# 2019 Rugby World Cup knockout stage

The knockout stage of the 2019 Rugby World Cup began on 19 October and concluded on 2 November with the final at the International Stadium Yokohama in Yokohama, Japan.

## Qualified teams

England became the first team to qualify for the knock-out stage of the World Cup, with a game in hand, after winning their opening three games of the pool stage. France became the second team to qualify for the last eight to complete the two teams that advanced out of Pool C. South Africa secured their spot in the quarter-finals after their final pool match victory over Canada. After the match cancellations, New Zealand confirmed their place in the quarter-finals as pool winners. Wales confirmed their place in the quarter-finals with a game in hand after their win over Fiji; that result also confirmed Australia's advancement to the knock-out stage. Ireland secured their progression to the quarter-finals following their victory over Samoa in their final match. In the last pool stage match, home team Japan secured their top place in Pool A by beating Scotland and advanced to the quarter-finals for the first time in World Cup history.
| Pool | Winners | Runners-up |
| A | Japan | Ireland |
| B | New Zealand | South Africa |
| C | England | France |
| D | Wales | Australia |

## Bracket

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| 19 October – Ōita | 19 October – Ōita | | | |
| England | 40 | | | |
| England | 40 | 26 October – Yokohama | 26 October – Yokohama | | |
| Australia | 16 | 26 October – Yokohama | 26 October – Yokohama | |
| Australia | 16 | England | 19 | |
| 19 October – Chōfu | 19 October – Chōfu | | England | 19 | |
| 19 October – Chōfu | 19 October – Chōfu | New Zealand | 7 | |
| New Zealand | 46 | New Zealand | 7 | |
| New Zealand | 46 | | | | 2 November – Yokohama | 2 November – Yokohama |
| Ireland | 14 | | | | 2 November – Yokohama | 2 November – Yokohama |
| Ireland | 14 | | | | England | 12 |
| 20 October – Ōita | 20 October – Ōita | | | | | England | 12 |
| 20 October – Ōita | 20 October – Ōita | | | | South Africa | 32 |
| Wales | 20 | | | | South Africa | 32 |
| Wales | 20 | 27 October – Yokohama | 27 October – Yokohama | | | |
| France | 19 | 27 October – Yokohama | 27 October – Yokohama | | | |
| France | 19 | Wales | 16 | | | |
| 20 October – Chōfu | 20 October – Chōfu | | Wales | 16 | | | |
| 20 October – Chōfu | 20 October – Chōfu | South Africa | 19 | | Third place | Third place |
| Japan | 3 | South Africa | 19 | | Third place | Third place |
| Japan | 3 | | | | 1 November – Chōfu | 1 November – Chōfu |
| South Africa | 26 | | | | 1 November – Chōfu | 1 November – Chōfu |
| South Africa | 26 | | | | New Zealand | 40 |
| | | | | | Wales | 17 |

## Quarter-finals
### England vs Australia

* 19 October 2019 16:15 JST (UTC+09)
| England | 40–16 | Australia |
| Try: May (2) 18' c, 21' c Sinckler 46' c Watson 76' c Con: Farrell (4/4) 19', 23', 47', 77' Pen: Farrell (4/4) 30', 51', 66', 73' | Report | Try: Koroibete 43' c Con: Lealiifano (1/1) 44' Pen: Lealiifano (3/3) 12', 26', 41' |
* Ōita Stadium, Ōita Attendance: 36,954 Referee: Jérôme Garcès (France)
| England | Australia |
| FB | 15 | Elliot Daly |
| RW | 14 | Anthony Watson |
| OC | 13 | Henry Slade | 61' |
| IC | 12 | Manu Tuilagi | 75' |
| LW | 11 | Jonny May |
| FH | 10 | Owen Farrell (c) |
| SH | 9 | Ben Youngs | 73' |
| N8 | 8 | Billy Vunipola |
| OF | 7 | Sam Underhill | 69' |
| BF | 6 | Tom Curry |
| RL | 5 | Courtney Lawes | 64' |
| LL | 4 | Maro Itoje |
| TP | 3 | Kyle Sinckler | 64' |
| HK | 2 | Jamie George | 69' |
| LP | 1 | Mako Vunipola | 69' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Luke Cowan-Dickie | 69' |
| PR | 17 | Joe Marler | 69' |
| PR | 18 | Dan Cole | 64' |
| LK | 19 | George Kruis | 64' |
| FL | 20 | Lewis Ludlam | 69' |
| SH | 21 | Willi Heinz | 73' |
| FH | 22 | George Ford | 61' |
| CE | 23 | Jonathan Joseph | 75' |
| Coach: ||
| Eddie Jones ||
| FB | 15 | Kurtley Beale |
| RW | 14 | Reece Hodge |
| OC | 13 | Jordan Petaia | 74' |
| IC | 12 | Samu Kerevi |
| LW | 11 | Marika Koroibete |
| FH | 10 | Christian Lealiifano | 53' |
| SH | 9 | Will Genia | 61' |
| N8 | 8 | Isi Naisarani | 69' |
| OF | 7 | Michael Hooper (c) |
| BF | 6 | David Pocock |
| RL | 5 | Rory Arnold | 66' |
| LL | 4 | Izack Rodda |
| TP | 3 | Allan Alaalatoa | 61' |
| HK | 2 | Tolu Latu | 66' |
| LP | 1 | Scott Sio | 69' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Jordan Uelese | 66' |
| PR | 17 | James Slipper | 69' |
| PR | 18 | Taniela Tupou | 61' |
| LK | 19 | Adam Coleman | 66' |
| FL | 20 | Lukhan Salakaia-Loto | 69' |
| SH | 21 | Nic White | 61' |
| FH | 22 | Matt To'omua | 53' |
| CE | 23 | James O'Connor | 74' |
| Coach: ||
| Michael Cheika ||
* Player of the Match:
* Tom Curry (England)
* Assistant referees:
* Romain Poite (France)
* Mathieu Raynal (France)
* Television match official:
* Ben Skeen (New Zealand)
Notes:
* Jonny May (England) earned his 50th test cap.
* This was Australia's largest Rugby World Cup defeat, surpassing the 17-point loss against New Zealand in the 2015 final, as well as the most points they had conceded in a World Cup match, and the highest scoring match between these teams in a World Cup.

### New Zealand vs Ireland

* 19 October 2019 19:15 JST (UTC+09)
| New Zealand | 46–14 | Ireland |
| Try: A. Smith (2) 14' c, 20' c B. Barrett 32' m Taylor 48' c Todd 61' m Bridge 73' c J. Barrett 79' m Con: Mo'unga (4/7) 15', 22', 49', 74' Pen: Mo'unga (1/1) 6' | Report | Try: Henshaw 69' c Penalty try 76' Con: Carbery (1/1) 69' |
* Tokyo Stadium, Chōfu Attendance: 46,686 Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
| New Zealand | Ireland |
| FB | 15 | Beauden Barrett |
| RW | 14 | Sevu Reece | | 64' |
| OC | 13 | Jack Goodhue | | 54' |
| IC | 12 | Anton Lienert-Brown |
| LW | 11 | George Bridge |
| FH | 10 | Richie Mo'unga |
| SH | 9 | Aaron Smith | | 62' |
| N8 | 8 | Kieran Read (c) |
| OF | 7 | Sam Cane | | 40' |
| BF | 6 | Ardie Savea |
| RL | 5 | Sam Whitelock |
| LL | 4 | Brodie Retallick | | 58' |
| TP | 3 | Nepo Laulala | | 50' |
| HK | 2 | Codie Taylor | | 62' |
| LP | 1 | Joe Moody | | 50' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Dane Coles | | 62' |
| PR | 17 | Ofa Tu'ungafasi | | 50' |
| PR | 18 | Angus Ta'avao | | 50' |
| LK | 19 | Scott Barrett | | 40' |
| FL | 20 | Matt Todd | 77' | 58' |
| SH | 21 | TJ Perenara | | 62' |
| CE | 22 | Sonny Bill Williams | | 64' |
| FB | 23 | Jordie Barrett | | 54' |
| Coach: ||
| Steve Hansen ||
| FB | 15 | Rob Kearney | | | | | 53' |
| RW | 14 | Keith Earls |
| OC | 13 | Garry Ringrose | 5' to 10' | 5' to 10' |
| IC | 12 | Robbie Henshaw | | | 22' to 27' | 22' to 27' |
| LW | 11 | Jacob Stockdale |
| FH | 10 | Johnny Sexton | 63' |
| SH | 9 | Conor Murray | 74' |
| N8 | 8 | CJ Stander |
| OF | 7 | Josh van der Flier |
| BF | 6 | Peter O'Mahony | 57' |
| RL | 5 | James Ryan |
| LL | 4 | Iain Henderson | 49' |
| TP | 3 | Tadhg Furlong | 61' |
| HK | 2 | Rory Best (c) | 63' |
| LP | 1 | Cian Healy | 49' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Niall Scannell | 63' |
| PR | 17 | Dave Kilcoyne | 49' |
| PR | 18 | Andrew Porter | 61' |
| LK | 19 | Tadhg Beirne | 49' |
| FL | 20 | Rhys Ruddock | 57' |
| SH | 21 | Luke McGrath | 74' |
| FH | 22 | Joey Carbery | 63' |
| FB | 23 | Jordan Larmour | 5' | 10' | 22' | 27' | 53' |
| Coach: ||
| Joe Schmidt ||
* Player of the Match:
* Beauden Barrett (New Zealand)
* Assistant referees:
* Pascal Gaüzère (France)
* Angus Gardner (Australia)
* Television match official:
* Graham Hughes (England)
Notes:
* This was Ireland's largest defeat in a World Cup match surpassing their 43–19 defeat to New Zealand in 1995.

### Wales vs France

* 20 October 2019 16:15 JST (UTC+09)
| Wales | 20–19 | France |
| Try: Wainwright 12' c Moriarty 74' c Con: Biggar (2/2) 13', 75' Pen: Biggar (2/2) 20', 54' | Report | Try: Vahaamahina 5' m Ollivon 8' c Vakatawa 31' c Con: Ntamack (2/3) 9', 32' |
* Ōita Stadium, Ōita Attendance: 34,426 Referee: Jaco Peyper (South Africa)
| Wales | France |
| FB | 15 | Liam Williams |
| RW | 14 | George North |
| OC | 13 | Owen Watkin |
| IC | 12 | Hadleigh Parkes |
| LW | 11 | Josh Adams |
| FH | 10 | Dan Biggar |
| SH | 9 | Gareth Davies | | 55' |
| N8 | 8 | Josh Navidi | | 28' |
| OF | 7 | Justin Tipuric |
| BF | 6 | Aaron Wainwright |
| RL | 5 | Alun Wyn Jones (c) |
| LL | 4 | Jake Ball | | 63' |
| TP | 3 | Tomas Francis | | 63' |
| HK | 2 | Ken Owens | | 76' |
| LP | 1 | Wyn Jones | | 63' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Elliot Dee | | 76' |
| PR | 17 | Rhys Carré | | 63' |
| PR | 18 | Dillon Lewis | | 63' |
| LK | 19 | Adam Beard | | 63' |
| N8 | 20 | Ross Moriarty | 29' | 28' |
| SH | 21 | Tomos Williams | | 55' |
| FH | 22 | Rhys Patchell |
| FB | 23 | Leigh Halfpenny |
| Coach: ||
| Warren Gatland ||
| FB | 15 | Maxime Médard | | 78' |
| RW | 14 | Damian Penaud |
| OC | 13 | Virimi Vakatawa |
| IC | 12 | Gaël Fickou |
| LW | 11 | Yoann Huget |
| FH | 10 | Romain Ntamack | | 40' |
| SH | 9 | Antoine Dupont | | 73' |
| N8 | 8 | Gregory Alldritt | | 55' |
| OF | 7 | Charles Ollivon |
| BF | 6 | Wenceslas Lauret |
| RL | 5 | Sébastien Vahaamahina | 49' |
| LL | 4 | Bernard Le Roux | | 66' |
| TP | 3 | Rabah Slimani | | 73' |
| HK | 2 | Guilhem Guirado (c) | | 50' |
| LP | 1 | Jefferson Poirot | | 68' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Camille Chat | | 50' |
| PR | 17 | Cyril Baille | | 68' |
| PR | 18 | Emerick Setiano | | 73' |
| LK | 19 | Paul Gabrillagues | | 55' |
| N8 | 20 | Louis Picamoles | | 66' |
| SH | 21 | Baptiste Serin | | 73' |
| FH | 22 | Camille Lopez | | 40' |
| WG | 23 | Vincent Rattez | | 78' |
| Coach: ||
| Jacques Brunel ||
* Player of the Match:
* Aaron Wainwright (Wales)
* Assistant referees:
* Nic Berry (Australia)
* Paul Williams (New Zealand)
* Television match official:
* Marius Jonker (South Africa)
Notes:
* Jonathan Davies was due to start in this game, but withdrew ahead of kick-off due to injury. Owen Watkin replaced Davies in the starting XV with Leigh Halfpenny taking Watkin's place on the bench.

### Japan vs South Africa

* 20 October 2019 19:15 JST (UTC+09)
| Japan | 3–26 | South Africa |
| Pen: Tamura (1/1) 20' | Report | Try: Mapimpi (2) 4' m, 70' m de Klerk 66' c Con: Pollard (1/3) 66' Pen: Pollard (3/4) 44', 49', 64' |
* Tokyo Stadium, Chōfu Attendance: 48,831 Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)
| Japan | South Africa |
| FB | 15 | Ryohei Yamanaka | 60' |
| RW | 14 | Kotaro Matsushima |
| OC | 13 | Timothy Lafaele |
| IC | 12 | Ryoto Nakamura |
| LW | 11 | Kenki Fukuoka |
| FH | 10 | Yu Tamura | 48' |
| SH | 9 | Yutaka Nagare | 72' |
| N8 | 8 | Kazuki Himeno | | | 52' |
| OF | 7 | Lappies Labuschagné | 13' | 22' |
| BF | 6 | Michael Leitch (c) |
| RL | 5 | James Moore |
| LL | 4 | Luke Thompson | 54' |
| TP | 3 | Koo Ji-won | 64' |
| HK | 2 | Shota Horie | 72' |
| LP | 1 | Keita Inagaki | 48' | 68' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Atsushi Sakate | 72' |
| PR | 17 | Isileli Nakajima | 48' | 68' |
| PR | 18 | Asaeli Ai Valu | 64' |
| LK | 19 | Wimpie van der Walt | 54' |
| N8 | 20 | Amanaki Mafi | 13' | 22' | 52' |
| SH | 21 | Fumiaki Tanaka | 72' |
| FH | 22 | Rikiya Matsuda | 48' |
| WG | 23 | Lomano Lemeki | 60' |
| Coach: ||
| Jamie Joseph ||
| FB | 15 | Willie le Roux |
| RW | 14 | Cheslin Kolbe | | 72' |
| OC | 13 | Lukhanyo Am |
| IC | 12 | Damian de Allende |
| LW | 11 | Makazole Mapimpi |
| FH | 10 | Handré Pollard |
| SH | 9 | Faf de Klerk | | 74' |
| N8 | 8 | Duane Vermeulen | | 68' |
| BF | 7 | Pieter-Steph du Toit |
| OF | 6 | Siya Kolisi (c) | | 13' | 21' |
| RL | 5 | Lood de Jager | | 67' |
| LL | 4 | Eben Etzebeth | | 63' |
| TP | 3 | Frans Malherbe | | 54' |
| HK | 2 | Bongi Mbonambi | | 37' |
| LP | 1 | Tendai Mtawarira | 10' | | | 54' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Malcolm Marx | | 37' |
| PR | 17 | Steven Kitshoff | | 13' | 21' | 54' |
| PR | 18 | Vincent Koch | | 54' |
| LK | 19 | RG Snyman | | 63' |
| LK | 20 | Franco Mostert | | 67' |
| FL | 21 | Francois Louw | | 68' |
| SH | 22 | Herschel Jantjies | | 74' |
| CE | 23 | François Steyn | | 72' |
| Coach: ||
| Rassie Erasmus ||
* Player of the Match:
* Faf de Klerk (South Africa)
* Assistant referees:
* Ben O'Keeffe (New Zealand)
* Luke Pearce (England)
* Television match official:
* Rowan Kitt (England)

## Semi-finals
### England vs New Zealand

* 26 October 2019 17:00 JST (UTC+09)
| England | 19–7 | New Zealand |
| Try: Tuilagi 2' c Con: Farrell (1/1) 3' Pen: Ford (4/5) 40', 50', 63', 69' | Report | Try: Savea 57' c Con: Mo'unga (1/1) 58' |
* International Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama Attendance: 68,843 Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
| England | New Zealand |
| FB | 15 | Elliot Daly |
| RW | 14 | Anthony Watson |
| OC | 13 | Manu Tuilagi | 74' |
| IC | 12 | Owen Farrell (c) |
| LW | 11 | Jonny May | 45' |
| FH | 10 | George Ford |
| SH | 9 | Ben Youngs | 63' |
| N8 | 8 | Billy Vunipola |
| OF | 7 | Sam Underhill | 70' |
| BF | 6 | Tom Curry |
| RL | 5 | Courtney Lawes | 55' |
| LL | 4 | Maro Itoje |
| TP | 3 | Kyle Sinckler | 47' |
| HK | 2 | Jamie George | 70' |
| LP | 1 | Mako Vunipola | 70' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Luke Cowan-Dickie | 70' |
| PR | 17 | Joe Marler | 70' |
| PR | 18 | Dan Cole | 47' |
| LK | 19 | George Kruis | 55' |
| FL | 20 | Mark Wilson | 70' |
| SH | 21 | Willi Heinz | 63' |
| CE | 22 | Henry Slade | 45' |
| CE | 23 | Jonathan Joseph | 74' |
| Coach: ||
| Eddie Jones ||
| FB | 15 | Beauden Barrett |
| RW | 14 | Sevu Reece |
| OC | 13 | Jack Goodhue | 54' |
| IC | 12 | Anton Lienert-Brown |
| LW | 11 | George Bridge | 50' |
| FH | 10 | Richie Mo'unga |
| SH | 9 | Aaron Smith | 54' |
| N8 | 8 | Kieran Read (c) |
| OF | 7 | Ardie Savea |
| BF | 6 | Scott Barrett | 40' |
| RL | 5 | Sam Whitelock | 67' |
| LL | 4 | Brodie Retallick |
| TP | 3 | Nepo Laulala | 54' |
| HK | 2 | Codie Taylor | 49' |
| LP | 1 | Joe Moody | 63' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Dane Coles | 50' |
| PR | 17 | Ofa Tu'ungafasi | 63' |
| PR | 18 | Angus Ta'avao | 54' |
| LK | 19 | Patrick Tuipulotu | 66' |
| FL | 20 | Sam Cane | 40' |
| SH | 21 | TJ Perenara | 54' |
| CE | 22 | Sonny Bill Williams | 54' |
| FB | 23 | Jordie Barrett | 50' |
| Coach: ||
| Steve Hansen ||
* Player of the Match:
* Maro Itoje (England)
* Assistant referees:
* Romain Poite (France)
* Pascal Gaüzère (France)
* Television match official:
* Marius Jonker (South Africa)
Notes:
* Billy Vunipola (England) and Codie Taylor (New Zealand) earned their 50th test caps.
* This was New Zealand's first Rugby World Cup loss since losing to France 20–18 in the 2007 Rugby World Cup quarter-final.
* This was England's first win over New Zealand in a Rugby World Cup match, their first win since defeating them 38–21 in 2012, and their first win away from Twickenham since a 15−13 win in Wellington in 2003.
* New Zealand failed to score in the first half of a World Cup match for the first time since their 16–6 defeat to Australia in the 1991 World Cup semi-final, and for the first time in any match since England beat them 38–21 in December 2012.
* Measured by points deficit, this result equaled New Zealand's biggest ever World Cup defeat, matching the 12-point losses to France in the 1999 World Cup semi-final (43–31) and to Australia in the 2003 World Cup semi-final (22–10).
* This victory meant England climbed to the top of the World Rugby rankings for the first time since 2004. It also meant New Zealand dropped to third, equalling their lowest position since the rankings were introduced.

### Wales vs South Africa

* 27 October 2019 18:00 JST (UTC+09)
| Wales | 16–19 | South Africa |
| Try: Adams 65' c Con: Halfpenny (1/1) 66' Pen: Biggar (3/3) 18', 39', 46' | Report | Try: de Allende 57' c Con: Pollard (1/1) 58' Pen: Pollard (4/4) 15', 20', 35', 76' |
* International Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama Attendance: 67,750 Referee: Jérôme Garcès (France)
| Wales | South Africa |
| FB | 15 | Leigh Halfpenny |
| RW | 14 | George North | 40' |
| OC | 13 | Jonathan Davies |
| IC | 12 | Hadleigh Parkes |
| LW | 11 | Josh Adams |
| FH | 10 | Dan Biggar | 58' |
| SH | 9 | Gareth Davies | 48' |
| N8 | 8 | Ross Moriarty |
| OF | 7 | Justin Tipuric |
| BF | 6 | Aaron Wainwright | 69' |
| RL | 5 | Alun Wyn Jones (c) |
| LL | 4 | Jake Ball | 60' |
| TP | 3 | Tomas Francis | 36' |
| HK | 2 | Ken Owens | 73' |
| LP | 1 | Wyn Jones | 55' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Elliot Dee | 73' |
| PR | 17 | Rhys Carré | 55' |
| PR | 18 | Dillon Lewis | 36' |
| LK | 19 | Adam Beard | 60' |
| FL | 20 | Aaron Shingler | 69' |
| SH | 21 | Tomos Williams | 48' |
| FH | 22 | Rhys Patchell | 58' |
| CE | 23 | Owen Watkin | 40' |
| Coach: ||
| Warren Gatland ||
| FB | 15 | Willie le Roux | 69' |
| RW | 14 | S'busiso Nkosi |
| OC | 13 | Lukhanyo Am |
| IC | 12 | Damian de Allende |
| LW | 11 | Makazole Mapimpi |
| FH | 10 | Handré Pollard |
| SH | 9 | Faf de Klerk |
| N8 | 8 | Duane Vermeulen |
| BF | 7 | Pieter-Steph du Toit |
| OF | 6 | Siya Kolisi (c) | 69' |
| RL | 5 | Lood de Jager | 58' |
| LL | 4 | Eben Etzebeth | 53' |
| TP | 3 | Frans Malherbe | 48' |
| HK | 2 | Bongi Mbonambi | 48' |
| LP | 1 | Tendai Mtawarira | 48' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Malcolm Marx | 48' |
| PR | 17 | Steven Kitshoff | 48' |
| PR | 18 | Vincent Koch | 48' |
| LK | 19 | RG Snyman | 53' |
| LK | 20 | Franco Mostert | 58' |
| FL | 21 | Francois Louw | 69' |
| SH | 22 | Herschel Jantjies |
| CE | 23 | François Steyn | 69' |
| Coach: ||
| Rassie Erasmus ||
* Player of the Match:
* Handré Pollard (South Africa)
* Assistant referees:
* Wayne Barnes (England)
* Ben O'Keeffe (New Zealand)
* Television match official:
* Ben Skeen (New Zealand)
Notes:
* Gareth Davies (Wales) earned his 50th test cap.

## Bronze final: New Zealand vs Wales

* 1 November 2019 18:00 JST (UTC+09)
| New Zealand | 40–17 | Wales |
| Try: Moody 5' c B. Barrett 13' c B. Smith (2) 33' c, 40+1' c Crotty 42' c Mo'unga 76' m Con: Mo'unga (5/6) 7', 14', 34', 40+2', 44' | Report | Try: Amos 19' c Adams 59' c Con: Patchell (1/1) 21' Biggar (1/1) 61' Pen: Patchell (1/1) 27' |
* Tokyo Stadium, Chōfu Attendance: 48,842 Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)
| New Zealand | Wales |
| FB | 15 | Beauden Barrett |
| RW | 14 | Ben Smith |
| OC | 13 | Ryan Crotty | 57' |
| IC | 12 | Sonny Bill Williams | 57' |
| LW | 11 | Rieko Ioane |
| FH | 10 | Richie Mo'unga |
| SH | 9 | Aaron Smith | 57' |
| N8 | 8 | Kieran Read (c) |
| OF | 7 | Sam Cane |
| BF | 6 | Shannon Frizell | 61' |
| RL | 5 | Scott Barrett | 61' |
| LL | 4 | Brodie Retallick |
| TP | 3 | Nepo Laulala | 57' |
| HK | 2 | Dane Coles | 25' |
| LP | 1 | Joe Moody | 57' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Liam Coltman | 25' |
| PR | 17 | Atunaisa Moli | 57' |
| PR | 18 | Angus Ta'avao | 57' |
| LK | 19 | Patrick Tuipulotu | 61' |
| FL | 20 | Matt Todd | 61' |
| SH | 21 | Brad Weber | 57' |
| CE | 22 | Anton Lienert-Brown | 61' |
| FB | 23 | Jordie Barrett | 57' |
| Coach: ||
| Steve Hansen ||
| FB | 15 | Hallam Amos |
| RW | 14 | Owen Lane |
| OC | 13 | Jonathan Davies |
| IC | 12 | Owen Watkin | 62' |
| LW | 11 | Josh Adams |
| FH | 10 | Rhys Patchell | 47' |
| SH | 9 | Tomos Williams | 47' |
| N8 | 8 | Ross Moriarty | 47' |
| OF | 7 | James Davies |
| BF | 6 | Justin Tipuric |
| RL | 5 | Alun Wyn Jones (c) | 57' |
| LL | 4 | Adam Beard |
| TP | 3 | Dillon Lewis | 78' |
| HK | 2 | Ken Owens | 44' |
| LP | 1 | Nicky Smith | 44' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Elliot Dee | 44' |
| PR | 17 | Rhys Carré | 44' |
| PR | 18 | Wyn Jones | 78' |
| LK | 19 | Jake Ball | 57' |
| FL | 20 | Aaron Shingler | 47' |
| SH | 21 | Gareth Davies | 47' |
| FH | 22 | Dan Biggar | 47' |
| CE | 23 | Hadleigh Parkes | 62' |
| Coach: ||
| Warren Gatland ||
* Player of the Match:
* Brodie Retallick (New Zealand)
* Assistant referees:
* Jaco Peyper (South Africa)
* Pascal Gaüzère (France)
* Television match official:
* Marius Jonker (South Africa)

## Final: England vs South Africa

* 2 November 2019 18:00 JST (UTC+09)
| England | 12–32 | 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', 43', 46', 58' |
* International Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama Attendance: 70,103 Referee: Jérôme Garcès (France)
| England | South Africa |
| FB | 15 | Elliot Daly |
| RW | 14 | Anthony Watson |
| OC | 13 | Manu Tuilagi |
| IC | 12 | Owen Farrell (c) |
| LW | 11 | Jonny May | 69' |
| FH | 10 | George Ford | 49' |
| SH | 9 | Ben Youngs | 75' |
| N8 | 8 | Billy Vunipola |
| OF | 7 | Sam Underhill | 59' |
| BF | 6 | Tom Curry |
| RL | 5 | Courtney Lawes | 40' |
| LL | 4 | Maro Itoje |
| TP | 3 | Kyle Sinckler | 2' |
| HK | 2 | Jamie George | 59' |
| LP | 1 | Mako Vunipola | 45' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Luke Cowan-Dickie | 59' |
| PR | 17 | Joe Marler | 45' |
| PR | 18 | Dan Cole | 2' |
| LK | 19 | George Kruis | 40' |
| FL | 20 | Mark Wilson | 59' |
| SH | 21 | Ben Spencer | 75' |
| CE | 22 | Henry Slade | 49' |
| CE | 23 | Jonathan Joseph | 69' |
| Coach: ||
| Eddie Jones ||
| FB | 15 | Willie le Roux | 67' |
| RW | 14 | Cheslin Kolbe |
| OC | 13 | Lukhanyo Am |
| IC | 12 | Damian de Allende |
| LW | 11 | Makazole Mapimpi |
| FH | 10 | Handré Pollard |
| SH | 9 | Faf de Klerk | 76' |
| N8 | 8 | Duane Vermeulen |
| BF | 7 | Pieter-Steph du Toit |
| OF | 6 | Siya Kolisi (c) | 63' |
| RL | 5 | Lood de Jager | 21' |
| LL | 4 | Eben Etzebeth | 59' |
| TP | 3 | Frans Malherbe | 43' |
| HK | 2 | Bongi Mbonambi | 21' |
| LP | 1 | Tendai Mtawarira | 43' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Malcolm Marx | 21' |
| PR | 17 | Steven Kitshoff | 43' |
| PR | 18 | Vincent Koch | 43' |
| LK | 19 | RG Snyman | 59' |
| LK | 20 | Franco Mostert | 21' |
| FL | 21 | Francois Louw | 63' |
| SH | 22 | Herschel Jantjies | 76' |
| CE | 23 | François Steyn | 67' |
| Coach: ||
| Rassie Erasmus ||
* Player of the Match:
* Duane Vermeulen (South Africa)
* Assistant referees:
* Romain Poite (France)
* Ben O'Keeffe (New Zealand)
* Television match official:
* Ben Skeen (New Zealand)
Notes:
* Siya Kolisi (South Africa) earned his 50th test cap.
* François Steyn (South Africa) became the second Springbok player to win two World Cups.
* Jérôme Garcès became the first French referee to take charge of a Rugby World Cup final.
* 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.
* South Africa became the first team to win the Rugby World Cup having lost a match during the pool stage.
* 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.
* England and South Africa became the third pair of nations to face each other on two separate occasions in a World Cup final (previously having contested the 2007 final) after England and Australia (1991 and 2003) and France and New Zealand (1987 and 2011).
* South Africa came into the match as the only nation to have contested at least one World Cup final to have never lost in the final - this remains the case.