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Italy have competed in all the Rugby World Cup tournaments, having made their first appearance in the inaugural 1987 tournament. They have finished third in their pool at every tournament, except in 1999, the only tournament where they lost more than two games. Having never finished in the top two in their pool, they have never qualified to progress to the quarter-finals. They have won the most matches of those that have never made it to the quarter-finals.

Because they finished third in Pool C of the 2007 Rugby World Cup in France, they automatically qualified to compete in the 2011 tournament in New Zealand. A similar finishing position in that tournament saw them automatically qualify for the 2015 World Cup in England, where they retained the third place and the automatic qualification for France 2003

By position

Scotland vs Italy at St Etienne, 2007 World Cup
Rugby World Cup record Qualification
Year Round Pld W D L PF PA Squad Head coach Pos Pld W D L PF PA
New Zealand Australia 1987 Pool stage 3 1 0 2 40 110 Squad M. Bollesan Invited
England France Ireland Scotland Wales 1991 Pool stage 3 1 0 2 57 76 Squad B. Fourcade 1st 3 3 0 0 83 38
South Africa 1995 Pool stage 3 1 0 2 69 94 Squad G. Coste 2nd 4 3 0 1 210 52
Wales 1999 Pool stage 3 0 0 3 35 196 Squad M. Mascioletti 2nd 6 5 0 1 302 92
Australia 2003 Pool stage 4 2 0 2 77 123 Squad J. Kirwan 1st 2 2 0 0 75 20
France 2007 Pool stage 4 2 0 2 85 117 Squad P. Berbizier 1st 2 2 0 0 150 7
New Zealand 2011 Pool stage 4 2 0 2 92 95 Squad N. Mallett Automatically qualified
England 2015 Pool stage 4 2 0 2 74 88 Squad J. Brunel Automatically qualified
Japan 2019 Pool stage 4 2 1 1 98 78 Squad C. O'Shea Automatically qualified
France 2023 Pool stage 4 2 0 2 114 181 Squad K. Crowley Automatically qualified
Total 35 15 0 20 741 1158 17 15 0 2 820 209
  Champions    Runners-up    Third place    Fourth place Home venue
  • As a result of inclement weather caused by Typhoon Hagibis the 2019 match between New Zealand and Italy was cancelled and awarded as a 0–0 draw. It is not included in the total tally.[1]

Matches

Pool 3 matches - Template:1987 Rugby World Cup Pool 3 Fiji qualified for the highest number of tries (Fiji 6, Italy 5, Argentina 4)

22 May 1987
New Zealand 70 – 6 Italy
Tries: Kirwan (2)
Kirk (2)
Green (2)
Penalty try
Jones
Taylor
McDowell
Stanley
Whetton
Con: Fox (8)
Pen: Fox (2)
Pen: Collodo
Drop: Collodo
Eden Park, Auckland
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Bob Fordham Australia

28 May 1987
Argentina 25 – 16 Italy
Tries: Lanza
Gómez
Con: Porta
Pen:Porta (5)
Tries: Innocenti
Cuttitta
Con: Collodo
Pen: Collodo (2)
Lancaster Park, Christchurch
Referee: Roger Quittenton England

31 May 1987
Fiji 15 – 18 Italy
Try: Naivilawasa
Con: Koroduadua
Pen: Koroduadua (2)
Drop: Quro
Tries: Cuttitta
Cucchiella
Mascioletti
Pen: Collodo
Drop: Collodo
Carisbrook, Dunedin
Referee: Keith Lawrence New Zealand

Pool 1 matches -

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 New Zealand 3 3 0 0 95 39 +56 6
 England 3 2 0 1 85 33 +52 4
 Italy 3 1 0 2 57 76 −19 2
 United States 3 0 0 3 24 113 −89 0
Source: [citation needed]
5 October 1991
Italy 30 – 9 United States
Tries: Barba, Francescato, Vaccari, Gaetaniello
Con: Dominguez (4)
Pen: Dominguez (2)
Tries: Swords
Con: Williams
Pen: Williams
Cross Green, Otley
Referee: Owen Doyle Republic of Ireland

8 October 1991
England 36 – 6 Italy
Tries: Guscott (2), Underwood, Webb
Con: Webb (4)
Pen: Webb (4)
Tries: Cuttitta
Con: Dominguez
Twickenham, London
Referee: Brian Anderson Scotland

13 October 1991
Italy 21 – 31 New Zealand
Tries: Cuttitta, Bonomi
Con: Dominguez (2)
Pen: Dominguez (3)
Tries: Brooke, Innes, Tuigamala, Hewett
Con: Fox (3)
Pen: Fox (3)
Welford Road, Leicester
Attendance: 16,800
Referee: Kerry Fitzgerald Australia

Pool B matches -

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 England 3 3 0 0 95 60 +35 9
 Western Samoa 3 2 0 1 96 88 +8 7
 Italy 3 1 0 2 69 94 −25 5
 Argentina 3 0 0 3 69 87 −18 3
Source: [citation needed]



Pool B matches -

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 New Zealand 3 3 0 0 176 28 +148 9
 England 3 2 0 1 184 47 +137 7
 Tonga 3 1 0 2 47 171 −124 5
 Italy 3 0 0 3 35 196 −161 3
Source: [citation needed]



Group D matches - Template:2003 Rugby World Cup Pool D

11 October 2003
New Zealand 70 – 7 Italy
Tries: B. Thorn, R. Thorne, Howlett (2), Spencer (2), Rokocoko (2), Marshall, Carter, MacDonald
Con: Carter (6)
Pen: Spencer
Tries: Phillips
Con: Peens
Telstra Dome, Melbourne
Attendance: 41,715
Referee: Andrew Cole Australia

15 October 2003
Italy 36 – 12 Tonga
Tries: M. Dallan, D. Dallan (2)
Con: Wakarua (3)
Pen: Wakarua (5)
Tries: Payne, Tu'ifua
Con: Tu'ipulotu
Canberra Stadium
Attendance: 18,967
Referee: Steve Walsh New Zealand

21 October 2003
Italy 19 – 14 Canada
Tries: Parisse
Con: Wakarua
Pen: Wakarua (4)
Tries: Fyffe
Pen: Barker (3)
Canberra Stadium
Attendance: 20,515
Referee: Paddy O'Brien New Zealand

25 October 2003
Italy 15 – 27 Wales
Pen: Wakarua (5)Tries: M. Jones, Parker, D. Jones
Con: Harris (3)
Pen: Harris (3)
Canberra Stadium
Attendance: 22,641
Referee: Andrew Cole Australia

2007 Rugby World Cup

Pool C matches - Template:2007 Rugby World Cup Pool C

8 September 2007
13:45
New Zealand 76–14 Italy
Tries: McCaw (2) 2' c, 7' c
Howlett (3) 12' c, 56' c, 59' m
Muliaina 15' c
Sivivatu (2) 18' c, 29' m
Jack 50' c
Collins (2) 68' c, 70' c
Con: Carter (7/9)
McAlister (2/2)
Pen: Carter (1/1) 11'
ReportTries: Stanojevic 38' c
Mi. Bergamasco 71' c
Con: Bortolussi (1/1)
de Marigny (1/1)
Stade Vélodrome, Marseille
Attendance: 58,612
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)
12 September 2007
20:00
Italy 24–18 Romania
Tries: Dellapè 6' m
Penalty try 55' c
Con: Pez (1/1)
Pen: Bortolussi (1/2) 14'
Ramiro Pez (3/3) 62', 66', 72'
ReportTries: Manta 43' m
Tincu 47' c
Con: Dimofte (1/1)
Pen: Dimofte (2/2) 70', 74'
Stade Vélodrome, Marseille
Attendance: 44,241
Referee: Tony Spreadbury (England)
19 September 2007
20:00
Italy 31–5 Portugal
Tries: Masi (2) 4' c, 77' c
Ma. Bergamasco 72' m
Con: Bortolussi (2/3)
Pen: Bortolussi (4/4) 17', 30', 40+', 63'
ReportTry: Penalva 33' m
Parc des Princes, Paris
Attendance: 45,476
Referee: Marius Jonker (South Africa)
29 September 2007
21:00
Scotland 18–16 Italy
Pen: Paterson (6/6) 2', 6', 32', 35', 47', 53'ReportTry: Troncon 13' c
Con: Bortolussi (1/1)
Pen: Bortolussi (3/6) 18', 56', 62'
Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne
Attendance: 34,701
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa)

2011 Rugby World Cup

Pool C of the 2011 Rugby World Cup began on 11 September 2011 and was completed on 2 October. The pool was composed of Australia, Ireland, Italy, Russia and the United States.[2]

Template:2011 Rugby World Cup pool stage key

Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD T B Pts Qualification
1  Ireland 4 4 0 0 135 34 +101 15 1 17 Advanced to the quarter-finals and
qualified for the 2015 Rugby World Cup
2  Australia 4 3 0 1 173 48 +125 25 3 15
3  Italy 4 2 0 2 92 95 −3 13 2 10 Eliminated but qualified for 2015 Rugby World Cup
4  United States 4 1 0 3 38 122 −84 4 0 4
5  Russia 4 0 0 4 57 196 −139 8 1 1
Source: [citation needed]

All times are local New Zealand time (UTC+12 until 24 September, UTC+13 from 25 September[3])


11 September 2011
15:30
Australia 32 – 6 Italy
Try: Alexander 50' m
Ashley-Cooper 55' c
O'Connor 58' c
Ioane 66' c
Con: O'Connor (3/4)
Pen: Cooper (2/3) 19', 30'
ReportPen: Mi. Bergamasco (2/3) 38', 40+'
North Harbour Stadium, Auckland
Attendance: 25,731
Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)
Australia
FB 15 Kurtley Beale
RW 14 Adam Ashley-Cooper
OC 13 Anthony Fainga'a downward-facing red arrow 48'
IC 12 Pat McCabe
LW 11 Digby Ioane
FH 10 Quade Cooper
SH 9 Will Genia downward-facing red arrow 62'
N8 8 Radike Samo
OF 7 David Pocock downward-facing red arrow 61'
BF 6 Rocky Elsom downward-facing red arrow 69'
RL 5 James Horwill (c)
LL 4 Daniel Vickerman downward-facing red arrow 69'
TP 3 Ben Alexander downward-facing red arrow 65'
HK 2 Stephen Moore downward-facing red arrow 62' upward-facing green arrow 74' downward-facing red arrow 78'
LP 1 Sekope Kepu
Replacements:
HK 16 Tatafu Polota-Nau upward-facing green arrow 62' downward-facing red arrow 74' upward-facing green arrow 78'
PR 17 James Slipper upward-facing green arrow 65'
LK 18 Rob Simmons upward-facing green arrow 69'
N8 19 Ben McCalman upward-facing green arrow 61'
FL 20 Scott Higginbotham upward-facing green arrow 69'
SH 21 Luke Burgess upward-facing green arrow 62'
WG 22 James O'Connor upward-facing green arrow 48'
Coach:
New Zealand Robbie Deans
Italy
FB 15 Andrea Masi
RW 14 Tommaso Benvenuti
OC 13 Gonzalo Canale
IC 12 Gonzalo Garcia downward-facing red arrow 62'
LW 11 Mirco Bergamasco
FH 10 Luciano Orquera downward-facing red arrow 73'
SH 9 Fabio Semenzato downward-facing red arrow 70'
N8 8 Sergio Parisse (c)
OF 7 Robert Barbieri downward-facing red arrow 52'
BF 6 Alessandro Zanni
RL 5 Corniel van Zyl
LL 4 Carlo Del Fava downward-facing red arrow 61'
TP 3 Martin Castrogiovanni downward-facing red arrow 74'
HK 2 Leonardo Ghiraldini
LP 1 Andrea Lo Cicero downward-facing red arrow 68' upward-facing green arrow 74'
Replacements:
HK 16 Tommaso D'Apice
PR 17 Lorenzo Cittadini upward-facing green arrow 68'
LK 18 Marco Bortolami upward-facing green arrow 61'
FL 19 Paul Derbyshire upward-facing green arrow 52'
SH 20 Edoardo Gori upward-facing green arrow 70'
FH 21 Riccardo Bocchino upward-facing green arrow 73'
FB 22 Luke McLean upward-facing green arrow 62'
Coach:
South Africa Nick Mallett

Man of the Match:
James Horwill (Australia)

Touch judges:
Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa)
Chris Pollock (New Zealand)
Television match official:
Giulio De Santis (Italy)


20 September 2011
19:30
Italy 53 – 17 Russia
Try: Parisse 6' c
Toniolatti (2) 13' m, 23' c
Benvenuti (2) 16' m, 48' m
Penalty try 29' c
Gori 37' c
McLean 64' m
Zanni 77' m
Con: Bocchino (4/6)
Benvenuti (0/3)
Pen: Bocchino (0/1)
ReportTry: Yanyushkin 34' c
Ostroushko 50' m
Makovetski 71' m
Con: Rachkov (1/3)
Trafalgar Park, Nelson
Attendance: 12,418
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)
Italy
FB 15 Andrea Masi downward-facing red arrow 60'
RW 14 Giulio Toniolatti
OC 13 Tommaso Benvenuti
IC 12 Matteo Pratichetti
LW 11 Luke McLean
FH 10 Riccardo Bocchino downward-facing red arrow 73'
SH 9 Edoardo Gori downward-facing red arrow 57'
N8 8 Sergio Parisse (c) downward-facing red arrow 57'
OF 7 Mauro Bergamasco downward-facing red arrow 36'upward-facing green arrow 47'
BF 6 Paul Derbyshire
RL 5 Marco Bortolami downward-facing red arrow 48'
LL 4 Quintin Geldenhuys
TP 3 Lorenzo Cittadini
HK 2 Fabio Ongaro yellow card 33' to 43' downward-facing red arrow 47'
LP 1 Salvatore Perugini downward-facing red arrow 48'
Replacements:
HK 16 Tommaso D'Apice upward-facing green arrow 36'
PR 17 Martin Castrogiovanni upward-facing green arrow 48'
LK 18 Corniel van Zyl upward-facing green arrow 48'
FL 19 Alessandro Zanni upward-facing green arrow 57'
SH 20 Pablo Canavosio upward-facing green arrow 57'
OC 21 Gonzalo Canale upward-facing green arrow 73'
FB 22 Alberto Sgarbi upward-facing green arrow 60'
Coach:
South Africa Nick Mallett
Russia
FB 15 Igor Klyuchnikov downward-facing red arrow 33'
RW 14 Vasily Artemyev
OC 13 Andrei Kuzin
IC 12 Alexei Makovetskiy
LW 11 Vladimir Ostroushko
FH 10 Konstantin Rachkov
SH 9 Alexander Shakirov downward-facing red arrow 28'
N8 8 Victor Gresev
OF 7 Andrei Garbuzov downward-facing red arrow 69'
BF 6 Viacheslav Grachev downward-facing red arrow 64'
RL 5 Adam Byrnes downward-facing red arrow 65'
LL 4 Alexander Voytov
TP 3 Ivan Prishchepenko downward-facing red arrow 77'
HK 2 Vladislav Korshunov (c) downward-facing red arrow 61'
LP 1 Vladmimir Botvinnikov downward-facing red arrow 54'upward-facing green arrow 77'
Replacements:
HK 16 Valeri Tsnobiladze upward-facing green arrow 61'
PR 17 Alexander Khrokin upward-facing green arrow 54'
LK 18 Denis Antonov upward-facing green arrow 65'
FL 19 Artem Fatakhov upward-facing green arrow 64'
SH 20 Alexander Yanyushkin upward-facing green arrow 28'
WG 21 Mikhail Sidorov upward-facing green arrow 69'
FB 22 Yuri Kushnarev upward-facing green arrow 33'
Coaches:
Russia Nikolay Nerush
Wales Kingsley Jones

Man of the Match:
Victor Gresev (Russia)

Touch judges:
Chris Pollock (New Zealand)
Garratt Williamson (New Zealand)
Television match official:
Shaun Veldsman (South Africa)


27 September 2011
19:30
Italy 27 – 10 United States
Try: Parisse 3' c
Orquera 30' m
Castrogiovanni 40' m
Penalty try 66' c
Con: Mi. Bergamasco (2/4)
Pen: Mi. Bergamasco (1/1) 22'
ReportTry: Wyles 18' c
Con: Wyles (1/1)
Pen: Wyles (1/1) 28'
Trafalgar Park, Nelson
Attendance: 14,997
Referee: George Clancy (Ireland)
Italy
FB 15 Luke McLean
RW 14 Tommaso Benvenuti downward-facing red arrow 54'
OC 13 Gonzalo Canale
IC 12 Gonzalo Garcia
LW 11 Mirco Bergamasco downward-facing red arrow 70'
FH 10 Luciano Orquera downward-facing red arrow 67'
SH 9 Fabio Semenzato downward-facing red arrow 67'
N8 8 Sergio Parisse (c)
OF 7 Mauro Bergamasco
BF 6 Alessandro Zanni
RL 5 Corniel van Zyl
LL 4 Quintin Geldenhuys
TP 3 Martin Castrogiovanni downward-facing red arrow 72'
HK 2 Leonardo Ghiraldini downward-facing red arrow 73'
LP 1 Salvatore Perugini downward-facing red arrow 51'upward-facing green arrow 72'
Replacements:
HK 16 Fabio Ongaro upward-facing green arrow 73'
PR 17 Andrea Lo Cicero upward-facing green arrow 51'
LK 18 Marco Bortolami
FL 19 Paul Derbyshire upward-facing green arrow 70'
SH 20 Edoardo Gori upward-facing green arrow 67'
FH 21 Riccardo Bocchino upward-facing green arrow 67'
WG 22 Giulio Toniolatti upward-facing green arrow 54'
Coach:
South Africa Nick Mallett
United States
FB 15 Chris Wyles
RW 14 Takudzwa Ngwenya
OC 13 Paul Emerick
IC 12 Andrew Suniula downward-facing red arrow 72'
LW 11 James Paterson
FH 10 Roland Suniula downward-facing red arrow 46'
SH 9 Mike Petri downward-facing red arrow 64'
N8 8 Nic Johnson downward-facing red arrow 68'
OF 7 Todd Clever (c)
BF 6 Louis Stanfill yellow card 59' to 69'
RL 5 Hayden Smith
LL 4 John van der Giessen
TP 3 Matekitonga Moeakiola red cross icon 8' to 14' downward-facing red arrow 56'
HK 2 Chris Biller downward-facing red arrow 29'
LP 1 Mike MacDonald
Replacements:
HK 16 Phil Thiel upward-facing green arrow 29'
PR 17 Shawn Pittman upward-facing green arrow 8'downward-facing red arrow 14'upward-facing green arrow 56'
LK 18 Scott LaValla upward-facing green arrow 68'
FL 19 Pat Danahy
SH 20 Tim Usasz upward-facing green arrow 64'
FH 21 Valenese Malifa upward-facing green arrow 72'
FB 22 Blaine Scully upward-facing green arrow 46'
Coach:
Ireland Eddie O'Sullivan

Man of the Match:
Martin Castrogiovanni (Italy)

Touch judges:
Wayne Barnes (England)
Chris Pollock (New Zealand)
Television match official:
Shaun Veldsman (South Africa)


2 October 2011
20:30
Ireland 36 – 6 Italy
Try: O'Driscoll 47' c
Earls (2) 52' c, 80+' c
Con: O'Gara (2/2)
Sexton (1/1)
Pen: O'Gara (4/5) 7', 18', 35', 44'
Sexton (1/1) 70'
ReportPen: Mi. Bergamasco (2/3) 11', 21'
Otago Stadium, Dunedin
Attendance: 28,027
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa)
Ireland
FB 15 Rob Kearney
RW 14 Tommy Bowe
OC 13 Brian O'Driscoll (c) downward-facing red arrow 74'
IC 12 Gordon d'Arcy
LW 11 Keith Earls
FH 10 Ronan O'Gara downward-facing red arrow 67'
SH 9 Conor Murray downward-facing red arrow 74'
N8 8 Jamie Heaslip
OF 7 Seán O'Brien
BF 6 Stephen Ferris downward-facing red arrow 73'
RL 5 Paul O'Connell
LL 4 Donncha O'Callaghan downward-facing red arrow 59'
TP 3 Mike Ross
HK 2 Rory Best downward-facing red arrow 53'
LP 1 Cian Healy downward-facing red arrow 73'
Replacements:
HK 16 Seán Cronin upward-facing green arrow 53'
PR 17 Tom Court upward-facing green arrow 73'
LK 18 Donnacha Ryan upward-facing green arrow 59'
N8 19 Denis Leamy upward-facing green arrow 73'
SH 20 Eoin Reddan upward-facing green arrow 74'
FH 21 Jonathan Sexton upward-facing green arrow 67'
WG 22 Andrew Trimble upward-facing green arrow 74'
Coach:
Ireland Declan Kidney
Italy
FB 15 Andrea Masi
RW 14 Tommaso Benvenuti
OC 13 Gonzalo Canale
IC 12 Gonzalo Garcia
LW 11 Mirco Bergamasco
FH 10 Luciano Orquera downward-facing red arrow 41'
SH 9 Fabio Semenzato downward-facing red arrow 57'
N8 8 Sergio Parisse (c) downward-facing red arrow 77'
OF 7 Mauro Bergamasco downward-facing red arrow 49'
BF 6 Alessandro Zanni
RL 5 Corniel van Zyl downward-facing red arrow 61'
LL 4 Quintin Geldenhuys
TP 3 Martin Castrogiovanni downward-facing red arrow 37'
HK 2 Leonardo Ghiraldini downward-facing red arrow 67'
LP 1 Salvatore Perugini
Replacements:
HK 16 Fabio Ongaro upward-facing green arrow 67'
PR 17 Andrea Lo Cicero upward-facing green arrow 37'
LK 18 Marco Bortolami upward-facing green arrow 61'
FL 19 Paul Derbyshire upward-facing green arrow 49'
SH 20 Edoardo Gori upward-facing green arrow 57'
FH 21 Riccardo Bocchino upward-facing green arrow 41'
FB 22 Luke McLean upward-facing green arrow 77'
Coach:
South Africa Nick Mallett

Man of the Match:
Seán O'Brien (Ireland)

Touch judges:
Bryce Lawrence (New Zealand)
Chris Pollock (New Zealand)
Television match official:
Shaun Veldsman (South Africa)


2015 Rugby World Cup

Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD T B Pts Qualification
1  Ireland 4 4 0 0 134 35 +99 16 2 18 Advanced to the quarter-finals and
qualified for the 2019 Rugby World Cup
2  France 4 3 0 1 120 63 +57 12 2 14
3  Italy 4 2 0 2 74 88 −14 7 2 10 Eliminated but qualified for 2019 Rugby World Cup
4  Romania 4 1 0 3 60 129 −69 7 0 4
5  Canada 4 0 0 4 58 131 −73 7 2 2
Source: [citation needed]
19 September 2015 France  32–10  Italy Twickenham Stadium, London
26 September 2015 Italy  23–18  Canada Elland Road, Leeds
4 October 2015 Ireland  16–9  Italy Olympic Stadium, London
11 October 2015 Italy  32–22  Romania Sandy Park, Exeter

2019 Rugby World Cup

Pool B

Template:2019 Rugby World Cup Pool B

22 September 2019
14:15 JST (UTC+09)
(1 BP) Italy 47–22 Namibia
Try: Penalty try 11'
Allan 26' c
Tebaldi 40+1' c
Bellini 44' c
Canna 47' c
Polledri 70' m
Minozzi 76' c
Con: Allan (3/3) 27', 40+2', 45'
Canna (2/3) 48', 77'
ReportTry: Stevens 6' c
Greyling 57' m
Plato 79' c
Con: Loubser (2/3) 7', 80'
Pen: Loubser (1/1) 51'
Hanazono Rugby Stadium, Higashiōsaka
Attendance: 20,354
Referee: Nic Berry (Australia)

26 September 2019
16:45 JST (UTC+09)
(1 BP) Italy 48–7 Canada
Try: Steyn 8' c
Budd 13' c
Negri 44' c
Penalty try 59'
Bellini 62' m
Zani 73' c
Minozzi 79' m
Con: Allan (3/4) 9', 14', 45'
Canna (1/2) 74'
Pen: Allan (1/1) 3'
ReportTry: Coe 69' c
Con: Nelson (1/1) 71'
Fukuoka Hakatanomori Stadium, Fukuoka
Attendance: 16,984
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)

4 October 2019
18:45 JST (UTC+09)
(1 BP) South Africa 49–3 Italy
Try: Kolbe (2) 6' c, 53' m
Mbonambi 27' c
Am 58' c
Mapimpi 68' c
Snyman 76' m
Marx 80+3' m
Con: Pollard (4/7) 7', 28', 60', 69'
Pen: Pollard (2/2) 12', 51'
ReportPen: Allan (1/1) 9'
Shizuoka Stadium Ecopa, Fukuroi
Attendance: 44,148
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)

12 October 2019
13:45 JST (UTC+09)
New Zealand 0–0
(Cancelled)
 Italy
City of Toyota Stadium, Toyota
Referee: Luke Pearce (England)

Notes:

  • As a result of inclement weather caused by Typhoon Hagibis this match was cancelled and awarded as a 0–0 draw.[4]

Hosting

The Rugby World Cup is held every four years, and tends to alternate between the northern and southern hemispheres. Every northern hemisphere tournament so far has been held in Europe, however Japan won the bid to host the 2019 Rugby World Cup. Italy has yet to host the World Cup, although the Italian Rugby Federation made unsuccessful bids for the 2015 and 2019 competitions.

References

  • Davies, Gerald (2004) The History of the Rugby World Cup (Sanctuary Publishing Ltd, (ISBN 1860746020)
  • Farr-Jones, Nick, (2003). Story of the Rugby World Cup, Australian Post Corporation, (ISBN 0-642-36811-2)
  1. ^ "Typhoon Hagibis impact on Rugby World Cup 2019 matches". Rugby World Cup. 10 October 2019. Archived from the original on 14 October 2019. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
  2. ^ [1] Archived 2011-09-01 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on 2011-09-11.
  3. ^ The change in time zone is due to the start of daylight saving time in New Zealand, at 2:00am on Sunday 25 September
  4. ^ "Typhoon Hagibis impact on Rugby World Cup 2019 matches". Rugby World Cup. 10 October 2019. Retrieved 10 October 2019.