2019 Rugby World Cup Pool C

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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. In Sapporo, two tries from Manu Tuilagi helped England to a bonus-point victory over Tonga. 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. 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. After Typhoon Mitag almost cancelled the match, 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.

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. 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. 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. After the England–France game was cancelled due to Typhoon Hagibis, 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. 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'		ReportTry: 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:

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'		ReportPen: 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'		ReportTry: Campbell 80+1' c
Con: MacGinty (1/1) 80+2'
Kobe Misaki Stadium, Kobe
Attendance: 27,194
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'		ReportTry: 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:

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		ReportPen: MacGinty (3/3) 19', 31', 65'
Fukuoka Hakatanomori Stadium, Fukuoka
Attendance: 17,660
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:

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'		ReportTry: 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'		ReportTry: 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:

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'		ReportTry: Scully (2) 39' m, 80+3' m
Lasike 60' c
Con: MacGinty (1/2) 61'
Kumagaya Rugby Stadium, Kumagaya
Attendance: 24,377
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.

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'		ReportTry: 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
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)

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