Rugby World Cup 2019: Fixtures, results, groups standings, TV schedule, dates, odds & tournament history

All you need for the Rugby World Cup including the fixture schedule, results, updated tables, odds, TV guide, stadiums, history and previous winners.

The 2019 Rugby Union World Cup is now under way in Japan until November 12, with defending champions New Zealand looking to win the competition for a third time in a row.

And you can follow the ITV-televised tournament unfold below.

Rugby World Cup Pools, Fixtures & Results

Final

International Stadium, Yokohama

Saturday November 2, 0900 GMT

Tournament format

• There are four pools of five teams. Each nation plays each other once in their pool.
• The winner and runner-up in each pool will progress to the knock-out stages.
• There is a quarter-final and semi-final stage before the final.
• There is also a 'Bronze Final' for the two nations defeated in the semi-finals.

When and where is the 2019 World Cup Final?

• Saturday November 2; 9.00am BST
• International Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama City

Where can I watch World Cup matches on TV?

ITV have exclusive rights for the World Cup in the UK and will screen every game of the tournament.

World Cup 2019 facts

• First Rugby World Cup hosted in Asia
• Ninth Rugby World Cup
• 12 host cities from Sapporo in the north to Kumamoto in the south
• 20 teams
• 48 matches
• 207 broadcast territories
• 3,000 media in attendance
• 400,000 international visitors
• 1.8 million attendance
• 14 million rugby fans in Japan
• 112 million rugby fans in Asia
• ¥216.6 billion added value to the Japanese economy

The trophy

The trophy is known as the William Webb Ellis Trophy, named after the creator of rugby.

Where is the next World Cup?

France will host the 2023 World Cup. It will be the second time France have been the main host nation of the World Cup.

World Cup history

Notable Dates:

1987: This first World Cup was held jointly in New Zealand and Australia. New Zealand won the tournament.

1991: England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland and France jointly hosted the World Cup, the first in the Northern Hemisphere. Australia beat England in the final at Twickenham.

1995: The final World Cup of the amateur era. Hosts South Africa beat New Zealand in the final, inspired by Nelson Mandela's new rainbow nation.

1999: Australia become the first nation to win the World Cup twice, beating France 35-12 in the Cardiff Final, to add to their 1991 victory.

2003: England win the World Cup to become the first and still only Northern Hemisphere nation to lift the William Webb Ellis Trophy.

2015: New Zealand become the first nation to both win back-to-back World Cups and win the tournament for a third time. In the same tournament England became the first host nation to fail to make it passed the pool stage.

2015: New Zealand 34-17 Australia, London, England

2011: New Zealand 8-7 France, Auckland, New Zealand

2007: South Africa 15-6 England, Paris, France

2003: England 20-17 Australia (aet), Sydney, Australia

1999: Australia 35-12 France, Cardiff, Wales

1995: South Africa 15-12 New Zealand (aet), Johannesburg, South Africa

1991: Australia 12-6 England, London, England

1987: New Zealand 29-9 France, Auckland, New Zealand

World Cup famous moments

2003 - Jonny Wilkinson kicks England to World Cup Glory

1995 - Rugby unites South Africa

2015 - Japan beat South Africa in greatest World Cup shock

1987 - New Zealand win first World Cup

World Cup records

• Total World Cup Points: 277 Jonny Wilkinson, England
• Total World Cup Tries: 15 Jonah Lomu, New Zealand; Bryan Habana, South Africa
• Most points in one tournament: 126, Grant Fox, New Zealand in 1987
• Most World Cup matches: 22, Jason Leonard, England
• Most tries in a World Cup match: 6, Marc Ellis, New Zealand v Japan in 1995
• Youngster player to appear in a Final: 20 years and 43 days, Jonah Lomu, New Zealand
• Most tries in a single tournament: 8, Jonah Lomu, New Zealand (1999); Bryan Habana, South Africa (2000)
• Most points scores in a World Cup game: 145, New Zealand v Japan 1995
• Biggest winning margin: 142, Australia v Namibia in 2003

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