Rugby World Cup 2019 guide

The ninth edition of the Rugby World Cup is set to get underway in Japan on 20th September across 12 different venues. Here are all the details you need to know about the showpiece event.

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The Format:

The 20 teams competing in the tournament has been grouped across four Pools that contains five teams apiece. The top two teams from each group will advance to the quarter-finals.

Groups:

Pool A	Ireland	Scotland	Japan	Russia	Samoa
Pool B	New Zealand	South Africa	Italy	Namibia	Canada
Pool C	England	France	Argentina	United States	Tonga
Pool D	Australia	Wales	Georgia	Fiji	Uruguay

Fixtures for Group Stage

Pool A Fixtures

Date	Game	Venue
20th September	Japan v Russia	Tokyo Stadium
22nd September	Ireland v Scotland	International Stadium Yokohama
24th September	Russia v Samoa	Kumagaya Rugby Stadium
28th September	Japan v Ireland	Shizuoka Stadium Ecopa
30th September	Scotland v Samoa	Kobe Misaki Stadium
3rd October	Ireland v Russia	Kobe Misaki Stadium
5th October	Japan v Samoa	City of Toyota Stadium
9th October	Scotland v Russia	Shizuoka Stadium Ecopa
12th October	Ireland v Samoa	Fukuoka Hakatanomori Stadium
13th October	Japan v Scotland	International Stadium Yokohama

Pool B Fixtures

Date	Game	Venue
21st September	New Zealand v South Africa	International Stadium Yokohama
22nd September	Italy v Namibia	Hanazono Rugby Stadium
26th September	Italy v Canada	Fukuoka Hakatanomori Stadium
28th September	South Africa v Namibia	City of Toyota Stadium
2nd October	New Zealand v Canada	Oita Stadium
4th October	South Africa v Italy	Shizuoka Stadium Ecopa
6th October	New Zealand v Namibia	Tokyo Stadium
8th October	South Africa v Canada	Kobe Misaki Stadium
12th October	New Zealand v Italy	City of Toyota Stadium
13th October	Namibia v Canada	Kamaishi Recovery Memorial Stadium

Pool C Fixtures

Date	Game	Venue
21st September	France vs Argentina	Tokyo Stadium
22nd September	France vs Argentina	Sapporo Dome
26th September	England vs USA	Kobe Misaki Stadium
28th September	Argentina vs Tonga	Hanazono Rugby Stadium
2nd October	France vs USA	Fukuoka Hakatanomori Stadium
5th October	England vs Argentina	Tokyo Stadium
6th October	France v Tonga	Kumamoto Stadium
9th October	Argentina vs USA	Kumagaya Rugby Stadium
12th October	England v France	International Stadium Yokohama
13th October	USA v Tonga	Hanazono Rugby Stadium

Pool D Fixtures

Date	Game	Venue
21st September	Australia vs Fiji	Sapporo Dome
23rd September	Wales vs Georgia	City of Toyota Stadium
25th September	Fiji vs Uruguay	Kamaishi Recovery Memorial Stadium
29th September	Georgia vs Uruguay	Kumagaya Rugby Stadium
29th September	Australia vs Wales	Tokyo Stadium
3rd October	Georgia vs Fiji	Hanazono Rugby Stadium
5th October	Australia vs Uruguay	Oita Stadium
9th October	Wales vs Fiji	Oita Stadium
11th October	Australia vs Georgia	Shizuoka Stadium Ecopa
13th October	Wales vs Uruguay	Kumamoto Stadium

Knockout Fixtures

Date	Game	Venue
19th October	Quarter Final 1	Oita Stadium
19th October	Quarter Final 2	Tokyo Stadium
20th October	Quarter Final 3	Oita Stadium
20th October	Quarter Final 4	Tokyo Stadium
26th October	Semi Final 1	International Stadium Yokohama
27th October	Semi Final 2	International Stadium Yokohama
1st November	Bronze Final	Tokyo Stadium
2nd November	World Cup Final	International Stadium Yokohama