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Rugby Union World Cup 2019
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| 2019 Rugby World Cup
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Number of nations
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20 (of 93 applicants)
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World Champion
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South Africa South Africa (3rd title)
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venue
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Japan Japan
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Opening game
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20th September 2019
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Endgame
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2nd November 2019
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Games
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45
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Points
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2196 (⌀: 48.8 per game)
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tries
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284 (⌀: 6.31 per game)
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spectator
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1,702,088 (⌀: 37,824 per game)
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Most of the points
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South Africa Handré Pollard (69)
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Most attempts
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Wales Josh Adams (7)
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 yellow cards
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28 (⌀: 0.62 per game)
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 Yellow-red cards
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1 (⌀: 0.02 per game)
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 Red cards
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7 (⌀: 0.16 per game)
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| ← 2015
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2023 →
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The 9th Rugby Union World Cup ( English Rugby World Cup Japan 2019 ) took place in Japan from September 20 to November 2, 2019 . In the final, which was held at the International Stadium in Yokohama , South Africa beat England 32:12 and secured the world title for the third time after 1995 and 2007.
In July 2009, the World Rugby Federation appointed Japan to host the tournament. Other applicants were England , Italy and South Africa , with England being awarded the contract for 2015. This world championship was the first to be held in an Asian country. After the World Cup and the Summer Olympics , it once again attracted the greatest number of spectators to the stadiums and in front of the television sets.
Applications
Floating rugby ball in
Osaka Harbor
The World Rugby Federation ( operating under the name International Rugby Board until 2014 ) wanted all interested associations to announce their intention to host the 2015 and 2019 World Cups by August 15, 2008. At that time, all that was required was a letter of intent without detailed planning. Ten associations, more than ever before, formally expressed their interest: Australia, England, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Russia, Scotland, South Africa and Wales. Six of these ten associations withdrew their candidacy in the first half of 2009. That left England, Italy, Japan and South Africa, with England and Japan being favorites. On July 28, 2009, the World Federation of England's candidacy for 2015, while Japan won the 2019 World Cup.
qualification
In addition to hosts Japan, which also qualified in third place in the preliminary round group of the 2015 World Cup, the eight quarter-finalists of the last World Cup finals and the other three third-placed teams in the preliminary round groups were qualified for the tournament. There were still eight places left in the qualification for the twenty-nation tournament. Two places each were reserved for the continental associations of America and Oceania and one each for Africa and Europe. The last two starting positions were played in an intercontinental qualifying round (play-off Europe-Oceania) and a repechage.
The qualified teams are: Japan as hosts and third in the group in 2015, New Zealand as defending champions, Australia as second and South Africa as third place in 2015, Argentina as semi-finalists, the quarter-finalists Ireland , France , Scotland and Wales , group thirds Italy , Georgia and England . In addition, there are the USA and Uruguay as the two qualifiers from America, Russia from Europe, Fiji and Tonga from Oceania, Namibia from Africa, Samoa as the winner of the Europe-Oceania play-off and Canada as the winner of the Repechage. Germany narrowly missed qualifying in the Repechage as runner-up.
The participating nations are almost the same as at the World Cup four years ago. Instead of Romania, Russia qualified this time.
Venues
The provisional list of venues presented in 2009 after the World Cup was awarded contained 22 stadiums. Initially, there were considerations of holding individual games in Hong Kong and Singapore . The official list of venues presented on March 2 still contained twelve stadiums. Among other things, the International Stadium Yokohama was included, which was still missing from the first list. Hong Kong and Singapore had been canceled, so that all games were now held in Japan.
The centerpiece of the application was the new construction of the Olympic Stadium in Tokyo planned by Zaha Hadid with a view to the 2020 Summer Olympics . With a targeted capacity of 80,000 spectators, it would have been the largest stadium, as well as the venue for the World Cup finals and other important games. Due to massive cost overruns, Prime Minister Shinzō Abe announced on July 17, 2015 that the project had been canceled and a new tender would be launched. Due to this delay, the new Olympic Stadium was not available in time for the Rugby World Cup. World Rugby issued a statement saying it was very disappointed with this decision, especially as the Organizing Committee and the Japanese Sports Council had repeatedly given assurances that the project would be completed on time.
World Rugby gave the organizers until the end of September to work out an alternative plan. In view of various media reports speculating about a possible re-award of the World Cup to Italy or South Africa, association president Bernard Lapasset emphasized that Japan would definitely remain the host and that there would be no "Plan B". On September 28, 2015, World Rugby announced that a new stadium concept had been agreed with the organizers. The most important venue was now the International Stadium, while the Tokyo Stadium was used in the Tokyo suburb of Chofu .
| Yokohama |
Fukuroi |
Chofu |
Toyota
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| International Stadium |
Shizuoka Stadium Ecopa |
Tokyo Stadium |
City of Toyota Stadium
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| Capacity: 72,327
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Capacity: 50,889
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Capacity: 49,970
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Capacity: 45,000
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Sapporo
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Ōita
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| Sapporo Dome |
Oita Stadium
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| Capacity: 41,410
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Capacity: 40,000
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| Kumamoto |
Kobe
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| Kumamoto Stadium |
Kobe Misaki Stadium
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| Capacity: 32,000
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Capacity: 30,312
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| Kumagaya |
Higashiōsaka |
Fukuoka |
Kamaishi
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| Kumagaya rugby stadium |
Hanazono Rugby Stadium |
Fukuoka Hakatanomori Stadium |
Kamaishi Recovery Memorial Stadium
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| Capacity: 24,000
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Capacity: 30,000
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Capacity: 22,563
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Capacity: 16,187
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draw
On May 10, 2017, during the qualification phase, the groups for the World Cup were drawn in Kyoto . The participants were divided into five pots. Decisive for the first three pots with the already qualified teams was the placement in the world rugby world rankings after the end of the end-of-year internationals . New Zealand, England, Australia and Ireland were in pot 1, Scotland, France, South Africa and Wales in pot 2 and Argentina, Japan, Georgia and Italy in pot 3. In the fourth pot were the qualifiers Oceania 1 and America 1 , Europe, Africa, Fifth Oceania 2, America 2 and the winner of the Intercontinental Settlement and Repechage. The groups were drawn as follows:
Official
On May 7, 2019, the world association announced the names of the officials. A total of twelve referees, seven assistants and four video referees were appointed.
- referee
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- Assistants
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- Video referee
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Tournament rules
There were four preliminary round groups with five participants each. Within each group, the teams played against each other once. The teams in places 1 and 2 qualified for the quarter-finals. The first three teams in each group secured participation in the 2023 World Cup .
The distribution of points in the preliminary round was based on the following system:
- 4 points if you win
- 2 points if there is a tie
- 0 points in the event of a loss (before possible bonus points)
- 1 bonus point for four or more attempts , regardless of the final score
- 1 bonus point in the event of a defeat with a difference of seven game points or less
In the event of a tie between two or more teams, the better table position was determined in succession according to the following criteria:
- Winner of the direct encounter between two teams with equal points
- Better difference in game points
- Better difference in trials
- Higher number of game points
- Higher number of attempts
- Better placement in the World Rugby World Ranking from October 14, 2019
The final round began with the quarter-finals. Every game had to end with a win. If there was a tie after the regular playing time of 80 minutes, an extension of 2 x 10 minutes followed. If there was still no winner, there was another ten-minute extension with sudden death . If there was still no winner after a total of 110 minutes, the winner would be determined in a kicks to the goal posts.
Preliminary round
for the quarter-finals and World Cup 2023 qualifying
qualified for World Cup 2023
Group A
Although Japan had sensationally beaten South Africa four years earlier and since then has shown further remarkable performances, reaching the two qualifying places in Group A was by no means certain from the outset. The hosts clearly won the opening game against Russia , with Kōtarō Matsushima being the first Japanese ever to manage a hat trick in a World Cup game. In the second game against Ireland, the Japanese won completely unexpectedly 19:12 and caused another big surprise. The way in which they really dominated the world number one at times amazed even experts. The third win against Samoa was safe, which led to the decisive fourth game against Scotland . The Japanese withstood the enormous pressure and won 28:21, whereupon they were unbeaten and became the first Asian team to ever qualify for the quarter-finals.
Ireland started the tournament as one of the most popular favorites for the world championship. It dominated Scotland almost at will in the first game and was vastly superior to the opponent. It was all the more astonishing that the Irish could not find a recipe against the unleashed Japanese and were never able to carry out their tactics. They then rehabilitated themselves against Russia and did not allow the opponent a single point. Although the Irish were outnumbered for over 50 minutes after a red card in their fourth game, they also clearly prevailed against Samoa and secured the quarter-final qualification.
After the initial defeat against Ireland, Scotland was under pressure early on, but was able to rehabilitate itself with two very clear victories against Samoa and Russia (each without allowing a point from the opponent) and created a good starting position again. In view of a possible cancellation of the fourth game against Japan due to Typhoon Hagibis (see there ), Mark Dodson, the CEO of the Scottish Rugby Union , threatened to take legal action if the game did not take place. His remarks caused outrage and World Rugby announced proceedings for misconduct because he had discredited the match. The Scots were subject to the hosts and missed the final round for the second time since 2011. The team from Samoa could only show their usual attacking game in the first game against Russia and had no chance against the other teams. As expected, Russia ended the tournament at the bottom of the table with four clear defeats.
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country
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Games
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Victories
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Unent.
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Ndlg.
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Game
points
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Diff.
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Bonus
points
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Points
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| 1.
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Japan Japan
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4th
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4th
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0
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0
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115: 62
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+ 53
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3
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19th
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Ireland Ireland
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4th
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3
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0
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1
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121: 27
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+ 94
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4th
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16
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Scotland Scotland
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4th
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2
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0
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2
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119: 55
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+ 64
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3
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11
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| 4th
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Samoa Samoa
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4th
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1
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0
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3
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58: 128
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- 70
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1
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5
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| 5.
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Russia Russia
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4th
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0
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0
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4th
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19: 160
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- 141
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0
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0
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Group B
The first game in Group B was the clash between defending champions New Zealand and South Africa , both of whom had been traded as possible group winners. The All Blacks kept the Springboks (who had won the 2019 Rugby Championship a month earlier ) in check and ultimately won. In doing so, they continued their unbeaten state at World Cup preliminary round matches, which they had been unbeaten since 1987, and immediately established themselves as favorites for the world championship title. As expected, the following two games against Canada and Namibia turned out to be a real show with nine and eleven attempts respectively . Against Canada, Jordie, Beauden and Scott Barrett were the first three brothers to play together for New Zealand. The fourth game against Italy had to be canceled because of the Hagibis typhoon.
Apart from the first game against New Zealand, South Africa did not show any difficulties and there were clear victories against Namibia, Italy and Canada. Against Canada, Cobus Reinach managed the fastest hat trick in World Cup history with three attempts within eleven minutes. The Italians won their first two games against Namibia and Canada. For a short time they even led the table until they suffered a significant defeat against South Africa. That ended the tournament for Italy. Both Namibia and Canada had no chance and remained without a victory; the direct encounter between the two teams was also canceled. Namibia did not finish bottom of the group for the first time in its sixth World Cup participation.
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country
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Games
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Victories
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Unent.
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Ndlg.
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Game
points
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Diff.
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Bonus
points
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Points
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| 1.
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New Zealand New Zealand
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4th
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3
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1
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0
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157: 22
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+ 135
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2
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16
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South Africa South Africa
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4th
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3
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0
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1
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185: 36
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+ 149
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3
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15th
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| 3.
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Italy Italy
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4th
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2
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1
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1
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98:78
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+ 20
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2
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12
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| 4th
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Namibia Namibia
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4th
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0
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1
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3
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34: 175
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- 141
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0
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2
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| 5.
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Canada Canada
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4th
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0
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1
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3
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14: 177
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- 163
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0
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2
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* The game between New Zealand and Italy was canceled on October 10th due to the approaching Typhoon Hagibis and counted as a 0-0 draw. On the morning of October 13th, the game between Namibia and Canada was canceled for the same reason.
Group C
Group C was considered the “ death group ” of this World Cup, and as four years earlier, England had been drawn into this. In contrast to 2015, the English not only survived the preliminary round this time unscathed, but also made a very convincing impression. They won against both Tonga and the USA without any problems. Argentina seemed to be a higher hurdle, but the 2015 World Cup fourth had to play undernumbered for over an hour after being sent off and was therefore also without a chance. The eagerly awaited encounter with arch-rivals France was canceled because of the typhoon, so that England was the group winner ahead of time.
France clearly led at halftime in the first game against Argentina, but let their opponents catch up again. A drop goal by Camille Lopez ten minutes before the end of the game decided the game with two points in favor of the French. While they clearly won the next game against the USA, the game against Tonga ended again with only two points difference. The French only managed to avert a World Cup defeat against the team from the South Pacific with difficulty (it would have been the second after 2011). The quarter-final qualification was secured even before the game against England.
The puma from Argentina showed an overall disappointing World Cup and were far from the shape of the 2015 World Cup. Two wins against Tonga and the USA faced two losses against France and England. Tonga had no chance in the first game against England, lost the two following games against Argentina and France relatively narrowly and finally prevailed against the USA. The Americans, on the other hand, left the tournament with four defeats.
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country
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Games
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Victories
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Unent.
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Ndlg.
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Game
points
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Diff.
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Bonus
points
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Points
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| 1.
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England England
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4th
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3
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1
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0
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119: 20
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+ 99
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3
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17th
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| 2.
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France France
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4th
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3
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1
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0
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79:51
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+ 28
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1
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15th
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| 3.
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Argentina Argentina
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4th
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2
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0
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2
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106: 91
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+ 15
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3
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11
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| 4th
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Tonga Tonga
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4th
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1
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0
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3
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67: 105
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- 38
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2
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6th
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| 5.
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United States United States
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4th
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0
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0
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4th
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52: 156
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- 104
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0
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0
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* The game was canceled on October 10th due to the approaching Typhoon Hagibis as a precaution and counted as a 0-0 draw.
Group D
Wales started the tournament with a clear win against Georgia . In the game against Australia , the other favorite in first place in Group D, the Welsh won by just four points. A drop goal from Dan Biggar after just 35 seconds also contributed to this, the fastest in World Cup history. Against Fiji , the Welsh fell behind early, but were able to make up for it and ultimately decide the game for themselves. By beating Uruguay in their fourth game , they secured first place in the group.
Australia were two points behind in their opening game against Fiji at break, but with four attempts in the second half, the Wallabies managed to win a clear victory. After losing to Wales, they won the two other games against Uruguay and Georgia, which also secured them the quarter-finals. While Fiji's opening defeat to Australia wasn't entirely unexpected, the second loss to Uruguay was a minor sensation. Although the Fijians scored five attempts (two more than their opponents), they still lost as they missed important points with no fewer than four raises and two penalties. A clear win against Georgia and a narrow defeat against Wales ultimately meant 3rd place.
Georgia tried to build on the good result of 2015, which did not quite succeed: The win against Uruguay was offset by three defeats against Wales, Fiji and Australia. Despite the surprising win in their first game against Fiji, Uruguay was only last place.
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country
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Games
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Victories
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Unent.
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Ndlg.
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Game
points
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Diff.
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Bonus
points
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Points
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| 1.
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 Wales
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4th
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4th
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0
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0
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136: 69
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+ 67
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3
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19th
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| 2.
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Australia Australia
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4th
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3
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0
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1
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136: 68
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+ 68
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4th
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16
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| 3.
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Fiji Fiji
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4th
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1
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0
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3
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110: 108
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+ 2
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3
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7th
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| 4th
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Georgia Georgia
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4th
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1
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0
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3
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65: 122
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- 57
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1
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5
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| 5.
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Uruguay Uruguay
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4th
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1
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0
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3
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60: 140
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- 80
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0
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4th
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Final round
Overview
Quarter finals
In the first quarter-finals, England were the winners of Group C and Australia were runner-up in Group D. Christian Lealiifano gave the Wallabies a 3-0 lead with a penalty. The English responded promptly with two attempts by Jonny May and two increases by Owen Farrell , which made it 14: 3 after 25 minutes. After another penalty from Lealiifano and Farrell, it went 17: 9 into the break. Shortly after the start of the second half, Australia came within one point with a penalty, an attempt by Marika Koroibete and a raise; after 44 minutes it was still 17:16. But the Australians then came under more and more pressure from the increasingly stronger English, who consistently exploited every mistake. With an increased attempt by Kyle Sinckler and two more penalties from Farrell, they pulled away to 33:16. Finally, Anthony Watson made it all clear in the 76th minute with the fourth elevated attempt and secured England the first World Cup semi-final since 2007.
Defending champions New Zealand (first in Group B) and co-favorites Ireland (second in Group A) met in the second quarter-finals. From the beginning, the All Blacks took command and didn't give their opponents a chance. Two attempts by Aaron Smith and another by Beauden Barrett (with Richie Mo'unga contributing a penalty and two raises) gave a comfortable 22-0 lead after just over half an hour. With this result, it went into the break. After the restart, the New Zealanders continued their attacking game consistently. Codie Taylor and Matt Todd contributed two more attempts, so that after 61 minutes it was already 34: 0. Only now were the Irish able to effectively defend themselves and only scored their first points in the 69th minute with an attempt by Robbie Henshaw and a raise by Joey Carbery . A penalty attempt for Ireland in the 76th minute and a not increased attempt by Jordie Barrett shortly before the end resulted in the extremely clear final result of 46:14 for the All Blacks .
Most exciting was the third quarter-final between Wales (Group D winners) against France (Group C runner-up). A special feature was the fact that two previously undefeated teams faced each other. With two attempts by Sébastien Vahaamahina and Charles Ollivon and a raise by Romain Ntamack , the French were already in the lead 0:12 after just eight minutes. The Welsh countered with an attempt by Aaron Wainwright and a raise and a penalty from Dan Biggar , so that after 20 minutes it was only 10:12. Virimi Vakatawa with a try after 31 minutes and Ntamack with a raise again put France in front, the break was 10:19. In the 48th minute, Vahaamahina was sent off with a red card for an intentional elbow check in Wainwright's face. The French, who were now outnumbered, were no longer able to set any accents. Biggar brought the Welsh in the 54th minute with another penalty to 13:19. Ross Moriarty's attempt in the 74th minute and Biggar's raise turned the game around. Wales were now 20:19 in the lead and did not give them up until the end of the game.
In the last quarter-finals, hosts Japan (winners of group A) hoped for a similar success against South Africa (second in group B) as they did four years earlier at the 2015 World Cup. In the fourth minute, the Springboks went 0 thanks to an unsaved attempt by Makazole Mapimpi : 5 in the lead. After 20 minutes, Yū Tamura reduced the score to 3: 5 with a penalty. Otherwise, both teams neutralized each other during the first half and went into the break with this result. In the second half, the strength of the Japanese dwindled visibly and had less and less to oppose the onslaught of the South Africans. After Handré gave Pollard three penalties at 3:14, Faf de Klerk and Mapimpi made it all clear with further attempts and Pollard with an increase. Nevertheless, the quarter-finals represented the greatest success for the emerging Japanese rugby sport to date.
Semifinals
England and New Zealand faced each other in the first semi-final, the two teams that had made the best impression so far during the tournament. Accordingly, this game was also regarded as a kind of “early final”. Completely unexpectedly, the favored All Blacks were taken by surprise by the tactically excellent Englishmen and were not able to pull off their usual fluent attacking game. With a try by Manu Tuilagi after 96 seconds and a raise from Owen Farrell , England took an early 7-0 lead. The English dominated all set pieces and consistently pushed their opponents on the defensive. In the 25th minute, the referee declared an attempt by Sam Underhill to be invalid because a team-mate had blocked a possible tackle immediately beforehand . After a penalty from George Ford it was 10-0 for England at break. Shortly after the restart, after the intervention of the video referee, another attempt by Ben Youngs was denied, this time due to losing the ball in an open scrum . The English team was not deterred and Ford advanced in the 50th minute with another penalty to 13-0. A mistake by the English when throwing in the alley led to the All Blacks ' only points after 57 minutes when Ardie Savea tried, followed by a raise by Richie Mo'unga to 13: 7. Ford contributed two more penalties to the 19: 7 final score. It was New Zealand's first World Cup defeat since the 2007 quarter-finals against France . It was also the first ever World Cup victory for the English against the New Zealanders.
The second semi-final between Wales and South Africa was very tactical, especially in the first half. Neither team succeeded in making a decisive advance, which is why both initially limited themselves to exploiting penalties. Two successful kicks by Dan Biggar for Wales and three by Handré Pollard for South Africa led to the 6-9 break. The second half began similarly to the first half: Biggar leveled with a penalty in the 46th minute and the score was 9: 9. Damian de Allende made the first successful attempt in the game in the 57th minute, followed by a raise by Pollard, which pulled South Africa away to 9:16. Wales countered eight minutes later when Josh Adams scored his sixth attempt in the tournament and Leigh Halfpenny leveled with his raise to 16:16. Four minutes later, Pollard scored the decisive point to win the Springboks 16:19 with a penalty .
3rd place match
In the duel of the semi-final losers, the Welsh sought the first victory against the All Blacks in 66 years; it was also the last game for Wales coach Warren Gatland . After two increased attempts by Joe Moody and Beauden Barrett , however, it was already 14-0 for New Zealand after 13 minutes. Although the Welsh were able to shorten it to 14:10 by the 27th minute with an increased attempt from Hallam Amos and a penalty from Rhys Patchell , but they subsequently failed to take advantage of their gained space and their higher share of possession . Instead, the All Blacks pulled away thanks to two increased attempts by Ben Smith before the break to 28:10. Shortly after the restart, Ryan Crotty contributed another heightened attempt to take the 35:10 lead. In the 59th minute, the Welshman Josh Adams scored his seventh attempt in this tournament, which he was able to expand his position as top scorer. Richie Mo'unga , who had previously kicked all of New Zealand's raises, also succeeded in making an attempt to make it 40:17 four minutes before the end.
final
Due to the performance during the final round, the English were considered favorites by the bookmakers before the decisive game. But from the beginning they did not manage to develop their previously successful attack game. They failed repeatedly on the South African defensive and made numerous unusual mistakes, especially in the crowd . This in turn allowed the Springboks to kick penalty kicks from favorable positions. Handré Pollard gave the South Africans a 3-0 lead in the 10th minute. Owen Farrell was able to equalize to 3: 3 after 23 minutes, but Pollard made two more penalties for a 6:12 lead at break. Even in the second half, the English did not find a recipe against the South African defensive concept. After further penalties by Pollard and Farrell it was 12:18 after an hour. Then Makazole Mapimpi made the first decisive breakthrough in the 66th minute and scored an attempt that Pollard increased. After 74 minutes, Cheslin Kolbe succeeded in another heightened attempt to the 12:32 final score. For the third time after 1995 and 2007, the Springboks secured the Webb Ellis Cup ; it was also the first time that a team had won the world title after losing in the group stage.
statistics
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Most attempts achieved :
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Effects of Typhoon Hagibis
World Rugby and the World Cup Organizing Committee announced on October 10th that they had canceled Group B between New Zealand and Italy and Group C between England and France . The reasons for the decision were the approaching Typhoon Hagibis and the associated consequences for the Tokyo metropolitan area, including likely disruptions in local public transport and storm damage. This was the first time ever that World Cup games had to be canceled. World Rugby and the organizers reserved further possible cancellations on October 13 due to weather conditions, particularly for the game between Japan and Scotland .
On the evening of October 12th (local time), World Rugby and the organizers released a statement that they had informed the teams from Namibia and Canada of the possibility of a game being canceled as the typhoon would hit the Kamaishi venue . The decision to cancel was made the following morning due to an official evacuation order. The Canadian team stayed in Kamaishi to help the local people with the cleanup.
Shortly after the Namibia – Canada game was canceled, it was confirmed that the games between Wales and Uruguay and between the USA and Tonga would take place as planned, as the venues were not in the catchment area of the typhoon. Around noon on October 12, it was confirmed that the match between Japan and Scotland would not be affected by the typhoon and would be played as planned. Previously, there had also been fears that the game could be played without a spectator for safety reasons, but this did not happen.
According to the tournament rules, all canceled preliminary round games were rated as a tie with a score of 0: 0, which is why all teams concerned were each awarded two points in the table. This made it impossible for France to play for the first position in Group A, which at the time was held by England. For Italy the cancellation meant the end of the tournament; a (rather unlikely) win against New Zealand would have enabled the team to qualify for the final round.
Television broadcast
For the first time, the local rights holder was not also the producer of the television broadcast. Instead International Games Broadcast Services (IGBS) was responsible, a joint venture between Host Broadcast Services (HBS) and IMG . IGBS used production resources from traditional rugby countries such as Australia, France, New Zealand, South Africa and the UK. The Japanese broadcaster NHK was the first to broadcast images in 8K resolution , using a combination of nine 8K cameras with projected 4K signals from IGBS. The international broadcast center was located next to Tokyo Stadium .
In Germany , ProSiebenSat.1 Media acquired the broadcasting rights to the 2018 qualifying games and the 2019 World Cup games. While the three games with German participation were broadcast on the free TV channel ProSieben Maxx , the remaining games were played on the free live streaming service . de can also be seen. Jan Lüdecke was the commentator for the TV broadcasts. The rest of the games featured an English commentary. The live broadcasts were moderated by Aiman Abdallah as part of the ran Rugby TV program . These broadcasts could also be seen in Austria and Switzerland.
31 of the total of 48 games in the 2019 Rugby Union World Cup were broadcast from September to November on ProSieben Maxx and ran.de with German commentary. The remaining games were streaming on ran.de to see. Commentators on the World Cup games are Markus Krawinkel, Jan Lüdecke and the former German national rugby player Manuel Wilhelm . In the German-speaking part of Switzerland , SRF info broadcast the two semi-finals live, SRF two broadcast the final.
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