2019 Rugby World Cup warm-up matches

In 2019, some rugby union national teams played matches in preparation for the 2019 Rugby World Cup. The matches saw New Zealand lose first place in the World Rugby Rankings, initially to Wales, and eventually to Ireland.[1][2]

Fixtures[edit]

22 June[edit]

22 June 2019
19:00 UYT (UTC-03)
Uruguay 21–41 Spain
Try: Vilaseca 33' c
Echeverría 55' c
Inciarte 72' c
Con: Vilaseca (2/2) 34', 56'
Cat (1/1) 73'
ReportTry: Munilla (2) 9' c, 44' c
Domínguez 15' m
Del Hoyo (2) 24' c, 40' c
Mélé 77' c
Con: Mélé (4/5) 10', 25', 45', 77'
Casteglioni (1/1) 40'
Pen: Mélé (1/1) 70'
Estadio Charrúa, Montevideo
Attendance: 2,200
Referee: Federico Anselmi (Argentina)

Notes:

  • Pablo Miejimolle (Spain) made his international debut.
  • This was Spain's largest winning margin over Uruguay, surpassing the 17-point difference set in 2016.

13 July[edit]

13 July 2019
15:00 FJT (UTC+12)
Fiji 27–10 Māori All Blacks
Try: Veitokani 22' c
Mata 33' m
Nayacalevu (2) 47' c, 72' m
Con: Volavola (2/4) 23', 48'
Pen: Volavola (1/1) 45'
ReportTry: Wainui (2) 53' m, 67' m
ANZ National Stadium, Suva[3]
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Damon Murphy (Australia)

Notes:

  • Fiji's win ended a 16-match losing streak against the Maori All Blacks, dating back to 1957.

20 July[edit]

20 July 2019
19:35 NZST (UTC+12)
Māori All Blacks 26–17 Fiji
Try: Wainui 14' c
Thompson 44' c
Nankivell 60' m
Walker-Leawere 64' c
Con: Black (3/4) 15', 44', 65'
ReportTry: Veremalua 9' c
Dyer 75' c
Con: Veitokani (1/1) 10'
Matavesi (1/1) 76'
Pen: Veitokani (1/1) 52'
Rotorua International Stadium, Rotorua[3]
Attendance: 13,404
Referee: Nic Berry (Australia)

10 August[edit]

10 August 2019
14:00 IST (UTC+01)
Ireland 29–10 Italy
Try: Carbery 17' c
Kearney 28' c
Conway 37' m
Murphy 44' m
Marmion 62' m
Con: Carbery (2/5) 18', 29'
ReportTry: Mbanda 12' m
Canna 20 'm
Aviva Stadium, Dublin
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Luke Pearce (England)

Notes:

11 August[edit]

11 August 2019
14:00 BST (UTC+01)
England 33–19 Wales
Try: Vunipola 3' c
Cokanasiga 12' c
Cowan-Dickie 38' c
Con: Ford (3/3) 4', 14', 39'
Pen: Ford (3/3) 43', 60', 72'
Drop: Daly (1/1) 76'
ReportTry: G. Davies 21' c
North 49' m
Wyn Jones 55' c
Con: Anscombe (1/1) 23'
Biggar (1/2) 56'
Twickenham Stadium, London[6]
Attendance: 80,944
Referee: Mathieu Raynal (France)

Notes:

12 August[edit]

12 August 2019
19:00 MSK (UTC+03)
Russia 40–0Russia Russia Club XV
Try: Zhivatov 9' m
Gaisin 25' c
Gadzhiev 38' c
Sychev (2) 42' c, 63' c
Simplikevich 46' c
Con: Gaisin (1/2) 25'
Kushnarev (3/3) 39', 43', 47'
Yanyushkin (1/1) 64'
Report
(In Russian)
Slava Stadium, Moscow[8]
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Artur Kaptyukh (Russia)

17 August[edit]

17 August 2019
19:35 NZST (UTC+12)
New Zealand 36–0 Australia
Try: Mo'unga 29' c
Smith 32' c
Williams 46' c
Reece 67' c
Bridge 78' m
Con: Mo'unga (3/3) 31', 34', 46'
B. Barrett (1/2) 69'
Pen: Mo'unga (1/2) 4'
Report
Eden Park, Auckland
Attendance: 48,339
Referee: Jaco Peyper (South Africa)

Notes:


17 August 2019
14:15 BST (UTC+01)
Wales 13–6 England
Try: North 34' c
Con: Biggar (1/1) 35'
Pen: Biggar (1/1) 26'
Halfpenny (1/2) 76'
ReportPen: Ford (2/2) 51', 57'
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff[6]
Attendance: 73,931
Referee: Pascal Gaüzère (France)

Notes:

  • With this result, Wales became the fourth team to be placed number 1 in the World Rugby Rankings, ending New Zealand's 10-year run at the top dating back to 16 November 2009.
  • England failed to score in a first half for the first time since their 2011 World Cup quarter-final versus France.
  • Ruaridh McConnochie was named as England's right wing but was ruled out with injury for the second week running. He was replaced by Anthony Watson. Liam Williams was also ruled out at fullback for Wales and replaced by Leigh Halfpenny.
  • Following George North's try, when Dan Biggar took a quick penalty before England's Ben Youngs had come on for Willi Heinz, World Rugby changed Law 3 so that play cannot restart until a player who has gone off due a blood or head injury has been temporarily replaced.

17 August 2019
17:05 SAST (UTC+02)
South Africa 24–18 Argentina
Try: Nkosi (2) 32' m, 48' c
Con: Jantjies (1/2) 49'
Pen: Jantjies (4/4) 19', 60', 69', 78'
ReportTry: Petti 40' c
Matera 65' m
Con: Bonilla (1/1) 40'
Pen: Bonilla (1/2) 27'
Urdapilleta (1/1) 57'
Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria
Attendance: 29,826
Referee: Luke Pearce (England)

Notes:


17 August 2019
18:25 CEST (UTC+02)
Italy 85–15 Russia
Try: Morisi 7' c
Parisse 15' c
Bellini (2) 24' m, 27' c
Minozzi (3) 37' c, 59' m, 73' c
Hayward 40' m
Allan 41' c
Ferrari 47' c
Padovani (2) 56' c, 66' c
Canna 80' m
Con: Allan (6/8) 8', 16', 28', 37', 42', 48'
Canna (4/5) 57', 67', 74', 80'
Report
(In Italian)
Try: Golosnitsky 17' m
Fedotko 78' c
Con: Kushnarev (1/1) 79'
Pen: Gaisin (1/2) 3'
Stadio Riviera delle Palme, San Benedetto del Tronto[9]
Attendance: 10,853
Referee: Karl Dickson (England)

Notes:

  • Russia played a Tier 1 nation outside a Rugby World Cup for the first time since their game against Italy in 2006. Russia most recently played a Tier 1 nation, Australia, during the 2011 Rugby World Cup.

17 August 2019
21:05 CEST (UTC+02)
France 32–3 Scotland
Try: Raka 2' c
Médard (2) 22' m, 54' m
Alldritt 33' m
Dupont 61' c
Con: Lopez (2/5) 3', 62'
Pen: Lopez (1/1) 15'
ReportPen: Hastings (1/1) 26'
Allianz Riviera, Nice[10]
Attendance: 35,624
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)

Notes:

24 August[edit]

24 August 2019
15:00 TOT (UTC+13)
Tonga 19–15Australia Western Force
Try: Faiva 26' c
Fukofuka 57' c
Halaifonua 66' m
Con: Faiva (1/1) 27'
Morath (1/2) 58'
Try: Lavaka 19' m
McGregor 32' m
Bardoul 80' m
Teufaiva Sport Stadium, Nukuʻalofa[11]
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Kaveni Talemaivalagi (Fiji)

24 August 2019
14:00 SAST (UTC+02)
Sharks Invitation XV South Africa0–43 Namibia
Try: Plato 8' m
Conradie 21' m
Walters (2) 34' c, 66' m
Van Jaarsveld 44' c
Kitshoff 53' m
Forbes 70' c
Con: Steenkamp (3/5) 22', 34', 45'
Stevens (1/2) 71'
Crusaders, Durban[12]
Referee: Blake Beattie (South Africa)

24 August 2019
13:10 BST (UTC+01)
Scotland 17–14 France
Try: Maitland 39' c
Harris 60' c
Con: Laidlaw (2/2) 40', 61'
Pen: Laidlaw (1/1) 5'
ReportTry: Penaud (2) 2' c, 27' c
Con: Ramos (2/2) 3', 29'
Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh[10]
Attendance: 66,181
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)

Notes:


24 August 2019
15:00 BST (UTC+01)
England 57–15 Ireland
Try: Cokanasiga (2) 11' m, 65' c
Daly 30' c
Tuilagi 36' c
Itoje 45' c
Kruis 53' c
Curry 57' c
Cowan-Dickie 77' c
Con: Farrell (6/7) 31', 37', 47', 55', 58', 66'
Ford (1/1) 79'
Pen: Farrell (1/1) 7'
ReportTry: Larmour 9' c
Aki 73' m
Con: Byrne (1/1) 10'
Pen: Byrne (1/1) 26'
Twickenham Stadium, London[6]
Attendance: 80,000
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)

Notes:

  • England recorded their largest win over Ireland, surpassing the 40 point margin set in 1997. England's 57 points total was their highest score against Ireland, surpassing the 50 points scored in 2000.
  • Jaco Peyper was the appointed match referee but missed the game due to a delayed flight. Nigel Owens replaced him.[13]

24 August 2019
14:00 UYT (UTC-03)
Uruguay 24–20Sudamérica XV
Try: Kessler 6' c
Freitas 14' c
Leivas (2) 66' m, 72' m
Con: Berchesi (1/4) 7'
ReportTry: Rebolo 20' c
Reeves (2) 39' m, 50' m
Con: Reeves (1/3) 21'
Pen: Reeves (1/2) 70'
Estadio Charrúa, Montevideo[14]
Referee: Damián Schneider (Argentina)

24 August 2019
15:00 EDT (UTC-04)
Canada 35–38Ireland Leinster
Try: Olmstead 39' c
Ardron 47' c
Parfrey (2) 59' c, 70' c
Baillie 66' c
Con: Nelson (5/5) 40', 48', 60', 67', 71
ReportTry: Deegan (3) 5' m, 26' c, 73' c
B. Byrne 16' c
Murphy 64' m
Keenan 80' c
Con: Frawley (2/4) 17', 27'
H. Byrne (2/2) 74', 80'
Tim Hortons Field, Hamilton[15]
Referee: Moe Chaudhry (Canada)

27 August[edit]

27 August 2019
19:15 GET (UTC+04)
Georgia 24–20South Africa Southern Kings
Try: Aptsiauri 15' m
Melikidze 67' m
Penalty try 73'
Sutiashvili 76' c
Con: Malaghuradze (1/2) 78'
ReportTry: Sithole 6' c
Ambadiang 21' c
Con: Catrakilis (2/2) 10', 23'
Pen: Catrakilis (2/2) 2', 49'
Mikheil Meskhi Stadium, Tbilisi[16]
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Andrew Brace (Ireland)
27 August 2019
19:00 MSK (UTC+03)
Russia 22–35Jersey Jersey Reds
Try: Yanyushkin 34' m
Sozonov 40' c
Matveev 61' m
Ostrikov 70' m
Con: Yanyushkin (1/2) 40'
ReportTry: Van Dam 14' c
Jones 19' c
Dyer 26' c
Ma'afu 38' c
Slowik 54' c
Con: Dyer (5/5) 14', 19', 26', 38', 54'
Slava Stadium, Moscow[17]
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Alexei Lebedev (Russia)

30 August[edit]

30 August 2019
21:10 CEST (UTC+02)
France 47–19 Italy
Try: Huget 3' m
Penalty try 24'
Chat 31' c
Dupont 44' c
Iturria 46' c
Taofifénua 59' c
Ramos 75' c
Con: Ntamack (5/6) 32', 45', 47', 60', 76'
Report
(In Italian)
Try: Bellini (2) 20' c, 67' m
Polledri 51' c
Con: Allan (2/3) 20', 52'
Stade de France, Saint-Denis[9][18]
Referee: Matthew Carley (England)

Notes:


30 August 2019
19:10 UYT (UTC-03)
Uruguay XV 43–5 Brazil XV
Try: Kessler 3' c
Diana 14' m
Mieres 37' m
Freitas 52' m
Inciarte 70' c
A. Ormaechea 80' c
Con: Cat (2/4) 4', 40'
Favaro (2/3) 71', 80'
ReportTry: Lima 65' m
Estadio Charrúa, Montevideo[14]
Referee: Pablo De Luca (Argentina)

30 August 2019
18:30 PDT (UTC-07)
Canada 45–13Canada BC All-Stars
Try: Coe 7' c
Quattrin 11' c
Blanchet (2) 54' c, 66' c
Mack 76' c
Con: O'Leary (6/6) 8', 12, 55', 67', 70', 77'
Pen: O'Leary (1/1) 28'
ReportTry: Mason 34' c
Con: A. McQueen (1/1) 35'
Pen: A. McQueen (2/2) 15', 24'
Westhills Stadium, Langford, BC[19]
Referee: Chris Assmus (Canada)

31 August[edit]

31 August 2019
14:00 NZST (UTC+12)
New Zealand Heartland XV New Zealand19–36 Samoa
Try: Wright 14' c
Holani 37' c
Paiaua 45' m
Con: Lash (2/3) 15', 14'
ReportTry: Ala'alatoa (2) 5' m, 53' c
Tuala (3) 18' m, 26' m, 80' c
Paulo 43' c
Con: Pisi (3/3) 44', 54', 80'
Eden Park, Auckland
Referee: Paul Williams (New Zealand)

31 August 2019
16:30 NZST (UTC+12)
Fiji 29–19 Tonga
Try: Tuisova 8' c
Goneva 23' m
Kunatani 37' m
Waqaniburotu 46' c
S. Matavesi 55' m
Con: Volavola (2/5) 9', 47'
Try: Piutau 2' c
Ngauamo 19' m
Sakalia 61' c
Con: Faiva (2/3) 3', 62'
Eden Park, Auckland, New Zealand[20]
Referee: Ben O'Keeffe (New Zealand)

31 August 2019
14:30 BST (UTC+01)
Wales 17–22 Ireland
Try: Lane 64' c
Patchell 76' c
Con: Patchell (2/2) 65', 77'
Pen: J. Evans (1/1) 16'
ReportTry: Stockdale (2) 18' c, 28' m
Penalty try 58'
Con: Carty (1/2) 19'
Pen: Carty (1/2) 9'
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff[21]
Referee: Romain Poite (France)

Notes:

  • This was Warren Gatland's last home game in charge of Wales.
  • Rhys Carré and Owen Lane (both Wales) made their international debuts.
  • This ended Wales' 11-match home unbeaten run.
  • With this loss, Wales dropped from number one in the World Rugby Rankings, after only spending two weeks at the top.

31 August 2019
16:30 SAST (UTC+02)
Namibia 28–22South Africa Southern Kings
Try: Van Jaarsveld 20' c
Jantjies 68' c
Plato (2) 72' c, 79' c
Con: Steenkamp (1/1) 21'
Loubser (3/3) 69', 73', 80'
Try: Mnisi 16' m
Jackson (2) 25' c, 31' c
Con: B. Pretorius (2/3) 25', 33'
Pen: B. Pretorius (1/1) 2'
Hage Geingob Stadium, Windhoek[22]
Referee: Egon Seconds (South Africa)

31 August 2019
20:00 GET (UTC+04)
Georgia 10–44 Scotland
Try: Asieshvili 59' c
Con: Abzhandadze (1/1) 60'
Pen: Matiashvili (1/1) 35'
ReportTry: Toolis 14' c
Hutchinson (2) 20' c, 47' c
Graham 63' c
Cummings 77' c
Con: Laidlaw (3/3) 15', 21', 48'
Russell (1/1) 64'
Hastings (1/1) 78'