2019 Rugby World Cup Pool A

Pool A of the 2019 Rugby World Cup began on 20 September 2019. The pool included hosts Japan, and previous 2015 Rugby World Cup quarter-finalists Ireland and Scotland. They were joined by the European qualifier, Russia, and Samoa, the winner of the European-Oceania Cross-Regional play-off.

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Japan won all four of their matches, including surprise victories over both Ireland and Scotland, to finish top of the pool and become the first Asian nation to reach a Rugby World Cup quarter-final. Ireland picked up a bonus point in each of their matches, and their victory over Scotland in their opening pool match proved the difference between the two sides in the hunt for second place. Samoa finished in fourth place, their only win coming against bottom-placed Russia.

Overview

The opening match of the 2019 Rugby World Cup was played in Pool A with Japan scoring a 30–10 win over Russia. Kotaro Matsushima became the first Japanese player to score a hat-trick at a World Cup. For the Russian side, Kirill Golosnitsky scored the first try of the tournament after four minutes – the fastest try ever scored in the opening match of a World Cup.[1] Two days later, Ireland defeated Scotland 27–3.[2] On 24 September, Samoa played their first match against Russia in Kumagaya. Despite Samoa's being reduced to 13 men after Rey Lee-Lo and Motu Matu'u were sin-binned within two minutes of each other, Russia could not capitalise on their advantage and Samoa went on to win 34–9.[3] Four days later, hosts Japan defeated Ireland 19–12 in what Japan Today called the biggest upset of the tournament. Kenki Fukuoka scored a try in the 58th minute to give Japan a two-point lead after Ireland's Garry Ringrose and Rob Kearney had scored the opening two tries. Yu Tamura's conversion and fourth successful penalty kick sealed the result for Japan.[4] Scotland recorded their first victory of the World Cup with a 34–0 whitewash victory over Samoa in muggy conditions in Kobe, with Samoan captain Jack Lam stating that the rugby ball was "a bar of soap."[5]

Three days later, Kobe Misaki Stadium held another match in Pool A – this time it was Ireland, who would whitewash their opponents (Russia) in a 35–0 victory with five different players getting tries for the Irish. The Irish though, did not have everything go right with Jordi Murphy being subbed off in the 27th minute due to a possible rib injury, which added to the Irish back row pain after losing Jack Conan earlier in the tournament.[6] Japan recorded their third victory over Samoa in Toyota with a 85th minute try from Kotaro Matsushima sealing the Japanese a 38–19 bonus point victory.[7] Russia in the final match of the tournament was hammered by Scotland 61–0 with George Horne scoring a hat-trick as the Scots became the first team in World Cup history to not concede a point from two World Cup matches.[8] A red card to Bundee Aki in the 29th minute forced Ireland to go down to 14 men but that was the only blemish with Ireland winning 47–5 over Samoa in Fukuoka. Johnny Sexton scoring two tries for the Irish.[9] Typhoon Hagibis saw the Japan–Scotland match under threat with the Scottish Rugby Union demanding legal action if it was cancelled.[10] But after an inspection deemed the match to go ahead,[11] Japan held their nerve against a fast-finishing Scotland to take home a 28–21 victory with Kenki Fukuoka scoring two tries. The win saw Japan become the first Tier 2 team to qualify since 2007, as they topped the group while Ireland finished in second place.[12]

Standings
Key to colours in pool tables
Advanced to the quarter-finals and qualified for the 2023 Rugby World Cup
Eliminated but qualified for 2023 Rugby World Cup
Team
 Pld W D L TF PF PA +/− BP Pts
 Japan 44001311562+53319
 Ireland 43011812127+94416
 Scotland 42021611955+64311
 Samoa 4103858128–7015
 Russia 4004119160–14100

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

Japan vs Russia
20 September 2019
19:45 JST (UTC+09)
(1 BP) Japan  30–10  Russia
Try: Matsushima (3) 12' m, 39' c, 69' c
Labuschagné 47' m
Con: Tamura (1/3) 40'
Matsuda (1/1) 71'
Pen: Tamura (2/2) 44', 64'
 Report Try: Golosnitski 5' c
Con: Kushnarev (1/1) 6'
Pen: Kushnarev (1/1) 61'
Tokyo Stadium, Chōfu
Attendance: 45,745
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
Japan
Russia
FB15Will Tupou 71'
RW14Kotaro Matsushima
OC13Timothy Lafaele
IC12Ryoto Nakamura
LW11Lomano Lemeki
FH10Yu Tamura 67'
SH9Yutaka Nagare 61'
N88Kazuki Himeno
OF7Lappies Labuschagné
BF6Michael Leitch (c) 71'
RL5James Moore
LL4Wimpie van der Walt 61'
TP3Asaeli Ai Valu 55'
HK2Shota Horie 75'
LP1Keita Inagaki 55'
Replacements:
HK16Atsushi Sakate 75'
PR17Isileli Nakajima 55'
PR18Koo Ji-won 55'
LK19Luke Thompson 60'
FL20Hendrik Tui 71'
SH21Fumiaki Tanaka 61'
FH22Rikiya Matsuda 67'
FB23Ryohei Yamanaka 71'
Coach:
Jamie Joseph
FB15Vasily Artemyev (c)
RW14German Davydov
OC13Vladimir Ostroushko
IC12Dmitry Gerasimov 68'
LW11Kirill Golosnitsky
FH10Yuri Kushnarev 65'
SH9Vasily Dorofeev 33' 42' 74'
N88Nikita Vavilin
OF7Tagir Gadzhiev
BF6Vitaly Zhivatov 65'
RL5Bogdan Fedotko 61'
LL4Andrei Ostrikov
TP3Kirill Gotovtsev 68'
HK2Stanislav Sel'skiy 65'
LP1Valery Morozov 65'
Replacements:
HK16Evgeny Matveev 65'
PR17Andrei Polivalov 65'
PR18Azamat Bitiev 68'
LK19Andrey Garbuzov 62'
FL20Anton Sychev 65'
SH21Dmitry Perov 33' 42' 74'
FH22Ramil Gaisin 65'
WG23Vladislav Sozonov 68'
Coach:
Lyn Jones

Player of the Match:
Kotaro Matsushima (Japan)

Assistant referees:
Nic Berry (Australia)
Matthew Carley (England)
Television match official:
Ben Skeen (New Zealand)

Notes:

  • This was the first Rugby World Cup opener not to feature a Tier 1 nation.
  • Kotaro Matsushima (Japan) became the first Japanese player to score a hat-trick at a World Cup, and the first player to score one in a Rugby World Cup opener.
  • Russia's try was the fastest to be scored in an opening match of a Rugby World Cup.

Ireland vs Scotland
22 September 2019
16:45 JST (UTC+09)
(1 BP) Ireland  27–3  Scotland
Try: Ja. Ryan 6' c
Best 14' m
Furlong 25' c
Conway 56' m
Con: Sexton (1/2) 8'
Murray (1/2) 27'
Pen: Carty (1/1) 68'
 Report Pen: Laidlaw (1/1) 21'
Ireland
Scotland
FB15Jordan Larmour
RW14Andrew Conway
OC13Garry Ringrose
IC12Bundee Aki 21'
LW11Jacob Stockdale
FH10Jonathan Sexton 58'
SH9Conor Murray 58'
N88CJ Stander
OF7Josh van der Flier 14' to 22' 74'
BF6Peter O'Mahony 27'
RL5James Ryan
LL4Iain Henderson 58'
TP3Tadhg Furlong 50'
HK2Rory Best (c)
LP1Cian Healy 50'
Replacements:
HK16Niall Scannell 74'
PR17Dave Kilcoyne 50'
PR18Andrew Porter 50'
LK19Tadhg Beirne 70' to 80' 58'
FL20Jack Conan 14' 22' 27'
SH21Luke McGrath 58'
FH22Jack Carty 58'
CE23Chris Farrell 21'
Coach:
Joe Schmidt
FB15Stuart Hogg
RW14Tommy Seymour 58'
OC13Duncan Taylor 65'
IC12Sam Johnson
LW11Sean Maitland
FH10Finn Russell
SH9Greig Laidlaw 62'
N88Ryan Wilson
OF7Hamish Watson 38'
BF6John Barclay 53'
RL5Jonny Gray 65'
LL4Grant Gilchrist
TP3WP Nel 53'
HK2Stuart McInally (c)
LP1Allan Dell 62'
Replacements:
HK16Fraser Brown 38'
PR17Gordon Reid 62'
PR18Simon Berghan 53'
LK19Scott Cummings 65'
FL20Blade Thomson 53'
SH21Ali Price 62'
CE22Chris Harris 65'
WG23Darcy Graham 58'
Coach:
Gregor Townsend

Player of the Match:
CJ Stander (Ireland)

Assistant referees:
Pascal Gaüzère (France)
Alexandre Ruiz (France)
Television match official:
Graham Hughes (England)

Notes:

  • This was the first meeting between the two nations at a neutral venue.

Russia vs Samoa
24 September 2019
19:15 JST (UTC+09)
Russia  9–34  Samoa (1 BP)
Pen: Kushnarev (2/2) 19', 26'
Drop: Kushnarev (1/1) 48'
 Report Try: Leiua (2) 16' m, 80' m
Amosa 45' m
Fidow (2) 49' c, 53' c
Lee-Lo 63' m
Con: Pisi (2/5) 50', 54'
Kumagaya Rugby Stadium, Kumagaya
Attendance: 22,564
Referee: Romain Poite (France)
Russia
Samoa
FB15Vasily Artemyev (c)
RW14German Davydov
OC13Vladimir Ostroushko
IC12Dmitry Gerasimov 65'
LW11Kirill Golosnitsky
FH10Yuri Kushnarev 55'
SH9Vasily Dorofeev 55'
N88Nikita Vavilin 65'
OF7Tagir Gadzhiev
BF6Vitaly Zhivatov
RL5Bogdan Fedotko
LL4Andrei Ostrikov 65'
TP3Kirill Gotovtsev 47' to 57' 71'
HK2Stanislav Sel'skiy 57'
LP1Valery Morozov 59'
Replacements:
HK16Evgeny Matveev 57'
PR17Andrey Polivalov 59'
PR18Azamat Bitiev 71'
LK19Andrey Garbuzov 65'
FL20Anton Sychev 21'
SH21Dmitry Perov 22'
FH22Ramil Gaisin 55'
WG23Vladislav Sozonov 65'
Coach:
Lyn Jones
FB15Tim Nanai-Williams 65'
RW14Alapati Leiua
OC13Rey Lee-Lo 29' to 39'
IC12Henry Taefu
LW11Ed Fidow
FH10Tusi Pisi 65'
SH9Dwayne Polataivao 40'
N88Afa Amosa 33' 40' 46'
OF7TJ Ioane
BF6Chris Vui (c)
RL5Kane Le'aupepe
LL4Filo Paulo 65'
TP3Michael Alaalatoa 55'
HK2Motu Matu'u 31' to 40' 40'
LP1Logovi'i Mulipola 51'
Replacements:
HK16Ray Niuia 33'
PR17Paul Alo-Emile 55'
PR18Jordan Lay 51'
LK19Senio Toleafoa 65'
LK20Josh Tyrell 46'
SH21Melani Matavao 40'
FH22AJ Alatimu 65'
FH23UJ Seuteni 65'
Coach:
Steve Jackson

Player of the Match:
Alapati Leiua (Samoa)

Assistant referees:
Jérôme Garcès (France)
Brendon Pickerill (New Zealand)
Television match official:
Graham Hughes (England)

Notes:

  • This was the first meeting between the two nations.
  • Ahsee Tuala was due to start the game, but was replaced with Henry Taefu following injury ahead of kick off.

Japan vs Ireland
28 September 2019
16:15 JST (UTC+09)
Japan  19–12  Ireland (1 BP)
Try: Fukuoka 59' c
Con: Tamura (1/1) 61'
Pen: Tamura (4/6) 18', 34', 40', 72'
 Report Try: Ringrose 14' m
Kearney 21' c
Con: Carty (1/2) 22'
Japan
Ireland
FB15Ryohei Yamanaka 50'
RW14Kotaro Matsushima
OC13Timothy Lafaele
IC12Ryoto Nakamura
LW11Lomano Lemeki
FH10Yu Tamura
SH9Yutaka Nagare 56'
N88Amanaki Mafi 31'
OF7Lappies Labuschagné (c)
BF6Kazuki Himeno
RL5James Moore
LL4Luke Thompson 64'
TP3Koo Ji-won 54'
HK2Shota Horie
LP1Keita Inagaki 64'
Replacements:
HK16Atsushi Sakate
PR17Isileli Nakajima 64'
PR18Asaeli Ai Valu 54'
LK19Wimpie van der Walt 64'
FL20Michael Leitch 31'
SH21Fumiaki Tanaka 57'
FH22Rikiya Matsuda
WG23Kenki Fukuoka 50'
Coach:
Jamie Joseph
FB15Rob Kearney 68'
RW14Keith Earls
OC13Garry Ringrose
IC12Chris Farrell 61'
LW11Jacob Stockdale
FH10Jack Carty 61'
SH9Conor Murray
N88CJ Stander
OF7Josh van der Flier
BF6Peter O'Mahony 55'
RL5James Ryan
LL4Iain Henderson 66'
TP3Tadhg Furlong 61'
HK2Rory Best (c) 61'
LP1Cian Healy 46'
Replacements:
HK16Seán Cronin 61'
PR17Dave Kilcoyne 46'
PR18Andrew Porter 61'
LK19Tadhg Beirne 66'
FL20Rhys Ruddock 53'
SH21Luke McGrath 66'
FH22Joey Carbery 61'
FB23Jordan Larmour 61'
Coach:
Joe Schmidt

Player of the Match:
Shota Horie (Japan)

Assistant referees:
Jérôme Garcès (France)
Matthew Carley (England)
Television match official:
Ben Skeen (New Zealand)

Notes:

  • Will Tupou was due to start the game, but was replaced by Lomano Lemeki due to injury ahead of kick off.
  • Iain Henderson (Ireland) earned his 50th test cap.
  • This is Japan's first victory over Ireland.
  • This is Ireland's first Rugby World Cup pool stage loss since losing 30–15 to Argentina during the 2007 Rugby World Cup.
  • This is Ireland's first loss to a Tier 2 nation since losing 40–25 to Samoa in 1996.
  • This is the first time that Ireland has failed to score any points in the second half of a match since their match against France in the 2016 Six Nations Championship.

Scotland vs Samoa
30 September 2019
19:15 JST (UTC+09)
(1 BP) Scotland  34–0  Samoa
Try: Maitland 30' c
Laidlaw 34' c
Penalty try (2) 57', 75'
Con: Laidlaw (2/2) 31', 36'
Pen: Laidlaw (1/1) 9'
Drop: Hogg (1/1) 38'
 Report
Kobe Misaki Stadium, Kobe
Attendance: 27,586
Referee: Pascal Gaüzère (France)
Scotland
Samoa
FB15Stuart Hogg
RW14Darcy Graham
OC13Chris Harris
IC12Sam Johnson 64'
LW11Sean Maitland
FH10Finn Russell 75'
SH9Greig Laidlaw 64'
N88Blade Thomson
OF7Jamie Ritchie
BF6Magnus Bradbury 73'
RL5Jonny Gray
LL4Grant Gilchrist 52'
TP3WP Nel 58'
HK2Stuart McInally (c) 52'
LP1Allan Dell 13'
Replacements:
HK16Fraser Brown 52'
PR17Gordon Reid 13'
PR18Zander Fagerson 58'
LK19Scott Cummings 52'
N820Ryan Wilson 73'
SH21George Horne 64'
FH22Adam Hastings 75'
CE23Duncan Taylor 64'
Coach:
Gregor Townsend
FB15Tim Nanai-Williams
RW14Belgium Tuatagaloa 45'
OC13Alapati Leiua
IC12Henry Taefu
LW11Ed Fidow 57'  75'
FH10Tusi Pisi 54'
SH9Melani Matavao 71'
N88Jack Lam (c) 3' 14'
OF7TJ Ioane 66'
BF6Chris Vui
RL5Kane Le'aupepe
LL4Filo Paulo 51' 79'
TP3Michael Alaalatoa 44'
HK2Ray Niuia 54'
LP1Logovi'i Mulipola 44'
Replacements:
HK16Seilala Lam 54'
PR17Paul Alo-Emile 47'
PR18Jordan Lay 44'
FL19Piula Fa'asalele 51' 79'
LK20Josh Tyrell 4' 14' 66'
SH21Pele Cowley 71'
FH22UJ Seuteni 54'
CE23Kieron Fonotia 45'
Coach:
Steve Jackson

Player of the Match:
Jonny Gray (Scotland)

Assistant referees:
Nigel Owens (Wales)
Federico Anselmi (Argentina)
Television match official:
Graham Hughes (England)

Notes:

  • This is the first time since beating Italy 29–0 in 2017 that Scotland have kept their opponents scoreless, and the first time ever against Samoa. The last time they did so at a Rugby World Cup was in 2007, when they beat Romania 42–0.
  • This is the first time that Samoa has failed to score any points in a Rugby World Cup match.

Ireland vs Russia
3 October 2019
19:15 JST (UTC+09)
(1 BP) Ireland  35–0  Russia
Try: Kearney 2' c
O'Mahony 13' c
Ruddock 35' c
Conway 62' c
Ringrose 76' c
Con: Sexton (3/3) 4', 15', 37'
Carty (2/2) 63', 77'
 Report
Kobe Misaki Stadium, Kobe
Attendance: 26,856
Referee: Jérôme Garcès (France)
Ireland
Russia
FB15Rob Kearney 50'
RW14Andrew Conway
OC13Garry Ringrose
IC12Bundee Aki
LW11Keith Earls
FH10Jonathan Sexton (c) 40'
SH9Luke McGrath
N88Jordi Murphy 27'
OF7Peter O'Mahony
BF6Rhys Ruddock
RL5Jean Kleyn 61'
LL4Tadhg Beirne
TP3John Ryan 58'
HK2Niall Scannell 58'
LP1Dave Kilcoyne 58'
Replacements:
HK16Seán Cronin 58'
PR17Andrew Porter 58'
PR18Tadhg Furlong 58'
LK19Iain Henderson 61'
N820CJ Stander 27'
SH21Conor Murray
FH22Jack Carty 40'
FB23Jordan Larmour 50'
Coach:
Joe Schmidt
FB15Vasily Artemyev (c)
RW14German Davydov
OC13Igor Galinovskiy
IC12Kirill Golosnitsky 15'
LW11Denis Simplikevich 71'
FH10Ramil Gaisin
SH9Dmitry Perov
N88Victor Gresev
OF7Tagir Gadzhiev
BF6Anton Sychev 70'
RL5Bogdan Fedotko 34' to 45' 64'
LL4Andrey Garbuzov 50'
TP3Kirill Gotovtsev 68'
HK2Evgeny Matveev 40'
LP1Andrey Polivalov 40'
Replacements:
HK16Stanislav Sel'skiy 40'
PR17Valery Morozov 40'
PR18Vladimir Podrezov 68'
LK19Andrei Ostrikov 51' to 61' 50'
LK20Evgeny Elgin 64'
FH21Sergey Yanyushkin 71'
FL22Roman Khodin 70'
CE23Vladimir Ostroushko 15'
Coach:
Lyn Jones

Player of the Match:
Rhys Ruddock (Ireland)

Assistant referees:
Mathieu Raynal (France)
Brendon Pickerill (New Zealand)
Television match official:
Ben Skeen (New Zealand)

Notes:

Japan vs Samoa
5 October 2019
19:30 JST (UTC+09)
(1 BP) Japan  38–19  Samoa
Try: Lafaele 28' c
Himeno 53' c
Fukuoka 76' m
Matsushima 80+5' c
Con: Tamura (3/4) 29', 55', 80+7'
Pen: Tamura (4/5) 3', 8', 24', 51'
 Report Try: Taefu 73' c
Con: Taefu (1/1) 74'
Pen: Taefu (4/5) 10', 15', 34', 45'
Japan
Samoa
FB15Ryohei Yamanaka 57'
RW14Kotaro Matsushima
OC13Timothy Lafaele
IC12Ryoto Nakamura 70'
LW11Lomano Lemeki
FH10Yu Tamura
SH9Yutaka Nagare 63'
N88Kazuki Himeno
OF7Lappies Labuschagné (c)
BF6Michael Leitch 64'
RL5James Moore
LL4Wimpie van der Walt 68'
TP3Koo Ji-won 52'
HK2Atsushi Sakate 40'
LP1Keita Inagaki 52'
Replacements:
HK16Shota Horie 40'
PR17Isileli Nakajima 52'
PR18Asaeli Ai Valu 52'
LK19Uwe Helu 68'
FL20Hendrik Tui 64'
SH21Fumiaki Tanaka 63'
FH22Rikiya Matsuda 70'
WG23Kenki Fukuoka 57'
Coach:
Jamie Joseph
FB15Tim Nanai-Williams 40'
RW14Ahsee Tuala 55'
OC13Alapati Leiua
IC12Henry Taefu
LW11Ed Fidow
FH10UJ Seuteni
SH9Dwayne Polataivao 66'
N88Jack Lam (c)
OF7TJ Ioane 25' to 35' 70'
BF6Chris Vui
RL5Kane Le'aupepe
LL4Piula Fa'asalele 61'
TP3Michael Alaalatoa 56'
HK2Seilala Lam 56'
LP1Jordan Lay 66'
Replacements:
HK16Ray Niuia 56'
PR17Paul Alo-Emile 66'
PR18James Lay 56'
LK19Senio Toleafoa 61'
LK20Josh Tyrell 70'
SH21Pele Cowley 66'
FH22Tusi Pisi 55'
CE23Kieron Fonotia 40'
Coach:
Steve Jackson

Player of the Match:
Lomano Lemeki (Japan)

Assistant referees:
Angus Gardner (Australia)
Federico Anselmi (Argentina)
Television match official:
Graham Hughes (England)

Notes:

  • Ben O'Keeffe was due to be part of the officiating team for this game, but swapped with Angus Gardner's appointment between England and Argentina.

Scotland vs Russia
9 October 2019
16:15 JST (UTC+09)
(1 BP) Scotland  61–0  Russia
Try: Hastings (2) 14' c, 18' c
G. Horne (3) 22' c, 45' c, 59' m
Turner 51' c
Seymour 56' c
Barclay 75' c
McInally 78' c
Con: Hastings (8/9) 15', 20', 24', 46', 53', 57', 76', 80'
 Report
Shizuoka Stadium Ecopa, Fukuroi
Attendance: 44,123
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)
Scotland
Russia
FB15Blair Kinghorn
RW14Tommy Seymour
OC13Duncan Taylor
IC12Peter Horne
LW11Darcy Graham 47'
FH10Adam Hastings
SH9George Horne 65'
N88Ryan Wilson
OF7Fraser Brown 31'
BF6John Barclay (c)
RL5Ben Toolis
LL4Scott Cummings 61'
TP3Zander Fagerson 40'
HK2George Turner 65'
LP1Gordon Reid 61'
Replacements:
HK16Stuart McInally 65'
PR17Simon Berghan 40'
PR18W. P. Nel 61'
LK19Grant Gilchrist 61'
FL20Magnus Bradbury 31'
FL21Jamie Ritchie
SH22Henry Pyrgos 47'
CE23Chris Harris 65'
Coach:
Gregor Townsend
FB15Vasily Artemyev (c) 61'
RW14German Davydov
OC13Vladimir Ostroushko 38' 40'
IC12Dmitry Gerasimov
LW11Vladislav Sozonov
FH10Ramil Gaisin 65'
SH9Dmitry Perov
N88Nikita Vavilin 58'
OF7Tagir Gadzhiev
BF6Vitaly Zhivatov
RL5Evgeny Elgin 50'
LL4Andrei Ostrikov 69'
TP3Kirill Gotovtsev 61'
HK2Stanislav Sel'skiy 61'
LP1Valery Morozov 61'
Replacements:
HK16Sergey Chernyshev 61'
PR17Azamat Bitiev 61'
PR18Vladimir Podrezov 61'
LK19Bogdan Fedotko 50'
LK20Andrey Garbuzov 69'
FH21Sergey Yanyushkin 65'
N822Anton Sychev 58'
FH23Yuri Kushnarev 38' 40' 61'
Coach:
Lyn Jones

Player of the Match:
Adam Hastings (Scotland)

Assistant referees:
Alexandre Ruiz (France)
Federico Anselmi (Argentina)
Television match official:
Marius Jonker (South Africa)

Notes:

  • This is the first meeting between the two nations.
  • Vladimir Ostroushko (Russia) earned his 50th test cap.
  • Scotland became the first team to hold their opponents to nil points more than once in a single World Cup campaign.
  • Mathieu Raynal was due to referee this game but withdrew ahead of kick off due to illness – Wayne Barnes stepped up from assistant with Alexandre Ruiz covering the assistant role.

Ireland vs Samoa
12 October 2019
19:45 JST (UTC+09)
(1 BP) Ireland  47–5  Samoa
Try: Best 4' c
Furlong 10' c
Sexton (2) 21' c, 39' m
Larmour 48' c
Stander 65' c
Conway 70' c
Con: Sexton (4/5) 5', 11', 23', 50
Carbery (2/2) 67', 72'
 Report Try: J. Lam 26' m
Ireland
Samoa
FB15Jordan Larmour
RW14Keith Earls
OC13Robbie Henshaw 62'
IC12Bundee Aki 29'
LW11Jacob Stockdale
FH10Jonathan Sexton 51'
SH9Conor Murray 53'
N88CJ Stander
OF7Josh van der Flier
BF6Tadhg Beirne 60'
RL5James Ryan 57'
LL4Iain Henderson
TP3Tadhg Furlong 45'
HK2Rory Best (c) 50'
LP1Cian Healy 57'
Replacements:
HK16Niall Scannell 50'
PR17Dave Kilcoyne 57'
PR18Andrew Porter 45'
LK19Jean Kleyn 57'
FL20Peter O'Mahony 60'
SH21Luke McGrath 53'
FH22Joey Carbery 51'
WG23Andrew Conway 62'
Coach:
Joe Schmidt
FB15Tim Nanai-Williams
RW14Ahsee Tuala
OC13Alapati Leiua
IC12Henry Taefu
LW11Ed Fidow 50'
FH10UJ Seuteni 29'
SH9Dwayne Polataivao 70'
N88Jack Lam (c)
OF7TJ Ioane 59' to 69' 70'
BF6Chris Vui
RL5Kane Le'aupepe
LL4Filo Paulo 14' 17' 54'
TP3Michael Alaalatoa 54'
HK2Seilala Lam 6' to 17' 47'
LP1Logovi'i Mulipola 47'
Replacements:
HK16Ray Niuia 14' 17' 47'
PR17Paul Alo-Emile 47'
PR18Jordan Lay 54'
FL19Piula Faʻasalele 54'
LK20Josh Tyrell 70'
SH21Pele Cowley 70'
FH22Tusi Pisi 29'
CE23Kieron Fonotia 50'
Coach:
Steve Jackson

Player of the Match:
Jordan Larmour (Ireland)

Assistant referees:
Romain Poite (France)
Brendon Pickerill (New Zealand)
Television match official:
Rowan Kitt (England)

Japan vs Scotland
13 October 2019
19:45 JST (UTC+09)
(1 BP) Japan  28–21  Scotland (1 BP)
Try: Matsushima 18' c
Inagaki 26' c
Fukuoka (2) 40' c, 43' c
Con: Tamura (4/4) 20', 27', 40+2', 44'
 Report Try: Russell 7' c
Nel 50' c
Fagerson 55' c
Con: Laidlaw (2/2) 8', 51'
Russell (1/1) 56'
Japan
Scotland
FB15Will Tupou 51'
RW14Kotaro Matsushima
OC13Timothy Lafaele
IC12Ryoto Nakamura 75'
LW11Kenki Fukuoka
FH10Yu Tamura
SH9Yutaka Nagare 51'
N88Kazuki Himeno
OF7Lappies Labuschagné
BF6Michael Leitch (c) 73'
RL5James Moore 52'
LL4Luke Thompson
TP3Koo Ji-won 22'
HK2Shota Horie 73'
LP1Keita Inagaki 57'
Replacements:
HK16Atsushi Sakate 73'
PR17Isileli Nakajima 57'
PR18Asaeli Ai Valu 22'
LK19Uwe Helu 52'
FL20Hendrik Tui 73'
SH21Fumiaki Tanaka 51'
FH22Rikiya Matsuda 75'
FB23Ryohei Yamanaka 51'
Coach:
Jamie Joseph
FB15Stuart Hogg
RW14Tommy Seymour 52'
OC13Chris Harris
IC12Sam Johnson
LW11Darcy Graham 60'
FH10Finn Russell
SH9Greig Laidlaw (c) 52'
N88Blade Thomson
OF7Jamie Ritchie
BF6Magnus Bradbury 66'
RL5Jonny Gray
LL4Grant Gilchrist 52'
TP3WP Nel 52'
HK2Fraser Brown 52'
LP1Allan Dell 52'
Replacements:
HK16Stuart McInally 52'
PR17Gordon Reid 52'
PR18Zander Fagerson 52'
LK19Scott Cummings 52'
N820Ryan Wilson 66'
SH21George Horne 52'
CE22Peter Horne 61'
FB23Blair Kinghorn 52'
Coach:
Gregor Townsend

Player of the Match:
Kenki Fukuoka (Japan)

Assistant referees:
Mathieu Raynal (France)
Matthew Carley (England)
Television match official:
Marius Jonker (South Africa)

Notes:

  • This was Scotland's 700th test match.
  • This was Japan's first win over Scotland.
  • This was the first time that a Tier 2 nation had defeated two Tier 1 nations in a single World Cup tournament.
  • With this win, Japan topped the pool and advanced to the quarter-finals for the first time – the first Asian side to do so.
  • Japan became the first Tier 2 nation since Fiji in 2007, and the fourth ever, to advance to the quarter-finals.
  • Japan became the first Tier 2 nation to top their pool and win all of their pool games.

References
External video
Rugby World Cup 2019: Japan v Scotland on YouTube
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