The knockout stage of the 2019 Rugby World Cup began on 19 October and concluded on 2 November with the final at the International Stadium Yokohama in Yokohama, Japan.
Qualified teams England became the first team to qualify for the knock-out stage of the World Cup, with a game in hand, after winning their opening three games of the pool stage. France became the second team to qualify for the last eight to complete the two teams that advanced out of Pool C. South Africa secured their spot in the quarter-finals after their final pool match victory over Canada. After the match cancellations, New Zealand confirmed their place in the quarter-finals as pool winners. Wales confirmed their place in the quarter-finals with a game in hand after their win over Fiji; that result also confirmed Australia's advancement to the knock-out stage. Ireland secured their progression to the quarter-finals following their victory over Samoa in their final match. In the last pool stage match, home team Japan secured their top place in Pool A by beating Scotland and advanced to the quarter-finals for the first time in World Cup history.
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Bracket
Quarter-finals England vs Australia
FB 15Elliot DalyRW 14Anthony WatsonOC 13Henry Slade IC 12Manu Tuilagi LW 11Jonny MayFH 10Owen Farrell (c)SH 9 Ben Youngs N8 8 Billy VunipolaOF 7 Sam Underhill BF 6 Tom CurryRL 5 Courtney Lawes LL 4 Maro ItojeTP 3 Kyle Sinckler HK 2 Jamie George LP 1 Mako Vunipola Replacements:HK 16Luke Cowan-Dickie PR 17Joe Marler PR 18Dan Cole LK 19George Kruis FL 20Lewis Ludlam SH 21Willi Heinz FH 22George Ford CE 23Jonathan Joseph Coach: Eddie Jones FB 15Kurtley BealeRW 14Reece HodgeOC 13Jordan Petaia IC 12Samu KereviLW 11Marika KoroibeteFH 10Christian Lealiifano SH 9 Will Genia N8 8 Isi Naisarani OF 7 Michael Hooper (c)BF 6 David PocockRL 5 Rory Arnold LL 4 Izack RoddaTP 3 Allan Alaalatoa HK 2 Tolu Latu LP 1 Scott Sio Replacements:HK 16Jordan Uelese PR 17James Slipper PR 18Taniela Tupou LK 19Adam Coleman FL 20Lukhan Salakaia-Loto SH 21Nic White FH 22Matt To'omua CE 23James O'Connor Coach: Michael Cheika Player of the Match: Tom Curry (England)
Assistant referees: Romain Poite (France) Mathieu Raynal (France) Television match official: Ben Skeen (New Zealand) Notes: Jonny May (England) earned his 50th test cap. This was Australia's largest Rugby World Cup defeat, surpassing the 17-point loss against New Zealand in the 2015 final, as well as the most points they had conceded in a World Cup match, and the highest scoring match between these teams in a World Cup.
New Zealand vs Ireland
FB 15Beauden BarrettRW 14Sevu Reece OC 13Jack Goodhue IC 12Anton Lienert-BrownLW 11George BridgeFH 10Richie Mo'ungaSH 9 Aaron Smith N8 8 Kieran Read (c)OF 7 Sam Cane BF 6 Ardie SaveaRL 5 Sam WhitelockLL 4 Brodie Retallick TP 3 Nepo Laulala HK 2 Codie Taylor LP 1 Joe Moody Replacements:HK 16Dane Coles PR 17Ofa Tu'ungafasi PR 18Angus Ta'avao LK 19Scott Barrett FL 20Matt Todd SH 21TJ Perenara CE 22Sonny Bill Williams FB 23Jordie Barrett Coach: Steve Hansen FB 15Rob Kearney RW 14Keith EarlsOC 13Garry Ringrose IC 12Robbie Henshaw LW 11Jacob StockdaleFH 10Johnny Sexton SH 9 Conor Murray N8 8 CJ StanderOF 7 Josh van der FlierBF 6 Peter O'Mahony RL 5 James RyanLL 4 Iain Henderson TP 3 Tadhg Furlong HK 2 Rory Best (c) LP 1 Cian Healy Replacements:HK 16Niall Scannell PR 17Dave Kilcoyne PR 18Andrew Porter LK 19Tadhg Beirne FL 20Rhys Ruddock SH 21Luke McGrath FH 22Joey Carbery FB 23Jordan Larmour Coach: Joe Schmidt Player of the Match: Beauden Barrett (New Zealand)
Assistant referees: Pascal Gaüzère (France) Angus Gardner (Australia) Television match official: Graham Hughes (England)
Notes: This was Ireland's largest defeat in a World Cup match surpassing their 43–19 defeat to New Zealand in 1995.
Wales vs France
FB 15Liam WilliamsRW 14George NorthOC 13Owen WatkinIC 12Hadleigh ParkesLW 11Josh AdamsFH 10Dan BiggarSH 9 Gareth Davies N8 8 Josh Navidi OF 7 Justin TipuricBF 6 Aaron WainwrightRL 5 Alun Wyn Jones (c)LL 4 Jake Ball TP 3 Tomas Francis HK 2 Ken Owens LP 1 Wyn Jones Replacements:HK 16Elliot Dee PR 17Rhys Carré PR 18Dillon Lewis LK 19Adam Beard N8 20Ross Moriarty SH 21Tomos Williams FH 22Rhys PatchellFB 23Leigh HalfpennyCoach: Warren Gatland FB 15Maxime Médard RW 14Damian PenaudOC 13Virimi VakatawaIC 12Gaël FickouLW 11Yoann HugetFH 10Romain Ntamack SH 9 Antoine Dupont N8 8 Gregory Alldritt OF 7 Charles OllivonBF 6 Wenceslas LauretRL 5 Sébastien Vahaamahina LL 4 Bernard Le Roux TP 3 Rabah Slimani HK 2 Guilhem Guirado (c) LP 1 Jefferson Poirot Replacements:HK 16Camille Chat PR 17Cyril Baille PR 18Emerick Setiano LK 19Paul Gabrillagues N8 20Louis Picamoles SH 21Baptiste Serin FH 22Camille Lopez WG 23Vincent Rattez Coach: Jacques Brunel Player of the Match: Aaron Wainwright (Wales)
Assistant referees: Nic Berry (Australia) Paul Williams (New Zealand) Television match official: Marius Jonker (South Africa) Notes: Jonathan Davies was due to start in this game, but withdrew ahead of kick-off due to injury. Owen Watkin replaced Davies in the starting XV with Leigh Halfpenny taking Watkin's place on the bench.
Japan vs South Africa
FB 15Ryohei Yamanaka RW 14Kotaro MatsushimaOC 13Timothy LafaeleIC 12Ryoto NakamuraLW 11Kenki FukuokaFH 10Yu Tamura SH 9 Yutaka Nagare N8 8 Kazuki Himeno OF 7 Lappies Labuschagné BF 6 Michael Leitch (c)RL 5 James MooreLL 4 Luke Thompson TP 3 Koo Ji-won HK 2 Shota Horie LP 1 Keita Inagaki Replacements:HK 16Atsushi Sakate PR 17Isileli Nakajima PR 18Asaeli Ai Valu LK 19Wimpie van der Walt N8 20Amanaki Mafi SH 21Fumiaki Tanaka FH 22Rikiya Matsuda WG 23Lomano Lemeki Coach: Jamie Joseph FB 15Willie le RouxRW 14Cheslin Kolbe OC 13Lukhanyo AmIC 12Damian de AllendeLW 11Makazole MapimpiFH 10Handré PollardSH 9 Faf de Klerk N8 8 Duane Vermeulen BF 7 Pieter-Steph du ToitOF 6 Siya Kolisi (c) RL 5 Lood de Jager LL 4 Eben Etzebeth TP 3 Frans Malherbe HK 2 Bongi Mbonambi LP 1 Tendai Mtawarira Replacements:HK 16Malcolm Marx PR 17Steven Kitshoff PR 18Vincent Koch LK 19RG Snyman LK 20Franco Mostert FL 21Francois Louw SH 22Herschel Jantjies CE 23François Steyn Coach: Rassie Erasmus Player of the Match: Faf de Klerk (South Africa)
Assistant referees: Ben O'Keeffe (New Zealand) Luke Pearce (England) Television match official: Rowan Kitt (England)
Semi-finals England vs New Zealand
FB 15Elliot DalyRW 14Anthony WatsonOC 13Manu Tuilagi IC 12Owen Farrell (c)LW 11Jonny May FH 10George FordSH 9 Ben Youngs N8 8 Billy VunipolaOF 7 Sam Underhill BF 6 Tom CurryRL 5 Courtney Lawes LL 4 Maro ItojeTP 3 Kyle Sinckler HK 2 Jamie George LP 1 Mako Vunipola Replacements:HK 16Luke Cowan-Dickie PR 17Joe Marler PR 18Dan Cole LK 19George Kruis FL 20Mark Wilson SH 21Willi Heinz CE 22Henry Slade CE 23Jonathan Joseph Coach: Eddie Jones FB 15Beauden BarrettRW 14Sevu ReeceOC 13Jack Goodhue IC 12Anton Lienert-BrownLW 11George Bridge FH 10Richie Mo'ungaSH 9 Aaron Smith N8 8 Kieran Read (c)OF 7 Ardie SaveaBF 6 Scott Barrett RL 5 Sam Whitelock LL 4 Brodie RetallickTP 3 Nepo Laulala HK 2 Codie Taylor LP 1 Joe Moody Replacements:HK 16Dane Coles PR 17Ofa Tu'ungafasi PR 18Angus Ta'avao LK 19Patrick Tuipulotu FL 20Sam Cane SH 21TJ Perenara CE 22Sonny Bill Williams FB 23Jordie Barrett Coach: Steve Hansen Player of the Match: Maro Itoje (England)
Assistant referees: Romain Poite (France) Pascal Gaüzère (France) Television match official: Marius Jonker (South Africa) Notes: Billy Vunipola (England) and Codie Taylor (New Zealand) earned their 50th test caps. This was New Zealand's first Rugby World Cup loss since losing to France 20–18 in the 2007 Rugby World Cup quarter-final. This was England's first win over New Zealand in a Rugby World Cup match, their first win since defeating them 38–21 in 2012, and their first win away from Twickenham since a 15−13 win in Wellington in 2003. New Zealand failed to score in the first half of a World Cup match for the first time since their 16–6 defeat to Australia in the 1991 World Cup semi-final, and for the first time in any match since England beat them 38–21 in December 2012. Measured by points deficit, this result equaled New Zealand's biggest ever World Cup defeat, matching the 12-point losses to France in the 1999 World Cup semi-final (43–31) and to Australia in the 2003 World Cup semi-final (22–10). This victory meant England climbed to the top of the World Rugby rankings for the first time since 2004. It also meant New Zealand dropped to third, equalling their lowest position since the rankings were introduced.
Wales vs South Africa
FB 15Leigh HalfpennyRW 14George North OC 13Jonathan DaviesIC 12Hadleigh ParkesLW 11Josh AdamsFH 10Dan Biggar SH 9 Gareth Davies N8 8 Ross MoriartyOF 7 Justin TipuricBF 6 Aaron Wainwright RL 5 Alun Wyn Jones (c)LL 4 Jake Ball TP 3 Tomas Francis HK 2 Ken Owens LP 1 Wyn Jones Replacements:HK 16Elliot Dee PR 17Rhys Carré PR 18Dillon Lewis LK 19Adam Beard FL 20Aaron Shingler SH 21Tomos Williams FH 22Rhys Patchell CE 23Owen Watkin Coach: Warren Gatland FB 15Willie le Roux RW 14S'busiso NkosiOC 13Lukhanyo AmIC 12Damian de AllendeLW 11Makazole MapimpiFH 10Handré PollardSH 9 Faf de KlerkN8 8 Duane VermeulenBF 7 Pieter-Steph du ToitOF 6 Siya Kolisi (c) RL 5 Lood de Jager LL 4 Eben Etzebeth TP 3 Frans Malherbe HK 2 Bongi Mbonambi LP 1 Tendai Mtawarira Replacements:HK 16Malcolm Marx PR 17Steven Kitshoff PR 18Vincent Koch LK 19RG Snyman LK 20Franco Mostert FL 21Francois Louw SH 22Herschel JantjiesCE 23François Steyn Coach: Rassie Erasmus Player of the Match: Handré Pollard (South Africa)
Assistant referees: Wayne Barnes (England) Ben O'Keeffe (New Zealand) Television match official: Ben Skeen (New Zealand) Notes: Gareth Davies (Wales) earned his 50th test cap.
Bronze final: New Zealand vs Wales
FB 15Beauden BarrettRW 14Ben SmithOC 13Ryan Crotty IC 12Sonny Bill Williams LW 11Rieko IoaneFH 10Richie Mo'ungaSH 9 Aaron Smith N8 8 Kieran Read (c)OF 7 Sam CaneBF 6 Shannon Frizell RL 5 Scott Barrett LL 4 Brodie RetallickTP 3 Nepo Laulala HK 2 Dane Coles LP 1 Joe Moody Replacements:HK 16Liam Coltman PR 17Atunaisa Moli PR 18Angus Ta'avao LK 19Patrick Tuipulotu FL 20Matt Todd SH 21Brad Weber CE 22Anton Lienert-Brown FB 23Jordie Barrett Coach: Steve Hansen FB 15Hallam AmosRW 14Owen LaneOC 13Jonathan DaviesIC 12Owen Watkin LW 11Josh AdamsFH 10Rhys Patchell SH 9 Tomos Williams N8 8 Ross Moriarty OF 7 James DaviesBF 6 Justin TipuricRL 5 Alun Wyn Jones (c) LL 4 Adam BeardTP 3 Dillon Lewis HK 2 Ken Owens LP 1 Nicky Smith Replacements:HK 16Elliot Dee PR 17Rhys Carré PR 18Wyn Jones LK 19Jake Ball FL 20Aaron Shingler SH 21Gareth Davies FH 22Dan Biggar CE 23Hadleigh Parkes Coach: Warren Gatland Player of the Match: Brodie Retallick (New Zealand)
Assistant referees: Jaco Peyper (South Africa) Pascal Gaüzère (France) Television match official: Marius Jonker (South Africa)
Final: England vs South Africa
FB 15Elliot DalyRW 14Anthony WatsonOC 13Manu TuilagiIC 12Owen Farrell (c)LW 11Jonny May FH 10George Ford SH 9 Ben Youngs N8 8 Billy VunipolaOF 7 Sam Underhill BF 6 Tom CurryRL 5 Courtney Lawes LL 4 Maro ItojeTP 3 Kyle Sinckler HK 2 Jamie George LP 1 Mako Vunipola Replacements:HK 16Luke Cowan-Dickie PR 17Joe Marler PR 18Dan Cole LK 19George Kruis FL 20Mark Wilson SH 21Ben Spencer CE 22Henry Slade CE 23Jonathan Joseph Coach: Eddie Jones FB 15Willie le Roux RW 14Cheslin KolbeOC 13Lukhanyo AmIC 12Damian de AllendeLW 11Makazole MapimpiFH 10Handré PollardSH 9 Faf de Klerk N8 8 Duane VermeulenBF 7 Pieter-Steph du ToitOF 6 Siya Kolisi (c) RL 5 Lood de Jager LL 4 Eben Etzebeth TP 3 Frans Malherbe HK 2 Bongi Mbonambi LP 1 Tendai Mtawarira Replacements:HK 16Malcolm Marx PR 17Steven Kitshoff PR 18Vincent Koch LK 19RG Snyman LK 20Franco Mostert FL 21Francois Louw SH 22Herschel Jantjies CE 23François Steyn Coach: Rassie Erasmus Player of the Match: Duane Vermeulen (South Africa)
Assistant referees: Romain Poite (France) Ben O'Keeffe (New Zealand) Television match official: Ben Skeen (New Zealand) Notes: