Pool B of the 2019 Rugby World Cup began on 21 September 2019. The pool included title holders New Zealand and third-placed team from 2015 South Africa, while Italy also joined the pool after finishing third in their pool in 2015. They were joined by the African qualifier, Namibia, and the repechage winner, Canada.^[1]

Neither of the final two matches in the pool were played due to the effects of Typhoon Hagibis; New Zealand were a point behind South Africa, who had played all four of their matches, going into the final game against Italy, so the two points awarded for the cancelled match saw New Zealand take top spot in the pool, while Italy finished third behind South Africa. Neither Namibia nor Canada managed a win in their first three matches, and the cancellation of their final match meant they finished level on points, with Namibia finishing higher on points difference.

Overview

Pool B started with New Zealand beating South Africa 23–13. New Zealand opened their scoring with two tries in four minutes from George Bridge and Scott Barrett giving New Zealand a 17–3 lead at half-time. Pieter-Steph du Toit scored a converted try to bring the score back to 17–10 but two penalties from Richie Mo'unga and Beauden Barrett sealed the result.^[2] In Higashiōsaka, Italy conceded an early try against Namibia before running away with a bonus-point victory by 25 points.^[3] Italy earned a second bonus-point victory in Fukuoka, scoring seven tries in a 48–7 demolition of Canada.^[4] Over in Toyota, South Africa defeated Namibia by 54 points, scoring nine tries while Namibia could manage only a Cliven Loubser penalty in the 23rd minute.^[5] New Zealand recorded their second victory of the World Cup with a 63–0 victory over Canada at Ōita Stadium. For New Zealand, Brad Weber scored his first two tries in international rugby with the Barrett brothers (Jordie Barrett, Beauden Barrett and Scott Barrett) each scoring a try as they became first trio of brothers to start for New Zealand.^[6]

New Zealand would continue their demolition of their opponents with a 62-point win over Namibia in Chōfu, with the floodgates opening in the second half after Namibia restricted the All Blacks to 24 points in the first half. Sevu Reece, Ben Smith and Anton Lienert-Brown scoring two tries in the match.^[7] Between the two New Zealand games, South Africa romped over Italy with Cheslin Kolbe scoring two tries as the South Africans won 49–3 in Fukuroi.^[8] This was followed by a 66–7 victory over Canada with Cobus Reinach scoring the fastest hat-trick in World Cup history, with his three tries being scored in a space of 11 minutes.^[9] The final two matches of the group would not be played as Typhoon Hagibis would see the cancellation of the New Zealand–Italy and Namibia–Canada matches.^[10][11] At the end of the pool stage, New Zealand finished on top of the table with South Africa finishing second.^[12]

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	T	B	Pts	Qualification
1	New Zealand	4	3	1	0	157	22	+135	22	2	16	Advanced to the quarter-finals and qualified for the 2023 Rugby World Cup
2	South Africa	4	3	0	1	185	36	+149	27	3	15
3	Italy	4	2	1	1	98	78	+20	14	2	12	Eliminated but qualified for 2023 Rugby World Cup
4	Namibia	4	0	1	3	34	175	−141	3	0	2
5	Canada	4	0	1	3	14	177	−163	2	0	2

Matches

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

New Zealand vs South Africa

21 September 2019 18:45 JST (UTC+09)

New Zealand	23–13	South Africa
Try: Bridge 24' c S. Barrett 27' c Con: Mo'unga (2/2) 25', 28' Pen: Mo'unga (2/3) 23', 67' B. Barrett (1/1) 72'	Report	Try: P. du Toit 48' c Con: Pollard (1/1) 49' Pen: Pollard (1/2) 2' Drop: Pollard (1/1) 59'

International Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama Attendance: 63,649 Referee: Jérôme Garcès (France)

New Zealand

South Africa

FB 15 Beauden Barrett RW 14 Sevu Reece OC 13 Anton Lienert-Brown IC 12 Ryan Crotty  51' LW 11 George Bridge FH 10 Richie Mo'unga  67' SH 9 Aaron Smith  62' N8 8 Kieran Read (c) OF 7 Sam Cane  40' BF 6 Ardie Savea RL 5 Scott Barrett  76' LL 4 Sam Whitelock TP 3 Nepo Laulala  51' HK 2 Dane Coles  40' LP 1 Joe Moody  51' Replacements: HK 16 Codie Taylor  40' PR 17 Ofa Tu'ungafasi  51' PR 18 Angus Ta'avao  51' LK 19 Patrick Tuipulotu  40' FL 20 Shannon Frizell  76' SH 21 TJ Perenara  62' CE 22 Sonny Bill Williams  51' FB 23 Ben Smith  67' Coach: Steve Hansen

FB 15 Willie le Roux RW 14 Cheslin Kolbe OC 13 Lukhanyo Am  57' IC 12 Damian de Allende LW 11 Makazole Mapimpi FH 10 Handré Pollard SH 9 Faf de Klerk  72' N8 8 Duane Vermeulen OF 7 Pieter-Steph du Toit BF 6 Siya Kolisi (c)  51' RL 5 Franco Mostert LL 4 Eben Etzebeth  70' TP 3 Frans Malherbe  55'  76' HK 2 Malcolm Marx  62' LP 1 Steven Kitshoff  68' Replacements: HK 16 Bongi Mbonambi  62' PR 17 Tendai Mtawarira  68' PR 18 Trevor Nyakane  55'  76' LK 19 RG Snyman  70' FL 20 Francois Louw  51' SH 21 Herschel Jantjies  72' CE 22 François Steyn CE 23 Jesse Kriel  57' Coach: Rassie Erasmus

Notes:

• Duane Vermeulen (South Africa) earned his 50th test cap.^[13]

Italy vs Namibia

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'	Report	Try: 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)

Italy

Namibia

FB 15 Jayden Hayward  45' RW 14 Edoardo Padovani OC 13 Tommaso Benvenuti IC 12 Luca Morisi LW 11 Mattia Bellini FH 10 Tommaso Allan  45' SH 9 Tito Tebaldi  59' N8 8 Sergio Parisse (c) OF 7 Maxime Mbanda BF 6 Braam Steyn  45' RL 5 Federico Ruzza  45' LL 4 Alessandro Zanni TP 3 Tiziano Pasquali  39' HK 2 Luca Bigi  45' LP 1 Andrea Lovotti  45' Replacements: HK 16 Oliviero Fabiani  45' PR 17 Simone Ferrari  45' PR 18 Marco Riccioni  39' LK 19 Dean Budd  45' FL 20 Jake Polledri  45' SH 21 Guglielmo Palazzani  59' FH 22 Carlo Canna  45' WG 23 Matteo Minozzi  45' Coach: Conor O'Shea

FB 15 Johann Tromp  68' RW 14 Chad Plato OC 13 Justin Newman  48' IC 12 Darryl de la Harpe LW 11 JC Greyling FH 10 Cliven Loubser SH 9 Damian Stevens  48' N8 8 Janco Venter OF 7 Wian Conradie BF 6 Rohan Kitshoff  40' RL 5 Tjiuee Uanivi (c) LL 4 PJ van Lill  57' TP 3 Aranos Coetzee  57' HK 2 Torsten van Jaarsveld  57' LP 1 André Rademeyer  71' Replacements: HK 16 Louis van der Westhuizen  57' PR 17 AJ de Klerk  57' PR 18 Nelius Theron  71' LK 19 Johan Retief  57' FL 20 Max Katjijeko  40' WG 21 PJ Walters  68' SH 22 Eugene Jantjies  48' SH 23 TC Kisting  48' Coach: Phil Davies

Notes:

• PJ Walters (Namibia) made his international debut.^[14]
• Darryl de la Harpe (Namibia) earned his 50th test cap.^[14]

Italy vs Canada

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'	Report	Try: Coe 69' c Con: Nelson (1/1) 71'

Fukuoka Hakatanomori Stadium, Fukuoka Attendance: 16,984 Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)

Italy

Canada

FB 15 Matteo Minozzi RW 14 Tommaso Benvenuti  40' OC 13 Michele Campagnaro IC 12 Jayden Hayward LW 11 Giulio Bisegni FH 10 Tommaso Allan  63' SH 9 Callum Braley  72' N8 8 Braam Steyn  63' OF 7 Jake Polledri BF 6 Sebastian Negri RL 5 Dean Budd (c) LL 4 David Sisi  55' TP 3 Simone Ferrari  47' HK 2 Luca Bigi  59' LP 1 Andrea Lovotti  47' Replacements: HK 16 Federico Zani  59' PR 17 Nicola Quaglio  47' PR 18 Marco Riccioni  47' LK 19 Federico Ruzza  55' FL 20 Maxime Mbanda  63' SH 21 Guglielmo Palazzani  72' FH 22 Carlo Canna  63' WG 23 Mattia Bellini  40' Coach: Conor O'Shea

FB 15 Pat Parfrey RW 14 Jeff Hassler  63' OC 13 Ben LeSage IC 12 Nick Blevins  9' LW 11 D. T. H. van der Merwe FH 10 Peter Nelson SH 9 Gordon McRorie  66' N8 8 Tyler Ardron (c) OF 7 Lucas Rumball  16' BF 6 Mike Sheppard  77' RL 5 Josh Larsen LL 4 Conor Keys TP 3 Matt Tierney  51' HK 2 Eric Howard  58' LP 1 Hubert Buydens  39' Replacements: HK 16 Benoît Piffero  51' PR 17 Djustice Sears-Duru  39' PR 18 Jake Ilnicki  58' LK 19 Luke Campbell  76' FL 20 Matt Heaton 59' to 69'  16' SH 21 Jamie Mackenzie  66' CE 22 Ciaran Hearn  9' FB 23 Andrew Coe  63' Coach: Kingsley Jones

Notes:

• Djustice Sears-Duru (Canada) earned his 50th test cap.^[15]
• This was Italy's biggest winning margin at a Rugby World Cup.^{[citation needed]}

South Africa vs Namibia

28 September 2019 18:45 JST (UTC+09)

(1 BP) South Africa	57–3	Namibia
Try: Mbonambi (2) 10' c, 17' c Louw 15' m Mapimpi (2) 27' m, 54' c Am 42' c Gelant 48' c Kolisi 59' m Brits 64' c Con: E. Jantjies (6/9) 11', 19', 43', 50', 55', 66'	Report	Pen: Loubser (1/2) 24'

City of Toyota Stadium, Toyota Attendance: 36,449 Referee: Mathieu Raynal (France)

South Africa

Namibia

FB 15 Warrick Gelant RW 14 S'busiso Nkosi OC 13 Lukhanyo Am  55' IC 12 François Steyn LW 11 Makazole Mapimpi FH 10 Elton Jantjies SH 9 Herschel Jantjies  57' N8 8 Schalk Brits (c) OF 7 Kwagga Smith  53' BF 6 Francois Louw RL 5 Lood de Jager LL 4 RG Snyman  58' TP 3 Vincent Koch  46' HK 2 Bongi Mbonambi  64' LP 1 Tendai Mtawarira  70' Replacements: PR 16 Steven Kitshoff  70' PR 17 Thomas du Toit  46' LK 18 Eben Etzebeth  58' FL 19 Siya Kolisi  53' LK 20 Franco Mostert  64' SH 21 Cobus Reinach  57' CE 22 Damian de Allende  55' WG 23 Cheslin Kolbe Coach: Rassie Erasmus

FB 15 Johann Tromp RW 14 Chad Plato  68'  76' OC 13 JC Greyling IC 12 PJ Walters  50' LW 11 Lesley Klim FH 10 Cliven Loubser SH 9 Eugene Jantjies N8 8 Adriaan Booysen 17' to 27'  50' OF 7 Max Katjijeko BF 6 Thomasau Forbes  50' RL 5 Tjiuee Uanivi (c) LL 4 Johan Retief TP 3 AJ de Klerk  50'  68'  76' HK 2 Louis van der Westhuizen  76' LP 1 Des Sethie  50' Replacements: HK 16 Obert Nortjé  76' PR 17 André Rademeyer  50' PR 18 Aranos Coetzee 64' to 74'  50' FL 19 Prince ǃGaoseb FL 20 Janco Venter  50' FL 21 Wian Conradie  50' WG 22 TC Kisting CE 23 Johan Deysel  50' Coach: Phil Davies

New Zealand vs Canada

2 October 2019 19:15 JST (UTC+09)

(1 BP) New Zealand	63–0	Canada
Try: Penalty try 5' J. Barrett 9' c Williams 17' c B. Barrett 36' c Ioane 41' c S. Barrett 45' c Frizell 47' c Weber (2) 50' c, 57' c Con: Mo'unga (8/8) 10', 19', 37', 43', 46', 49', 51', 59'	Report

Oita Stadium, Ōita Attendance: 34,411 Referee: Romain Poite (France)

New Zealand

Canada

FB 15 Beauden Barrett RW 14 Jordie Barrett OC 13 Jack Goodhue  40' IC 12 Sonny Bill Williams  51' LW 11 Rieko Ioane FH 10 Richie Mo'unga SH 9 TJ Perenara  40' N8 8 Kieran Read (c) OF 7 Matt Todd  71' BF 6 Shannon Frizell RL 5 Scott Barrett LL 4 Patrick Tuipulotu  71' TP 3 Angus Ta'avao  26' HK 2 Liam Coltman  71' LP 1 Atunaisa Moli Replacements: HK 16 Codie Taylor  71' PR 17 Ofa Tu'ungafasi  51' PR 18 Nepo Laulala  26'  51' LK 19 Sam Whitelock  71' FL 20 Ardie Savea  71' SH 21 Brad Weber  40' CE 22 Ryan Crotty  40' FB 23 Ben Smith  51' Coach: Steve Hansen

FB 15 Pat Parfrey  52' RW 14 Jeff Hassler OC 13 Conor Trainor IC 12 Ciaran Hearn LW 11 D. T. H. van der Merwe  61'  73' FH 10 Peter Nelson SH 9 Gordon McRorie  66' N8 8 Tyler Ardron (c) OF 7 Matt Heaton BF 6 Lucas Rumball RL 5 Conor Keys  61' LL 4 Evan Olmstead  46' TP 3 Cole Keith  49' HK 2 Eric Howard  41' LP 1 Djustice Sears-Duru  69' Replacements: HK 16 Andrew Quattrin  41' PR 17 Hubert Buydens  69' PR 18 Jake Ilnicki  49' LK 19 Mike Sheppard  61' LK 20 Josh Larsen  46' SH 21 Phil Mack  66' WG 22 Taylor Paris  61'  73' FB 23 Andrew Coe  52' Coach: Kingsley Jones

Notes:

• Beauden Barrett, Jordie Barrett and Scott Barrett became the first trio of brothers to start for New Zealand in a World Cup match, and the first to all start in a World Cup match since Elisi Vunipola, Manu Vunipola, and Fe'ao Vunipola all played for Tonga in 1995.^[16] The Barrett brothers also became the first trio of brothers to all score a try in the same match.^[17]
• Richie Mo'unga's eight successful conversion attempts is the most without missing in a Rugby World Cup match.^{[citation needed]}

South Africa vs Italy

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'	Report	Pen: Allan (1/1) 9'

Shizuoka Stadium Ecopa, Fukuroi Attendance: 44,148 Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)

South Africa

Italy

FB 15 Willie le Roux RW 14 Cheslin Kolbe  80' OC 13 Lukhanyo Am  70' IC 12 Damian de Allende LW 11 Makazole Mapimpi  44'  54' FH 10 Handré Pollard SH 9 Faf de Klerk  61' N8 8 Duane Vermeulen  65' OF 7 Pieter-Steph du Toit BF 6 Siya Kolisi (c) RL 5 Lood de Jager  61' LL 4 Eben Etzebeth  54' TP 3 Frans Malherbe  46' HK 2 Bongi Mbonambi  51' LP 1 Tendai Mtawarira  46' Replacements: HK 16 Malcolm Marx  51' PR 17 Steven Kitshoff  46' PR 18 Vincent Koch  46' LK 19 RG Snyman  54' LK 20 Franco Mostert  61' FL 21 Francois Louw  65' SH 22 Herschel Jantjies  61' CE 23 François Steyn  44'  54'  70' Coach: Rassie Erasmus

FB 15 Matteo Minozzi RW 14 Tommaso Benvenuti  69' OC 13 Luca Morisi  57' IC 12 Jayden Hayward LW 11 Michele Campagnaro FH 10 Tommaso Allan SH 9 Tito Tebaldi  60' N8 8 Sergio Parisse (c)  60' OF 7 Jake Polledri BF 6 Braam Steyn RL 5 Dean Budd  46' LL 4 David Sisi  46' TP 3 Simone Ferrari  2' HK 2 Luca Bigi LP 1 Andrea Lovotti  44' Replacements: HK 16 Federico Zani  57' PR 17 Nicola Quaglio  19' PR 18 Marco Riccioni  2'  19' LK 19 Alessandro Zanni  46' LK 20 Federico Ruzza  46' FL 21 Sebastian Negri  60' SH 22 Callum Braley  60' FH 23 Carlo Canna  69' Coach: Conor O'Shea

Notes:

• Sergio Parisse played in his 15th World Cup match, an Italian record.^{[citation needed]}
• Andrea Lovotti became the fourth player to receive a red during the 2019 World Cup, matching a tournament high set in 1995 and 1999.^{[citation needed]}
• With injuries to both the starting tighthead and reserve tighthead for Italy, scrums went uncontested from the 18th minute.^[18]
• No replacement was issued for Cheslin Kolbe.^{[citation needed]}

New Zealand vs Namibia

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

(1 BP) New Zealand	71–9	Namibia
Try: Reece (2) 6' m, 53' c Lienert-Brown (2) 21' m, 47' c Ta'avao 36' c B. Smith (2) 40+5' c, 68' c Moody 42' m Whitelock 56' c J. Barrett 76' c Perenara 79' m Con: J. Barrett (8/11) 37', 40+6', 44', 48', 53', 57', 69', 77'	Report	Pen: Stevens (3/3) 3', 26', 30'

Tokyo Stadium, Chōfu Attendance: 48,354 Referee: Pascal Gaüzère (France)

New Zealand

Namibia

FB 15 Ben Smith RW 14 Sevu Reece  67' OC 13 Jack Goodhue  61' IC 12 Anton Lienert-Brown LW 11 George Bridge FH 10 Jordie Barrett SH 9 Aaron Smith  51' N8 8 Ardie Savea  61' OF 7 Sam Cane  32'  44' BF 6 Shannon Frizell RL 5 Sam Whitelock (c) LL 4 Brodie Retallick  31' TP 3 Nepo Laulala 32' to 42'  44' HK 2 Codie Taylor  51' LP 1 Joe Moody  54' Replacements: HK 16 Dane Coles  51' PR 17 Ofa Tu'ungafasi 73' to end'  54' PR 18 Angus Ta'avao  32' LK 19 Patrick Tuipulotu  31' FL 20 Matt Todd  61' SH 21 Brad Weber  51' SH 22 TJ Perenara  67' WG 23 Rieko Ioane  61' Coach: Steve Hansen

FB 15 Johann Tromp RW 14 Lesley Klim OC 13 Justin Newman IC 12 Johan Deysel (c)  57' LW 11 J. C. Greyling  51' FH 10 Helarius Kisting SH 9 Damian Stevens  67' N8 8 Janco Venter OF 7 Thomasau Forbes  62' BF 6 Prince ǃGaoseb RL 5 Tjiuee Uanivi LL 4 P. J. van Lill  17' TP 3 A. J. de Klerk  40' HK 2 Torsten van Jaarsveld  67' LP 1 André Rademeyer  76' Replacements: HK 16 Obert Nortjé  67' PR 17 Nelius Theron  76' PR 18 Aranos Coetzee  40' LK 19 Johan Retief  17' N8 20 Adriaan Booysen  62' SH 21 Eugene Jantjies  67' CE 22 Darryl de la Harpe  57' CE 23 Janry du Toit  51' Coach: Phil Davies

South Africa vs Canada

8 October 2019 19:15 JST (UTC+09)

(1 BP) South Africa	66–7	Canada
Try: De Allende 3' c Nkosi 6' m Reinach (3) 10' c, 18' c, 21' c Gelant 28' c Steyn 40'+1 c Brits 55' c Willemse 66' c Malherbe 73' m Con: E. Jantjies (8/10) 3', 12', 20', 22', 29', 40'+2, 56', 68'	Report	Try: Heaton 46' c Con: Nelson (1/1) 48'

Kobe Misaki Stadium, Kobe Attendance: 28,014 Referee: Luke Pearce (England)

South Africa

Canada

FB 15 Damian Willemse RW 14 Warrick Gelant OC 13 Damian de Allende  63' IC 12 François Steyn LW 11 S'busiso Nkosi FH 10 Elton Jantjies SH 9 Cobus Reinach  52' N8 8 Francois Louw OF 7 Kwagga Smith BF 6 Siya Kolisi (c) RL 5 Franco Mostert LL 4 RG Snyman TP 3 Vincent Koch  54' HK 2 Schalk Brits  58' LP 1 Thomas du Toit  54' Replacements: HK 16 Malcolm Marx  58' PR 17 Steven Kitshoff  54' PR 18 Frans Malherbe  54' LK 19 Eben Etzebeth FL 20 Pieter-Steph du Toit SH 21 Herschel Jantjies  52' FH 22 Handré Pollard  63' FB 23 Willie le Roux Coach: Rassie Erasmus

FB 15 Andrew Coe RW 14 Jeff Hassler OC 13 Conor Trainor IC 12 Ciaran Hearn  75' LW 11 D. T. H. van der Merwe FH 10 Peter Nelson  63' SH 9 Phil Mack  56' N8 8 Tyler Ardron (c)  56'  75' OF 7 Matt Heaton BF 6 Lucas Rumball RL 5 Kyle Baillie  13' LL 4 Evan Olmstead TP 3 Jake Ilnicki  40' HK 2 Andrew Quattrin  56' LP 1 Hubert Buydens  40' Replacements: HK 16 Benoît Piffero  56' PR 17 Djustice Sears-Duru  40' PR 18 Matt Tierney  40' LK 19 Josh Larsen  36'  13' LK 20 Mike Sheppard  56'  75' SH 21 Jamie Mackenzie  56' FH 22 Shane O'Leary  63' CE 23 Giuseppe du Toit  75' Coach: Kingsley Jones

Notes:

• Cobus Reinach (South Africa) scored the fastest hat-trick in a World Cup match, with just 11 minutes between his first and third tries.^[19]

New Zealand vs Italy

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.^[20]

Namibia vs Canada

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

Namibia	0–0 (Cancelled)	Canada

Kamaishi Recovery Memorial Stadium, Kamaishi Referee: Paul Williams (New Zealand)

Namibia

Canada

FB 15 Johann Tromp RW 14 Lesley Klim OC 13 Johan Deysel (c) IC 12 Darryl de la Harpe LW 11 J. C. Greyling FH 10 Cliven Loubser SH 9 Eugene Jantjies N8 8 Janco Venter OF 7 Wian Conradie BF 6 Prince ǃGaoseb RL 5 Tjiuee Uanivi LL 4 Johan Retief TP 3 Aranos Coetzee HK 2 Torsten van Jaarsveld LP 1 André Rademeyer Replacements: HK 16 Louis van der Westhuizen PR 17 A. J. de Klerk PR 18 Des Sethie LK 19 Max Katjijeko FL 20 Rohan Kitshoff SH 21 Damian Stevens FH 22 TC Kisting FB 23 Chad Plato Coach: Phil Davies

FB 15 Pat Parfrey RW 14 Jeff Hassler OC 13 Conor Trainor IC 12 Ciaran Hearn LW 11 D. T. H. van der Merwe FH 10 Peter Nelson SH 9 Gordon McRorie N8 8 Tyler Ardron (c) OF 7 Matt Heaton BF 6 Lucas Rumball RL 5 Conor Keys LL 4 Evan Olmstead TP 3 Jake Ilnicki HK 2 Eric Howard LP 1 Djustice Sears-Duru Replacements: HK 16 Andrew Quattrin PR 17 Hubert Buydens PR 18 Matt Tierney N8 19 Luke Campbell FL 20 Dustin Dobravsky SH 21 Jamie Mackenzie FH 22 Shane O'Leary FB 23 Andrew Coe Coach: Kingsley Jones

Notes:

• Despite both teams naming their sides, this match was cancelled following an evacuation order in Kamaishi during Typhoon Hagibis and awarded as a 0–0 draw.^[21]