FROM START TO FINISH IN JAPAN . . . QUARTER-FINALS – Oct 19: England 40, Australia 16; New Zealand 46, Ireland 14. Oct 20: Wales 20, France 19; Japan 3, South Africa 26.

SEMI-FINALS – Oct 26: England 19, New Zealand 7. Oct 27: Wales 16, South Africa 19.

THIRD PLACE PLAY-OFF – Nov 1: New Zealand 40, Wales 17.

THE FINAL – Nov 2: South Africa 32, England 12.

Group stage:

POOL A: Sep 20: Japan 30 Russia 10. Sep 22: Ireland 27, Scotland 3. Sep 24 Russia 9, Samoa 34. Sep 28 Japan 19, Ireland 12. Oct 3 Ireland 35  Russia 0. Oct 5 Japan 38, Samoa 19. Oct 9 Scotland 61, Russia 0. Oct 12 Ireland 47, Samoa 5. Oct 13 Japan 28, Scotland 21.

POOL B: Sep 21: New Zealand 23 South Africa 13. Sep 22: Italy 47, Namibia 22. Sep 28 South Africa v Namibia. Sep 30 Scotland 34, Samoa 0. Oct 2 New Zealand 63 Canada 0. Oct 4 South Africa v Italy. Oct 6 New Zealand 71, Namibia 9. Oct 8 South Africa 66, Canada 7. Oct 12 New Zealand v Italy cancelled. Oct 13 Namibia v Canada cancelled.

POOL C:  Sep 21: France 23 Argentina 21. Sep 22: England 35, Tonga 3. Sep 26 Italy 48, Canada 4. England 45, US 7. Sep 28 Argentina 28, Tonga 12. Oct 2 France 33 US 9. Oct 5 England 39, Argentina 10. Oct 6 France 23, Tonga 21. Oct 9 Argentina 47, US 17. Oct 12 England v France cancelled. Oct 13 US 19, Tonga 31.

POOL D: Sep 21: Australia 39 Fiji 21. Sep 23 Wales 43, Georgia 14. Sep 25 Fiji v Uruguay. Sep 29 Georgia 33, Uruguay 7; Australia 25, Wales 29. Oct 3 Georgia 10 Fiji 45. Oct 5 Australia 45,  Uruguay 10. Oct 9 Wales 29, Fiji 17. Oct 11 Australia 27,  Georgia 8. Oct 13 Wales 35, Uruguay 13.

FORMAT

Teams received four points for a win and two for a draw. A bonus point was awarded for scoring four tries or for a defeat by seven points or fewer. If two teams were level on points at the end of the pool stage, the first criteria used to determine their pool ranking was the winner of the fixture between the two, followed by points difference.

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