20 teams will take part in the final round of the 2019 Rugby Union World Cup , which will be held in Japan between September and November .
The top three of all four preliminary round groups of the 2015 World Cup are entitled to start beforehand . Continental and intercontinental qualification tournaments were held for the other eight starting places. America and Oceania each had two fixed launch sites, Africa and Europe one each. The last two remaining starting places were determined in an intercontinental qualifying round (play-off Europe-Oceania) and a repechage with one participant each from Europe, Africa, America and Asia.
Qualified teams
- Africa
- America
- Asia
-
Japan
Japan as host and third group of the 2015 World Cup
- Europe
-
England
England finished third in the 2015 World Cup
-
France
France as the quarter-finalist of the 2015 World Cup
-
Georgia
Georgia finished third in the group at the 2015 World Cup
-
Ireland
Ireland as the quarter-finalist of the 2015 World Cup
-
Italy
Italy finished third in the 2015 World Cup
-
Scotland
Scotland as quarter-finalist of the 2015 World Cup
-
Wales as quarter-finalist of the 2015 World Cup
-
Russia
Russia as Europe 1
- Oceania
-
Australia
Australia finished second in the 2015 World Cup
-
New Zealand
New Zealand as defending champions
-
Fiji
Fiji as Oceania 1
-
Tonga
Tonga as Oceania 2
-
Samoa
Samoa won the Europe-Oceania play-off
Africa
South Africa qualified through its result at the 2015 World Cup and was not involved in the subsequent continental qualification process. In addition, Africa had a fixed starting place for the finals and another team could have qualified via the Repechage.
The qualification included the top three divisions of the African Championship, with the winner of Division 1A of the 2018 season qualifying directly and the runner-up moving into the repechage. The winner of Division 1C in 2016 had the chance to move up to Division 1A by 2018, while the last place in Division 1B in 2016 was eliminated from the World Cup qualification. In 2017, the winner of Division 1B rose and thus kept the chance of a World Cup qualification, while the last placed in Division 1A was relegated and eliminated.
2016
- Division 1C
|
|
country
|
Games
|
Victories
|
Unent.
|
Ndlg.
|
Game
points
|
Diff.
|
Bonus
points
|
Table
points
|
| 1.
|
Morocco Morocco
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
121: 13
|
+108
|
2
|
10
|
| 2.
|
Nigeria Nigeria
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
41:74
|
-33
|
1
|
5
|
| 3.
|
Mauritius Mauritius
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
24:99
|
-75
|
0
|
0
|
July 13, 2016
|
Nigeria Nigeria
|
31:21
|
Mauritius Mauritius
|
Stade du COC, Casablanca
|
|
|
|
|
July 16, 2016
|
Morocco Morocco
|
53:10
|
Nigeria Nigeria
|
Stade du COC, Casablanca
|
|
|
|
|
Morocco moved up to Division 1B and stayed in qualifying, while Nigeria and Mauritius were eliminated.
- Division 1B
Group A:
|
|
country
|
Games
|
Victories
|
Unent.
|
Ndlg.
|
Game
points
|
Diff.
|
Bonus
points
|
Table
points
|
| 1.
|
Tunisia Tunisia
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
93:15
|
+78
|
2
|
10
|
| 2.
|
Ivory Coast Ivory Coast
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
25:63
|
-38
|
0
|
4th
|
| 3.
|
Botswana Botswana
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
23:63
|
-40
|
1
|
1
|
Group B:
|
|
country
|
Games
|
Victories
|
Unent.
|
Ndlg.
|
Game
points
|
Diff.
|
Bonus
points
|
Table
points
|
| 1.
|
Senegal Senegal
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
84:27
|
+57
|
1
|
9
|
| 2.
|
Madagascar Madagascar
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
48:45
|
+3
|
1
|
5
|
| 3.
|
Zambia Zambia
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
18:78
|
-60
|
0
|
0
|
June 15, 2016
|
Senegal Senegal
|
54: 3
|
Zambia Zambia
|
Stade Municipal de Mahamasina, Antananarivo
|
|
|
|
|
19th June 2016
|
Madagascar Madagascar
|
24:30
|
Senegal Senegal
|
Stade Municipal de Mahamasina, Antananarivo
|
|
|
|
|
Final:
Table:
Senegal was promoted to Division 1A while Zambia was relegated to Division 1C and eliminated from qualifying.
2017
- Silver Cup
The best team of the Silver Cup 2017 qualified for the Gold Cup 2018.
Semifinals:
Final:
3rd place match:
Table:
Morocco rose to the Gold Cup 2018 and thus remained in the qualification, while Ivory Coast, Madagascar and Botswana were eliminated.
- Gold cup
The five best teams of the Gold Cup 2017 qualified for the Gold Cup 2018. The worst team was relegated to the Silver Cup for 2018.
|
|
country
|
Games
|
Victories
|
Unent.
|
Ndlg.
|
Game
points
|
Diff.
|
Bonus
points
|
Table
points
|
| 1.
|
Namibia Namibia
|
5
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
272: 64
|
+208
|
5
|
25th
|
| 2.
|
Kenya Kenya
|
5
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
226: 135
|
+91
|
4th
|
18th
|
| 3.
|
Uganda Uganda
|
5
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
190: 126
|
+64
|
2
|
16
|
| 4th
|
Tunisia Tunisia
|
5
|
2
|
0
|
3
|
91: 272
|
-181
|
0
|
8th
|
| 5.
|
Zimbabwe Zimbabwe
|
5
|
1
|
0
|
4th
|
111: 157
|
-46
|
2
|
6th
|
| 6th
|
Senegal Senegal
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
5
|
75: 211
|
-136
|
1
|
1
|
July 1, 2017
|
Senegal Senegal
|
16:17
|
Uganda Uganda
|
Stade Iba Mar Diop, Dakar
|
|
|
|
|
July 8, 2017
|
Kenya Kenya
|
100: 10
|
Tunisia Tunisia
|
RFUEA Ground, Nairobi
|
|
|
|
|
15th July 2017
|
Kenya Kenya
|
45:25
|
Senegal Senegal
|
RFUEA Ground, Nairobi
|
|
|
|
|
15th July 2017
|
Namibia Namibia
|
31:26
|
Zimbabwe Zimbabwe
|
Hage Geingob Stadium, Windhoek
|
|
|
|
|
July 22, 2017
|
Uganda Uganda
|
24:48
|
Namibia Namibia
|
Kyadondo Rugby Ground, Kampala
|
|
|
|
|
29th July 2017
|
Namibia Namibia
|
45: 7
|
Kenya Kenya
|
Hage Geingob Stadium, Windhoek
|
|
|
|
|
5th August 2017
|
Uganda Uganda
|
38: 12
|
Zimbabwe Zimbabwe
|
Kyadondo Rugby Ground, Kampala
|
|
|
|
|
5th August 2017
|
Tunisia Tunisia
|
26:18
|
Senegal Senegal
|
Mustapha Ben Jannet Stadium, Monastir
|
|
|
|
|
Senegal was relegated to the Silver Cup as the last-placed team and was thus eliminated from the World Cup qualification.
2018
- Gold cup
The winner of the Gold Cup 2018 qualified for the 2019 World Cup, while the runner-up took part in the Repechage. The remaining teams were eliminated.
|
|
country
|
Games
|
Victories
|
Unent.
|
Ndlg.
|
Game
points
|
Diff.
|
Bonus
points
|
Table
points
|
| 1.
|
Namibia Namibia
|
5
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
347: 69
|
+278
|
5
|
25th
|
| 2.
|
Kenya Kenya
|
5
|
4th
|
0
|
1
|
206: 135
|
+71
|
1
|
17th
|
| 3.
|
Uganda Uganda
|
5
|
2
|
0
|
3
|
160: 172
|
-12
|
1
|
9
|
| 4th
|
Tunisia Tunisia
|
5
|
2
|
0
|
3
|
66: 279
|
-213
|
1
|
9
|
| 5.
|
Zimbabwe Zimbabwe
|
5
|
1
|
1
|
3
|
139: 162
|
-23
|
2
|
8th
|
| 6th
|
Morocco Morocco
|
5
|
0
|
1
|
4th
|
96: 197
|
-101
|
1
|
3
|
June 23, 2018
|
Namibia Namibia
|
118: 0
|
Tunisia Tunisia
|
Hage Geingob Stadium, Windhoek
|
|
|
|
|
June 30, 2018
|
Morocco Morocco
|
7:63
|
Namibia Namibia
|
Stade du COC, Casablanca
|
|
|
|
|
7th July 2018
|
Kenya Kenya
|
38:22
|
Uganda Uganda
|
RFUEA Ground, Nairobi
|
|
|
|
|
4th August 2018
|
Zimbabwe Zimbabwe
|
28:58
|
Namibia Namibia
|
Police Grounds, Harare
|
|
|
|
|
11th August 2018
|
Kenya Kenya
|
67: 0
|
Tunisia Tunisia
|
RFUEA Ground, Nairobi
|
|
|
|
|
11th August 2018
|
Uganda Uganda
|
47: 29
|
Morocco Morocco
|
Kyadondo Rugby Ground, Kampala
|
|
|
|
|
18th August 2018
|
Namibia Namibia
|
53:28
|
Kenya Kenya
|
Hage Geingob Stadium, Windhoek
|
|
|
|
|
18th August 2018
|
Tunisia Tunisia
|
36: 13
|
Morocco Morocco
|
Mustapha Ben Jannet Stadium, Monastir
|
|
|
|
|
18th August 2018
|
Uganda Uganda
|
18:38
|
Zimbabwe Zimbabwe
|
Kyadondo Rugby Ground, Kampala
|
|
|
|
|
Namibia qualified as Africa 1 for the sixth time in a row for the World Cup finals, Kenya as Africa 2 entered the repechage, while Uganda, Tunisia, Zimbabwe and Morocco were eliminated.
America
Argentina was pre-qualified due to its performance at the World Cup. In addition, North and South America together had two fixed starting places for the finals and there was the possibility for a third team to qualify via the Repechage.
The qualification mode was as follows:
-
Canada and the USA played two games against each other in 2017. The better team qualified as America 1 for the finals.
- The loser of the encounter Canada against USA played two games against the winner of the A-tournament of the South American CONSUR . The better team qualified as America 2 for the finals.
- The loser of this encounter had the opportunity to qualify by repechage against the representatives of other continental associations.
The qualification process began with a Caribbean tournament between March and July 2016, followed by Division B of South America. The two regional champions played a play-off to determine who would play against the last-placed CONSUR division A for promotion.
Round 1A: Caribbean Championship 2016
Qualification:
Jamaica continues in Group B; St. Vincent and the Grenadines eliminated.
Group A:
|
|
country
|
Games
|
Victories
|
Unent.
|
Ndlg.
|
Game
points
|
Diff.
|
Bonus
points
|
Table
points
|
| 1.
|
Mexico Mexico
|
3
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
148: 37
|
+111
|
3
|
15th
|
| 2.
|
Cayman Islands Cayman Islands
|
3
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
91:53
|
+38
|
1
|
9
|
| 3.
|
Bermuda Bermuda
|
3
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
51: 135
|
-84
|
0
|
4th
|
| 4th
|
Bahamas Bahamas
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
24:89
|
-65
|
0
|
0
|
June 18, 2016
|
Cayman Islands Cayman Islands
|
47: 11
|
Bermuda Bermuda
|
Truman Bodden Sports Complex, George Town
|
|
|
|
|
Group B:
|
|
country
|
Games
|
Victories
|
Unent.
|
Ndlg.
|
Game
points
|
Diff.
|
Bonus
points
|
Table
points
|
| 1.
|
Guyana Guyana
|
3
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
93:40
|
+53
|
2
|
14th
|
| 2.
|
Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago
|
3
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
91:41
|
+50
|
3
|
11
|
| 3.
|
Barbados Barbados
|
3
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
22:87
|
-65
|
0
|
4th
|
| 4th
|
Jamaica Jamaica
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
19:57
|
-38
|
0
|
0
|
1Barbados won the game through
forfait from Jamaica.
Final round 1A:
Mexico advance to the final of Round 1; Retired from Guyana, Trinidad and Tobago, Cayman Islands, Barbados, Bermuda Jamaica, Bahamas.
Round 1B: CONSUR Division B 2016
Qualification:
Ecuador continues into the main round; Guatemala eliminated.
Main round:
|
|
country
|
Games
|
Victories
|
Unent.
|
Ndlg.
|
Game
points
|
Diff.
|
Table
points
|
| 1.
|
Colombia Colombia
|
3
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
151: 29
|
+122
|
9
|
| 2.
|
Venezuela Venezuela
|
3
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
95:53
|
+42
|
6th
|
| 3.
|
Peru Peru
|
3
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
82:79
|
+3
|
3
|
| 4th
|
Ecuador Ecuador
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
20: 187
|
-167
|
0
|
October 2nd, 2016
|
Ecuador Ecuador
|
5:75
|
Colombia Colombia
|
Estadio Niño Héroe Manuel Bonilla, Lima
|
|
|
|
|
October 2nd, 2016
|
Peru Peru
|
8:33
|
Venezuela Venezuela
|
Estadio Niño Héroe Manuel Bonilla, Lima
|
|
|
|
|
5th October 2016
|
Venezuela Venezuela
|
52:10
|
Ecuador Ecuador
|
Estadio Niño Héroe Manuel Bonilla, Lima
|
|
|
|
|
5th October 2016
|
Colombia Colombia
|
41:14
|
Peru Peru
|
Estadio Niño Héroe Manuel Bonilla, Lima
|
|
|
|
|
October 8, 2016
|
Peru Peru
|
60: 5
|
Ecuador Ecuador
|
Estadio Niño Héroe Manuel Bonilla, Lima
|
|
|
|
|
October 8, 2016
|
Venezuela Venezuela
|
10:35
|
Colombia Colombia
|
Estadio Niño Héroe Manuel Bonilla, Lima
|
|
|
|
|
Colombia advance to the final of Round 1; Venezuela, Peru and Ecuador eliminated.
Final round 1
Colombia advance to the final of Round 2; Mexico eliminated.
Round 2: CONSUR Division A 2016
|
|
country
|
Games
|
Victories
|
Unent.
|
Ndlg.
|
Game
points
|
Diff.
|
Table
points
|
| 1.
|
Uruguay Uruguay
|
3
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
135: 43
|
+92
|
9
|
| 2.
|
Chile Chile
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
102: 66
|
+36
|
4th
|
| 3.
|
Brazil Brazil
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
66:77
|
-11
|
4th
|
| 4th
|
Paraguay 1990 Paraguay
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
43: 160
|
-117
|
0
|
May 7, 2016
|
Paraguay 1990 Paraguay
|
21:32
|
Brazil Brazil
|
Parque Olímpico, Asunción
|
|
|
|
|
Uruguay, Chile and Brazil continue in Round 3A, Paraguay continue in the final of Round 2.
Final round 2
Round 3A: CONSUR Division A 2017
|
|
country
|
Games
|
Victories
|
Unent.
|
Ndlg.
|
Game
points
|
Diff.
|
Table
points
|
| 1.
|
Uruguay Uruguay
|
3
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
113: 57
|
+56
|
9
|
| 2.
|
Chile Chile
|
3
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
92:44
|
+48
|
6th
|
| 3.
|
Brazil Brazil
|
3
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
94:62
|
+32
|
3
|
| 4th
|
Paraguay 1990 Paraguay
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
32: 158
|
-136
|
0
|
20th May 2017
|
Chile Chile
|
66: 7
|
Paraguay 1990 Paraguay
|
Estadio Municipal de La Pintana, Santiago de Chile
|
|
|
|
|
May 27, 2017
|
Uruguay Uruguay
|
27: 11
|
Chile Chile
|
Estadio Charrúa, Montevideo
|
|
|
|
|
Uruguay continues in round 4; Chile, Brazil and Paraguay eliminated.
Round 3B
The USA qualified as America 1 for the World Cup finals, Canada further in round 4.
Round 4
Uruguay qualified as America 2 for the World Cup finals, Canada as America 3 further into the Repechage.
Asia
Japan did not have to qualify for the World Cup as hosts, but would have pre-qualified as third group in 2015. In addition, the Asian association was not granted any further firm starting positions. For a second team there was the opportunity to qualify via the intercontinental repechage if the winner of the Oceania Cup would be beaten in a play-off beforehand.
The qualification included the top four divisions of the Asian national team tournaments. The winner of the Asian Five Nations 2018 qualified for the play-off against the winner of the Oceania Cup.
2016
- Division II
Semifinals:
May 18, 2016
|
United Arab Emirates UAE
|
65: 13
|
Uzbekistan Uzbekistan
|
Dustlik, Tashkent
|
|
|
|
|
Final:
May 21, 2016
|
Thailand Thailand
|
18:70
|
United Arab Emirates UAE
|
Dustlik, Tashkent
|
|
|
|
|
The winners of Division 2 play for promotion to the top 3 of 2018. The United Arab Emirates as the winners stayed in the qualification, while Thailand, Guam and Uzbekistan were eliminated.
- Division I.
|
|
country
|
Games
|
Victories
|
Unent.
|
Ndlg.
|
Game
points
|
Diff.
|
Bonus
points
|
Table
points
|
| 1.
|
Malaysia Malaysia
|
3
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
92:52
|
+40
|
3
|
11
|
| 2.
|
Sri Lanka Sri Lanka
|
3
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
75:80
|
-5
|
1
|
9
|
| 3.
|
Philippines Philippines
|
3
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
60:63
|
-3
|
3
|
7th
|
| 4th
|
Singapore Singapore
|
3
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
65:97
|
-32
|
0
|
4th
|
May 11, 2016
|
Malaysia Malaysia
|
42: 17
|
Sri Lanka Sri Lanka
|
MBPJ Stadium, Petaling Jaya
|
|
|
|
|
Singapore dropped out of the qualification as relegated.
2017
- Division I.
|
|
country
|
Games
|
Victories
|
Unent.
|
Ndlg.
|
Game
points
|
Diff.
|
Bonus
points
|
Table
points
|
| 1.
|
Malaysia Malaysia
|
3
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
98:39
|
+59
|
2
|
14th
|
| 2.
|
Sri Lanka Sri Lanka
|
3
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
66:52
|
+14
|
1
|
9
|
| 3.
|
Philippines Philippines
|
3
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
55:90
|
-35
|
1
|
5
|
| 4th
|
United Arab Emirates UAE
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
65: 103
|
-38
|
0
|
0
|
May 14, 2017
|
Malaysia Malaysia
|
36:22
|
United Arab Emirates UAE
|
Ipoh Padang, Ipoh
|
|
|
|
|
17th May 2017
|
Sri Lanka Sri Lanka
|
33: 17
|
United Arab Emirates UAE
|
Ipoh Padang, Ipoh
|
|
|
|
|
20th May 2017
|
Philippines Philippines
|
34: 26
|
United Arab Emirates UAE
|
Ipoh Padang, Ipoh
|
|
|
|
|
Malaysia qualified and stayed in the Asian Rugby Championship, while Sri Lanka, Philippines, and the UAE were eliminated.
2018
The teams of the Asian Rugby Championship 2018 played for the Asian pitch for the intercontinental play-off. All games with participation from Japan did not count towards qualification.
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country
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Games
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Victories
|
Unent.
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Ndlg.
|
Game
points
|
Diff.
|
Bonus
points
|
Table
points
|
| 1.
|
Hong Kong Hong Kong
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4th
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4th
|
0
|
0
|
227: 44
|
+183
|
3
|
19th
|
| 2.
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Korea South South Korea
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4th
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
128: 91
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+37
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2
|
10
|
| 3.
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Malaysia Malaysia
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4th
|
0
|
0
|
4th
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40: 260
|
-220
|
0
|
0
|
5th May 2018
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Malaysia Malaysia
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8:67
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Hong Kong Hong Kong
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Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
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|
|
|
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19th May 2018
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Korea South South Korea
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67: 12
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Malaysia Malaysia
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Incheon Namdong Asiad Rugby Field, Incheon
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|
|
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2nd June 2018
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Hong Kong Hong Kong
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39: 5
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Korea South South Korea
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Hong Kong Football Club Stadium, Hong Kong
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|
|
|
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Hong Kong as Asia 1 through to Asia-Oceania play-off; South Korea and Malaysia eliminated.
Europe
England , France , Georgia , Ireland , Italy , Scotland and Wales were eligible to start based on the result of the World Cup in 2015 . In addition, Europe had a fixed starting place for the finals, while a second team could have qualified via a play-off against the third-placed from the Pacific Tri-Nations and the Repechage.
Round 1
In round 1 of the European qualification, the winners of the Rugby Europe Conference 2 North and South met in a play-off game. The winner advanced to round 3 of qualification.
- Rugby Europe Conference 2 North
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country
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Games
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Victories
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Unent.
|
Ndlg.
|
Game
points
|
Diff.
|
Bonus
points
|
Table
points
|
| 1.
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Hungary Hungary
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4th
|
4th
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0
|
0
|
157: 30
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+127
|
3
|
19th
|
| 2.
|
Denmark Denmark
|
4th
|
3
|
0
|
1
|
161: 42
|
+119
|
3
|
15th
|
| 3.
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Norway Norway
|
4th
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
98: 109
|
-11
|
1
|
9
|
| 4th
|
Finland Finland
|
4th
|
1
|
0
|
3
|
92: 144
|
-52
|
1
|
5
|
| 5.
|
Estonia Estonia
|
4th
|
0
|
0
|
4th
|
39: 222
|
-183
|
0
|
0
|
April 22, 2017
|
Denmark Denmark
|
53: 5
|
Finland Finland
|
Odense Athletic Stadium, Odense
|
|
|
|
|
April 22, 2017
|
Hungary Hungary
|
42: 7
|
Norway Norway
|
RCH Stadium, Esztergom
|
|
|
|
|
April 29, 2017
|
Estonia Estonia
|
12:75
|
Denmark Denmark
|
Kalevi Keskstaadion, Tallinn
|
|
|
|
|
May 6, 2017
|
Finland Finland
|
5:37
|
Hungary Hungary
|
Myllypuro sports park, Helsinki
|
|
|
|
|
May 6, 2017
|
Norway Norway
|
43:16
|
Estonia Estonia
|
Bislett Stadium, Oslo
|
|
|
|
|
Hungary stayed in the qualification; Denmark, Norway, Finland and Estonia have left.
- Rugby Europe Conference 2 South
|
|
country
|
Games
|
Victories
|
Unent.
|
Ndlg.
|
Game
points
|
Diff.
|
Bonus
points
|
Table
points
|
| 1.
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
3
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
65:54
|
+11
|
1
|
9
|
| 2.
|
Austria Austria
|
3
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
54:51
|
+3
|
0
|
8th
|
| 3.
|
Slovenia Slovenia
|
3
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
89:48
|
+41
|
2
|
6th
|
| 4th
|
Serbia Serbia
|
3
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
52: 107
|
-57
|
1
|
5
|
April 22, 2017
|
Austria Austria
|
13: 0
|
Slovenia Slovenia
|
Wiener Sportclub-Platz, Vienna
|
|
|
|
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina stayed in the qualification; Austria, Slovenia and Serbia have left.
- Final round 1
Hungary continues in round 3; Bosnia and Herzegovina eliminated.
round 2
In round 2, the winners of the Rugby Europe Conference 1 North and South met in a play-off game. The winner advanced to round 3 of qualification.
- Rugby Europe Conference 1 North
|
|
country
|
Games
|
Victories
|
Unent.
|
Ndlg.
|
Game
points
|
Diff.
|
Bonus
points
|
Table
points
|
| 1.
|
Czech Republic Czech Republic
|
4th
|
4th
|
0
|
0
|
158: 26
|
+132
|
3
|
19th
|
| 2.
|
Lithuania Lithuania
|
4th
|
3
|
0
|
1
|
93:45
|
+48
|
2
|
14th
|
| 3.
|
Latvia Latvia
|
4th
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
56:98
|
-42
|
1
|
9
|
| 4th
|
Sweden Sweden
|
4th
|
1
|
0
|
3
|
54: 124
|
-70
|
1
|
5
|
| 5.
|
Luxembourg Luxembourg
|
4th
|
0
|
0
|
4th
|
39: 107
|
-68
|
1
|
1
|
April 29, 2017
|
Latvia Latvia
|
16: 9
|
Sweden Sweden
|
Daugava Stadium, Riga
|
|
|
|
|
May 6, 2017
|
Sweden Sweden
|
12:52
|
Lithuania Lithuania
|
Korsangen Rugby Arena, Enköping
|
|
|
|
|
The Czech Republic remained in the qualification; Lithuania, Latvia, Sweden and Luxembourg have left.
- Rugby Europe Conference 1 South
|
|
country
|
Games
|
Victories
|
Unent.
|
Ndlg.
|
Game
points
|
Diff.
|
Bonus
points
|
Table
points
|
| 1.
|
Malta Malta
|
4th
|
3
|
1
|
0
|
147: 49
|
+98
|
3
|
17th
|
| 2.
|
Israel Israel
|
4th
|
3
|
0
|
1
|
135: 100
|
+35
|
2
|
14th
|
| 3.
|
Croatia Croatia
|
4th
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
106: 79
|
+27
|
2
|
12
|
| 4th
|
Andorra Andorra
|
4th
|
1
|
0
|
3
|
62: 181
|
-119
|
0
|
4th
|
| 5.
|
Cyprus Republic Cyprus
|
4th
|
0
|
0
|
4th
|
72: 113
|
-41
|
2
|
2
|
February 11, 2017
|
Andorra Andorra
|
15:14
|
Cyprus Republic Cyprus
|
Estadi Nacional, Andorra la Vella
|
|
|
|
|
April 8, 2017
|
Israel Israel
|
57: 17
|
Andorra Andorra
|
Wingate Institute, Netanya
|
|
|
|
|
April 22, 2017
|
Malta Malta
|
39: 17
|
Israel Israel
|
Hibernians Football Ground, Paola
|
|
|
|
|
May 6, 2017
|
Cyprus Republic Cyprus
|
27:29
|
Croatia Croatia
|
Pafiako Stadium, Paphos
|
|
|
|
|
Malta stayed in the qualification; Israel, Croatia, Andorra and Cyprus are eliminated.
- Final round 2
Czech Republic continues in round 3; Malta eliminated.
Round 3
In round 3, the winner of round 2 met the winner of round 1.
Czech Republic continues into the final of round 4; Hungary eliminated.
Round 4
In round 4, the winner from round 3 met the winner of the Rugby Europe Trophy. The winner moved on to round 6.
- Rugby Europe Trophy
|
|
country
|
Games
|
Victories
|
Unent.
|
Ndlg.
|
Game
points
|
Diff.
|
Bonus
points
|
Table
points
|
| 1.
|
Portugal Portugal
|
5
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
179: 37
|
+142
|
5
|
25th
|
| 2.
|
Netherlands Netherlands
|
5
|
3
|
0
|
2
|
159: 94
|
+65
|
3
|
15th
|
| 3.
|
Switzerland Switzerland
|
5
|
3
|
0
|
2
|
140: 122
|
+18
|
1
|
13
|
| 4th
|
Poland Poland
|
5
|
3
|
0
|
2
|
73:73
|
± 0
|
0
|
12
|
| 5.
|
Moldova Republic Moldova
|
5
|
1
|
0
|
4th
|
100: 162
|
-62
|
2
|
6th
|
| 6th
|
Ukraine Ukraine
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
5
|
52: 215
|
-163
|
0
|
0
|
November 26, 2016
|
Switzerland Switzerland
|
29: 26
|
Moldova Republic Moldova
|
Stade Municipal, Yverdon-les-Bains
|
|
|
|
|
March 11, 2017
|
Portugal Portugal
|
59: 0
|
Moldova Republic Moldova
|
CAR Rugby do Jamor, Lisbon
|
|
|
|
|
18th March 2017
|
Moldova Republic Moldova
|
3:15
|
Poland Poland
|
Olimpia Bălți Stadium, Bălți
|
|
|
|
|
Portugal stayed in the qualification; The Netherlands, Switzerland, Poland, Moldova and Ukraine have left.
- Final round 4
Portugal continues into round 6; Czech Republic eliminated.
Round 5
Round 5 was played in the Rugby Europe Championship for the 2017 and 2018 seasons. All games involving Georgia did not count towards qualification. The first placed qualified directly for the Rugby Union World Cup 2019, the second placed advanced in round 6. Belgium, Romania and Spain received a point deduction for the use of ineligible players.
|
|
country
|
Games
|
Victories
|
Unent.
|
Ndlg.
|
Game
points
|
Diff.
|
Bonus
points
|
Table
points
|
| 1.
|
Russia Russia
|
8th
|
4th
|
0
|
4th
|
226: 144
|
+82
|
4th
|
20th
|
| 2.
|
Germany Germany
|
8th
|
2
|
0
|
6th
|
149: 446
|
-297
|
0
|
8th
|
| 3.
|
Romania Romania
|
8th
|
6th
|
0
|
2
|
296: 126
|
+170
|
5
|
-1
|
| 4th
|
Spain Spain
|
8th
|
6th
|
0
|
2
|
217: 85
|
+132
|
2
|
-14
|
| 5.
|
Belgium Belgium
|
8th
|
2
|
0
|
6th
|
170: 257
|
-87
|
3
|
-19
|
18th February 2017
|
Romania Romania
|
13: 3
|
Spain Spain
|
Stadionul Emil Alexandrescu, Iași
|
|
|
|
|
4th March 2017
|
Germany Germany
|
34:29
|
Belgium Belgium
|
Sparda Bank Hessen Stadium, Offenbach am Main
|
|
|
|
|
March 11, 2017
|
Belgium Belgium
|
17:33
|
Romania Romania
|
King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels
|
|
|
|
|
18th March 2017
|
Spain Spain
|
30: 0
|
Belgium Belgium
|
Estadio Nacional Complutense, Madrid
|
|
|
|
|
19th March 2017
|
Russia Russia
|
52:25
|
Germany Germany
|
Slava Metreveli Central Stadium, Sochi
|
|
|
|
|
17th February 2018
|
Spain Spain
|
22:10
|
Romania Romania
|
Estadio Nacional Complutense, Madrid
|
|
|
|
|
17th February 2018
|
Russia Russia
|
48: 7
|
Belgium Belgium
|
Kuban Stadium, Krasnodar
|
|
|
|
|
March 3, 2018
|
Belgium Belgium
|
69:15
|
Germany Germany
|
Nelson Mandela Sports Center, Brussels
|
|
|
|
|
March 3, 2018
|
Romania Romania
|
25:15
|
Russia Russia
|
Cluj Arena, Cluj-Napoca
|
|
|
|
|
March 11, 2018
|
Spain Spain
|
84: 10
|
Germany Germany
|
Estadio Nacional Complutense, Madrid
|
|
|
|
|
18th March 2018
|
Germany Germany
|
3:57
|
Russia Russia
|
Höhenberg Sports Park, Cologne
|
|
|
|
|
18th March 2018
|
Belgium Belgium
|
18:10
|
Spain Spain
|
King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels
|
|
|
|
|
Due to the involvement of ineligible players in the qualification, the teams Romania, Spain and Belgium were deducted points, so that Russia, previously third, qualified as first in the table as Europe 1 directly for the World Cup and Germany, after some heavy defeats during a player strike in the previously in fifth place in the 2018 championship season when second advanced to round 6. The deduction of points in the table was 5 points per game with a player who was not eligible to play. Romania and Belgium were deducted 30 points each and Spain 40 points. The evaluations of the individual game results with regard to the game as well as the table points remained the same. Teams earned plus points for a win, for example, but received minus points for playing the same game for players who were not eligible to play. Russia qualified for a World Cup for the second time, Romania not for the first time.
Round 6
In round 6, the winner of round 4 played against the runner-up in round 5. The winner moved into the play-off Europe-Oceania.
Germany as Europe 2 continues into the play-off Europe-Oceania; Portugal eliminated.
Oceania
Australia and New Zealand qualified through their placements at the 2015 World Cup. Oceania was also entitled to two further starting positions. Two other teams from Oceania (the third place in the Pacific Nations Cup and the winner of the Oceania Cup) had the opportunity to secure starting positions via the intercontinental play-off Europe-Oceania and the Repechage.
Pacific Nations Cup
|
|
team
|
Games
|
Victories
|
Unent.
|
Ndlg.
|
Game
points
|
Diff.
|
Bonus
points
|
Table
points
|
| 1.
|
Fiji Fiji
|
4th
|
4th
|
0
|
0
|
101: 60
|
+41
|
1
|
17th
|
| 2.
|
Tonga Tonga
|
4th
|
1
|
0
|
3
|
68:93
|
-25
|
2
|
6th
|
| 3.
|
Samoa Samoa
|
4th
|
1
|
0
|
3
|
88: 104
|
-16
|
1
|
5
|
June 18, 2016
|
Fiji Fiji
|
26:16
|
Samoa Samoa
|
TFL National Stadium, Suva
|
|
|
|
|
July 8, 2017
|
Tonga Tonga
|
10: 14
|
Fiji Fiji
|
Teufaiva Sport Stadium, Nukuʻalofa
|
|
|
|
|
15th July 2017
|
Samoa Samoa
|
16:38
|
Fiji Fiji
|
Apia Park, Apia
|
|
|
|
|
Fiji qualified as Oceania 1 and Tonga as Oceania 2 for the World Cup, Samoa as Oceania 3 advanced to the play-offs for Europe-Oceania.
Oceania Cup 2017
After Tahiti won the game, World Rugby found that ineligible players had been used, causing Tahiti to be disqualified and the Cook Islands team declared the winner. The Cook Islands qualified as Oceania 4 for the play-off Asia-Oceania.
Intercontinental play-offs
Play-off Europe-Oceania
Samoa qualified as the winner of the Europe-Oceania play-off for the World Cup finals, Germany continued in the Repechage.
Play-off Asia-Oceania
Hong Kong continues into the repechage; Cook Islands eliminated.
Repechage
The last starting place for the World Cup was played in an intercontinental qualifying round between America 3 , Africa 2 , the winner of the Asia-Oceania play-off and the loser of the Europe-Oceania play-off, which took place from 11 to 23 November 2018 in France Marseille at the Stade Pierre-Delort. Each team competed once against each other. The winner of the repechage qualified for the world championship.
|
|
country
|
Games
|
Victories
|
Unent.
|
Ndlg.
|
Game
points
|
Diff.
|
Bonus
points
|
Table
points
|
| 1.
|
Canada Canada
|
3
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
121: 39
|
+82
|
2
|
14th
|
| 2.
|
Germany Germany
|
3
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
79:44
|
+35
|
1
|
9
|
| 3.
|
Hong Kong Hong Kong
|
3
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
61:70
|
-9
|
1
|
5
|
| 4th
|
Kenya Kenya
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
42: 150
|
-108
|
0
|
0
|
November 11, 2018
|
Hong Kong Hong Kong
|
9:26
|
Germany Germany
|
Stade Pierre-Delort, Marseille
|
|
|
|
|
17th November 2018
|
Hong Kong Hong Kong
|
42: 17
|
Kenya Kenya
|
Stade Pierre-Delort, Marseille
|
|
|
|
|
17th November 2018
|
Canada Canada
|
29:10
|
Germany Germany
|
Stade Pierre-Delort, Marseille
|
|
|
|
|
23rd November 2018
|
Kenya Kenya
|
6:43
|
Germany Germany
|
Stade Pierre-Delort, Marseille
|
|
|
|
|
23rd November 2018
|
Hong Kong Hong Kong
|
10:27
|
Canada Canada
|
Stade Pierre-Delort, Marseille
|
|
|
|
|
Canada qualified for the World Cup finals as the winner of the Repechage; Germany, Hong Kong and Kenya have left.
Web links
Individual evidence
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↑ Jamaica Forfeit RWC Qualifier to Barbados Americas Rugby News, June 19, 2016
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↑ Russia handed 2019 World Cup spot. May 15, 2018, accessed on September 20, 2019 .
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↑ Russia handed World Cup place as Romania penalized for ineligible player . Published in The Guardian on May 15, 2018 . Accessed May 16, 2018.
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↑ The referee is always right in rugby, even if he is grossly cheating . Published on May 19, 2018 in the Rhein-Neckar-Zeitung . Accessed May 19, 2018.
South Africa third in the 2015 World Cup
Argentina finished fourth in the 2015 World Cup
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Mauritius
Botswana
Madagascar
Zambia
Namibia
Kenya
Zimbabwe
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Jamaica
Cayman Islands
Bermuda
Guyana
Trinidad and Tobago
Ecuador
Guatemala
Venezuela
Chile
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Paraguay
Guam
Uzbekistan
Sri Lanka
Philippines
Singapore
Hong Kong
Fiji
Tonga
Samoa
Cook Islands
Tahiti