Rugby World Cup 2019
| Sport: | Rugby Union |
| Organizer: | World Rugby |
| Date: | 20 Sep, 2019 - 02 Nov, 2019 |
| Venue: | Japan |
| Link: | https://www.rugbyworldcup.com/ |
The 2019 Rugby World Cup will be the ninth Rugby World Cup, and is to be held in Japan from 20 September to 2 November. This will be the first time the tournament is to be held in Asia, and outside the traditional heartland of rugby union.
Hong Kong and Singapore had expressed interest in hosting some of the matches and were included as part of the JRFU's successful original hosting bid to World Rugby (known at the time of bidding as the International Rugby Board, or IRB) but were not amongst the fourteen locations announced by organisers Japan 2019 on 5 November 2014 that had formally bid for the right to host games.
The opening match of the 2019 Rugby World Cup will take place at the Ajinomoto Stadium in Chōfu, Tokyo, and the final match will be held at the Nissan Stadium in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture. These venue assignments were announced in September 2015 when plans for the tournament were revised by Japan's organizing committee and accepted by World Rugby. The National Olympic Stadium, being rebuilt for the 2020 Summer Olympics, was originally the centerpiece of Japan's Rugby World Cup bid, but revisions to the Olympic Stadium plans mandated the World Cup venue changes.
No. of nations: 20 (93 qualifying)
Opening ceremony: Ajinomoto Stadium (20 September 2019)
Opening match: Ajinomoto Stadium
Final match: International Stadium Yokohama
Venue:
| Stadium | City | Capacity |
| Tokyo Stadium | Chōfu | 49,970 |
| International Stadium Yokohama | Yokohama | 72,327 |
| Shizuoka Stadium Ecopa | Fukuroi | 50,889 |
| Hanazono Rugby Stadium | Higashiosaka | 30,000 |
| Fukuoka Hakatanomori Stadium | Fukuoka | 22,563 |
| City of Toyota Stadium | Toyota | 45,000 |
| Sapporo Dome | Sapporo | 41,410 |
| Oita Stadium | Ōita | 40,000 |
| Kumamoto Stadium | Kumamoto | 32,000 |
| Kobe Misaki Stadium | Kobe | 30,132 |
| Kumagaya Rugby Stadium | Kumagaya | 24,000 |
| Kamaishi Recovery Memorial Stadium | Kamaishi | 16,187 |
Squads:
| Pool - A | Pool - B | Pool - C | Pool - D |
 Ireland |
 New Zealand |
 England |
 Australia |
 Scotland |
 South Africa |
 France |
 Wales |
 Japan |
 Italy |
 Argentina |
 Georgia |
 Russia |
 Namibia |
 United States |
 Fiji |
 Samoa |
 Canada |
 Tonga |
 Uruguay |
FIXTURES: Pool - A
| Date | Teams | Venue | ||
| 20 September 2019 | Japan |
vs | Russia |
Tokyo Stadium |
| 22 September 2019 | Ireland |
vs | Scotland |
International Stadium Yokohama |
| 24 September 2019 | Russia |
vs | Samoa |
Kumagaya Rugby Stadium |
| 28 September 2019 | Japan |
vs | Ireland |
Shizuoka Stadium Ecopa |
| 30 September 2019 | Scotland |
vs | Samoa |
Kobe Misaki Stadium |
| 03 October 2019 | Ireland |
vs | Russia |
Kobe Misaki Stadium |
| 05 October 2019 | Japan |
vs | Samoa |
City of Toyota Stadium |
| 09 October 2019 | Scotland |
vs | Russia |
Shizuoka Stadium Ecopa |
| 12 October 2019 | Ireland |
vs | Samoa |
Fukuoka Hakatanomori Stadium |
| 13 October 2019 | Japan |
vs | Scotland |
International Stadium Yokohama |
FIXTURES: Pool - B
| Date | Teams | Venue | ||
| 21 September 2019 | New Zealand |
vs | South Africa |
International Stadium Yokohama |
| 22 September 2019 | Italy |
vs | Namibia |
Hanazono Rugby Stadium |
| 26 September 2019 | Italy |
vs | Canada |
Fukuoka Hakatanomori Stadium |
| 28 September 2019 | South Africa |
vs | Namibia |
City of Toyota Stadium |
| 02 September 2019 | New Zealand |
vs | Canada |
Oita Stadium |
| 04 October 2019 | South Africa |
vs | Italy |
Shizuoka Stadium Ecopa |
| 06 October 2019 | New Zealand |
vs | Namibia |
Tokyo Stadium |
| 08 October 2019 | South Africa |
vs | Canada |
Kobe Misaki Stadium |
| 12 October 2019 | New Zealand |
vs | Italy |
City of Toyota Stadium |
| 13 October 2019 | Namibia |
vs | Canada |
Kamaishi Recovery Memorial Stadium |
FIXTURES: Pool - C
| Date | Teams | Venue | ||
| 21 September 2019 | France |
vs | Argentina |
Tokyo Stadium |
| 22 September 2019 | England |
vs | Tonga |
Sapporo Dome |
| 26 September 2019 | England |
vs | United States |
Kobe Misaki Stadium |
| 28 September 2019 | Argentina |
vs | Tonga |
Hanazono Rugby Stadium |
| 2 October 2019 | France |
vs | United States |
Fukuoka Hakatanomori Stadium |
| 5 October 2019 | England |
vs | Argentina |
Tokyo Stadium |
| 6 October 2019 | France |
vs | Tonga |
Kumamoto Stadium |
| 9 October 2019 | Argentina |
vs | United States |
Kumagaya Rugby Stadium |
| 12 October 2019 | England |
vs | France |
International Stadium Yokohama |
| 13 October 2019 | United States |
vs | Tonga |
Hanazono Rugby Stadium |
FIXTURES: Pool - D
| Date | Teams | Venue | ||
| 21 September 2019 | Australia |
vs | Fiji |
Sapporo Dome |
| 23 September 2019 | Wales |
vs | Georgia |
City of Toyota Stadium |
| 25 September 2019 | Fiji |
vs | Uruguay |
Kamaishi Recovery Memorial Stadium |
| 29 September 2019 | Georgia |
vs | Uruguay |
Kumagaya Rugby Stadium |
| 29 September 2019 | Australia |
vs | Wales |
Tokyo Stadium |
| 03 October 2019 | Georgia |
vs | Fiji |
Hanazono Rugby Stadium |
| 05 October 2019 | Australia |
vs | Uruguay |
Oita Stadium |
| 09 October 2019 | Wales |
vs | Fiji |
Oita Stadium |
| 11 October 2019 | Australia |
vs | Georgia |
Shizuoka Stadium Ecopa |
| 13 October 2019 | Wales |
vs | Uruguay |
Kumamoto Stadium |
