Rugby World Cup 2019 groups, teams and pool guide

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9 August 2019 at 3:32 am

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The 2019 Rugby World Cup is fast approaching, with international teams currently giving us a taste of what is to come in the Six Nations.

All teams have now qualified for the tournament, while last November's draw decided who would be facing who in the months to come.

Here is our guide to which team is in which group, and when the fixtures take place.

How many pools are there?

There will be four groups of four, featuring seeded teams and qualifiers.

Which is England in?

Eddie Jones' side feature in Pool C along with Argentina, France, USA and Tonga.

What about the other home nations?

Scotland are in Pool A with Ireland, Japan, Russia and Samoa. Wales, meanwhile, will be taking on Australia, Georgia, Fiji and Uruguay.

How many go through in each group?

The top two make it through to the quarter-finals, taking place on October 19 and 20.

Pool guide and fixtures

Here is how they shape up.

POOL A: IRELAND, SCOTLAND, JAPAN, RUSSIA, SAMOA

Japan vs Russia... Tokyo Stadium... Friday, September 20... 11.45am BST... (ITV)
Ireland vs Scotland... International Stadium Yokohama... Sunday, September 22... 8.45am BST... (ITV)
Russia vs Samoa... Kumagaya Rugby Stadium... Tuesday, September 24... 11.15am BST... (ITV)
Japan vs Ireland... Shizuoka Stadium Ecopa... Saturday, September 28... 8.15am BST... (ITV)
Scotland vs Samoa... Kobe Misaki Stadium... Monday, September 30... 11.15am BST... (ITV)
Ireland vs Russia... Kobe Misaki Stadium... Thursday, October 3... 11.15am BST... (ITV)
Japan vs Samoa... City of Toyota Stadium... Saturday, October 5... 11.30am BST... (ITV)
Scotland vs Russia... Shizuoka Stadium Ecopa... Wednesday, October 9... 8.15am BST... (ITV)
Ireland vs Samoa... Fukuoka Hakatanomori Stadium... Saturday, October 12... 11.45am BST... (ITV)
Japan vs Scotland... International Stadium Yokohama... Sunday, October 13... 11.45am BST... (ITV)

POOL B: N ZEALAND, S AFRICA, ITALY, NAMIBIA, CANADA

New Zealand vs South Africa... International Stadium Yokohama... Saturday, September 21... 10.45am BST... (ITV)
Italy vs Namibia... Hanazono Rugby Stadium... Sunday, September 22... 6.15am BST... (ITV)
Italy vs Canada... Fukuoka Hakatanomori Stadium... Thursday, September 26... 8.45am BST... (ITV)
South Africa vs Namibia... City of Toyota Stadium... Saturday, September 28... 10.45am BST... (ITV)
New Zealand vs Canada... Oita Stadium... Wednesday, October 2... 11.15am BST... (ITV)
South Africa vs Italy... Shizuoka Stadium Ecopa... Friday, October 4... 10.45am BST... (ITV)
New Zealand vs Namibia... Tokyo Stadium... Sunday, October 6... 5.45am BST... (ITV)
South Africa vs Canada... Kobe Misaki Stadium... Tuesday, October 8... 11.15am BST... (ITV)
New Zealand vs Italy... City of Toyota Stadium... Saturday, October 12... 5.45am BST... (ITV)
Namibia vs Canada... Kamaishi Recovery Memorial Stadium... Sunday, October 13... 4.15am BST... (ITV)

POOL C: ENGLAND, FRANCE, ARGENTINA, USA, TONGA

France vs Argentina... Tokyo Stadium... Saturday, September 21... 8.15am BST... (ITV)
England vs Tonga... Sapporo Dome... Sunday, September 22... 11.15am BST... (ITV)
England vs USA... Kobe Misaki Stadium... Thursday, September 26... 11.45am BST... (ITV)
Argentina vs Tonga... Hanazono Rugby Stadium... Saturday, September 28... 5.45am BST... (ITV)
France vs USA... Fukuoka Hakatanomori Stadium... Wednesday, October 2... 8.45am BST... (ITV)
England vs Argentina... Tokyo Stadium... Saturday, October 5... 9am BST... (ITV)
France vs Tonga... Kumamoto Stadium... Sunday, October 6... 8.45am BST... (ITV)
Argentina vs USA... Kumagaya Rugby Stadium... Wednesday, October 9... 5.45am BST... (ITV)
England vs France... International Stadium Yokohama... Saturday, October 12... 9.15am BST... (ITV)
USA vs Tonga... Hanazono Rugby Stadium... Sunday, October 13... 6.45am BST... (ITV)

POOL D: AUSTRALIA, WALES, GEORGIA, FIJI, URUGUAY

Australia vs Fiji... Sapporo Dome... Saturday, September 21... 5.45am BST... (ITV)
Wales vs Georgia... City of Toyota Stadium... Monday, September 23... 11.15am BST... (ITV)
Fiji vs Uruguay... Kamaishi Recovery Memorial Stadium... Wednesday, September 25... 6.15am BST... (ITV)
Georgia vs Uruguay... Kumagaya Rugby Stadium... Sunday, September 29... 6.15am BST... (ITV)
Australia vs Wales... Tokyo Stadium... Sunday, September 29... 8.45am BST... (ITV)
Georgia vs Fiji... Hanazono Rugby Stadium... Thursday, October 3... 6.15am BST... (ITV)
Australia vs Uruguay... Oita Stadium... Saturday, October 5... 6.15am BST... (ITV)
Wales vs Fiji... Oita Stadium... Wednesday, October 9... 10.45am BST... (ITV)
Australia vs Georgia... Shizuoka Stadium Ecopa... Friday, October 11... 11.15am BST... (ITV)
Wales vs Uruguay... Kumamoto Stadium... Sunday, October 13... 9.15am BST... (ITV)

Knockout rounds, key dates:

The Quarter-Finals are on October 19-20.
The Semi-Finals are on October 26-27.
The Bronze Final is on November 1.
The Final is on November 2.

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