2019 Rugby World Cup Pool C

Pool C of the 2019 Rugby World Cup will begin on 21 September 2019. The pool includes previous World Cup hosts England and France, as well as the fourth-placed team from 2015, Argentina. They are 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.

Standings

Template:2019 Rugby World Cup Quarter Final Qualifiers Template:2019 Rugby World Cup Pool C

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 Pagadizábal 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 Pagadizábal
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 Pagadizábal (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 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
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 Pagadizábal
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
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'		Try: Moroni 71' c Con: Boffelli (1/1) 72' Pen: Urdapilleta (1/1) 7'

Tokyo Stadium, Chōfu
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 Pagadizábal		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 the record fifth of the World Cup, surpassing the four given out in 1995 and 1999.
Nigel Owens ruined what should have been a good close game with the early red card. He then didn't send of an England player for a tackle in the air.

France vs Tonga

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

France	v	Tonga

Kumamoto Stadium, Kumamoto
Referee: Nic Berry (Australia)

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

Argentina vs United States

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

Argentina	v	United States

Kumagaya Rugby Stadium, Kumagaya
Referee: Paul Williams (New Zealand)

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

England vs France

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

England	v	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)

United States vs Tonga

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

United States	v	Tonga

Hanazono Rugby Stadium, Higashiōsaka
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)

Assistant referees:
Jérôme Garcès (France)
Shuhei Kubo (Japan)
Television match official:
Graham Hughes (England)

References

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