2019 Rugby World Cup Pool C

Pool C of the 2019 Rugby World Cup began on 21 September 2019. The pool included previous World Cup hosts England and France, as well as the fourth-placed team from 2015, Argentina. They were joined by regional qualifiers from the Americas, United States (Americas 1), and Oceania, Tonga (Oceania 2), to become the first completed table ahead of the World Cup.

England and France both went unbeaten in their first three matches to guarantee qualification for the knockout stage, but their final match against each other was cancelled due to the effects of Typhoon Hagibis. England had earned a bonus point in all three of their matches, while France had just one, so England went through to the quarter-finals as pool winners. With bonus point victories against Tonga and the United States, Argentina claimed third place and the final automatic qualification spot for the 2023 Rugby World Cup, while Tonga's win over the United States in the final pool match saw them finish fourth.

Overview

Pool C's opening match saw Argentina come back from a 17-point half-time deficit against France at Tokyo Stadium, only for France's Camille Lopez to score a game-winning drop goal in the 70th minute.^[1] In Sapporo, two tries from Manu Tuilagi helped England to a bonus-point victory over Tonga.^[2] England followed that up with a 38-point victory over the United States, with Joe Cokanasiga scoring two tries in the victory; however, the match was soured by the first red card of the tournament, shown to the United States' John Quill for a shoulder charge to the head of England's Owen Farrell.^[3] Argentina bounced back from their defeat by France with a 28–12 victory over Tonga in Higashiōsaka; all of Argentina's scoring happened in the first 28 minutes, including a hat-trick from Julián Montoya as they raced to a 28-point lead before Tonga brought the margin back to 16 with two tries of their own.^[4] After Typhoon Mitag almost cancelled the match,^[5] the French were inconsistent with errors keeping the United States in the match before three late tries in the second half would secure a 33–9 win in Fukuoka.^[6]

In Chōfu, England qualified for the quarter-finals with a 39–10 victory over Argentina with Argentinean player Tomás Lavanini being shown a red card, which forced Argentina down to 14 men as he was forced off due to a high tackle on Owen Farrell's head.^[7] France would later join them in qualifying for the knockout stage with a two-point victory over Tonga at Kumamoto Stadium. After conceding the first 17 points of the match, Tonga came back into the match with tries from Sonatane Takulua and Mali Hingano to close the gap to only three points before Romain Ntamack gave the cushion that France needed with two penalties in eight minutes giving France the victory.^[8] Argentina would become the first team to finish their matches of the 2019 World Cup, with a 47–17 victory over the United States in Kumagaya. Joaquín Tuculet and Juan Cruz Mallia each scored two tries in the meeting, their first since 2003.^[9] After the England–France game was cancelled due to Typhoon Hagibis,^[10] Tonga ended their World Cup campaign with a 31–19 victory over the United States. This was due to the Tongan's using their opportunities with them converting into tries and despite the United States being within striking range with three minutes to go, Telusa Veainu converted the match-winning try and a bonus-point victory for Tonga.^[11] At the end of the pool stage, it was England winning the group with France finishing in second place.

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	T	B	Pts	Qualification
1	England	4	3	1	0	119	20	+99	17	3	17	Advanced to the quarter-finals and qualified for the 2023 Rugby World Cup
2	France	4	3	1	0	79	51	+28	9	1	15
3	Argentina	4	2	0	2	106	91	+15	14	3	11	Eliminated but qualified for 2023 Rugby World Cup
4	Tonga	4	1	0	3	67	105	−38	9	2	6
5	United States	4	0	0	4	52	156	−104	7	0	0

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Matches

All times are local Japan Standard Time (UTC+09)

France vs Argentina

21 September 2019
16:15 JST (UTC+09)

France	23–21	Argentina (1 BP)
Try: Fickou 18' c Dupont 22' c Con: Ntamack (2/2) 19', 23' Pen: Ntamack (2/3) 30', 40+1' Drop: Lopez (1/1) 70'	Report	Try: Petti 42' c Montoya 54' m Con: Sánchez (1/2) 43' Pen: Sánchez (1/1) 15' Urdapilleta (2/2) 61', 69'

Tokyo Stadium, Chōfu
Attendance: 40,004
Referee: Angus Gardner (Australia)

France

Argentina


FB	15	Maxime Médard	61'
RW	14	Damian Penaud	68'
OC	13	Virimi Vakatawa
IC	12	Gaël Fickou
LW	11	Yoann Huget
FH	10	Romain Ntamack
SH	9	Antoine Dupont	73'
N8	8	Gregory Alldritt	61'
OF	7	Charles Ollivon
BF	6	Wenceslas Lauret
RL	5	Sébastien Vahaamahina
LL	4	Arthur Iturria	55'
TP	3	Rabah Slimani	47'
HK	2	Guilhem Guirado (c)	47'
LP	1	Jefferson Poirot	68'
Replacements:
HK	16	Camille Chat	47'
PR	17	Cyril Baille	68'
PR	18	Demba Bamba	47'
FL	19	Bernard Le Roux	55'
N8	20	Louis Picamoles	61'
SH	21	Maxime Machenaud	73'
FH	22	Camille Lopez	68'
FB	23	Thomas Ramos	61'
Coach:
Jacques Brunel


FB	15	Emiliano Boffelli
RW	14	Matías Moroni
OC	13	Matías Orlando
IC	12	Jerónimo de la Fuente
LW	11	Ramiro Moyano	47'
FH	10	Nicolás Sánchez	57'
SH	9	Tomás Cubelli
N8	8	Javier Ortega Desio	61'
OF	7	Marcos Kremer
BF	6	Pablo Matera (c)
RL	5	Tomás Lavanini	64'
LL	4	Guido Petti
TP	3	Juan Figallo	52'
HK	2	Agustín Creevy	52'
LP	1	Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro	64'
Replacements:
HK	16	Julián Montoya	52'
PR	17	Mayco Vivas	64'
PR	18	Santiago Medrano	52'
LK	19	Matías Alemanno	64'
FL	20	Tomás Lezana	61'
SH	21	Felipe Ezcurra
FH	22	Benjamín Urdapilleta	57'
FB	23	Santiago Carreras	47'
Coach:
Mario Ledesma

Player of the Match:
Gaël Fickou (France)

Assistant referees:
Jaco Peyper (South Africa)
Brendon Pickerill (New Zealand)
Television match official:
Marius Jonker (South Africa)

Notes:

Guido Petti (Argentina) earned his 50th test cap.

England vs Tonga

22 September 2019
19:15 JST (UTC+09)

(1 BP) England	35–3	Tonga
Try: Tuilagi (2) 24' m, 31' c George 57' c Cowan-Dickie 77' c Con: Farrell (3/4) 33', 58', 78' Pen: Farrell (3/3) 11', 37', 43'	Report	Pen: Takulua (1/2) 15'

Sapporo Dome, Sapporo
Attendance: 35,923
Referee: Paul Williams (New Zealand)

England

Tonga


FB	15	Elliot Daly
RW	14	Anthony Watson
OC	13	Manu Tuilagi
IC	12	Owen Farrell (c)
LW	11	Jonny May	52'
FH	10	George Ford	68'
SH	9	Ben Youngs	56'
N8	8	Billy Vunipola
OF	7	Sam Underhill	55'
BF	6	Tom Curry
RL	5	Maro Itoje
LL	4	Courtney Lawes	56'
TP	3	Kyle Sinckler	58'
HK	2	Jamie George	58'
LP	1	Joe Marler	50'
Replacements:
HK	16	Luke Cowan-Dickie	58'
PR	17	Ellis Genge	50'
PR	18	Dan Cole	58'
LK	19	George Kruis	56'
FL	20	Lewis Ludlam	55'
SH	21	Willi Heinz	56'
CE	22	Henry Slade	53'
CE	23	Jonathan Joseph	68'
Coach:
Eddie Jones


FB	15	David Halaifonua
RW	14	Atieli Pakalani	40'
OC	13	Siale Piutau (c)
IC	12	Cooper Vuna
LW	11	Viliami Lolohea
FH	10	Kurt Morath	50'
SH	9	Sonatane Takulua	61'
N8	8	Maama Vaipulu	58'
OF	7	Zane Kapeli
BF	6	Sione Kalamafoni
RL	5	Leva Fifita	72'
LL	4	Sam Lousi
TP	3	Ben Tameifuna	50'
HK	2	Sosefo Sakalia	61'
LP	1	Siegfried Fisiihoi	63'
Replacements:
HK	16	Siua Maile	61'
PR	17	Latu Talakai	63'
PR	18	Maʻafu Fia	50'
FL	19	Daniel Faleafa	72'
FL	20	Nasi Manu	58'
SH	21	Leon Fukofuka	61'
FH	22	James Faiva	50'
CE	23	Nafi Tuitavake	40'
Coach:
Toutai Kefu

Player of the Match:
Manu Tuilagi (England)

Assistant referees:
Mathieu Raynal (France)
Shuhei Kubo (Japan)
Television match official:
Ben Skeen (New Zealand)

England vs United States

26 September 2019
19:45 JST (UTC+09)

(1 BP) England	45–7	United States
Try: Ford 6' c B. Vunipola 25' c Cowan-Dickie 33' m Cokanasiga (2) 48' m, 76' c McConnochie 58' c Ludlam 67' c Con: Ford (5/7) 7', 26', 60', 68', 77'	Report	Try: Campbell 80+1' c Con: MacGinty (1/1) 80+2'

Kobe Misaki Stadium, Kobe
Attendance: 27,194^[12]
Referee: Nic Berry (Australia)

England

United States


FB	15	Elliot Daly
RW	14	Ruaridh McConnochie	61'
OC	13	Jonathan Joseph
IC	12	Piers Francis	50'
LW	11	Joe Cokanasiga
FH	10	George Ford (c)
SH	9	Willi Heinz	50'
N8	8	Billy Vunipola	40'
OF	7	Lewis Ludlam
BF	6	Tom Curry
RL	5	George Kruis
LL	4	Joe Launchbury	50'
TP	3	Dan Cole	40'
HK	2	Luke Cowan-Dickie	69'
LP	1	Joe Marler	40'
Replacements:
HK	16	Jack Singleton	69'
PR	17	Ellis Genge	40'
PR	18	Kyle Sinckler	40'
LK	19	Courtney Lawes	50'
FL	20	Mark Wilson	40'
SH	21	Ben Youngs	50'
FH	22	Owen Farrell	50'
WG	23	Anthony Watson	61'
Coach:
Eddie Jones


FB	15	Will Hooley		43' to 53'			77'
RW	14	Blaine Scully (c)
OC	13	Marcel Brache
IC	12	Paul Lasike		61'
LW	11	Martin Iosefo				63'	77'
FH	10	AJ MacGinty
SH	9	Shaun Davies		50'
N8	8	Cam Dolan
OF	7	John Quill	70'
BF	6	Tony Lamborn		61'
RL	5	Nick Civetta		50'
LL	4	Ben Landry
TP	3	Titi Lamositele		43'
HK	2	Joe Taufete'e		60'
LP	1	David Ainuu		3'
Replacements:
HK	16	Dylan Fawsitt		60'
PR	17	Olive Kilifi		3'
PR	18	Paul Mullen		43'
LK	19	Greg Peterson		50'
FL	20	Hanco Germishuys		61'
SH	21	Ruben de Haas		50'
CE	22	Bryce Campbell		61'
FB	23	Mike Te'o		43'	53'	63'
Coach:
Gary Gold

Player of the Match:
George Ford (England)

Assistant referees:
Paul Williams (New Zealand)
Federico Anselmi (Argentina)
Television match official:
Ben Skeen (New Zealand)

Argentina vs Tonga

28 September 2019
13:45 JST (UTC+09)

(1 BP) Argentina	28–12	Tonga
Try: Montoya (3) 7' c, 17' c, 26' c Carreras 20' c Con: Urdapilleta (4/4) 9', 19', 21', 28'	Report	Try: Veainu (2) 30' c, 66' m Con: Takulua (1/2) 32'

Hanazono Rugby Stadium, Higashiōsaka
Attendance: 21,971
Referee: Jaco Peyper (South Africa)

Argentina

Tonga


FB	15	Emiliano Boffelli
RW	14	Matías Moroni
OC	13	Matías Orlando	67'
IC	12	Jerónimo de la Fuente
LW	11	Santiago Carreras
FH	10	Benjamín Urdapilleta	55'
SH	9	Tomás Cubelli	73'
N8	8	Tomás Lezana
OF	7	Marcos Kremer
BF	6	Pablo Matera (c)	45'
RL	5	Tomás Lavanini	55'
LL	4	Guido Petti
TP	3	Juan Figallo	45'
HK	2	Julián Montoya	45'
LP	1	Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro	45'
Replacements:
HK	16	Agustín Creevy	45'
PR	17	Mayco Vivas	45'
PR	18	Santiago Medrano	45'
LK	19	Matías Alemanno	55'
N8	20	Javier Ortega Desio	45'
SH	21	Felipe Ezcurra	73'
FH	22	Nicolás Sánchez	55'
WG	23	Bautista Delguy	67'
Coach:
Mario Ledesma


FB	15	Telusa Veainu	74'
RW	14	Viliami Lolohea			43'
OC	13	Mali Hingano
IC	12	Siale Piutau (c)	14' to 25'
LW	11	David Halaifonua
FH	10	James Faiva
SH	9	Sonatane Takulua	66'
N8	8	Maama Vaipulu
OF	7	Zane Kapeli	53'
BF	6	Sione Kalamafoni	66'
RL	5	Leva Fifita
LL	4	Sam Lousi
TP	3	Ben Tameifuna	40'
HK	2	Paul Ngauamo	53'
LP	1	Siegfried Fisiihoi	67'
Replacements:
HK	16	Sosefo Sakalia	53'
PR	17	Vunipola Fifita	67'
PR	18	Maʻafu Fia	40'
LK	19	Steve Mafi	66'
FL	20	Nasi Manu	53'
SH	21	Leon Fukofuka	66'
FH	22	Latiume Fosita	74'
WG	23	Cooper Vuna	14'	25'	43'
Coach:
Toutai Kefu

Player of the Match:
Julián Montoya (Argentina)

Assistant referees:
Ben O'Keeffe (New Zealand)
Brendon Pickerill (New Zealand)
Television match official:
Rowan Kitt (England)

Notes:

Agustín Creevy levelled Argentina's most capped player record, set by Felipe Contepomi with 87 caps.

France vs United States

2 October 2019
16:45 JST (UTC+09)

(1 BP) France	33–9	United States
Try: Huget 6' c Raka 24' m Fickou 67' c Serin 70' c Poirot 79' c Con: Ramos (1/2) 8' Lopez (3/3) 68', 71', 80'+1	Report	Pen: MacGinty (3/3) 19', 31', 65'

Fukuoka Hakatanomori Stadium, Fukuoka
Attendance: 17,660^[13]
Referee: Ben O'Keeffe (New Zealand)

France

United States


FB	15	Thomas Ramos	57'
RW	14	Alivereti Raka
OC	13	Sofiane Guitoune	76'
IC	12	Gaël Fickou
LW	11	Yoann Huget
FH	10	Camille Lopez
SH	9	Maxime Machenaud	65'
N8	8	Louis Picamoles (c)
OF	7	Yacouba Camara
BF	6	Arthur Iturria	65'
RL	5	Paul Gabrillagues	57'
LL	4	Bernard Le Roux
TP	3	Emerick Setiano	45'
HK	2	Camille Chat	40'
LP	1	Cyril Baille	45'
Replacements:
HK	16	Guilhem Guirado	40'
PR	17	Jefferson Poirot	45'
PR	18	Rabah Slimani	45'
LK	19	Sébastien Vahaamahina	57'
FL	20	Grégory Alldritt	65'
SH	21	Baptiste Serin	65'
FH	22	Romain Ntamack	76'
FB	23	Maxime Médard	57'
Coach:
Jacques Brunel


FB	15	Mike Te'o
RW	14	Blaine Scully (c)
OC	13	Marcel Brache
IC	12	Bryce Campbell
LW	11	Martin Iosefo	72'
FH	10	AJ MacGinty	78'
SH	9	Shaun Davies	54'
N8	8	Cam Dolan
OF	7	Hanco Germishuys
BF	6	Tony Lamborn	58'
RL	5	Nick Civetta
LL	4	Nate Brakeley	69'
TP	3	Titi Lamositele	54'
HK	2	Joe Taufete'e	65'
LP	1	Eric Fry	69'
Replacements:
HK	16	Dylan Fawsitt	65'
PR	17	Olive Kilifi	69'
PR	18	Paul Mullen	54'
LK	19	Greg Peterson	69'
FL	20	Ben Pinkelman	58'
SH	21	Ruben de Haas	54'
FH	22	Will Magie	78'
CE	23	Thretton Palamo	72'
Coach:
Gary Gold

Player of the Match:
Camille Lopez (France)

Assistant referees:
Wayne Barnes (England)
Shuhei Kubo (Japan)
Television match official:
Rowan Kitt (England)

Notes:

Gaël Fickou (France) earned his 50th test cap.

England vs Argentina

5 October 2019
17:00 JST (UTC+09)

(1 BP) England	39–10	Argentina
Try: May 9' m Daly 35' m Youngs 40'+1 m Ford 45' c Nowell 74' c Cowan-Dickie 80' c Con: Farrell (3/6) 47', 76', 80+1' Pen: Farrell (1/2) 54'	Report	Try: Moroni 71' c Con: Boffelli (1/1) 72' Pen: Urdapilleta (1/1) 7'

Tokyo Stadium, Chōfu
Attendance: 48,185
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)

England

Argentina


FB	15	Elliot Daly
RW	14	Anthony Watson	69'
OC	13	Manu Tuilagi
IC	12	Owen Farrell (c)
LW	11	Jonny May
FH	10	George Ford	69'
SH	9	Ben Youngs	47'
N8	8	Billy Vunipola	40'
OF	7	Sam Underhill
BF	6	Tom Curry
RL	5	George Kruis	55'
LL	4	Maro Itoje
TP	3	Kyle Sinckler	63'
HK	2	Jamie George	65'
LP	1	Joe Marler	63'
Replacements:
HK	16	Luke Cowan-Dickie	65'
PR	17	Mako Vunipola	63'
PR	18	Dan Cole	63'
LK	19	Courtney Lawes	55'
FL	20	Lewis Ludlam	40'
SH	21	Willi Heinz	47'
CE	22	Henry Slade	69'
WG	23	Jack Nowell	69'
Coach:
Eddie Jones


FB	15	Emiliano Boffelli
RW	14	Matías Moroni
OC	13	Matías Orlando		56'
IC	12	Jerónimo de la Fuente
LW	11	Santiago Carreras
FH	10	Benjamín Urdapilleta		61'
SH	9	Tomás Cubelli		59'
N8	8	Javier Ortega Desio		49'
OF	7	Marcos Kremer
BF	6	Pablo Matera (c)
RL	5	Tomás Lavanini	19'
LL	4	Guido Petti		54'
TP	3	Juan Figallo		49'
HK	2	Julián Montoya		49'
LP	1	Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro		49'
Replacements:
HK	16	Agustín Creevy		49'
PR	17	Mayco Vivas		49'
PR	18	Santiago Medrano		49'
LK	19	Matías Alemanno		54'
FL	20	Tomás Lezana		49'
SH	21	Felipe Ezcurra		59'
CE	22	Lucas Mensa		61'
WG	23	Bautista Delguy		56'
Coach:
Mario Ledesma

Player of the Match:
Sam Underhill (England)

Assistant referees:
Ben O'Keeffe (New Zealand)
Andrew Brace (Ireland)
Television match official:
Marius Jonker (South Africa)

Notes:

Agustín Creevy became the most capped player for Argentina with 88 caps, surpassing Felipe Contepomi's record of 87.
Tomás Lavanini's red card was a record fifth for a World Cup, surpassing the four given out in 1995 and 1999.
With this loss for Argentina and France's win on the 6 October, Argentina fail to advance through to the knock-out stage of the World Cup for the first time since 2003.
Angus Gardner was due to be part of the officiating team for this game, but swapped with Ben O'Keeffe's appointment between Japan and Samoa.

France vs Tonga

6 October 2019
16:45 JST (UTC+09)

France	23–21	Tonga (1 BP)
Try: Vakatawa 6' c Raka 32' c Con: Ntamack (2/2) 7', 34' Pen: Ntamack (3/4) 4', 52', 60'	Report	Try: Takulua 40' c Hingano 47' c Kapeli 79' c Con: Takulua (2/2) 40'+1, 49' Fosita (1/1) 80'

Kumamoto Stadium, Kumamoto
Attendance: 28,477
Referee: Nic Berry (Australia)

France

Tonga


FB	15	Maxime Médard
RW	14	Damian Penaud
OC	13	Virimi Vakatawa	67'
IC	12	Sofiane Guitoune
LW	11	Alivereti Raka
FH	10	Romain Ntamack	67'
SH	9	Baptiste Serin	54'
N8	8	Gregory Alldritt	62'
OF	7	Charles Ollivon
BF	6	Wenceslas Lauret
RL	5	Sébastien Vahaamahina	53'
LL	4	Paul Gabrillagues
TP	3	Rabah Slimani	53'
HK	2	Camille Chat	60'
LP	1	Jefferson Poirot (c)	53'
Replacements:
HK	16	Guilhem Guirado	60'
PR	17	Cyril Baille	53'
PR	18	Emerick Setiano	53'
FL	19	Bernard Le Roux	53'
FL	20	Yacouba Camara	62'
SH	21	Antoine Dupont	54'
FH	22	Camille Lopez	67'
CE	23	Pierre-Louis Barassi	66'
Coach:
Jacques Brunel


FB	15	Telusa Veainu
RW	14	Cooper Vuna
OC	13	Mali Hingano
IC	12	Siale Piutau (c)
LW	11	David Halaifonua	67'
FH	10	James Faiva	67'
SH	9	Sonatane Takulua	60'
N8	8	Maama Vaipulu	62'
OF	7	Zane Kapeli
BF	6	Sione Kalamafoni
RL	5	Leva Fifita	61'	70'
LL	4	Sam Lousi			72'
TP	3	Maʻafu Fia	40'
HK	2	Paul Ngauamo	57'	62'
LP	1	Siegfried Fisiihoi	65'
Replacements:
HK	16	Sosefo Sakalia	57'	62'
PR	17	Vunipola Fifita	65'
PR	18	Siua Halanukonuka	40'
FL	19	Daniel Faleafa	61'	70'	72'
N8	20	Nasi Manu	62'
SH	21	Leon Fukofuka	60'
FH	22	Latiume Fosita	67'
WG	23	Atieli Pakalani	67'
Coach:
Toutai Kefu

Player of the Match:
Alivereti Raka (France)

Assistant referees:
Paul Williams (New Zealand)
Matthew Carley (England)
Television match official:
Ben Skeen (New Zealand)

Notes:

Pierre-Louis Barassi (France) made his international debut.

Argentina vs United States

9 October 2019
13:45 JST (UTC+09)

(1 BP) Argentina	47–17	United States
Try: Sánchez 19' c Tuculet (2) 25' c, 35' m Mallia (2) 44' c, 48' c de la Fuente 57' c Bertranou 71' c Con: Sánchez (5/6) 21', 25', 45', 49', 57' Urdapilleta (1/1) 72'	Report	Try: Scully (2) 39' m, 80+3' m Lasike 60' c Con: MacGinty (1/2) 61'

Kumagaya Rugby Stadium, Kumagaya
Attendance: 24,377^[14]
Referee: Paul Williams (New Zealand)

Argentina

United States


FB	15	Joaquín Tuculet
RW	14	Bautista Delguy
OC	13	Juan Cruz Mallia
IC	12	Jerónimo de la Fuente	61'
LW	11	Santiago Carreras
FH	10	Nicolás Sánchez	60'
SH	9	Felipe Ezcurra	57'
N8	8	Rodrigo Bruni
OF	7	Juan Manuel Leguizamón
BF	6	Pablo Matera (c)	50'
RL	5	Matías Alemanno
LL	4	Guido Petti	58'
TP	3	Santiago Medrano	53'
HK	2	Julián Montoya	53'
LP	1	Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro	53'
Replacements:
HK	16	Agustín Creevy	53'
PR	17	Mayco Vivas	53'
PR	18	Enrique Pieretto	53'
FL	19	Marcos Kremer	50'
FL	20	Tomás Lezana	58'
SH	21	Gonzalo Bertranou	57'
FH	22	Benjamín Urdapilleta	60'
CE	23	Matías Moroni	61'
Coach:
Mario Ledesma


FB	15	Mike Te'o	50'
RW	14	Blaine Scully (c)
OC	13	Bryce Campbell
IC	12	Paul Lasike	3' to 8'
LW	11	Marcel Brache
FH	10	AJ MacGinty			73'
SH	9	Ruben de Haas	60'
N8	8	Cam Dolan
OF	7	Hanco Germishuys
BF	6	Tony Lamborn	57'
RL	5	Greg Peterson
LL	4	Nate Brakeley	57'
TP	3	Titi Lamositele	50'
HK	2	Joe Taufete'e	50'
LP	1	Eric Fry	50'
Replacements:
HK	16	Dylan Fawsitt	50'
PR	17	Olive Kilifi	50'
PR	18	Paul Mullen	50'
LK	19	Ben Landry	57'
FL	20	Ben Pinkelman	57'
SH	21	Nate Augspurger	60'
FB	22	Will Hooley	50'
WG	23	Martin Iosefo	3'	8'	73'
Coach:
Gary Gold

Player of the Match:
Juan Cruz Mallia (Argentina)

Assistant referees:
Jaco Peyper (South Africa)
Brendon Pickerill (New Zealand)
Television match official:
Graham Hughes (England)

Notes:

Cam Dolan (United States) earned his 50th test cap.

England vs France

12 October 2019
17:15 JST (UTC+09)

England	0–0 (Cancelled)	France

International Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama
Referee: Jaco Peyper (South Africa)

Assistant referees:
Nigel Owens (Wales)
Andrew Brace (Ireland)
Television match official:
Ben Skeen (New Zealand)

Notes:

As a result of inclement weather caused by Typhoon Hagibis this match was cancelled and awarded as a 0–0 draw.^[15]

United States vs Tonga

13 October 2019
14:45 JST (UTC+09)

United States	19–31	Tonga (1 BP)
Try: Te'o (2) 21' c, 26' m Lamborn 77' c Con: MacGinty (2/3) 22', 78'	Report	Try: Fisiihoi 17' c Hingano 58' c Piutau 62' c Veainu 80'+1 c Con: Takulua (2/2) 19', 60' Faiva (1/1) 64' Piutau (1/1) 80+2' Pen: Takulua (1/1) 51'

Hanazono Rugby Stadium, Higashiōsaka
Attendance: 22,012^[16]
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)

United States

Tonga


FB	15	Will Hooley
RW	14	Blaine Scully (c)	20'
OC	13	Bryce Campbell
IC	12	Paul Lasike
LW	11	Marcel Brache
FH	10	AJ MacGinty
SH	9	Ruben de Haas	66'
N8	8	Cam Dolan	52'
OF	7	Malon Al-Jiboori	66'
BF	6	Tony Lamborn
RL	5	Nick Civetta
LL	4	Greg Peterson	46'
TP	3	Titi Lamositele	46'
HK	2	Joe Taufete'e	73'
LP	1	Eric Fry	19'
Replacements:
HK	16	James Hilterbrand	73'
PR	17	Olive Kilifi	19'
PR	18	Paul Mullen	46'
LK	19	Ben Landry	46'
FL	20	Hanco Germishuys	52'
FL	21	Ben Pinkelman	66'
SH	22	Nate Augspurger	66'
FB	23	Mike Te'o	20'
Coach:
Gary Gold


FB	15	Telusa Veainu
RW	14	Atieli Pakalani
OC	13	Mali Hingano
IC	12	Siale Piutau (c)
LW	11	Viliami Lolohea	49'
FH	10	James Faiva	76'
SH	9	Sonatane Takulua	60'
N8	8	Maama Vaipulu
OF	7	Zane Kapeli	60'
BF	6	Sione Kalamafoni
RL	5	Leva Fifita	76'
LL	4	Sam Lousi
TP	3	Siua Halanukonuka	45'
HK	2	Paul Ngauamo	76'
LP	1	Siegfried Fisiihoi	66'
Replacements:
HK	16	Siua Maile	76'
PR	17	Vunipola Fifita	66'
PR	18	Maʻafu Fia	45'
FL	19	Daniel Faleafa	76'
N8	20	Nasi Manu	60'
SH	21	Leon Fukofuka	60'
FH	22	Latiume Fosita	76'
FB	23	David Halaifonua	49'
Coach:
Toutai Kefu

Player of the Match:
Siale Piutau (Tonga)

Assistant referees:
Wayne Barnes (England)
Alexandre Ruiz (France)
Television match official:
Graham Hughes (England)

References

^ "Rugby: Lopez's dropped goal saves France in 23–21 win vs. Argentina". Tokyo: The Mainichi. 21 September 2019. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
^ Kitson, Robert (22 September 2019). "Tuilagi double helps England kick off with bonus-point win against Tonga". The Guardian. Sapporo Dome. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
^ Kitson, Robert (26 September 2019). "Cokanasiga helps England crush USA as Quill gets World Cup's first red card". The Guardian. Kobe Misaki Stadium. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
^ "Rugby World Cup: Argentina blitz Tonga in first win". The Irish Times. 28 September 2019. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
^ "Typhoon threatens Rugby World Cup match between France and USA". SBS. 29 September 2019. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
^ Pugmire, Jerome (2 October 2019). "French score 5 tries in 33-9 win over U.S." Fukuoka: Japan Today. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
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^ "France survive Tonga scare and set up England game to decide Pool C winner". The Guardian. 6 October 2019. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
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[1] "Rugby: Lopez's dropped goal saves France in 23–21 win vs. Argentina". Tokyo: The Mainichi. 21 September 2019. Retrieved 26 September 2019.

[2] Kitson, Robert (22 September 2019). "Tuilagi double helps England kick off with bonus-point win against Tonga". The Guardian. Sapporo Dome. Retrieved 26 September 2019.

[3] Kitson, Robert (26 September 2019). "Cokanasiga helps England crush USA as Quill gets World Cup's first red card". The Guardian. Kobe Misaki Stadium. Retrieved 1 October 2019.

[4] "Rugby World Cup: Argentina blitz Tonga in first win". The Irish Times. 28 September 2019. Retrieved 1 October 2019.

[5] "Typhoon threatens Rugby World Cup match between France and USA". SBS. 29 September 2019. Retrieved 11 October 2019.

[6] Pugmire, Jerome (2 October 2019). "French score 5 tries in 33-9 win over U.S." Fukuoka: Japan Today. Retrieved 11 October 2019.

[7] Philips, Mitch (5 October 2019). "England reach quarterfinals as red card cripples Pumas". Tokyo: Japan Today. Retrieved 11 October 2019.

[8] "France survive Tonga scare and set up England game to decide Pool C winner". The Guardian. 6 October 2019. Retrieved 11 October 2019.

[9] "Argentina beats United States for farewell consolation win". Kumagaya: The Japan Times. 9 October 2019. Retrieved 11 October 2019.

[ENG-FRA+NZL-ITA-10] "Typhoon Hagibis impact on Rugby World Cup 2019 matches". Rugby World Cup. 10 October 2019. Archived from the original on 14 October 2019. Retrieved 10 October 2019.

[11] Imray, Gerald (13 October 2019). "Tonga beats US 31-19, gets its win at Rugby World Cup 2019". The Washington Post. Higashiōsaka. Archived from the original on 14 October 2019. Retrieved 14 October 2019.

[12] "England 45-7 USA". Autumn Internationals. Retrieved 9 December 2024.

[13] "France labour to victory over the United States at Rugby World Cup". Autumn Internationals. Retrieved 9 December 2024.

[14] "Argentina secure place at next World Cup after dominant victory". Autumn Internationals. Retrieved 9 December 2024.

[15] "Typhoon Hagibis impact on Rugby World Cup 2019 matches". Rugby World Cup. 10 October 2019. Archived from the original on 14 October 2019. Retrieved 10 October 2019.

[16] "Tonga end World Cup on a high with win over United States". Autumn Internationals. Retrieved 9 December 2024.

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