6 of the European qualification process, while Oceania 3, Samoa, was the third best team of Round 1 of the Oceania qualification process. The winner of this home and away play-off on aggregate qualified to the World Cup as the play-off winner. The loser gained another chance via the World Repechage.

### Repechage
#### Asia/Oceania

Prior to the repechage final, Asia 1 and Oceania 4 played-off in a home and away series for the final place. Asia 1 was the winner of Round 3 of the Asian qualification process, while Oceania 4 is Cook Islands. The Cook Islands advanced to the next stage of qualifying for the 2019 Rugby World Cup after Tahiti, the winner of Round 2 of the Oceania qualification process, were found to have breached player eligibility regulations in their Oceania Cup clash the previous year. The winner of this home and away play-off on aggregate, qualified for a place in the World Repechage, while the loser missed out on World Cup qualification.

#### Final tournament

The 2019 Rugby World Cup repechage tournament was hosted by a neutral venue: the Pierre-Delort Stadium in Marseille, France. In previous years, the repechage, a last-chance opportunity to qualify for the Rugby World Cup, has followed a knock-out format in line with the rest of the qualification process. The 2019 edition, however, was a round-robin tournament between four teams held during the November test window. Africa and the Americas were guaranteed a repechage place, with the runner-up of the African qualification round 3 (Africa 2) and the losing side of the Americas Repechage play-off gaining positions. The final two places were decided through the above cross-regional play-offs, with the loser of the Europe/Oceania play-off (Europe 2 or Oceania 3) getting another shot at qualification in the repechage, and the winner of the Asia/Oceania play-off for repechage, advancing to the repechage, with no direct place for an Asian team or the lower ranked teams in Oceania. The winner of the World Repechage qualified for the World Cup as the play-off winner (or Repechage 2).

## Teams

Six teams progressed to the regional and Repechage play-offs for the final two non-regional seeds in the World Cup; teams world rankings are as per date progressing to the play-off phase and bold nations denotes teams had previously played in a Rugby World Cup.
| Nation | Rank | Progression date | Qualifying status |
| Samoa | 15 | 15 July 2017 | Qualified on 14 July 2018 |
| Germany | 28 | 15 May 2018 | Eliminated by Canada on 17 November 2018 |
| Cook Islands | 55 | 23 March 2018 | Eliminated by Hong Kong on 7 July 2018 |
| Hong Kong | 22 | 2 June 2018 | Eliminated by Canada on 23 November 2018 |
| Kenya | 28 | 29 July 2018 | Eliminated by Hong Kong on 17 November 2018 |
| Canada | 21 | 3 February 2018 | Qualified on 23 November 2018 |

## Europe/Oceania qualifying play-off

Samoa played Germany in a Europe/Oceania play-off for direct qualification to the World Cup. Samoa qualified, winning 108–43 on aggregate, while Germany progressed to the Repechage as runners-up.
* 30 June 2018 15:10 (UTC+13:00)
| Samoa | 66–15 | Germany |
| Try: Leiua 9' c Matavao (2) 12' c, 60' c J. Lam 23' c Fidow (3) 28' c, 36' c, 79' m Penalty try 51' Tekori 71' c Polataivao 73' m Con: Tuala (5/5) 10', 13', 24', 29', 37' Fa'apale (2/4) 62', 72' | Report | Try: Otto (2) 58' m, 66' c Con: Parkinson (1/2) 67' Pen: Parkinson (1/1) 11' |
* Apia Park, Apia Attendance: 6,100 Referee: Mike Fraser (New Zealand)
Team details :
| FB | 15 | Ahsee Tuala | 58' |
| RW | 14 | Ed Fidow |
| OC | 13 | Paul Perez |
| IC | 12 | Alapati Leiua |
| LW | 11 | Sinoti Sinoti | 68' |
| FH | 10 | Tusi Pisi |
| SH | 9 | Melani Matavao | 63' |
| N8 | 8 | Ofisa Treviranus | 58' |
| OF | 7 | Jack Lam |
| BF | 6 | Piula Faʻasalele | 51' |
| RL | 5 | Chris Vui (c) |
| LL | 4 | Josh Tyrell |
| TP | 3 | Paul Alo-Emile | 64' |
| HK | 2 | Motu Matu'u | 14' to 19' | 14' to 19' | 56' |
| LP | 1 | Logovi'i Mulipola | 56' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Seilala Lam | 14' | 19' | 56' |
| PR | 17 | James Lay | 56' |
| PR | 18 | Viliamu Afatia | 64' |
| LK | 19 | Joe Tekori | 51' |
| FL | 20 | TJ Ioane | 58' |
| SH | 21 | Dwayne Polataivao | 63' |
| FH | 22 | Patrick Fa'apale | 58' |
| WG | 23 | Alofa Alofa | 68' |
| Coach: ||
| Fuimaono Tafua ||
| FB | 15 | Maxime Oltmann |
| RW | 14 | Marcel Coetzee |
| OC | 13 | Steffen Liebig | 70' |
| IC | 12 | Raynor Parkinson |
| LW | 11 | Nikolai Klewinghaus | 68' |
| FH | 10 | Chris Hilsenbeck |
| SH | 9 | Sean Armstrong | 27' | 39' | 76' |
| N8 | 8 | Sebastian Ferreira |
| OF | 7 | Jaco Otto | 76' |
| BF | 6 | Marcel Henn |
| RL | 5 | Eric Marks |
| LL | 4 | Timo Vollenkemper | 53' |
| TP | 3 | Samy Füchsel | 63' |
| HK | 2 | Mika Tyumenev | 63' |
| LP | 1 | Julius Nostadt (c) | 63' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Mark Fairhurst | 63' |
| N8 | 17 | Jarrid Els | 53' |
| PR | 18 | Jörn Schröder | 63' |
| PR | 19 | Anthony Dickinson | 63' |
| FL | 20 | Falk Duwe | 76' |
| SH | 21 | Tim Menzel | 27' | 39' | 76' |
| WG | 22 | Pierre Mathurin | 68' |
| WG | 23 | Pascal Fischer | 70' |
| Coach: ||
| Pablo Lemoine ||
* Touch judges:
* Cam Stone (New Zealand)
* Richard Kelly (New Zealand)
* 14 July 2018 16:00 (UTC+2:00)
| Germany | 28–42 | Samoa |
| Try: Otto 8' c Fuchsel 17' m Els 49' c Con: Parkinson (1/2) 9' Hilsenbeck (1/1) 50' Pen: Hilsenbeck (2/2) 40', 64' Coetzee (1/2) 66' | Report | Try: Fidow (2) 1' c, 75' c Matavao (2) 35' c, 46' c Tuala (2) 69' c, 79' c Con: Tuala (6/6) 2', 36', 47', 70', 76'. 80' |
* Fritz-Grunebaum-Sportpark, Heidelberg Attendance: 3,046 Referee: Matthew Carley (England)
Team details :
| FB | 15 | Chris Hilsenbeck |
| RW | 14 | Raphael Pyrasch |
| OC | 13 | Mathieu Ducau |
| IC | 12 | Raynor Parkinson | 22' |
| LW | 11 | Marcel Coetzee | 76' |
| FH | 10 | Hagen Schulte | 67' |
| SH | 9 | Sean Armstrong (c) |
| N8 | 8 | Jarrid Els |
| OF | 7 | Jaco Otto |
| BF | 6 | Sebastian Ferreira | 60' |
| RL | 5 | Timo Vollenkemper |
| LL | 4 | Eric Marks | 70' |
| TP | 3 | Samy Füchsel | 54' |
| HK | 2 | Mark Fairhurst | 54' |
| LP | 1 | Julius Nostadt | 47' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Mika Tyumenev | 54' |
| N8 | 17 | Luke Dyckhoff | 70' |
| PR | 18 | Jörn Schröder | 47' |
| PR | 19 | Matthias Schosser | 54' |
| FL | 20 | Marcel Henn | 60' |
| SH | 21 | Tim Menzel | 67' |
| FB | 22 | Nikolai Klewinghaus | 22' |
| WG | 23 | Florian Wehrspann | 76' |
| Coach: ||
| Pablo Lemoine ||
| FB | 15 | Ahsee Tuala |
| RW | 14 | Ed Fidow |
| OC | 13 | Paul Perez |
| IC | 12 | Tusi Pisi |
| LW | 11 | Sinoti Sinoti | 76' |
| FH | 10 | Patrick Fa'apale | 76' |
| SH | 9 | Melani Matavao | 62' |
| N8 | 8 | Ofisa Treviranus | 74' |
| OF | 7 | Jack Lam |
| BF | 6 | Chris Vui (c) |
| RL | 5 | Brandon Nansen | 58' |
| LL | 4 | Joe Tekori |
| TP | 3 | Paul Alo-Emile | 58' |
| HK | 2 | Motu Matu'u | 40' |
| LP | 1 | Logovi'i Mulipola | 62' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Seilala Lam | 40' |
| PR | 17 | Jordan Lay | 62' |
| PR | 18 | Viliamu Afatia | 58' |
| N8 | 19 | Mat Luamanu | 74' |
| FL | 20 | TJ Ioane | 58' |
| SH | 21 | Ionatana Tino | 62' |
| FH | 22 | Rodney Iona | 76' |
| WG | 23 | Alofa Alofa | 76' |
| Coach: ||
| Fuimaono Tafua ||
* Touch judges:
* Craig Maxwell-Keys (England)
* Ian Tempest (England)

## Repechage

On 12 July 2018, World Rugby announced that the repechage tournament would be hosted at the neutral venue of the Pierre-Delort Stadium in Marseille, France.

### Asia/Oceania play-off

The winner of this home and away play-off, Hong Kong, earned the right to compete in the repechage after winning the series 77–3 on aggregate.
* 30 June 2018 15:00 (UTC−10:00)
| Cook Islands | 3–26 | Hong Kong |
| Pen: G. Mullany (1/1) 18' | Report | Try: Lamboley 3' m Slatem 12' m Hartley 29' m Woodward 70' m Pen: Rosslee (2/2) 41', 53' |
* Avarua Tereora Stadium, Rarotonga Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Brendon Pickerill (New Zealand)
Team details :
| FB | 15 | Marnus Hanley | | 48' |
| RW | 14 | Brynn Uriarau |
| OC | 13 | Gene Te Amo |
| IC | 12 | Greg Mullany | | 61' |
| LW | 11 | Jamian Iroa |
| FH | 10 | Reece Joyce |
| SH | 9 | Walter Koteka | | 62' |
| N8 | 8 | Tyrone Viiga |
| OF | 7 | Eru Smith-Wano |
| BF | 6 | Robert Heather | | | 77' |
| RL | 5 | Shahn Eru | | 24' |
| LL | 4 | James Kora |
| TP | 3 | Alan Campbell | | 77' |
| HK | 2 | Sam Anderson-Heather (c) | | 73' | 77' |
| LP | 1 | James Pakoti | | 74' |
| Replacements: ||
| PR | 16 | Tuakana Paitai | | 77' |
| HK | 17 | Matthew Mullany | 74' | 73' |
| PR | 18 | Alex Matapo | | 74' |
| LK | 19 | Tokerau Raru | | | 63' |
| LK | 20 | Tai Marsters | | 24' | 63' |
| SH | 21 | Othniel Joseph | | 62' |
| FH | 22 | Josh Tinomana | | 61' |
| FB | 23 | Matamanea Matapakia | | 48' |
| Coach: ||
| Stan Wright ||
| FB | 15 | Jack Neville |
| RW | 14 | Salom Yiu | 73' |
| OC | 13 | Max Woodward |
| IC | 12 | Lex Kaleca | 61' |
| LW | 11 | Conor Hartley |
| FH | 10 | Matthew Rosslee |
| SH | 9 | Liam Slatem | 43' |
| N8 | 8 | Thomas Lamboley | 50' |
| OF | 7 | Toby Fenn |
| BF | 6 | Nicholas Hewson | 72' |
| RL | 5 | Jack Delaforce |
| LL | 4 | James Cunningham (c) |
| TP | 3 | Dylan Rogers | 72' |
| HK | 2 | Jamie Tsang |
| LP | 1 | Daniel Barlow | 67' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Alexander Post |
| PR | 17 | Adam Fullgrabe | 67' |
| PR | 18 | Jack Parfitt | 72' |
| LK | 19 | Michael Parfitt | 72' |
| FL | 20 | Kane Boucaut | 50' |
| SH | 21 | Jamie Lauder | 43' |
| WG | 22 | Max Denmark | 73' |
| CE | 23 | Jamie Hood | 61' |
| Coach: ||
| Leigh Jones ||
* Touch judges:
* Angus Mabey (New Zealand)
* Mike Winter (New Zealand)
* 7 July 2018 16:30 HKT (UTC+08)
| Hong Kong | 51–0 | Cook Islands |
| Try: Yiu 11' c Woodward 26' c Hood 54' c Post (2) 57' c, 67' c Penalty try 64' Con: Rosslee (5/5) 12', 27', 55', 58', 69' Pen: Rosslee (2/2) 22', 46' Drop: Rimene (1/1) 65' | Report | |
* Hong Kong Football Club Stadium, Hong Kong Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Damon Murphy (Australia)
Team details :
| FB | 15 | Jack Neville | | 3' |
| RW | 14 | Salom Yiu |
| OC | 13 | Max Woodward |
| IC | 12 | Lex Kaleca | | 58' |
| LW | 11 | Max Denmark |
| FH | 10 | Matthew Rosslee |
| SH | 9 | Cado Lee Ka To | | 48' |
| N8 | 8 | Thomas Lamboley | | 58' |
| OF | 7 | Toby Fenn |
| BF | 6 | Nicholas Hewson |
| RL | 5 | Jack Delaforce | | 51' |
| LL | 4 | James Cunningham (c) |
| TP | 3 | Dylan Rogers | | 55' |
| HK | 2 | Ben Roberts | | 55' |
| LP | 1 | Adam Fullgrabe | | 40' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Alexander Post | | 55' |
| PR | 17 | Daniel Barlow | | 40' |
| PR | 18 | Jack Parfitt | | 55' |
| LK | 19 | Michael Parfitt | | 51' |
| FL | 20 | Kane Boucaut | | 58' |
| SH | 21 | Jamie Lauder | | 48' |
| FH | 22 | Ben Rimene | | 58' |
| CE | 23 | Jamie Hood | 31' | 3' |
| Coach: ||
| Leigh Jones ||
| FB | 15 | Marnus Hanley | 25' | 59' |
| RW | 14 | Brynn Uriarau |
| OC | 13 | Christian Vainerere |
| IC | 12 | Gene Te Amo | | 71' |
| LW | 11 | Jamian Iroa |
| FH | 10 | Reece Joyce | | 63' |
| SH | 9 | Walter Koteka |
| N8 | 8 | Tyrone Viiga | 60' |
| OF | 7 | Eru Smith-Wano | 69' | 16' | 25' | 79' |
| BF | 6 | Robert Heather | | | | 64' |
| RL | 5 | Shahn Eru |
| LL | 4 | James Kora | | 70' |
| TP | 3 | James Pakoti | | 59' |
| HK | 2 | Sam Anderson-Heather (c) | | 71' | | 79' |
| LP | 1 | Alan Campbell | | 59' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Matthew Mullany | 72' | 71' |
| PR | 17 | Alex Matapo | | 59' |
| PR | 18 | Tuakana Paitai | | 59' |
| LK | 19 | Tokerau Raru | | 70' |
| LK | 20 | Tama Nicholas | | 16' | 25' | 64' |
| SH | 21 | Te Ara Henderson | | 63' |
| FB | 22 | Matamanea Matapakia | | 59' |
| FH | 23 | Jamian Iroa | | 71' |
| Coach: ||
| Stan Wright ||
* Touch judges:
* Shuhei Kubo (Japan)
* Tasuku Kawahari (Japan)

### Repechage final tournament
#### Teams and table

* Qualified as repechage winner
Final standings (continental qualifying path of each team and world ranking in brackets):
| Place | Nation | Games | Games | Games | Games | Points | Points | Points | Bonus points | Table points |
| Place | Nation | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Diff | Bonus points | Table points |
| 1 | Canada (Americas) (21) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 121 | 39 | +82 | 2 | 14 |
| 2 | Germany (Europe) (26) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 79 | 44 | +35 | 1 | 9 |
| 3 | Hong Kong (Asia) (24) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 61 | 70 | −9 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 | Kenya (Africa) (29) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 42 | 150 | −108 | 0 | 0 |
| Points were awarded to the teams as follows: 4 points for a win, 2 points for a draw, no points for a loss 1 bonus point for scoring 4 or more tries 1 bonus point for a loss by 7 points or under |

#### Fixtures
##### Round 1

* 11 November 2018 13:00 CET
| (1 BP) Canada | 65–19 | Kenya |
| Try: Van der Merwe (3) 9' c, 29' m, 76' c Beukeboom (2) 12' m, 61' c Sauder (2) 39' c, 54' m Ardron 50' c Sheppard 69' c Evans 70' m Con: McRorie (5/9) 10', 40', 51', 62', 69' Sauder (1/1) 77' Pen: McRorie (1/1) 2' | Report | Try: Onyango 17' m Owade 32' c Nyambua 43' c Con: Mukidza (1/2) 43' Oliech (1/1) 32' |
* Pierre-Delort Stadium, Marseille Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)
Team details :
| FB | 15 | Theo Sauder |
| RW | 14 | Matt Evans |
| OC | 13 | Ben LeSage | | 63' |
| IC | 12 | Nick Blevins | | 47' |
| LW | 11 | D. T. H. van der Merwe |
| FH | 10 | Gordon McRorie |
| SH | 9 | Phil Mack (c) | | 70' |
| N8 | 8 | Tyler Ardron | | 72' |
| OF | 7 | Matt Heaton | 7' | 45' |
| BF | 6 | Kyle Baillie |
| RL | 5 | Evan Olmstead |
| LL | 4 | Brett Beukeboom | | 62' |
| TP | 3 | Jake Ilnicki | | 45' |
| HK | 2 | Ray Barkwill |
| LP | 1 | Hubert Buydens | | 63' |
| Replacements: ||
| PR | 16 | Eric Howard | | 72' |
| HK | 17 | Djustice Sears-Duru | | 63' |
| PR | 18 | Matt Tierney | | 45' |
| FL | 19 | Mike Sheppard | | 62' |
| FL | 20 | Lucas Rumball | | 45' |
| SH | 21 | Jamie Mackenzie | | 70' |
| CE | 22 | Ciaran Hearn | | 47' |
| WG | 23 | Conor Trainor | | 63' |
| Coach: ||
| Kingsley Jones ||
| FB | 15 | Tony Onyango | 48' |
| RW | 14 | Darwin Mukidza |
| OC | 13 | Collins Injera |
| IC | 12 | Leo Seje Owade |
| LW | 11 | Willy Ambaka | 66' |
| FH | 10 | Samuel Oliech |
| SH | 9 | Samson Onsomu | 57' |
| N8 | 8 | Josh Chisanga |
| OF | 7 | Davis Chenge (c) | 48' |
| BF | 6 | Andrew Amonde |
| RL | 5 | Malcolm Onsando |
| LL | 4 | George Nyambua | 64' |
| TP | 3 | Joseph Odero | 64' |
| HK | 2 | Colman Were | 65' |
| LP | 1 | Patrick Ouko | 64' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Philip Ikambili | 65' |
| PR | 17 | Moses Amusala | 64' |
| PR | 18 | Hillary Mwanjilwa | 64' |
| LK | 19 | Wilson Kopondo | 64' |
| LK | 20 | Oliver Mang'eni | 48' |
| SH | 21 | Mohammed Omollo | 57' |
| CE | 22 | William Reeve | 66' |
| FB | 23 | Martin Owilah | 48' |
| Coach: ||
| Ian Snook ||
* Touch judges:
* Joy Neville (Ireland)
* Anthony Woodthorpe (England)
* Television match official:
* Olly Hodges (Ireland)
* 11 November 2018 16:00 CET (UTC+01)
| Hong Kong | 9–26 | Germany |
| Pen: Rosslee (3/3) 10', 26', 52' | Report | Try: Haupt 66' c Schösser 77' c Con: Parkinson (2/2) 67', 78' Pen: Parkinson (3/4) 23', 49', 60' Hilsenbeck (1/1) 38' |
* Pierre-Delort Stadium, Marseille Referee: Pascal Gaüzère (France)
Team details :
| FB | 15 | Casey Stone |
| RW | 14 | Salom Yiu |
| OC | 13 | Tyler Spitz | | 72' |
| IC | 12 | Max Woodward |
| LW | 11 | Conor Hartley |
| FH | 10 | Matthew Rosslee | | 72' |
| SH | 9 | Liam Slatem | | 79' |
| N8 | 8 | Thomas Lamboley |
| OF | 7 | Michael Coverdale |
| BF | 6 | Michael Parfitt | | 55' |
| RL | 5 | Jack Delaforce | | 56' |
| LL | 4 | James Cunningham (c) |
| TP | 3 | Grant Kemp | | 51' |
| HK | 2 | Dayne Jans | | 65' |
| LP | 1 | Daniel Barlow | | 51' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Ben Roberts | | 65' |
| PR | 17 | Benjamin Higgins | | 51' |
| PR | 18 | Jack Parfitt | | 51' |
| LK | 19 | Fin Field | | 56' |
| FL | 20 | Kane Boucaut | 61' | 55' |
| SH | 21 | Bryn Phillips | | 79' |
| FB | 22 | Jamie Hood | | 72' |
| CE | 23 | Lewis Warner | | 72' |
| Coach: ||
| Leigh Jones ||
| FB | 15 | Chris Hilsenbeck |
| RW | 14 | Marcel Coetzee |
| OC | 13 | Wynston Cameron-Dow |
| IC | 12 | Jamie Murphy |
| LW | 11 | Mathieu Ducau | 28' |
| FH | 10 | Raynor Parkinson | 35' to 40' | 35' to 40' |
| SH | 9 | Sean Armstrong (c) |
| N8 | 8 | Jarrid Els | 73' |
| OF | 7 | Jaco Otto |
| BF | 6 | Sebastian Ferreira |
| RL | 5 | Erik Marks | 76' |
| LL | 4 | Michael Poppmeier | 63' |
| TP | 3 | Samy Füchsel | 51' |
| HK | 2 | Kurt Haupt |
| LP | 1 | Julius Nostadt | 63' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Dash Barber |
| PR | 17 | Jörn Schröder | 63' |
| PR | 18 | Matthias Schösser | 51' |
| LK | 19 | Timo Vollenkemper | 76' |
| FL | 20 | Ayron Schramm | 59' |
| SH | 21 | Tim Menzel | 35' | 40' |
| FH | 22 | Jonathon Dawe | 73' |
| CE | 23 | Carlos Soteras-Merz | 28' |
| Coach: ||
| Mike Ford ||
* Touch judges:
* George Clancy (Ireland)
* Sara Cox (England)
* Television match official:
* Olly Hodges (Ireland)

##### Round 2

* 17 November 2018 13:00 CET (UTC+01)
| (1BP) Hong Kong | 42–17 | Kenya |
| Try: Denmark 29' c Hewson 49' c Fenn 54' c Lamboley (2) 64' c, 70' c Warner 81' c Con: Rimene (4/4) 30', 50', 55', 65' Rosslee (2/2) 71', 83' | Report | Try: Opondo (2) 16' c, 57' m Musonye 22' m Con: Oliech (1/3) 17' |
* Pierre-Delort Stadium, Marseille Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Jaco Peyper (South Africa)
Team details :
| FB | 15 | Jamie Hood |
| RW | 14 | Salom Yiu |
| OC | 13 | Tyler Spitz | 67' |
| IC | 12 | Ben Axten-Burrett |
| LW | 11 | Max Denmark |
| FH | 10 | Ben Rimene | 67' |
| SH | 9 | Bryn Phillips | 40' |
| N8 | 8 | Kane Boucaut | 27' |
| OF | 7 | Toby Fenn | 71' |
| BF | 6 | Nicholas Hewson | 55' |
| RL | 5 | Fin Field |
| LL | 4 | James Cunningham (c) |
| TP | 3 | Dylan Rogers | 27' |
| HK | 2 | Ben Roberts | 50' |
| LP | 1 | Benjamin Higgins | 40' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Dayne Jans | 50' |
| PR | 17 | Daniel Barlow | 40' |
| PR | 18 | Jack Parfitt | 27' |
| FL | 19 | Michael Parfitt | 71' |
| N8 | 20 | Thomas Lamboley | 27' |
| SH | 21 | Liam Slatem | 40' |
| FH | 22 | Matthew Rosslee | 67' |
| CE | 23 | Lewis Warner | 67' |
| Coach: ||
| Leigh Jones ||
| FB | 15 | Tony Onyango | 71' |
| RW | 14 | Nelson Oyoo |
| OC | 13 | Collins Injera |
| IC | 12 | Leo Seje Owade |
| LW | 11 | Willy Ambaka |
| FH | 10 | Samuel Oliech | 67' |
| SH | 9 | Felix Ayange | 48' |
| N8 | 8 | Josh Chisanga |
| OF | 7 | Elkeans Musonye | 67' |
| BF | 6 | Andrew Amonde | 67' |
| RL | 5 | Malcolm Onsando |
| LL | 4 | Wilson Kopondo (c) |
| TP | 3 | Joseph Odero | 58' |
| HK | 2 | Colman Were | 67' |
| LP | 1 | Patrick Ouko | 67' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Philip Ikambili | 67' |
| PR | 17 | Ephraim Oduor | 67' |
| PR | 18 | Hillary Mwanjilwa | 58' |
| LK | 19 | George Nyambua | 67' |
| FB | 20 | Martin Owilah | 71' |
| SH | 21 | Samson Onsomu | 48' |
| CE | 22 | William Reeve | 67' |
| FL | 23 | Dalmus Chituyi | 67' |
| Coach: ||
| Ian Snook ||
* Touch judges:
* George Clancy (Ireland)
* Thomas Charabas (France)
* Television match official:
* Graham Hughes (England)
* 17 November 2018 16:00 CET (UTC+01)
| (1BP) Canada | 29–10 | Germany |
| Try: Rumball 23' c Ardron 43' c Evans 68' m McRorie 72' c Con: McRorie (3/4) 24', 44', 73' Pen: McRorie (1/1) 14' | Report | Try: Barber 30' c Con: Parkinson (1/1) 31' Pen: Parkinson (1/1) 47' |
* Pierre-Delort Stadium, Marseille Referee: Luke Pearce (England)
Team details :
| FB | 15 | Theo Sauder |
| RW | 14 | Matt Evans |
| OC | 13 | Ben LeSage | 74' |
| IC | 12 | Ciaran Hearn | 74' |
| LW | 11 | D. T. H. van der Merwe | 77' |
| FH | 10 | Gordon McRorie |
| SH | 9 | Phil Mack (c) |
| N8 | 8 | Tyler Ardron |
| OF | 7 | Lucas Rumball | 60' |
| BF | 6 | Kyle Baillie | 34' | 40' |
| RL | 5 | Evan Olmstead |
| LL | 4 | Mike Sheppard | 60' |
| TP | 3 | Matt Tierney | 53' |
| HK | 2 | Ray Barkwill | 77' |
| LP | 1 | Hubert Buydens | 53' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Eric Howard | 72' |
| PR | 17 | Djustice Sears-Duru | 53' |
| PR | 18 | Jake Ilnicki | 53' |
| LL | 19 | Brett Beukeboom | 60' |
| FL | 20 | Matt Heaton | 34' | 40' | 60' |
| SH | 21 | Jamie Mackenzie | 77' |
| CE | 22 | Nick Blevins | 74' |
| WG | 23 | Conor Trainor | 74' |
| Coach: ||
| Kingsley Jones ||
| FB | 15 | Chris Hilsenbeck |
| RW | 14 | Marcel Coetzee | 74' |
| OC | 13 | Wynston Cameron-Dow | 50' |
| IC | 12 | Jamie Murphy |
| LW | 11 | Carlos Soteras-Merz |
| FH | 10 | Raynor Parkinson |
| SH | 9 | Sean Armstrong (c) | 77' |
| N8 | 8 | Jarrid Els |
| OF | 7 | Jaco Otto | 60' | 70' |
| BF | 6 | Sebastian Ferreira |
| RL | 5 | Erik Marks | 74' |
| LL | 4 | Michael Poppmeier | 70' |
| TP | 3 | Samy Füchsel | 60' |
| HK | 2 | Kurt Haupt | 28' to 36' | 28' to 36' | 74' |
| LP | 1 | Julius Nostadt | 60' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Dash Barber | 28' | 36' | 74' |
| PR | 17 | Jörn Schröder | 60' |
| PR | 18 | Matthias Schösser | 60' |
| LK | 19 | Timo Vollenkemper | 74' |
| FL | 20 | Ayron Schramm | 60' |
| SH | 21 | Tim Menzel | 77' |
| FH | 22 | Hagen Schulte | 50' |
| CE | 23 | Harris Aounallah | 74' |
| Coach: ||
| Mike Ford ||
* Touch judges:
* Sara Cox (England)
* Thomas Charabas (France)
* Television match official:
* Graham Hughes (England)

##### Round 3

* 23 November 2018 18:00 CET (UTC+01)
| Kenya | 6–43 | Germany (1 BP) |
| Pen: Oliech (2/3) 2', 38' | Report | Try: Ferreira 22'c, 58'c, 70'c Haupt 40+1'm Otto 45'c Leibig 50'c Aounallah 79'c Con: Parkinson (5/7) 22', 46', 52', 71', 80+1' |
* Pierre-Delort Stadium, Marseille Referee: Angus Gardner (Australia)
* 23 November 2018 21:00 CET (UTC+01)
| Hong Kong | 10–27 | Canada |
| Try: Hartley 53'c Con: Rosslee (1/1) 54' Pen: Rosslee (1/1) 31' | Report | Try: Barkwill 18'c Van De Merwe 32'c, 70'c Con: McRorie (3/3) 19', 33', 72' Pen: McRorie (2/3) 62', 67' |
* Pierre-Delort Stadium, Marseille Referee: Romain Poite (France)