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New Zealand are the defending champions of 2019 Rugby World Cup as Kiwi’s had defeated Australia in Rugby World Cup 2015 Finals by 34-17 scores and become the World Champions of Rugby for the 3rd time in the history. Before this victory New Zealand had won the 1st ever Rugby World Cup edition back in 1987 whereas they won their 2nd Champions title back in 2011.
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2019 Rugby World Cup Rules and Format
Each participating team will appear in 4 matches against their group mates whereas the top two teams of each group with qualify for the next rounds of this event. As per rules, two teams that finish on top place in their group point tables will enter into the next rounds of this event known as Quarter-Finals. Total 8 teams will meet each other in the Knock-out rounds of this tournament whereas top two teams will play in the Finals of 2019 Rugby World Cup.
Rugby World Cup Qualified Teams
The 12 teams that have automatically qualified for the main rounds are those that ended up on top positions in their respective groups during Rugby World Cup 2015 and these teams includes the defending champions New Zealand along with Australia, Italy, Japan, Georgia, England, South Africa, Argentina, Wales, Scotland, Ireland and France.
The other 8 teams of this tournament include Russia, Fiji, Tonga, Samoa, USA, Canada, Uruguay and Namibia. All these teams have qualified on the basis of their victories in different Regional and Cross-Regional tournaments.
Rugby World Cup Groups
All 20 teams of 2019 Rugby World Cup are divided into 4 groups with 5 teams in each group whereas the top two teams from each group will appear in the Knockout Rounds of this event. Each team will play 4 matches against their group mates.
The Pool A of Rugby World Cup involves Ireland, Samoa, Russia, Japan and Scotland whereas teams in Pool B includes the defending champions New Zealand along with South Africa, Italy, Canada and Namibia. Pool C includes England, France, Tonga, USA and Argentina whereas Australia, Wales, Georgia, Fuji and Uruguay are placed in Pool D of this event.
Rugby World Cup Venues
The current edition of Rugby World Cup 2019 is going to be host by Japan for the 1st time in history. Total 12 stadiums across Japan will host all the matches including Knockouts and Finals of 2019 Rugby World Cup. The complete list of 2019 Rugby World Cup Venues is given below.
| Venue | Location |
| Toyota Stadium
|
Toyota City |
| International Stadium
|
Yokohama |
| Hakatanomori Stadium
|
Fukuoka |
| Kobe City Misaki Park
|
Kobe |
| Kumagaya Rugby Ground
|
Kumagaya |
| Kamaishi Recovery Memorial Stadium
|
Kamaishi |
| Kumamoto Stadium
|
Kumamoto |
| Oita Stadium
|
Oita |
| Higashiosaka City Rugby Stadium
|
Osaka |
| Sapporo Dome
|
Sapporo |
| Ogasayama Sports Park
|
Shizuoka |
| Tokyo Stadium
|
Tokyo |
Rugby World Cup Warm-ups Schedule
Before appearing in the main rounds of 2019 Rugby World Cup, all participating teams of this tournament will play warm-up matches with other each other. England, Ireland, Wales and Scotland are scheduled to play several matches against South Africa, New Zealand, Argentina and Australia. The complete 2019 Rugby Warm-ups Schedule is given below.
England Warm-up Schedule 2019 Rugby World Cup
| Date | Teams | Venue |
| 11th Aug, 2019 | England vs Wales | Cardiff |
| 17th Aug, 2019 | England vs Wales | Cardiff |
| 24th Aug, 2019 | England vs Ireland | Twickenham |
| 6th Sep, 2019 | England vs Italy | Newcastle |
France Warm-up Schedule 2019 Rugby World Cup
Date |
Teams |
Venue |
| 17th Aug, 2019 | France vs Scotland | TBC |
| 24th Aug, 2019 | Scotland vs France | BT Murrayfield |
Ireland Warm-up Schedule 2019 Rugby World Cup
| Date | Teams | Venue |
| 10th Aug, 2019 | Ireland vs Italy | Aviva Stadium |
| 24th Aug, 2019 | England vs Ireland | Twickenham |
| 31st Aug, 2019 | Wales vs Ireland | Principality Stadium |
| 7th Sep, 2019 | Ireland vs Wales | Aviva Stadium |
Scotland Warm-up Schedule 2019 Rugby World Cup
| Date | Teams | Venue |
| 17th Aug, 2019 | France vs Scotland | TBC |
| 24th Aug, 2019 | France vs Scotland | BT Murrayfield |
| 31st Aug, 2019 | Georgia vs Scotland | Georgia |
| 7th Sep, 2019 | Georgia vs Scotland | BT Murrayfield |
Wales Warm-up Schedule 2019 Rugby World Cup
Date |
Teams |
Venue |
| 11th Aug, 2019 | England vs Wales | Twickenham Stadium |
| 17th Aug, 2019 | England vs Wales | Principality Stadium |
| 31st Aug, 2019 | Wales vs Ireland | Principality Stadium |
| 7th Sep, 2019 | Ireland vs Wales | Aviva Stadium |
Italy Warm-up Schedule 2019 Rugby World Cup
| Date | Teams | Venue |
| 10th Aug, 2019 | Ireland vs Italy | Aviva Stadium |
| 6th Sep, 2019 | England vs Italy | Newcastle |
Australia Warm-up Schedule 2019 Rugby World Cup
| Date | Teams | Venue |
| 17th Aug, 2019 | New Zealand vs Australia | Auckland |
| 7th Sep, 2019 | Manu Samoa vs Australia | Sydney |
New Zealand Warm-up Schedule 2019 Rugby World Cup
| Date | Teams | Venue |
| 27th July 2019 | New Zealand vs South Africa | Wellington |
| 17th Aug, 2019 | New Zealand vs Australia | Auckland |
| 7th Sep, 2019 | New Zealand vs Tonga | Hamilton |
South Africa Warm-up Schedule 2019 Rugby World Cup
| Date | Teams | Venue |
| 27th Jul, 2019 | South Africa vs New Zealand | Wellington |
Tonga Warm-up Schedule 2019 Rugby World Cup
| Date | Teams | Venue |
| 7th Sep, 2019 | New Zealand vs Tonga | Hamilton |
Georgia Warm-up Schedule 2019 Rugby World Cup
| Date | Teams | Venue |
| 31st Aug, 2019 | Georgia vs Scotland | Dinamo Arena, Tbilisi, Georgia |
| 7th Sep, 2019 | Scotland vs Georgia | BT Murrayfield |
Rugby World Cup Schedule
The main rounds of 2019 Rugby World Cup 2019 will kick off from 20th September 2019 whereas the big Final will be played on 2nd November 2019. The 1st group stage match of this tournament is scheduled between the host country Japan vs Russia on 20th Sep 2019 at Tokyo. The complete 2019 Rugby World Cup Schedule is given below.
| Date | Teams | Venue | Pool | Time |
| 20th Sep, 2019 | Japan vs Russia | Tokyo | A | 11:45am |
| 21st Sep,2019 | New Zealand vs South Africa | Yokohama | B | 10:45am |
| 21st Sep,2019 | France vs Argentina | Tokyo | C | 8:15am |
| 21st Sep, 2019 | Australia vs Fiji | Sapporo | D | 5:45am |
| 22nd Sep, 2019 | Ireland vs Scotland | Yokohama | A | 8:45am |
| 22nd Sep, 2019 | Italy vs Namibia | Osaka | B | 6:15am |
| 22nd Sep, 2019 | England vs Tonga | Sapporo | C | 11:15am |
| 23rd Sep, 2019 | Wales vs Georgia | Toyota | D | 11:15am |
| 24th Sep, 2019 | Russia vs Samoa | Kumagaya | A | 11:15am |
| 25th Sep,2019 | Fiji vs Uruguay | Kamaishi | D | 6:15am |
| 26th Sep, 2019 | Italy vs Canada | Fukuoka | B | 8:45am |
| 26th Sep, 2019 | USA vs England | Kobe | C | 11:45am |
| 28th Sep 2019 | Ireland vs Japan | Shizuoka | A | 8:15am |
| 28th Sep 2019 | South Africa vs Namibia | Toyota | B | 10:45am |
| 28th Sep 2019 | Argentina vsTonga | Osaka | C | 5:45am |
| 29th Sep,2019 | Georgia vs Uruguay | Kumagaya | D | 6:15am |
| 29th Sep, 2019 | Australia vs Wales | Tokyo | D | 8:45am |
| 30th Sep,2019 | Scotland vs Samoa | Kobe | A | 11:15am |
| 2nd Oct, 2019 | New Zealand vs Canada | Oita | B | 11:15am |
| 2nd Oct, 2019 | France vs USA | Fukuoka | C | 8:45am |
| 3rd Oct, 2019 | Ireland vs Russia | Kobe | A | 11:15am |
| 3rd Oct, 2019 | Fiji vs Georgia | Osaka | D | 6:15am |
| 4th Oct, 2019 | South Africa vs Italy | Shizuoka | B | 10:45am |
| 5th Oct, 2019 | Japan vs Samoa | Toyota | A | 11:30am |
| 5th Oct, 2019 | England vs Argentina | Tokyo | C | 9:00am |
| 5th Oct, 2019 | Australia vs Uruguay | Oita | D | 6:15am |
| 6th Oct, 2019 | New Zealand vs Namibia | Tokyo | B | 5:45am |
| 6th Oct, 2019 | France vs Tonga | Kumamoto | C | 8:45am |
| 8th Oct, 2019 | South Africa vs Canada | Kobe | B | 11:15am |
| 9th Oct, 2019 | Scotland vs Russia | Shizuoka | A | 8:15am |
| 9th Oct, 2019 | Argentina vs USA | Kumagaya | C | 5:45am |
| 9th Oct, 2019 | Wales vs Fiji | Oita | D | 10:45am |
| 11th Oct, 2019 | Australia vs Georgia | Shizuoka | D | 11:15am |
| 12th Oct, 2019 | Ireland vs Samoa | Fukuoka | A | 11:45am |
| 12th Oct, 2019 | New Zealand vs Italy | Toyota | B | 4:15am |
| 12th Oct, 2019 | France vs England | Yokohama | C | 9:15am |
| 13th Oct, 2019 | Japan vs Scotland | Yokohama | A | 11:45am |
| 13th Oct, 2019 | Namibia vs Canada | Kamaishi | B | 4:15am |
| 13th Oct, 2019 | USA vs Tonga | Osaka | C | 6:45am |
| 13th Oct, 2019 | Wales vs Uruguay | Kumamoto | D | 9:15am |
| 19th Oct, 2019 | 1st Quarter Final | Oita | Winner Pool C vs Runner up Pool D | 8:15am |
| 19th Oct, 2019 | 2nd Quarter Final | Tokyo | Winner Pool B vs Runner up Pool A | 11:15am |
| 20th Oct, 2019 | 3rd Quarter Final | Oita | Winner Pool D vs Runner up Pool C | 8:15am |
| 20th Oct, 2019 | 4th Quarter Final | Tokyo | Winner Pool A vs Runner up Pool B | 11:15am |
| 26th Oct, 2019 | Semi-Final | Yokohama | Winner QF1 vs Winner QF 2 | 9:00am |
| 27th Oct, 2019 | Semi-Final | Yokohama | Winner QF3 vs Winner QF 4 | 9:00am |
| 1st Nov, 2019 | Third Place Play-Off | Tokyo | Yet to be Decided | 9:00am |
| 2nd Nov, 2019 | RWC 2019 Final | Yokohama | Yet to be Decided | 9:00am |