Pool B of the 2019 Rugby World Cup began on 21 September 2019. The pool included title holdersNew Zealand and third-placed team from 2015South Africa, whileItaly also joined the pool after finishing third in their pool in 2015. They were joined by theAfrican qualifier,Namibia, and therepechage winner,Canada.[1]
Neither of the final two matches in the pool were played due to the effects ofTyphoon 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.
Pool B started withNew Zealand beatingSouth Africa 23–13. New Zealand opened their scoring with two tries in four minutes fromGeorge Bridge andScott 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 fromRichie Mo'unga andBeauden Barrett sealed the result.[2] InHigashiōsaka,Italy conceded an early try againstNamibia before running away with a bonus-point victory by 25 points.[3] Italy earned a second bonus-point victory in Fukuoka, scoring seven tries in a 48–7 demolition ofCanada.[4] Over in Toyota, South Africa defeated Namibia by 54 points, scoring nine tries while Namibia could manage only aCliven Loubser penalty in the 23rd minute.[5] New Zealand recorded their second victory of the World Cup with a 63–0 victory over Canada atŌita Stadium. For New Zealand,Brad Weber scored his first two tries in international rugby with the Barrett brothers (Jordie Barrett,Beauden Barrett andScott Barrett) each scoring a try as they became first trio of brothers to start for New Zealand.[6]
New Zealand would continue their demolition of their opponents with a 62-point win over Namibia inChōfu, 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 andAnton Lienert-Brown scoring two tries in the match.[7] Between the two New Zealand games, South Africa romped over Italy withCheslin Kolbe scoring two tries as the South Africans won 49–3 inFukuroi.[8] This was followed by a 66–7 victory over Canada withCobus Reinach scoring the fastest hat-trick in World Cup history, with his three tries being scored in a space of 11 minutes.[9] The final two matches of the group would not be played asTyphoon Hagibis would see the cancellation of the New Zealand–Italy and Namibia–Canada matches.[10][11] At the end of the pool stage, New Zealand finished on top of the table with South Africa finishing second.[12]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | T | B | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 157 | 22 | +135 | 22 | 2 | 16 | Advanced to the quarter-finals and qualified for the2023 Rugby World Cup |
2 | ![]() | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 185 | 36 | +149 | 27 | 3 | 15 | |
3 | ![]() | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 98 | 78 | +20 | 14 | 2 | 12 | Eliminated but qualified for 2023 Rugby World Cup |
4 | ![]() | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 34 | 175 | −141 | 3 | 0 | 2 | |
5 | ![]() | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 177 | −163 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
All times are localJapan Standard Time (UTC+09)
21 September 2019 18:45JST (UTC+09) |
New Zealand ![]() | 23–13 | ![]() |
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) |
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22 September 2019 14:15JST (UTC+09) |
(1 BP)Italy ![]() | 47–22 | ![]() |
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) |
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26 September 2019 16:45JST (UTC+09) |
(1 BP)Italy ![]() | 48–7 | ![]() |
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) |
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28 September 2019 18:45JST (UTC+09) |
(1 BP)South Africa ![]() | 57–3 | ![]() |
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) |
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2 October 2019 19:15JST (UTC+09) |
(1 BP)New Zealand ![]() | 63–0 | ![]() |
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) |
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4 October 2019 18:45JST (UTC+09) |
(1 BP)South Africa ![]() | 49–3 | ![]() |
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) |
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6 October 2019 13:45JST (UTC+09) |
(1 BP)New Zealand ![]() | 71–9 | ![]() |
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) |
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8 October 2019 19:15JST (UTC+09) |
(1 BP)South Africa ![]() | 66–7 | ![]() |
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) |
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12 October 2019 13:45JST (UTC+09) |
New Zealand ![]() | 0–0 (Cancelled) | ![]() |
City of Toyota Stadium,Toyota Referee:Luke Pearce (England) |
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13 October 2019 12:15JST (UTC+09) |
Namibia ![]() | 0–0 (Cancelled) | ![]() |
Kamaishi Recovery Memorial Stadium,Kamaishi Referee:Paul Williams (New Zealand) |
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