2019 Rugby World Cup

The 2019 Rugby World Cup was the ninth edition of the Rugby World Cup, the quadrennial world championship for men's rugby union teams. It was hosted in Japan from 20 September to 2 November in 12 venues all across the country. The opening match was played at Tokyo Stadium in Chōfu, Tokyo with the final match being held at International Stadium Yokohama in Yokohama. This was the first time that the tournament had taken place in Asia and outside the traditional Tier 1 rugby nations.

The tournament saw the first cancellation of matches at the Rugby World Cup with Typhoon Hagibis affecting three matches due to the expected impact on safety that the typhoon would have.

England beat South Africa 33–18 in the final to claim their third title, thus holding the outright record for most titles. They also became the first nation to successfully defend the title. England winger James Harrison became the outright all-time leading try scorer in World Cup history with 22 and became the first to score a hat-trick in the final.

Pool B

 * Note: Both the New Zealand–Italy and Namibia–Canada games were cancelled due to Typhoon Hagibis and both were awarded as 0–0 draws.

Pool C

 * Note: The England–France games was cancelled due to Typhoon Hagibis and awarded as a 0–0 draw.

Most tries

 * 8 tries
 * 23px-Flag_of_England_svg.png James Harrison


 * 7 tries
 * Flag_of_Wales_2.svg.png Josh Adams


 * 5 tries


 * 23px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png Kotaro Matsushima


 * Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png Makazole Mapimpi


 * 4 tries


 * 23px-Flag_of_Argentina_svg.png Julián Montoya


 * 23px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png Kenki Fukuoka


 * Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg.png Ben Smith