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Pool Draw Media Guide
WELCOME
RUGBY WORLD CUP POOL DRAW
And with these values to the fore, we are working in
partnership with the Japan Rugby 2019 organising
committee to deliver a vision that connects people, RWC in England in 2015, but this could not have
creates exceptional experiences and goes forward to been achieved without the team’s hard work and
leave a strong and sustainable legacy for rugby. the support from such corporations.
Rugby World Cup 2019 will be the opportunity for It is a privilege for the organising committee to be
the land of the rising scrum to be part of something able to send out our message from Kyoto with RWC
very special. If England 2015 inspired 11 million new 2019’s vision, “Connect, Create and Go Forward”.
Japanese fans, then Japan 2019 is the opportunity We look forward to sharing Japan’s rugby culture
to convert a nation through an event that delivers as well as the excitement of RWC 2019 with the
significant rugby, social and economic benefits. It is entire world.
estimated that Japan will welcome up to 400,000
visitors and generate 420 billion Yen for the economy, With this vision, we aim to bring closer and forge
but more than that, it will put a smile on the face of strong bonding between Japan, Asia and the global
BILL BEAUMONT this great nation. FUJIO MITARAI community. We will be committed to work as one
CHAIRMAN, WORLD RUGBY CHAIRMAN, JAPAN RUGBY 2019 team in preparing for the event with the World
We are working hard to ensure that Japan 2019 is Rugby, the various rugby football unions, the 12
Welcome to the Rugby World Cup 2019 pool draw in a tournament where teams and fans come first. It is a great pleasure and honour to host the pool host cities, the 19 relevant local governments and
the historic and symbolic city of Kyoto. They are at the heart of our planning and following draw for the Rugby World Cup 2019 in Kyoto, a city the candidate sites for the official Rugby World Cup
this pool draw work will accelerate on the match with over 12 centuries of history. Rugby in Japan team base. We hope to make this RWC a celebration
Kyoto is famed for its Cherry Blossom (Sakura), a schedule and the ticketing programme. By the end of dates back some 120 years. This international city of rugby and the rugby family (friends) that offers
symbol of new beginnings and it is therefore fitting this year fans will be able to plan their Rugby World of tourism and culture is known to have been the excitement and empathy to the whole world. We
that the pool draw, the beginning of the Rugby World Cup 2019 experience in earnest. home of rugby in the Kansai region. are united as one to make this an opportunity to
Cup 2019 journey for fans, should be hosted here.
This will be a truly nationwide celebration. Across 12 This is the first Rugby World Cup to be hosted in inspire all people to build a prosperous and brilliant
In many ways, Rugby World Cup 2019 is a symbol host cities, team bases and within the match venues, future.
Asia, and Japan can offer what we fostered as
of new beginnings for rugby. It is the first time our everyone is welcome and everyone can play their our unique rugby culture. We focused on the fact I would like to offer my heartfelt gratitude to the
showcase tournament has been hosted in Asia, part. We are excited by the passion and support that a holistic betterment of the individual can city of Kyoto and all those who have provided us
representing an exciting opportunity for rugby to from the government and the cities to deliver be attained through this sport because one can with their unwavering support. I hope this pool
break new ground in the world’s most populous an outstanding event and with famed Japanese develop physical strength but also intelligence, draw serves to further strengthen our international
region. innovation, efficiency and hospitality to the fore, I leadership and solidarity. The Japanese pioneers sporting partnerships. I am certain it will be a new
As we witnessed during an unforgettable and very am sure that Japan 2019 will be remembered as a of rugby recongised these positive merits and thus chapter both in this city and Japan Rugby’s long
special Rugby World Cup 2015 in England, our event defining moment for our sport. schools and corporations drove the development of history.
is much more than a sporting event, it is a global the sport. It is thanks to the business community’s
celebration of rugby, friendship and our character- commitment that the level of Japanese rugby has
building values of passion, discipline, respect, been elevated over the years. Our national team
Bill Beaumont Fujio Mitarai
integrity and solidarity. shocked the world with their performance at the
Chairman, World Rugby Chairman, Japan Rugby 2019
CONTENTS 2
4
Welcome
Message of Support
8
10
Rugby World Cup brand
Financing the Global Game
18
24
Team Overviews
Qualification update
32
34
Qualified Teams Statistics
Previous RWC Pools
6 Japan Overview 16 Pool Draw – how it works? 30 RWC 2015 Statistics 36 Previous Pools Statistics
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MESSAGE OF SUPPORT
RUGBY WORLD CUP POOL DRAW
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DAISAKU KADOKAWA you will be able to fully enjoy Kyoto’s great charm
情報をはじめとする最新情報を受け取りましょう！
MAYOR OF KYOTO and appeal during your visit here.
I would like to extend my heartfelt welcome to all Following Rugby World Cup 2019, the Olympic and
of you today who have travelled here from all over Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020, and the World
the world. Welcome to Kyoto! Masters Games 2021 Kansai, a lifelong sporting
affiliation, will be held in our country.
The pool draw is the first big event of Rugby World
Cup 2019. This will mark the first time this event Starting with this pool draw, we will continue to
has been held outside of the United Kingdom increase our efforts so that more people from all
and Ireland. We are truly honoured that you have over the world can have the chance to experience
chosen Kyoto to hold this event. It fills us with great the charm of Japanese culture.
joy to be gathered together here at the Kyoto State
Guest House, a place filled with Japanese cultural I look forward to seeing all of you again in two
symbols of the ties between people. years.
Kyoto is recognised as the “Homeland of the
Japanese Spirit”. Our function as a city and
the activities of our people have continued
uninterrupted for over 1,000 long years. Here, Daisaku Kadokawa
many cherished ideals of the Japanese people still Mayor of Kyoto
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TM © Rugby World Cup Limited 2015
JAPAN
RUGBY WORLD CUP BREAKING NEW FRONTIERS
When the final whistle blew in Twickenham on the our mission is not only to strengthen the strong “Japan is the flag-bearer in terms of results on
last day of October 2015, apart from those actively and boost the popularity of rugby in our top unions the international stage but we are committed
celebrating New Zealand’s historic back-to-back but also to grow the game beyond its traditional to working in partnership with Asia Rugby, the
victory or dealing with the disappointment of boundaries. And that is what we are doing by Japan Rugby Football Union and all tournament
Australia’s defeat, thoughts were already shifting bringing the tournament to Asia. stakeholders to ensure that event preparation and
towards Japan four years hence. successful delivery benefits rugby throughout Asia.”
“With 60 per cent of the world’s youth and an 18
But in truth, that particular ball was already rolling. per cent increase in playing numbers over the last Of course, this is not to say that Japan does not already have a
The major building blocks had been put in place for four years, Asia is one of rugby’s major growth proven track record of hosting major sporting events. Olympic Games,
Japan’s hosting of rugby’s showcase event and the markets. We are working in partnership with Asia both summer and winter, the FIFA World Cup and other major soccer
Japan Rugby 2019 organising committee was very Rugby and are committed to ensuring that more events, world championships in many different sports have all been
much up and running. In fact, the organisers who men, women and children have the opportunity to hosted successfully in the Land of the Rising Sun and the country’s
are now planning and preparing for Rugby World experience and engage with the sport as the region advanced infrastructure, love of a major sporting event and proud
Cup 2019 benefitted from working alongside their prepares to host its first Rugby World Cup when sense of national identity make it a perfect fit for rugby’s pinnacle
England Rugby 2015 counterparts to learn, share Japan welcomes the world in 2019. tournament and one of the world’s biggest and most popular
knowledge and implement strategies that will sporting occasions.
deliver a tournament to showcase rugby in Japan
Aside from speculation surrounding today’s pool draw, the buzz
and leave a lasting legacy for participation and
on rugby social networking sites, including the @Rugbyworldcup
growth throughout Asia.
Twitter and rugbyworldcup Facebook platforms, is about what
For World Rugby, hosting RWC 2019 in Japan is not sort of tournament Japan will host.
just an opportunity to boost growth in a country
Chief Executive of JR 2019 Akira Shimazu said Japan was committed
that has a rich history and tradition of rugby but
to deliver an outstanding Rugby World Cup for teams and fans to make
will be the catalyst to ignite interest, excitement
sure it maintained the high standards of previous tournaments while also
and participation in Asia’s emerging rugby
offering something with a uniquely Japanese flavour.
countries.
He said: “Culturally, Japan has plenty to offer and we are ready
World Rugby Chairman Bill Beaumont said: “It
to welcome the world in 2019. Rugby World Cup 2019 will be
would have been very easy – and profitable – for
the biggest sporting event Japan has ever experienced
World Rugby to
and it’s very exciting to host it in a range of world-class
play it safe and
stadia spanning the length and breadth of the country.
award the hosting
And apart from the host cities, plenty of other
Sign up to the supporters’ club
rights for 2019 to
prefectures, cities and towns will be directly
of Rugby World Cup 2019
a heartland rugby
involved as they host team camps, fan zones
to receive all the information you will
nation that would
and other important tournament-related
need about the tournament,
be guaranteed to
functions. Rugby will reach every
match schedule, ticketing and
generate the sort
corner of Japan and the people will
all things to do with rugby’s
of interest and
make this event something that
biggest tournament.
investment that it
we can all look forward to with WWW.RUGBYWORLDCUP.COM/SUPPORTERS
always does. But
excitement and look back
on with pride.”
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The Rugby World Cup Brand
Since its humble origins in 1987, the Rugby World Cup brand has grown
from a single logo to a broad and multi-faceted visual identity programme
that connects emotionally and extensively across the sport’s diverse
spectrum of stakeholders from players and fans to officials, media and
investors. It is now firmly established as one of the world’s largest and most
recognised sports brands. RWC 2019 sees the brand taken to a new level,
setting new benchmarks and legacies for rugby in Japan, whilst continuing
to promote rugby’s character building values of solidarity, integrity, respect,
passion and discipline around the world.
RWC 2019 Event Mark
The RWC 2019 Event Mark will, for the first time, share, reflect and express
the vision of the new World Rugby brand and forms part of the wider World
Rugby family and portfolio of events. Represented within the distinctive
shield is the rising sun above Mount Fuji, the first time a host country’s
identity has been integrated into a Rugby World Cup logo itself.
Tournament Look
RWC 2019 will be an opportunity to not only showcase the very best of
Japan’s rich culture, traditions and heritage, but also a chance to showcase
the country’s cutting edge innovation and creativity. The RWC 2019
tournament look and feel has been developed to reflect this juxtaposition
of old and new, using traditional byōbu screens which simulate the six
sections of a rugby pitch. Within each panel traditional Japanese patterns
blend with modern rugby influences and motifs creating a dynamic and
versatile graphic system. At the centre of the design, the morning sun
conveys Japan at the heart of the rugby world in 2019, whilst the mizuhiki
knot, a traditional symbol of Unity in Japan, represents the multiple facets
of the rugby world coming together to celebrate the pinnacle of the sport
on, and off, the pitch. All of these elements combine to showcase the brand
positioning of The World in Union.
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WELCOMETHE GLOBAL GAME
FINANCING
RUGBY WORLD
REGIONAL CUP POOL
INVESTMENT DRAW
HIGHLIGHTS
OVERVIEW
World Rugby’s mission statement is to
grow the global game. There are now
8.5 million men, women and children
playing across 121 member unions. The
driving force behind this growth is the
phenomenal successful Rugby World
Cup, which generates 90 per cent of the
revenues for World Rugby to invest.
World Rugby invests money into the
game via four-year development
funding cycles, running concurrently
with the Rugby World Cup playing
cycle. Total investment (excluding
RWC competitions related
expenditure) for the 2012-15 cycle was
£192 million, eclipsing the previous
cycle’s £148 million by 30 per cent.
Investment for the 2016-19 cycle is
forecast at £266 million within which
the 2016 budget was £64 million.
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ASIA
Total World Rugby direct investment in unions and
regional associations (competitions, high performance and
development) 2012-15: £9.2 million.
World Rugby funded competitions 2017 (region): Asia
Rugby Championship (men’s and women’s), Asia Rugby U19
WHICH REGIONS? Championship (men’s 15s); Asia Rugby Sevens Series (men’s and
women’s).
WHAT IS THE LEVEL OF WORLD RUGBY’S
ASIA - Asia Rugby SUPPORT OF THE REGIONS? World Rugby funded competitions 2017 (global): Rugby World
17 member unions World Rugby invests significant resources to Cup 2019, Regal Hotels Cup of Nations (men’s 15s); HSBC World
develop and expand rugby globally. World Rugby Rugby Sevens Series in Dubai (men’s and women’s), Kitakyushu
5 associate member unions (women’s), Hong Kong (men’s) and Singapore (men’s).
supports an extensive range of regional initiatives, Asia Rugby Women’s Championship 2016
including participation, training and education,
competition and administration programmes.
AFRICA - Rugby Africa PRIORITIES: AFRICA
17 member unions • Investing in the 103 full member unions and six
regional associations Total World Rugby direct investment in unions and
6 associate member unions • Ensuring all regions have robust and dynamic regional associations (competitions, high performance and
strategic plans in place development) 2012-15: £8.1 million.
• Creating new partnerships with National
Olympic Committees and unions in each region World Rugby funded competitions 2017 (region): Rugby
EUROPE - Rugby Europe to maximise the benefit of Olympic Games Africa Gold, Silver and Bronze Cups, Barthés U20 Trophy
inclusion (15s); Africa Cup Sevens (men’s and women’s).
38 member unions
• Ensuring continued growth in women’s rugby
3 associate member unions • Providing support, resources and programmes to World Rugby funded competitions 2017 (global): HSBC
our member unions World Rugby Sevens Series in Cape Town (men’s).
Rugby Africa Sevens 2016
NORTH AMERICA/CARIBBEAN - Rugby Americas North
11 member unions EUROPE
2 associate member unions
Total World Rugby direct investment in unions and
regional associations (competitions, high performance and
development) 2012-15: £26.1 million.
OCEANIA - Oceania Rugby World Rugby funded competitions 2017 (region): Rugby
12 member unions Europe International Championship, Rugby Europe men’s
U20 and U18 (men’s 15s); Rugby Europe Sevens Series (men’s
and women’s).
World Rugby funded competitions 2017 (global): Women’s
SOUTH AMERICA - Sudamérica Rugby Rugby World Cup 2017 in Ireland, World Rugby U20
8 member unions Championship in Georgia (men’s 15s); HSBC World Rugby
Sevens Series in Clermont-Ferrand (women’s), Paris (men’s)
2 associate member unions
and London (men’s). Rugby Europe Championship 2017
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NORTH AMERICA/CARIBBEAN
Total World Rugby direct investment in unions and
regional associations (competitions, high performance and
development) 2012-15: £11.2 million.
World Rugby funded competitions 2017 (region): Rugby
Americas North men’s Championship, Rugby Americas North
U19 Championship (15s); Rugby Americas North Women’s
10s; Rugby Americas North Sevens Championship (men’s and
women’s).
World Rugby funded competitions 2017 (global): Rugby
World Cup Sevens 2018 in USA; HSBC World Rugby Sevens
Series in Las Vegas (men’s and women’s), Langford (women’s)
HSBC USA Sevens 2017 and Vancouver (men’s).
OCEANIA
Total World Rugby direct investment in unions and
regional associations (competitions, high performance and
development) 2012-15: £14.3 million.
World Rugby funded competitions 2017 (region): Oceania Cup,
Oceania Rugby U20 Trophy (men’s 15s); Oceania Rugby Sevens
(men’s and women’s).
World Rugby funded competitions 2017 (global): World Rugby
Pacific Challenge in Fiji, World Rugby Pacific Nations Cup in Fiji
and Samoa (men’s 15s); HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series in
Wellington (men’s) and Sydney (men’s and women’s). Pacific Challenge 2017
SOUTH AMERICA
Total World Rugby direct investment in unions and
regional associations (competitions, high performance and
development) 2012-15: £6.8 million.
World Rugby funded competitions 2017 (region): Sudamérica
Rugby Championships, Sudamérica Rugby U19 and U20 (15s);
Sudamérica Rugby Sevens (men’s and women’s).
World Rugby funded competitions 2017 (global): World
Rugby U20 Trophy in Uruguay, World Rugby Americas Pacific
Challenge in Uruguay, World Rugby Nations Cup in Uruguay
Sudamerica Rugby Women’s Sevens 2017 (men’s 15s).
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RWC POOL DRAW
HOW DOES IT WORK?
World Rugby Chairman Bill Beaumont said: heading into the tournament and optimising the
"The pool draw
“The pool draw is an important milestone on the important deliverables that ensure an excellent
is an important milestone road to Rugby World Cup 2019 as it really drives experience for teams and fans.
on the road to Rugby excitement and momentum both in the host nation
World Cup 2019 as These include the development of the match
and throughout the global rugby family – it is the
it really drives excitement schedule in association with rights-holding
moment when teams and fans really start to plan
broadcasters and team camp selection, while
and momentum for their Rugby World Cup 2019 experience.”
providing all teams with an appropriate lead-in
both in the host nation The timing of the pool draw has been optimised to time to maximise planning and preparation.
and throughout find the balance between reflecting performance
the global rugby family"
As for the 2015 tournament, the 12 directly Each team will be banded according to strength to
qualified teams will be seeded based on the World try and ensure evenly matched pools. The teams in
Rugby Rankings on 8 May, 2017 and positioned into each band will be randomly drawn to determine the
three bands of four teams. The teams will then be pools they go into.
randomly drawn by band into the four pools that
will comprise rugby’s showcase event in Japan in The 12 directly qualified teams will be allocated
2019. into the top three bands using the World Rugby
Rankings of 8 May as follows:
The first Rugby World Cup in Asia will comprise
20 teams allocated into four pools: 12 teams that Band 1 The four highest ranked directly
directly qualified from RWC 2015 in England, and qualified teams
eight teams that will come through the RWC 2019 Band 2 The next four highest ranked directly
global qualifier process which kicked off in March qualified teams
2016. Band 3 The final four directly qualified teams
The 12 direct qualifiers are the Rugby World Cup The eight qualifying places will be allocated
2015 winners New Zealand, runners-up Australia, into the other two bands based on the timing of
losing semi-finalists South Africa and Argentina, qualification and that the top qualifier from each
losing quarter-finalists France, Ireland, Scotland region should be given a higher seeding. These
and Wales, and England, Japan, Georgia and Italy, bands are as follows:
who finished third in their respective pools. Band 4 Oceania 1, Americas 1, Europe 1, Africa 1
As successfully operated at the last four Band 5 Oceania 2, Americas 2, Europe/Oceania
tournaments, there will be four pools of five teams. play-off, Repechage play-off
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TEAM OVERVIEWS
RUGBY WORLD CUP STATISTICS
ARGENTINA AUSTRALIA ENGLAND FRANCE GEORGIA IRELAND
RWC DEBUT: RWC DEBUT: RWC DEBUT: RWC DEBUT: RWC DEBUT: RWC DEBUT:
v Fiji on v England on v Australia on v Scotland on v England on v Wales on 25/05/1987
24/05/1987 23/05/1987 23/05/1987 23/05/1987 12/10/2003
RWC APPEARANCES:
RWC APPEARANCES: RWC APPEARANCES: 1987, 1991, 1995, 1999,
RWC APPEARANCES: RWC APPEARANCES: RWC APPEARANCES:
1987, 1991, 1995, 1999, 1987, 1991, 1995, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015
1987, 1991, 1995, 1999, 1987, 1991, 1995, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015
2003, 2007, 2011, 2015 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015
2003, 2007, 2011, 2015 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015
RWC RECORD: RWC RECORD:
RWC RECORD: RWC RECORD: Played 35 Won 21 Drawn
RWC RECORD: RWC RECORD: Played 48 Won 33 Drawn Played 16 Won 4 Drawn
Played 37 Won 19 Drawn 0 Lost 14
Played 48 Won 39 Drawn Played 44 Won 31 Drawn 1 Lost 14 0 Lost 12
0 Lost 18
0 Lost 9 0 Lost 13
BEST PLACING:
BEST PLACING: BEST PLACING:
BEST PLACING: Quarter-finals 1987, 1991,
BEST PLACING: BEST PLACING: Runners up 1987, 1999, Pool stages
Third in 2007 1995, 2003, 2011, 2015
Winners 1991, 1999 Winners 2003 2011
POINTS FOR/AGAINST:
POINTS FOR/AGAINST: POINTS FOR/AGAINST:
POINTS FOR/AGAINST: POINTS FOR/AGAINST: POINTS FOR/AGAINST: 197 / 524
992 / 748 973 / 662
1,645 / 646 1,379 / 708 1,487 / 895
TRIES FOR/AGAINST:
TRIES FOR/AGAINST: TRIES FOR/AGAINST: TRIES FOR/AGAINST:
101 / 71 TRIES FOR/AGAINST: TRIES FOR/AGAINST: 15 / 68 116 / 61
172 / 84
209 / 47 147 / 62
MOST APPEARANCES: MOST APPEARANCES: MOST APPEARANCES:
MOST APPEARANCES:
18 – Mario Ledesma MOST APPEARANCES: MOST APPEARANCES: 15 – Merab Kvirikashvili 17 – Brian O’Driscoll,
18 – Raphaël Ibanez
20 – George Gregan 22 – Jason Leonard Paul O’Connell
TOP POINTS SCORER: TOP POINTS SCORER: TOP POINTS SCORER:
135 – Gonzalo TOP POINTS SCORER: TOP POINTS SCORER: 136 – Frédéric 86 – Merab TOP POINTS SCORER:
Quesada 195 – Michael Lynagh 277 – Jonny Wilkinson Michalak Kvirikashvili 93 – Ronan O’Gara
TOP TRY SCORER: TOP TRY SCORER: TOP TRY SCORER: TOP TRY SCORER: TOP TRY SCORER: TOP TRY SCORER:
7 – Juan Imhoff 14 – Drew Mitchell 11 – Rory Underwood 11 – Vincent Clerc 3 – Mamuka Gorgodze 8 – Keith Earls
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RWC DEBUT: RWC DEBUT:
v New Zealand on v USA on 24/05/1987
22/05/1987
RWC APPEARANCES:
RWC APPEARANCES:
1987, 1991, 1995, 1999,
1987, 1991, 1995, 1999,
2003, 2007, 2011, 2015
2003, 2007, 2011, 2015
RWC RECORD:
RWC RECORD:
Played 28 Won 11 Drawn Played 28 Won 4 Drawn
0 Lost 17 2 Lost 22
BEST PLACING: BEST PLACING:
Pool stages Pool stages
POINTS FOR/AGAINST: POINTS FOR/AGAINST:
529 / 899 526 / 1,259
TRIES FOR/AGAINST: TRIES FOR/AGAINST:
54 / 112
60 / 175
MOST APPEARANCES:
MOST APPEARANCES:
14 – Alessandro Troncon,
12 – Hirotoki Onozawa
Martin Castrogiovanni
TOP POINTS SCORER: TOP POINTS SCORER:
98 – Diego Dominguez 58 – Ayumu Goromaru
TOP TRY SCORER: TOP TRY SCORER:
5 – Marcelo Cuttitta 4 – Eiji Kutsuki
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RWC DEBUT: RWC DEBUT: RWC DEBUT: RWC DEBUT:
v Italy on 22/05/1987 v France on v Australia on v Ireland on
23/05/1987 25/05/1995 25/05/1987
RWC APPEARANCES:
1987, 1991, 1995, 1999, RWC APPEARANCES: RWC APPEARANCES: RWC APPEARANCES:
2003, 2007, 2011, 2015 1987, 1991, 1995, 1999, 1995, 1999, 2003, 2007, 1987, 1991, 1995, 1999,
2003, 2007, 2011, 2015 2011, 2015 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015
RWC RECORD:
Played 50 Won 44 Drawn RWC RECORD: RWC RECORD: RWC RECORD:
Played 36 Won 30 Drawn
0 Lost 6 Played 38 Won 22 Drawn Played 37 Won 21 Drawn
0 Lost 6
1 Lost 15 0 Lost 16
BEST PLACING:
BEST PLACING:
Winners 1987, 2011, BEST PLACING: BEST PLACING:
Winners 1995, 2007
2015 Fourth 1991 Third place 1987
POINTS FOR/AGAINST:
POINTS FOR/AGAINST: POINTS FOR/AGAINST: POINTS FOR/AGAINST:
1,250 / 486
2,302 / 681 1,142 / 748 1,049 / 718
TRIES FOR/AGAINST:
TRIES FOR/AGAINST: TRIES FOR/AGAINST: 141 / 34 TRIES FOR/AGAINST:
311 / 58 132 / 72 129 / 75
MOST APPEARANCES:
MOST APPEARANCES: MOST APPEARANCES: 20 – Schalk Burger MOST APPEARANCES:
22 – Richie McCaw 15 – Chris Paterson 18 – Gethin Jenkins
TOP POINTS SCORER:
TOP POINTS SCORER: TOP POINTS SCORER: 111 – Percy TOP POINTS SCORER:
191 – Daniel Carter 227 – Gavin Hastings Montgomery 98 – Neil Jenkins
TOP TRY SCORER: TOP TRY SCORER: TOP TRY SCORER: TOP TRY SCORER:
15 – Jonah Lomu 9 – Gavin Hastings 15 – Bryan Habana 10 – Shane Williams
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THE GLOBAL QUALIFYING PROCESS
Kingstown may be more than 14,000 kilometres
from Tokyo but it was here that the road to
Rugby World Cup 2019 began on 5 March when
St Vincent and the Grenadines met Jamaica in the
opening match of the 2016 Rugby Americas North
Championship.
AMERICAS
Less than five months after All Blacks captain
Richie McCaw held aloft the Webb Ellis Cup at
Twickenham, the coveted trophy was back on
its travels as the next cycle of Rugby World
Cup qualifiers began in the Caribbean. Two direct places – Americas 1 and Americas 2 – and one Repechage tournament place
Officiating in his first test since New Zealand’s
RWC 2015 final win over Australia, Welshman
The honour of hosting the first qualifier fell to Buoyed by moving into the World Rugby Rankings’
Nigel Owens took charge of affairs as Jamaica
the Rugby Americas North (RAN) region for the top 50 for the first time, Mexico put up a valiant
ran in eight unanswered tries on their way to a
second tournament running, with St Vincent and fight in rugby-mad Medellin but it was Colombia
48-0 victory in front of a record 1,000-strong
the Grenadines and Jamaica two of the nine unions who prevailed 29-11 to move to the next stage of
crowd at the Arnos Vale Sports Complex.
competing in the RAN Championship. the Americas qualification process.
Since that curtain-raiser in the Caribbean, RWC
Split into two zones, the teams stepped their way In November, Paraguay welcomed Colombia to the
2019 qualifiers have also taken place in Africa, Asia,
through the competition until only Guyana, who Héroes de Curupaytí Stadium in Asunción with a
Europe, Oceania and South America, as teams
edged out defending champions Trinidad and place in the 2017 Sudamérica A Championship also
from around the globe make their bids to join the
Tobago in a Port of Spain thriller, and the rapidly- on the line. Los Tucanes took an early 12-6 lead but
12 nations who confirmed their place at Asia’s first
improving Mexico were left standing. Paraguay came back strongly to score five tries and
Rugby World Cup following a third-place pool
win 39-27.
finish at England 2015. Three months passed before they met in the RAN
Championship final in Mexico City on 1 October. The qualification process resumes later this month
While the dream of competing on the game’s
Leading 10-3 at half-time, Los Serpientes capitalised when Paraguay line up alongside Uruguay, Chile
biggest stage is now over for many of the
on Guyana’s ill-discipline and missed kicks at goal and Brazil in the Sudamérica A Championship, the
participants, the fact is they have had the
to pull away and win 32-3. winner of which will face the loser of the Americas
opportunity to do so. Every full member union of
1 play-off between USA and Canada, on 24 June
World Rugby can aspire to compete at the Rugby Mexico’s victory set up a straight shoot-out with
and 1 July, on a home and away basis for a place
World Cup through the clearly defined regional Sudamérica B Championship winners Colombia,
at Japan 2019 as the Americas 2 qualifier. The
pathways, and the journey to Japan 2019 will have who had claimed a hat-trick of regional titles
team that misses out will enter the Repechage
plenty more twists and turns before the identity of following victories over Ecuador, hosts Peru and
tournament.
all 20 competing nations are known. Venezuela in Lima.
24 POOL DRAW I MEDIA GUIDE POOL DRAW I MEDIA GUIDE 25ASIA
Play-off against Oceania Cup winner for a place in
the Repechage tournament
The qualification process for Asia’s first Rugby
AFRICA
World Cup began in the Uzbekistan capital of
Tashkent in May 2016 when the hosts welcomed
Guam, Thailand and UAE for the Asia Rugby
Division II Championship.
And for UAE coach and former Samoa back-row OCEANIA One direct place – Africa 1 – and one Repechage
tournament place
Apollo Perelini the chance to join the select band
of individuals who have played and coached at a
Rugby World Cup is still alive after his side beat Two direct places – Oceania 1 and Oceania 2 The 2016 Africa Cup Division 1B and 1C doubled
Uzbekistan and Thailand to secure promotion up as the first round of RWC 2019 qualifiers in
to Division I in 2017. the region. Back-to-back defeats to Madagascar
It’s advantage Fiji and Samoa at the halfway stage (24-15) and Senegal (54-3) saw Zambia relegated
“We want to challenge at the next level. We from Division 1B to the third tier of the regional
of the qualification process which will deliver the
want to go beyond Division I in fact. We have competition to end their Japan 2019 dream at the
Oceania 1 and Oceania 2 qualifiers for RWC 2019 in
a good group of players who can achieve that first hurdle. The same applies to Mauritius and
July, leaving Tonga with work to do if they are to
and we have more to come so I think the Nigeria who lost out to Morocco in the race for the
avoid a cross-continental play-off with a European
future looks bright for us,” said Perelini, one Division 1C title. Morocco will therefore step up into
team and, potentially also the Repechage
of the stars of Western Samoa’s historic the renamed Rugby Africa Silver Cup competition in
tournament, to qualify.
RWC 1991 campaign. 2017, which Senegal won last year after a dramatic
Results across the 2016 and 2017 editions of the 15-14 win over Tunisia in Monastir.
Division I fixtures against host nation
World Rugby Pacific Nations Cup will determine
Malaysia, Sri Lanka and the Philippines Senegal and Tunisia will both step into an expanded
the qualifiers with Fiji leading the way after beating
lie in wait for UAE, with the champions top tier – now known as the Rugby Africa Gold Cup
both Samoa and Tonga last year. Samoa’s 30-10
keeping alive their RWC 2019 dreams – in 2017 to join last year’s champions Namibia,
victory over Tonga means they lie second going
by earning promotion to the top tier Kenya, Uganda and Zimbabwe. The Silver Cup
into the July conclusion of this process.
to face Hong Kong and Korea in 2018. winner will replace the bottom-ranked side for
This Asia Rugby Championship winner For other nations in the region, the Oceania Cup in the 2018 Gold Cup competition which will be the
will then face the Oceania Cup winner 2017 will provide another route to qualification with final stage of the African process with the winner
in a cross-regional play-off with the the winner to face the Asia Rugby Championship qualifying as Africa 1 and the runner-up entering
winner progressing to the Repechage 2018 winner for a place in the Repechage the Repechage tournament.
tournament. tournament.
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EUROPE
One direct place – Europe 1
and a cross-continental meeting with Oceania for
Play-off 1 place
The Czech Republic made a flying start when the The region’s direct place – Europe 1 – for Japan 2019
qualification process in World Rugby’s largest will come from the Rugby Europe Championship
regional association got underway in Enköping, across the 2017 and 2018 tournaments. Georgia
about 80km from Stockholm last September. have already qualified after finishing third in their
Captain and number eight Vojtěch Havel led pool at RWC 2015, so all matches against the Lelos
from the front as the Czechs saw off Sweden 56- do not count for Japan 2019 qualification.
14 to make the early running in Rugby Europe Romania top these standings at the halfway stage
Conference 1 North. after bouncing back well from a shock loss to
To remain alive in the qualification process, Germany in round one to win the Rugby Europe
teams in the Conference 1 North and South and Championship title and end Georgia’s six-year
Conference 2 North and South must finish top of stranglehold on the title. However, Romania’s 15
their respective divisions. The respective North points is only two more than Spain with Russia a
and South champions then meet in May, with the further four points adrift. Germany, who stunned
winners of both matches to face off for the right Romania 41-38, are fourth with eight points
to face the Rugby Europe Trophy winner in 2018. meaning there is still plenty to play for in 2018.
Portugal had been setting the pace in the Trophy For more information on the
going into the final round of matches in April as RWC 2019 qualifying process, visit
they look to secure an immediate return to the top rugbyworldcup.com/qualifying.
tier, the Rugby Europe Championship.
28 POOL DRAW I MEDIA GUIDE POOL DRAW I MEDIA GUIDE 29RUGBY WORLD CUP 2015
A STATISTICAL LOOK
30%
2,474,584
tournament attendance for RWC 2015
(98 per cent capacity)
more tries 16,000
hours of
1.055 million
were scored by tier two teams
1.5 billion
broadcast coverage
against tier one teams
visitors to fan-zones than at RWC 2011
social media reach
and two uses of #RWC2015
every second
The tournament footprint stretched
367 miles to
from north to south and
83 nations 863m
The official rugbyworldcup.com
website attracted 141 miles took part in the RWC 2015 homes across
120m 28 million from east to west qualification process, bidding
to join the 12 direct qualifiers 209
watched the final unique users broadcast
territories
400 million
video views achieved through
400,000
international visitors
social channels The official RWC 2015 App
was downloaded
6,000 2.8 million
48,200 kilograms volunteers times and used in
300 million
in team freight was transported across the tournament
helped to deliver
the tournament 204 nations More than
joined the social conversation
30 POOL DRAW I MEDIA GUIDE POOL DRAW I MEDIA GUIDE 31INTERESTING STATISTICS
ON PAST RUGBY WORLD CUP POOLS FOR DIRECTLY QUALIFIED TEAMS
2011 2015 2003 1999
Australia South Africa Ireland England
Italy Scotland Argentina Canada
1987 1991 1995 2007
New Zealand Ireland South Africa Argentina
France Australia France Georgia
• New Zealand have always finished top of their • England faces France and Ireland every year in • Ireland have been in the same pool as Australia • Georgia have been drawn with Argentina for
pool in Rugby World Cup history. the RBS Six Nations, but have never met them at three tournaments (1999, 2003 and 2011). the last three tournaments, but have never
They have also met the Wallabies twice in the faced Italy, Wales, Japan or Australia at a RWC.
in the pool stages.
knockout stages.
• Eight other nations have topped a RWC pool –
• Japan have faced Wales and Scotland three
France (five times), South Africa and Australia • France have never been drawn in the same pool • Italy and New Zealand are no strangers to times in the RWC pool stages, but haven’t met
(five times), England (three times), Wales and as Australia, England or Wales. By contrast each other in the pool stages, having faced
England since the inaugural tournament in
each other in five of the eight tournaments to
Ireland (twice), Argentina and Scotland (once). they have faced Scotland three times in the 1987.
date, the exceptions being 1995, 2011 and 2015.
pool stages – in 1987, 1995 and 2003.
• England are the only host nation not to • Scotland have been drawn with a nation from
• The All Blacks have never met Australia or
South Africa in the pool stages, but have faced Africa in five of the eight tournaments to date,
progress from the pool stages. • The hosts and defending champions have
them many times in the knockout stages. the exceptions being 2003, 2007 and 2011.
been drawn in the same pool on two occasions
• Australia have never met New Zealand, France – England and New Zealand in 1991 and South • Italy, Georgia and Japan are the only direct
• South Africa have never faced Argentina,
or Scotland in the pool stages in Rugby World Africa and Australia in 1995. France, Ireland, Italy or New Zealand in a RWC qualified teams not to have reached a RWC
Cup history. pool match. quarter-final.
32 POOL DRAW I MEDIA GUIDE POOL DRAW I MEDIA GUIDE 33PREVIOUS POOLS
RWC 1987 - RWC 2015
POOL A POOL B POOL C POOL D
POOL 1/A POOL 2/B POOL 3/C POOL 4/D
Argentina Fiji England Canada
Australia Canada Argentina France
Australia France Georgia Italy
England Ireland Fiji Romania
Ireland Japan Samoa New Zealand
Japan Tonga Italy Scotland
Namibia Scotland South Africa Tonga
USA Wales New Zealand Zimbabwe
Romania USA Uruguay Wales
1987 HOST: Australia & New Zealand 2003 HOST: Australia
POOL 1/A POOL 2/B POOL 3/C POOL 4/D POOL A POOL B POOL C POOL D
England Japan Argentina Canada England Australia Italy Argentina
Italy Ireland Australia Fiji Samoa Canada New Zealand France
New Zealand Scotland Wales France South Africa Fiji Portugal Georgia
USA Zimbabwe Western Samoa Romania Tonga Japan Romania Ireland
USA Wales Scotland Namibia
1991 HOST: England, France, Ireland, Scotland & Wales 2007 HOST: France
POOL A POOL B POOL C POOL D
POOL A POOL B POOL C POOL D
Australia Argentina Japan France New Zealand Argentina Australia South Africa
Canada England Ireland Ivory Coast France England Ireland Wales
Romania Italy New Zealand Scotland Tonga Scotland Italy Fiji
South Africa Western Samoa Wales Tonga Canada Georgia Russia Samoa
Japan Romania USA Namibia
1995 HOST: South Africa 2011 HOST: New Zealand
POOL A POOL B POOL C POOL D
POOL A POOL B POOL C POOL D POOL E
Australia South Africa New Zealand France
Scotland England Canada Argentina Australia
England Scotland Argentina Ireland
South Africa Italy Fiji Japan Ireland
Wales Samoa Tonga Italy
Spain New Zealand France Samoa Romania
Fiji Japan Georgia Canada
Uruguay Tonga Namibia Wales USA
Uruguay USA Namibia Romania
1999 HOST: Wales 2015 HOST: England
34 POOL DRAW I MEDIA GUIDE POOL DRAW I MEDIA GUIDE 35INTERESTING STATISTICS
ON PAST RUGBY WORLD CUP POOLS BY NUMBERS
Points scored in the RWC 2015 pool stages, Tries scored in the Rugby World Cup
Points scored in the Rugby World Cup the lowest tally since the expansion to 40 pool stages to date
pool stages to date matches in 2003
Days between Japan’s first RWC victory
against Zimbabwe (1991) and their Number of pool matches
second against South Africa (2015). They played in RWC history
would wait only 14 days for a third win
Tries scored at
England 2015, the
fewest since the pool
phase was extended to
40 matches
The record number of penalties Most points scored by a team Most tries scored by a
kicked in the pool stages of in a RWC pool match team in a single RWC pool
England 2015 (New Zealand v Japan, 1995) (New Zealand, 2007)
Pool matches Namibia have
played without recording a Unanswered points
Most points scored by an individual in Most tries scored by a team
maiden RWC win scored by Romania as
a RWC pool match (Simon Culhane, in a single RWC pool match
they completed the
New Zealand v Japan, 1995) (Australia v Namibia, 2003)
biggest comeback in
Most tries Japan are the only
RWC history against
scored by an team to win three
Canada to win 17-15
individual in matches in a single
a RWC pool RWC pool and not
match (Marc progress to the
Ellis, New knockout stages
Number of times New Zealand
Zealand v (beat South Africa,
have lost a pool match
Japan, 1995) Samoa and USA at
RWC 2015)
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