# 2019 Rugby World Cup Pool B

Pool B of the 2019 Rugby World Cup began on 21 September 2019. The pool included title holders New Zealand and third-placed team from 2015 South Africa, while Italy also joined the pool after finishing third in their pool in 2015. They were joined by the African qualifier, Namibia, and the repechage winner, Canada.
Neither of the final two matches in the pool were played due to the effects of Typhoon Hagibis; New Zealand were a point behind South Africa, who had played all four of their matches, going into the final game against Italy, so the two points awarded for the cancelled match saw New Zealand take top spot in the pool, while Italy finished third behind South Africa. Neither Namibia nor Canada managed a win in their first three matches, and the cancellation of their final match meant they finished level on points, with Namibia finishing higher on points difference.

## Overview

Pool B started with New Zealand beating South Africa 23–13. New Zealand opened their scoring with two tries in four minutes from George Bridge and Scott Barrett giving New Zealand a 17–3 lead at half-time. Pieter-Steph du Toit scored a converted try to bring the score back to 17–10 but two penalties from Richie Mo'unga and Beauden Barrett sealed the result. In Higashiōsaka, Italy conceded an early try against Namibia before running away with a bonus-point victory by 25 points. Italy earned a second bonus-point victory in Fukuoka, scoring seven tries in a 48–7 demolition of Canada. Over in Toyota, South Africa defeated Namibia by 54 points, scoring nine tries while Namibia could manage only a Cliven Loubser penalty in the 23rd minute. New Zealand recorded their second victory of the World Cup with a 63–0 victory over Canada at Ōita Stadium. For New Zealand, Brad Weber scored his first two tries in international rugby with the Barrett brothers (Jordie Barrett, Beauden Barrett and Scott Barrett) each scoring a try as they became first trio of brothers to start for New Zealand.
New Zealand would continue their demolition of their opponents with a 62-point win over Namibia in Chōfu, with the floodgates opening in the second half after Namibia restricted the All Blacks to 24 points in the first half. Sevu Reece, Ben Smith and Anton Lienert-Brown scoring two tries in the match. Between the two New Zealand games, South Africa romped over Italy with Cheslin Kolbe scoring two tries as the South Africans won 49–3 in Fukuroi. This was followed by a 66–7 victory over Canada with Cobus Reinach scoring the fastest hat-trick in World Cup history, with his three tries being scored in a space of 11 minutes. The final two matches of the group would not be played as Typhoon Hagibis would see the cancellation of the New Zealand–Italy and Namibia–Canada matches. At the end of the pool stage, New Zealand finished on top of the table with South Africa finishing second.

## Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | T | B | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | New Zealand | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 157 | 22 | +135 | 22 | 2 | 16 | Advanced to the quarter-finals and qualified for the 2023 Rugby World Cup |
| 2 | South Africa | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 185 | 36 | +149 | 27 | 3 | 15 | Advanced to the quarter-finals and qualified for the 2023 Rugby World Cup |
| 3 | Italy | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 98 | 78 | +20 | 14 | 2 | 12 | Eliminated but qualified for 2023 Rugby World Cup |
| 4 | Namibia | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 34 | 175 | −141 | 3 | 0 | 2 | |
| 5 | Canada | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 177 | −163 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |

## Matches

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

### New Zealand vs South Africa

* 21 September 2019 18:45 JST (UTC+09)
| New Zealand | 23–13 | South Africa |
| Try: Bridge 24' c S. Barrett 27' c Con: Mo'unga (2/2) 25', 28' Pen: Mo'unga (2/3) 23', 67' B. Barrett (1/1) 72' | Report | Try: P. du Toit 48' c Con: Pollard (1/1) 49' Pen: Pollard (1/2) 2' Drop: Pollard (1/1) 59' |
* International Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama Attendance: 63,649 Referee: Jérôme Garcès (France)
| New Zealand | South Africa |
| FB | 15 | Beauden Barrett |
| RW | 14 | Sevu Reece |
| OC | 13 | Anton Lienert-Brown |
| IC | 12 | Ryan Crotty | 51' |
| LW | 11 | George Bridge |
| FH | 10 | Richie Mo'unga | 67' |
| SH | 9 | Aaron Smith | 62' |
| N8 | 8 | Kieran Read (c) |
| OF | 7 | Sam Cane | 40' |
| BF | 6 | Ardie Savea |
| RL | 5 | Scott Barrett | 76' |
| LL | 4 | Sam Whitelock |
| TP | 3 | Nepo Laulala | 51' |
| HK | 2 | Dane Coles | 40' |
| LP | 1 | Joe Moody | 51' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Codie Taylor | 40' |
| PR | 17 | Ofa Tu'ungafasi | 51' |
| PR | 18 | Angus Ta'avao | 51' |
| LK | 19 | Patrick Tuipulotu | 40' |
| FL | 20 | Shannon Frizell | 76' |
| SH | 21 | TJ Perenara | 62' |
| CE | 22 | Sonny Bill Williams | 51' |
| FB | 23 | Ben Smith | 67' |
| Coach: ||
| Steve Hansen ||
| FB | 15 | Willie le Roux |
| RW | 14 | Cheslin Kolbe |
| OC | 13 | Lukhanyo Am | 57' |
| IC | 12 | Damian de Allende |
| LW | 11 | Makazole Mapimpi |
| FH | 10 | Handré Pollard |
| SH | 9 | Faf de Klerk | 72' |
| N8 | 8 | Duane Vermeulen |
| OF | 7 | Pieter-Steph du Toit |
| BF | 6 | Siya Kolisi (c) | 51' |
| RL | 5 | Franco Mostert |
| LL | 4 | Eben Etzebeth | 70' |
| TP | 3 | Frans Malherbe | 55' | 76' |
| HK | 2 | Malcolm Marx | 62' |
| LP | 1 | Steven Kitshoff | 68' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Bongi Mbonambi | 62' |
| PR | 17 | Tendai Mtawarira | 68' |
| PR | 18 | Trevor Nyakane | 55' | 76' |
| LK | 19 | RG Snyman | 70' |
| FL | 20 | Francois Louw | 51' |
| SH | 21 | Herschel Jantjies | 72' |
| CE | 22 | François Steyn |
| CE | 23 | Jesse Kriel | 57' |
| Coach: ||
| Rassie Erasmus ||
* Player of the Match:
* Beauden Barrett (New Zealand)
* Assistant referees:
* Romain Poite (France)
* Karl Dickson (England)
* Television match official:
* Graham Hughes (England)
Notes:
* Duane Vermeulen (South Africa) earned his 50th test cap.

### Italy vs Namibia

* 22 September 2019 14:15 JST (UTC+09)
| (1 BP) Italy | 47–22 | Namibia |
| Try: Penalty try 11' Allan 26' c Tebaldi 40+1' c Bellini 44' c Canna 47' c Polledri 70' m Minozzi 76' c Con: Allan (3/3) 27', 40+2', 45' Canna (2/3) 48', 77' | Report | Try: Stevens 6' c Greyling 57' m Plato 79' c Con: Loubser (2/3) 7', 80' Pen: Loubser (1/1) 51' |
* Hanazono Rugby Stadium, Higashiōsaka Attendance: 20,354 Referee: Nic Berry (Australia)
| Italy | Namibia |
| FB | 15 | Jayden Hayward | 45' |
| RW | 14 | Edoardo Padovani |
| OC | 13 | Tommaso Benvenuti |
| IC | 12 | Luca Morisi |
| LW | 11 | Mattia Bellini |
| FH | 10 | Tommaso Allan | 45' |
| SH | 9 | Tito Tebaldi | 59' |
| N8 | 8 | Sergio Parisse (c) |
| OF | 7 | Maxime Mbanda |
| BF | 6 | Braam Steyn | 45' |
| RL | 5 | Federico Ruzza | 45' |
| LL | 4 | Alessandro Zanni |
| TP | 3 | Tiziano Pasquali | 39' |
| HK | 2 | Luca Bigi | 45' |
| LP | 1 | Andrea Lovotti | 45' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Oliviero Fabiani | 45' |
| PR | 17 | Simone Ferrari | 45' |
| PR | 18 | Marco Riccioni | 39' |
| LK | 19 | Dean Budd | 45' |
| FL | 20 | Jake Polledri | 45' |
| SH | 21 | Guglielmo Palazzani | 59' |
| FH | 22 | Carlo Canna | 45' |
| WG | 23 | Matteo Minozzi | 45' |
| Coach: ||
| Conor O'Shea ||
| FB | 15 | Johann Tromp | 68' |
| RW | 14 | Chad Plato |
| OC | 13 | Justin Newman | 48' |
| IC | 12 | Darryl de la Harpe |
| LW | 11 | JC Greyling |
| FH | 10 | Cliven Loubser |
| SH | 9 | Damian Stevens | 48' |
| N8 | 8 | Janco Venter |
| OF | 7 | Wian Conradie |
| BF | 6 | Rohan Kitshoff | 40' |
| RL | 5 | Tjiuee Uanivi (c) |
| LL | 4 | PJ van Lill | 57' |
| TP | 3 | Aranos Coetzee | 57' |
| HK | 2 | Torsten van Jaarsveld | 57' |
| LP | 1 | André Rademeyer | 71' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Louis van der Westhuizen | 57' |
| PR | 17 | AJ de Klerk | 57' |
| PR | 18 | Nelius Theron | 71' |
| LK | 19 | Johan Retief | 57' |
| FL | 20 | Max Katjijeko | 40' |
| WG | 21 | PJ Walters | 68' |
| SH | 22 | Eugene Jantjies | 48' |
| SH | 23 | TC Kisting | 48' |
| Coach: ||
| Phil Davies ||
* Player of the Match:
* Federico Ruzza (Italy)
* Assistant referees:
* Nigel Owens (Wales)
* Federico Anselmi (Argentina)
* Television match official:
* Marius Jonker (South Africa)
Notes:
* PJ Walters (Namibia) made his international debut.
* Darryl de la Harpe (Namibia) earned his 50th test cap.

### Italy vs Canada

* 26 September 2019 16:45 JST (UTC+09)
| (1 BP) Italy | 48–7 | Canada |
| Try: Steyn 8' c Budd 13' c Negri 44' c Penalty try 59' Bellini 62' m Zani 73' c Minozzi 79' m Con: Allan (3/4) 9', 14', 45' Canna (1/2) 74' Pen: Allan (1/1) 3' | Report | Try: Coe 69' c Con: Nelson (1/1) 71' |
* Fukuoka Hakatanomori Stadium, Fukuoka Attendance: 16,984 Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
| Italy | Canada |
| FB | 15 | Matteo Minozzi |
| RW | 14 | Tommaso Benvenuti | 40' |
| OC | 13 | Michele Campagnaro |
| IC | 12 | Jayden Hayward |
| LW | 11 | Giulio Bisegni |
| FH | 10 | Tommaso Allan | 63' |
| SH | 9 | Callum Braley | 72' |
| N8 | 8 | Braam Steyn | 63' |
| OF | 7 | Jake Polledri |
| BF | 6 | Sebastian Negri |
| RL | 5 | Dean Budd (c) |
| LL | 4 | David Sisi | 55' |
| TP | 3 | Simone Ferrari | 47' |
| HK | 2 | Luca Bigi | 59' |
| LP | 1 | Andrea Lovotti | 47' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Federico Zani | 59' |
| PR | 17 | Nicola Quaglio | 47' |
| PR | 18 | Marco Riccioni | 47' |
| LK | 19 | Federico Ruzza | 55' |
| FL | 20 | Maxime Mbanda | 63' |
| SH | 21 | Guglielmo Palazzani | 72' |
| FH | 22 | Carlo Canna | 63' |
| WG | 23 | Mattia Bellini | 40' |
| Coach: ||
| Conor O'Shea ||
| FB | 15 | Pat Parfrey |
| RW | 14 | Jeff Hassler | | 63' |
| OC | 13 | Ben LeSage |
| IC | 12 | Nick Blevins | | 9' |
| LW | 11 | D. T. H. van der Merwe |
| FH | 10 | Peter Nelson |
| SH | 9 | Gordon McRorie | | 66' |
| N8 | 8 | Tyler Ardron (c) |
| OF | 7 | Lucas Rumball | | 16' |
| BF | 6 | Mike Sheppard | | 77' |
| RL | 5 | Josh Larsen |
| LL | 4 | Conor Keys |
| TP | 3 | Matt Tierney | | 51' |
| HK | 2 | Eric Howard | | 58' |
| LP | 1 | Hubert Buydens | | 39' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Benoît Piffero | | 51' |
| PR | 17 | Djustice Sears-Duru | | 39' |
| PR | 18 | Jake Ilnicki | | 58' |
| LK | 19 | Luke Campbell | | 76' |
| FL | 20 | Matt Heaton | 59' | 16' |
| SH | 21 | Jamie Mackenzie | | 66' |
| CE | 22 | Ciaran Hearn | | 9' |
| FB | 23 | Andrew Coe | | 63' |
| Coach: ||
| Kingsley Jones ||
* Player of the Match:
* Jake Polledri (Italy)
* Assistant referees:
* Wayne Barnes (England)
* Karl Dickson (England)
* Television match official:
* Rowan Kitt (England)
Notes:
* Djustice Sears-Duru (Canada) earned his 50th test cap.
* This was Italy's biggest winning margin at a Rugby World Cup.

### South Africa vs Namibia

* 28 September 2019 18:45 JST (UTC+09)
| (1 BP) South Africa | 57–3 | Namibia |
| Try: Mbonambi (2) 10' c, 17' c Louw 15' m Mapimpi (2) 27' m, 54' c Am 42' c Gelant 48' c Kolisi 59' m Brits 64' c Con: E. Jantjies (6/9) 11', 19', 43', 50', 55', 66' | Report | Pen: Loubser (1/2) 24' |
* City of Toyota Stadium, Toyota Attendance: 36,449 Referee: Mathieu Raynal (France)
| South Africa | Namibia |
| FB | 15 | Warrick Gelant |
| RW | 14 | S'busiso Nkosi |
| OC | 13 | Lukhanyo Am | 55' |
| IC | 12 | François Steyn |
| LW | 11 | Makazole Mapimpi |
| FH | 10 | Elton Jantjies |
| SH | 9 | Herschel Jantjies | 57' |
| N8 | 8 | Schalk Brits (c) |
| OF | 7 | Kwagga Smith | 53' |
| BF | 6 | Francois Louw |
| RL | 5 | Lood de Jager |
| LL | 4 | RG Snyman | 58' |
| TP | 3 | Vincent Koch | 46' |
| HK | 2 | Bongi Mbonambi | 64' |
| LP | 1 | Tendai Mtawarira | 70' |
| Replacements: ||
| PR | 16 | Steven Kitshoff | 70' |
| PR | 17 | Thomas du Toit | 46' |
| LK | 18 | Eben Etzebeth | 58' |
| FL | 19 | Siya Kolisi | 53' |
| LK | 20 | Franco Mostert | 64' |
| SH | 21 | Cobus Reinach | 57' |
| CE | 22 | Damian de Allende | 55' |
| WG | 23 | Cheslin Kolbe |
| Coach: ||
| Rassie Erasmus ||
| FB | 15 | Johann Tromp |
| RW | 14 | Chad Plato | | | 68' | 76' |
| OC | 13 | JC Greyling |
| IC | 12 | PJ Walters | | 50' |
| LW | 11 | Lesley Klim |
| FH | 10 | Cliven Loubser |
| SH | 9 | Eugene Jantjies |
| N8 | 8 | Adriaan Booysen | 17' | 50' |
| OF | 7 | Max Katjijeko |
| BF | 6 | Thomasau Forbes | | 50' |
| RL | 5 | Tjiuee Uanivi (c) |
| LL | 4 | Johan Retief |
| TP | 3 | AJ de Klerk | | 50' | 68' | 76' |
| HK | 2 | Louis van der Westhuizen | | 76' |
| LP | 1 | Des Sethie | | 50' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Obert Nortjé | | 76' |
| PR | 17 | André Rademeyer | | 50' |
| PR | 18 | Aranos Coetzee | 64' | 50' |
| FL | 19 | Prince ǃGaoseb |
| FL | 20 | Janco Venter | | 50' |
| FL | 21 | Wian Conradie | | 50' |
| WG | 22 | TC Kisting |
| CE | 23 | Johan Deysel | | 50' |
| Coach: ||
| Phil Davies ||
* Player of the Match:
* Lood de Jager (South Africa)
* Assistant referees:
* Nic Berry (Australia)
* Andrew Brace (Ireland)
* Television match official:
* Graham Hughes (England)

### New Zealand vs Canada

* 2 October 2019 19:15 JST (UTC+09)
| (1 BP) New Zealand | 63–0 | Canada |
| Try: Penalty try 5' J. Barrett 9' c Williams 17' c B. Barrett 36' c Ioane 41' c S. Barrett 45' c Frizell 47' c Weber (2) 50' c, 57' c Con: Mo'unga (8/8) 10', 19', 37', 43', 46', 49', 51', 59' | Report | |
* Oita Stadium, Ōita Attendance: 34,411 Referee: Romain Poite (France)
| New Zealand | Canada |
| FB | 15 | Beauden Barrett |
| RW | 14 | Jordie Barrett |
| OC | 13 | Jack Goodhue | 40' |
| IC | 12 | Sonny Bill Williams | 51' |
| LW | 11 | Rieko Ioane |
| FH | 10 | Richie Mo'unga |
| SH | 9 | TJ Perenara | 40' |
| N8 | 8 | Kieran Read (c) |
| OF | 7 | Matt Todd | 71' |
| BF | 6 | Shannon Frizell |
| RL | 5 | Scott Barrett |
| LL | 4 | Patrick Tuipulotu | 71' |
| TP | 3 | Angus Ta'avao | 26' |
| HK | 2 | Liam Coltman | 71' |
| LP | 1 | Atunaisa Moli |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Codie Taylor | 71' |
| PR | 17 | Ofa Tu'ungafasi | | 51' |
| PR | 18 | Nepo Laulala | 26' | 51' |
| LK | 19 | Sam Whitelock | 71' |
| FL | 20 | Ardie Savea | 71' |
| SH | 21 | Brad Weber | 40' |
| CE | 22 | Ryan Crotty | 40' |
| FB | 23 | Ben Smith | 51' |
| Coach: ||
| Steve Hansen ||
| FB | 15 | Pat Parfrey | 52' |
| RW | 14 | Jeff Hassler |
| OC | 13 | Conor Trainor |
| IC | 12 | Ciaran Hearn |
| LW | 11 | D. T. H. van der Merwe | 61' | 73' |
| FH | 10 | Peter Nelson |
| SH | 9 | Gordon McRorie | 66' |
| N8 | 8 | Tyler Ardron (c) |
| OF | 7 | Matt Heaton |
| BF | 6 | Lucas Rumball |
| RL | 5 | Conor Keys | 61' |
| LL | 4 | Evan Olmstead | 46' |
| TP | 3 | Cole Keith | 49' |
| HK | 2 | Eric Howard | 41' |
| LP | 1 | Djustice Sears-Duru | 69' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Andrew Quattrin | 41' |
| PR | 17 | Hubert Buydens | 69' |
| PR | 18 | Jake Ilnicki | 49' |
| LK | 19 | Mike Sheppard | 61' |
| LK | 20 | Josh Larsen | 46' |
| SH | 21 | Phil Mack | 66' |
| WG | 22 | Taylor Paris | 61' | 73' |
| FB | 23 | Andrew Coe | 52' |
| Coach: ||
| Kingsley Jones ||
* Player of the Match:
* Richie Mo'unga (New Zealand)
* Assistant referees:
* Pascal Gaüzère (France)
* Alexandre Ruiz (France)
* Television match official:
* Marius Jonker (South Africa)
Notes:
* Beauden Barrett, Jordie Barrett and Scott Barrett became the first trio of brothers to start for New Zealand in a World Cup match, and the first to all start in a World Cup match since Elisi Vunipola, Manu Vunipola, and Fe'ao Vunipola all played for Tonga in 1995. The Barrett brothers also became the first trio of brothers to all score a try in the same match.
* Richie Mo'unga's eight successful conversion attempts is the most without missing in a Rugby World Cup match.

### South Africa vs Italy

* 4 October 2019 18:45 JST (UTC+09)
| (1 BP) South Africa | 49–3 | Italy |
| Try: Kolbe (2) 6' c, 53' m Mbonambi 27' c Am 58' c Mapimpi 68' c Snyman 76' m Marx 80+3' m Con: Pollard (4/7) 7', 28', 60', 69' Pen: Pollard (2/2) 12', 51' | Report | Pen: Allan (1/1) 9' |
* Shizuoka Stadium Ecopa, Fukuroi Attendance: 44,148 Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)
| South Africa | Italy |
| FB | 15 | Willie le Roux |
| RW | 14 | Cheslin Kolbe | 80' |
| OC | 13 | Lukhanyo Am | | | 70' |
| IC | 12 | Damian de Allende |
| LW | 11 | Makazole Mapimpi | 44' | 54' |
| FH | 10 | Handré Pollard |
| SH | 9 | Faf de Klerk | 61' |
| N8 | 8 | Duane Vermeulen | 65' |
| OF | 7 | Pieter-Steph du Toit |
| BF | 6 | Siya Kolisi (c) |
| RL | 5 | Lood de Jager | 61' |
| LL | 4 | Eben Etzebeth | 54' |
| TP | 3 | Frans Malherbe | 46' |
| HK | 2 | Bongi Mbonambi | 51' |
| LP | 1 | Tendai Mtawarira | 46' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Malcolm Marx | 51' |
| PR | 17 | Steven Kitshoff | 46' |
| PR | 18 | Vincent Koch | 46' |
| LK | 19 | RG Snyman | 54' |
| LK | 20 | Franco Mostert | 61' |
| FL | 21 | Francois Louw | 65' |
| SH | 22 | Herschel Jantjies | 61' |
| CE | 23 | François Steyn | 44' | 54' | 70' |
| Coach: ||
| Rassie Erasmus ||
| FB | 15 | Matteo Minozzi |
| RW | 14 | Tommaso Benvenuti | | 69' |
| OC | 13 | Luca Morisi | | 57' |
| IC | 12 | Jayden Hayward |
| LW | 11 | Michele Campagnaro |
| FH | 10 | Tommaso Allan |
| SH | 9 | Tito Tebaldi | | 60' |
| N8 | 8 | Sergio Parisse (c) | | 60' |
| OF | 7 | Jake Polledri |
| BF | 6 | Braam Steyn |
| RL | 5 | Dean Budd | | 46' |
| LL | 4 | David Sisi | | 46' |
| TP | 3 | Simone Ferrari | | 2' |
| HK | 2 | Luca Bigi |
| LP | 1 | Andrea Lovotti | 44' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Federico Zani | | 57' |
| PR | 17 | Nicola Quaglio | | | 19' |
| PR | 18 | Marco Riccioni | | 2' | 19' |
| LK | 19 | Alessandro Zanni | | 46' |
| LK | 20 | Federico Ruzza | | 46' |
| FL | 21 | Sebastian Negri | | 60' |
| SH | 22 | Callum Braley | | 60' |
| FH | 23 | Carlo Canna | | 69' |
| Coach: ||
| Conor O'Shea ||
* Player of the Match:
* Cheslin Kolbe (South Africa)
* Assistant referees:
* Romain Poite (France)
* Alexandre Ruiz (France)
* Television match official:
* Rowan Kitt (England)
Notes:
* Sergio Parisse played in his 15th World Cup match, an Italian record.
* Andrea Lovotti became the fourth player to receive a red during the 2019 World Cup, matching a tournament high set in 1995 and 1999.
* With injuries to both the starting tighthead and reserve tighthead for Italy, scrums went uncontested from the 18th minute.
* No replacement was issued for Cheslin Kolbe.

### New Zealand vs Namibia

* 6 October 2019 13:45 JST (UTC+09)
| (1 BP) New Zealand | 71–9 | Namibia |
| Try: Reece (2) 6' m, 53' c Lienert-Brown (2) 21' m, 47' c Ta'avao 36' c B. Smith (2) 40+5' c, 68' c Moody 42' m Whitelock 56' c J. Barrett 76' c Perenara 79' m Con: J. Barrett (8/11) 37', 40+6', 44', 48', 53', 57', 69', 77' | Report | Pen: Stevens (3/3) 3', 26', 30' |
* Tokyo Stadium, Chōfu Attendance: 48,354 Referee: Pascal Gaüzère (France)
| New Zealand | Namibia |
| FB | 15 | Ben Smith |
| RW | 14 | Sevu Reece | | 67' |
| OC | 13 | Jack Goodhue | | 61' |
| IC | 12 | Anton Lienert-Brown |
| LW | 11 | George Bridge |
| FH | 10 | Jordie Barrett |
| SH | 9 | Aaron Smith | | 51' |
| N8 | 8 | Ardie Savea | | 61' |
| OF | 7 | Sam Cane | | 32' | 44' |
| BF | 6 | Shannon Frizell |
| RL | 5 | Sam Whitelock (c) |
| LL | 4 | Brodie Retallick | | 31' |
| TP | 3 | Nepo Laulala | 32' | | 44' |
| HK | 2 | Codie Taylor | | 51' |
| LP | 1 | Joe Moody | | 54' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Dane Coles | | 51' |
| PR | 17 | Ofa Tu'ungafasi | 73' | 54' |
| PR | 18 | Angus Ta'avao | | 32' |
| LK | 19 | Patrick Tuipulotu | | 31' |
| FL | 20 | Matt Todd | | 61' |
| SH | 21 | Brad Weber | | 51' |
| SH | 22 | TJ Perenara | | 67' |
| WG | 23 | Rieko Ioane | | 61' |
| Coach: ||
| Steve Hansen ||
| FB | 15 | Johann Tromp |
| RW | 14 | Lesley Klim |
| OC | 13 | Justin Newman |
| IC | 12 | Johan Deysel (c) | 57' |
| LW | 11 | J. C. Greyling | 51' |
| FH | 10 | Helarius Kisting |
| SH | 9 | Damian Stevens | 67' |
| N8 | 8 | Janco Venter |
| OF | 7 | Thomasau Forbes | 62' |
| BF | 6 | Prince ǃGaoseb |
| RL | 5 | Tjiuee Uanivi |
| LL | 4 | P. J. van Lill | 17' |
| TP | 3 | A. J. de Klerk | 40' |
| HK | 2 | Torsten van Jaarsveld | 67' |
| LP | 1 | André Rademeyer | 76' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Obert Nortjé | 67' |
| PR | 17 | Nelius Theron | 76' |
| PR | 18 | Aranos Coetzee | 40' |
| LK | 19 | Johan Retief | 17' |
| N8 | 20 | Adriaan Booysen | 62' |
| SH | 21 | Eugene Jantjies | 67' |
| CE | 22 | Darryl de la Harpe | 57' |
| CE | 23 | Janry du Toit | 51' |
| Coach: ||
| Phil Davies ||
* Player of the Match:
* Anton Lienert-Brown (New Zealand)
* Assistant referees:
* Luke Pearce (England)
* Shuhei Kubo (Japan)
* Television match official:
* Rowan Kitt (England)

### South Africa vs Canada

* 8 October 2019 19:15 JST (UTC+09)
| (1 BP) South Africa | 66–7 | Canada |
| Try: De Allende 3' c Nkosi 6' m Reinach (3) 10' c, 18' c, 21' c Gelant 28' c Steyn 40'+1 c Brits 55' c Willemse 66' c Malherbe 73' m Con: E. Jantjies (8/10) 3', 12', 20', 22', 29', 40'+2, 56', 68' | Report | Try: Heaton 46' c Con: Nelson (1/1) 48' |
* Kobe Misaki Stadium, Kobe Attendance: 28,014 Referee: Luke Pearce (England)
| South Africa | Canada |
| FB | 15 | Damian Willemse |
| RW | 14 | Warrick Gelant |
| OC | 13 | Damian de Allende | 63' |
| IC | 12 | François Steyn |
| LW | 11 | S'busiso Nkosi |
| FH | 10 | Elton Jantjies |
| SH | 9 | Cobus Reinach | 52' |
| N8 | 8 | Francois Louw |
| OF | 7 | Kwagga Smith |
| BF | 6 | Siya Kolisi (c) |
| RL | 5 | Franco Mostert |
| LL | 4 | RG Snyman |
| TP | 3 | Vincent Koch | 54' |
| HK | 2 | Schalk Brits | 58' |
| LP | 1 | Thomas du Toit | 54' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Malcolm Marx | 58' |
| PR | 17 | Steven Kitshoff | 54' |
| PR | 18 | Frans Malherbe | 54' |
| LK | 19 | Eben Etzebeth |
| FL | 20 | Pieter-Steph du Toit |
| SH | 21 | Herschel Jantjies | 52' |
| FH | 22 | Handré Pollard | 63' |
| FB | 23 | Willie le Roux |
| Coach: ||
| Rassie Erasmus ||
| FB | 15 | Andrew Coe |
| RW | 14 | Jeff Hassler |
| OC | 13 | Conor Trainor |
| IC | 12 | Ciaran Hearn | | 75' |
| LW | 11 | D. T. H. van der Merwe |
| FH | 10 | Peter Nelson | | 63' |
| SH | 9 | Phil Mack | | 56' |
| N8 | 8 | Tyler Ardron (c) | | 56' | 75' |
| OF | 7 | Matt Heaton |
| BF | 6 | Lucas Rumball |
| RL | 5 | Kyle Baillie | | 13' |
| LL | 4 | Evan Olmstead |
| TP | 3 | Jake Ilnicki | | 40' |
| HK | 2 | Andrew Quattrin | | 56' |
| LP | 1 | Hubert Buydens | | 40' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Benoît Piffero | | 56' |
| PR | 17 | Djustice Sears-Duru | | 40' |
| PR | 18 | Matt Tierney | | 40' |
| LK | 19 | Josh Larsen | 36' | 13' |
| LK | 20 | Mike Sheppard | | 56' | 75' |
| SH | 21 | Jamie Mackenzie | | 56' |
| FH | 22 | Shane O'Leary | | 63' |
| CE | 23 | Giuseppe du Toit | | 75' |
| Coach: ||
| Kingsley Jones ||
* Player of the Match:
* RG Snyman (South Africa)
* Assistant referees:
* Angus Gardner (Australia)
* Andrew Brace (Ireland)
* Television match official:
* Rowan Kitt (England)
Notes:
* Cobus Reinach (South Africa) scored the fastest hat-trick in a World Cup match, with just 11 minutes between his first and third tries.

### New Zealand vs Italy

* 12 October 2019 13:45 JST (UTC+09)
| New Zealand | 0–0 (Cancelled) | Italy |
* City of Toyota Stadium, Toyota Referee: Luke Pearce (England)
* Assistant referees:
* Wayne Barnes (England)
* Alexandre Ruiz (France)
* Television match official:
* Graham Hughes (England)
Notes:
* As a result of inclement weather caused by Typhoon Hagibis this match was cancelled and awarded as a 0–0 draw.

### Namibia vs Canada

* 13 October 2019 12:15 JST (UTC+09)
| Namibia | 0–0 (Cancelled) | Canada |
* Kamaishi Recovery Memorial Stadium, Kamaishi Referee: Paul Williams (New Zealand)
| Namibia | Canada |
| FB | 15 | Johann Tromp |
| RW | 14 | Lesley Klim |
| OC | 13 | Johan Deysel (c) |
| IC | 12 | Darryl de la Harpe |
| LW | 11 | J. C. Greyling |
| FH | 10 | Cliven Loubser |
| SH | 9 | Eugene Jantjies |
| N8 | 8 | Janco Venter |
| OF | 7 | Wian Conradie |
| BF | 6 | Prince ǃGaoseb |
| RL | 5 | Tjiuee Uanivi |
| LL | 4 | Johan Retief |
| TP | 3 | Aranos Coetzee |
| HK | 2 | Torsten van Jaarsveld |
| LP | 1 | André Rademeyer |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Louis van der Westhuizen |
| PR | 17 | A. J. de Klerk |
| PR | 18 | Des Sethie |
| LK | 19 | Max Katjijeko |
| FL | 20 | Rohan Kitshoff |
| SH | 21 | Damian Stevens |
| FH | 22 | TC Kisting |
| FB | 23 | Chad Plato |
| Coach: ||
| Phil Davies ||
| FB | 15 | Pat Parfrey |
| RW | 14 | Jeff Hassler |
| OC | 13 | Conor Trainor |
| IC | 12 | Ciaran Hearn |
| LW | 11 | D. T. H. van der Merwe |
| FH | 10 | Peter Nelson |
| SH | 9 | Gordon McRorie |
| N8 | 8 | Tyler Ardron (c) |
| OF | 7 | Matt Heaton |
| BF | 6 | Lucas Rumball |
| RL | 5 | Conor Keys |
| LL | 4 | Evan Olmstead |
| TP | 3 | Jake Ilnicki |
| HK | 2 | Eric Howard |
| LP | 1 | Djustice Sears-Duru |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Andrew Quattrin |
| PR | 17 | Hubert Buydens |
| PR | 18 | Matt Tierney |
| N8 | 19 | Luke Campbell |
| FL | 20 | Dustin Dobravsky |
| SH | 21 | Jamie Mackenzie |
| FH | 22 | Shane O'Leary |
| FB | 23 | Andrew Coe |
| Coach: ||
| Kingsley Jones ||
* Assistant referees:
* Jaco Peyper (South Africa)
* Federico Anselmi (Argentina)
* Television match official:
* Ben Skeen (New Zealand)
Notes:
* Despite both teams naming their sides, this match was cancelled following an evacuation order in Kamaishi during Typhoon Hagibis and awarded as a 0–0 draw.