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For the 2019 Rugby World Cup, there were several play-off matches during the qualification process in order to determine which nations would compete in the Repechage. Canada, who failed to be one of the three teams to advance from the Americas qualification process, despite being the third highest ranked team in the Americas, emerged from the repechage process in November 2018 to become the final team to qualify for the World Cup.

Format

Europe/Oceania

The qualification play-off was a home and away series between Europe 2 and Oceania 3. Europe 2, Germany, was the winner of Round 6 of the European qualification process, while Oceania 3, Samoa, was the third best team of Round 1 of the Oceania qualification process. The winner of this home and away play-off on aggregate qualified to the World Cup as the play-off winner. The loser gained another chance via the World Repechage.

Repechage

Asia/Oceania

Prior to the repechage final, Asia 1 and Oceania 4 played-off in a home and away series for the final place. Asia 1 was the winner of Round 3 of the Asian qualification process, while Oceania 4 is Cook Islands. The Cook Islands advanced to the next stage of qualifying for the 2019 Rugby World Cup after Tahiti, the winner of Round 2 of the Oceania qualification process, were found to have breached player eligibility regulations in their Oceania Cup clash the previous year. The winner of this home and away play-off on aggregate, qualified for a place in the World Repechage, while the loser missed out on World Cup qualification.

Final tournament

The 2019 Rugby World Cup repechage tournament was hosted by a neutral venue: the Pierre-Delort Stadium in Marseille, France. In previous years, the repechage, a last-chance opportunity to qualify for the Rugby World Cup, has followed a knock-out format in line with the rest of the qualification process. The 2019 edition, however, was a round-robin tournament between four teams held during the November test window. Africa and the Americas were guaranteed a repechage place, with the runner-up of the African qualification round 3 (Africa 2) and the losing side of the Americas Repechage play-off gaining positions. The final two places were decided through the above cross-regional play-offs, with the loser of the Europe/Oceania play-off (Europe 2 or Oceania 3) getting another shot at qualification in the repechage, and the winner of the Asia/Oceania play-off for repechage, advancing to the repechage, with no direct place for an Asian team or the lower ranked teams in Oceania. The winner of the World Repechage qualified for the World Cup as the play-off winner (or Repechage 2).

Teams

Six teams progressed to the regional and Repechage play-offs for the final two non-regional seeds in the World Cup; teams world rankings are as per date progressing to the play-off phase and bold nations denotes teams had previously played in a Rugby World Cup.

Nation Rank Progression date Qualifying status
 Samoa 15 15 July 2017 Qualified on 14 July 2018
 Germany 28 15 May 2018 Eliminated by Canada on 17 November 2018
 Cook Islands 55 23 March 2018 Eliminated by Hong Kong on 7 July 2018
 Hong Kong 22 2 June 2018 Eliminated by Canada on 23 November 2018
 Kenya 28 29 July 2018 Eliminated by Hong Kong on 17 November 2018
 Canada 21 3 February 2018 Qualified on 23 November 2018

Europe/Oceania qualifying play-off

Samoa played Germany in a Europe/Oceania play-off for direct qualification to the World Cup. Samoa qualified, winning 108–43 on aggregate, while Germany progressed to the Repechage as runners-up.

30 June 2018
15:10 (UTC+13:00)
Samoa 66–15 Germany
Try: Leiua 9' c
Matavao (2) 12' c, 60' c
J. Lam 23' c
Fidow (3) 28' c, 36' c, 79' m
Penalty try 51'
Tekori 71' c
Polataivao 73' m
Con: Tuala (5/5) 10', 13', 24', 29', 37'
Fa'apale (2/4) 62', 72'
ReportTry: Otto (2) 58' m, 66' c
Con: Parkinson (1/2) 67'
Pen: Parkinson (1/1) 11'
Apia Park, Apia
Attendance: 6,100
Referee: Mike Fraser (New Zealand)
Team details
FB 15 Ahsee Tuala downward-facing red arrow 58'
RW 14 Ed Fidow
OC 13 Paul Perez
IC 12 Alapati Leiua
LW 11 Sinoti Sinoti downward-facing red arrow 68'
FH 10 Tusi Pisi
SH 9 Melani Matavao downward-facing red arrow 63'
N8 8 Ofisa Treviranus downward-facing red arrow 58'
OF 7 Jack Lam
BF 6 Piula Faʻasalele downward-facing red arrow 51'
RL 5 Chris Vui (c)
LL 4 Josh Tyrell
TP 3 Paul Alo-Emile downward-facing red arrow 64'
HK 2 Motu Matu'u red cross icon 14' to 19' downward-facing red arrow 56'
LP 1 Logovi'i Mulipola downward-facing red arrow 56'
Replacements:
HK 16 Seilala Lam upward-facing green arrow 14' downward-facing red arrow 19' upward-facing green arrow 56'
PR 17 James Lay upward-facing green arrow 56'
PR 18 Viliamu Afatia upward-facing green arrow 64'
LK 19 Joe Tekori upward-facing green arrow 51'
FL 20 TJ Ioane upward-facing green arrow 58'
SH 21 Dwayne Polataivao upward-facing green arrow 63'
FH 22 Patrick Fa'apale upward-facing green arrow 58'
WG 23 Alofa Alofa upward-facing green arrow 68'
Coach:
Samoa Fuimaono Tafua
FB 15 Maxime Oltmann
RW 14 Marcel Coetzee
OC 13 Steffen Liebig downward-facing red arrow 70'
IC 12 Raynor Parkinson
LW 11 Nikolai Klewinghaus downward-facing red arrow 68'
FH 10 Chris Hilsenbeck
SH 9 Sean Armstrong downward-facing red arrow 27' upward-facing green arrow 39' downward-facing red arrow 76'
N8 8 Sebastian Ferreira
OF 7 Jaco Otto downward-facing red arrow 76'
BF 6 Marcel Henn
RL 5 Eric Marks
LL 4 Timo Vollenkemper downward-facing red arrow 53'
TP 3 Samy Füchsel downward-facing red arrow 63'
HK 2 Mika Tyumenev downward-facing red arrow 63'
LP 1 Julius Nostadt (c) downward-facing red arrow 63'
Replacements:
HK 16 Mark Fairhurst upward-facing green arrow 63'
N8 17 Jarrid Els upward-facing green arrow 53'
PR 18 Jörn Schröder upward-facing green arrow 63'
PR 19 Anthony Dickinson upward-facing green arrow 63'
FL 20 Falk Duwe upward-facing green arrow 76'
SH 21 Tim Menzel upward-facing green arrow 27' downward-facing red arrow 39' upward-facing green arrow 76'
WG 22 Pierre Mathurin upward-facing green arrow 68'
WG 23 Pascal Fischer upward-facing green arrow 70'
Coach:
Uruguay Pablo Lemoine

Touch judges:
Cam Stone (New Zealand)
Richard Kelly (New Zealand)

Notes:

  • This was the first time these two nations have met.
  • This was Samoa's 100th test victory, and their first since their 25–23 win over Canada in November 2016.

14 July 2018
16:00 (UTC+2:00)
Germany 28–42 Samoa
Try: Otto 8' c
Fuchsel 17' m
Els 49' c
Con: Parkinson (1/2) 9'
Hilsenbeck (1/1) 50'
Pen: Hilsenbeck (2/2) 40', 64'
Coetzee (1/2) 66'
ReportTry: Fidow (2) 1' c, 75' c
Matavao (2) 35' c, 46' c
Tuala (2) 69' c, 79' c
Con: Tuala (6/6) 2', 36', 47', 70', 76'. 80'
Fritz-Grunebaum-Sportpark, Heidelberg
Attendance: 3,046
Referee: Matthew Carley (England)
Team details
FB 15 Chris Hilsenbeck
RW 14 Raphael Pyrasch
OC 13 Mathieu Ducau
IC 12 Raynor Parkinson downward-facing red arrow 22'
LW 11 Marcel Coetzee downward-facing red arrow 76'
FH 10 Hagen Schulte downward-facing red arrow 67'
SH 9 Sean Armstrong (c)
N8 8 Jarrid Els
OF 7 Jaco Otto
BF 6 Sebastian Ferreira downward-facing red arrow 60'
RL 5 Timo Vollenkemper
LL 4 Eric Marks downward-facing red arrow 70'
TP 3 Samy Füchsel downward-facing red arrow 54'
HK 2 Mark Fairhurst downward-facing red arrow 54'
LP 1 Julius Nostadt downward-facing red arrow 47'
Replacements:
HK 16 Mika Tyumenev upward-facing green arrow 54'
N8 17 Luke Dyckhoff upward-facing green arrow 70'
PR 18 Jörn Schröder upward-facing green arrow 47'
PR 19 Matthias Schosser upward-facing green arrow 54'
FL 20 Marcel Henn upward-facing green arrow 60'
SH 21 Tim Menzel upward-facing green arrow 67'
FB 22 Nikolai Klewinghaus upward-facing green arrow 22'
WG 23 Florian Wehrspann upward-facing green arrow 76'
Coach:
Uruguay Pablo Lemoine
FB 15 Ahsee Tuala
RW 14 Ed Fidow
OC 13 Paul Perez
IC 12 Tusi Pisi
LW 11 Sinoti Sinoti downward-facing red arrow 76'
FH 10 Patrick Fa'apale downward-facing red arrow 76'
SH 9 Melani Matavao downward-facing red arrow 62'
N8 8 Ofisa Treviranus downward-facing red arrow 74'
OF 7 Jack Lam
BF 6 Chris Vui (c)
RL 5 Brandon Nansen downward-facing red arrow 58'
LL 4 Joe Tekori
TP 3 Paul Alo-Emile downward-facing red arrow 58'
HK 2 Motu Matu'u downward-facing red arrow 40'
LP 1 Logovi'i Mulipola downward-facing red arrow 62'
Replacements:
HK 16 Seilala Lam upward-facing green arrow 40'
PR 17 Jordan Lay upward-facing green arrow 62'
PR 18 Viliamu Afatia upward-facing green arrow 58'
N8 19 Mat Luamanu upward-facing green arrow 74'
FL 20 TJ Ioane upward-facing green arrow 58'
SH 21 Ionatana Tino upward-facing green arrow 62'
FH 22 Rodney Iona upward-facing green arrow 76'
WG 23 Alofa Alofa upward-facing green arrow 76'
Coach:
Samoa Fuimaono Tafua

Touch judges:
Craig Maxwell-Keys (England)
Ian Tempest (England)

Notes:

Repechage

On 12 July 2018, World Rugby announced that the repechage tournament would be hosted at the neutral venue of the Pierre-Delort Stadium in Marseille, France.

Asia/Oceania play-off

The winner of this home and away play-off, Hong Kong, earned the right to compete in the repechage after winning the series 77–3 on aggregate.

30 June 2018
15:00 (UTC−10:00)
Cook Islands 3–26 Hong Kong
Pen: G. Mullany (1/1) 18'ReportTry: Lamboley 3' m
Slatem 12' m
Hartley 29' m
Woodward 70' m
Pen: Rosslee (2/2) 41', 53'
Avarua Tereora Stadium, Rarotonga
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Brendon Pickerill (New Zealand)
Team details
FB 15 Marnus Hanley downward-facing red arrow 48'
RW 14 Brynn Uriarau
OC 13 Gene Te Amo
IC 12 Greg Mullany downward-facing red arrow 61'
LW 11 Jamian Iroa
FH 10 Reece Joyce
SH 9 Walter Koteka downward-facing red arrow 62'
N8 8 Tyrone Viiga
OF 7 Eru Smith-Wano
BF 6 Robert Heather downward-facing red arrow 77'
RL 5 Shahn Eru downward-facing red arrow 24'
LL 4 James Kora
TP 3 Alan Campbell downward-facing red arrow 77'
HK 2 Sam Anderson-Heather (c) downward-facing red arrow 73' upward-facing green arrow 77'
LP 1 James Pakoti downward-facing red arrow 74'
Replacements:
PR 16 Tuakana Paitai upward-facing green arrow 77'
HK 17 Matthew Mullany Yellow card 74' upward-facing green arrow 73'
PR 18 Alex Matapo upward-facing green arrow 74'
LK 19 Tokerau Raru upward-facing green arrow 63'
LK 20 Tai Marsters upward-facing green arrow 24' downward-facing red arrow 63'
SH 21 Othniel Joseph upward-facing green arrow 62'
FH 22 Josh Tinomana upward-facing green arrow 61'
FB 23 Matamanea Matapakia upward-facing green arrow 48'
Coach:
Stan Wright
FB 15 Jack Neville
RW 14 Salom Yiu downward-facing red arrow 73'
OC 13 Max Woodward
IC 12 Lex Kaleca downward-facing red arrow 61'
LW 11 Conor Hartley
FH 10 Matthew Rosslee
SH 9 Liam Slatem downward-facing red arrow 43'
N8 8 Thomas Lamboley downward-facing red arrow 50'
OF 7 Toby Fenn
BF 6 Nicholas Hewson downward-facing red arrow 72'
RL 5 Jack Delaforce
LL 4 James Cunningham (c)
TP 3 Dylan Rogers downward-facing red arrow 72'
HK 2 Jamie Tsang
LP 1 Daniel Barlow downward-facing red arrow 67'
Replacements:
HK 16 Alexander Post
PR 17 Adam Fullgrabe upward-facing green arrow 67'
PR 18 Jack Parfitt upward-facing green arrow 72'
LK 19 Michael Parfitt upward-facing green arrow 72'
FL 20 Kane Boucaut upward-facing green arrow 50'
SH 21 Jamie Lauder upward-facing green arrow 43'
WG 22 Max Denmark upward-facing green arrow 73'
CE 23 Jamie Hood upward-facing green arrow 61'
Coach:
Wales Leigh Jones

Touch judges:
Angus Mabey (New Zealand)
Mike Winter (New Zealand)

Notes:

  • This was the first time these two nations have met.

7 July 2018
16:30 HKT (UTC+08)
Hong Kong 51–0 Cook Islands
Try: Yiu 11' c
Woodward 26' c
Hood 54' c
Post (2) 57' c, 67' c
Penalty try 64'
Con: Rosslee (5/5) 12', 27', 55', 58', 69'
Pen: Rosslee (2/2) 22', 46'
Drop: Rimene (1/1) 65'
Report
Hong Kong Football Club Stadium, Hong Kong
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Damon Murphy (Australia)
Team details
FB 15 Jack Neville downward-facing red arrow 3'
RW 14 Salom Yiu
OC 13 Max Woodward
IC 12 Lex Kaleca downward-facing red arrow 58'
LW 11 Max Denmark
FH 10 Matthew Rosslee
SH 9 Cado Lee Ka To downward-facing red arrow 48'
N8 8 Thomas Lamboley downward-facing red arrow 58'
OF 7 Toby Fenn
BF 6 Nicholas Hewson
RL 5 Jack Delaforce downward-facing red arrow 51'
LL 4 James Cunningham (c)
TP 3 Dylan Rogers downward-facing red arrow 55'
HK 2 Ben Roberts downward-facing red arrow 55'
LP 1 Adam Fullgrabe downward-facing red arrow 40'
Replacements:
HK 16 Alexander Post upward-facing green arrow 55'
PR 17 Daniel Barlow upward-facing green arrow 40'
PR 18 Jack Parfitt upward-facing green arrow 55'
LK 19 Michael Parfitt upward-facing green arrow 51'
FL 20 Kane Boucaut upward-facing green arrow 58'
SH 21 Jamie Lauder upward-facing green arrow 48'
FH 22 Ben Rimene upward-facing green arrow 58'
CE 23 Jamie Hood Yellow card 31' upward-facing green arrow 3'
Coach:
Wales Leigh Jones
FB 15 Marnus Hanley Yellow card 25' downward-facing red arrow 59'
RW 14 Brynn Uriarau
OC 13 Christian Vainerere
IC 12 Gene Te Amo downward-facing red arrow 71'
LW 11 Jamian Iroa
FH 10 Reece Joyce downward-facing red arrow 63'
SH 9 Walter Koteka
N8 8 Tyrone Viiga Yellow card 60'
OF 7 Eru Smith-Wano Yellow card 69' downward-facing red arrow 16' upward-facing green arrow 25' downward-facing red arrow 79'
BF 6 Robert Heather downward-facing red arrow 64'
RL 5 Shahn Eru
LL 4 James Kora downward-facing red arrow 70'
TP 3 James Pakoti downward-facing red arrow 59'
HK 2 Sam Anderson-Heather (c) downward-facing red arrow 71' upward-facing green arrow 79'
LP 1 Alan Campbell downward-facing red arrow 59'
Replacements:
HK 16 Matthew Mullany Yellow card 72' upward-facing green arrow 71'
PR 17 Alex Matapo upward-facing green arrow 59'
PR 18 Tuakana Paitai upward-facing green arrow 59'
LK 19 Tokerau Raru upward-facing green arrow 70'
LK 20 Tama Nicholas upward-facing green arrow 16' downward-facing red arrow 25' upward-facing green arrow 64'
SH 21 Te Ara Henderson upward-facing green arrow 63'
FB 22 Matamanea Matapakia upward-facing green arrow 59'
FH 23 Jamian Iroa upward-facing green arrow 71'
Coach:
Stan Wright

Touch judges:
Shuhei Kubo (Japan)
Tasuku Kawahari (Japan)

Repechage final tournament

Teams and table

Qualified as repechage winner

Final standings (continental qualifying path of each team and world ranking in brackets):

Place Nation Games Points Bonus
points
Table
points
Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Diff
1  Canada (Americas) (21) 3 3 0 0 121 39 +82 2 14
2  Germany (Europe) (26) 3 2 0 1 79 44 +35 1 9
3  Hong Kong (Asia) (24) 3 1 0 2 61 70 −9 1 5
4  Kenya (Africa) (29) 3 0 0 3 42 150 −108 0 0
Points were awarded to the teams as follows:
4 points for a win, 2 points for a draw, no points for a loss
1 bonus point for scoring 4 or more tries
1 bonus point for a loss by 7 points or under

Fixtures

Round 1
11 November 2018
13:00 CET
(1 BP) Canada 65–19 Kenya
Try: Van der Merwe (3) 9' c, 29' m, 76' c
Beukeboom (2) 12' m, 61' c
Sauder (2) 39' c, 54' m
Ardron 50' c
Sheppard 69' c
Evans 70' m
Con: McRorie (5/9) 10', 40', 51', 62', 69'
Sauder (1/1) 77'
Pen: McRorie (1/1) 2'
ReportTry: Onyango 17' m
Owade 32' c
Nyambua 43' c
Con: Mukidza (1/2) 43'
Oliech (1/1) 32'
Pierre-Delort Stadium, Marseille
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)
Team details
FB 15 Theo Sauder
RW 14 Matt Evans
OC 13 Ben LeSage downward-facing red arrow 63'
IC 12 Nick Blevins downward-facing red arrow 47'
LW 11 D. T. H. van der Merwe
FH 10 Gordon McRorie
SH 9 Phil Mack (c) downward-facing red arrow 70'
N8 8 Tyler Ardron downward-facing red arrow 72'
OF 7 Matt Heaton Yellow card 7' downward-facing red arrow 45'
BF 6 Kyle Baillie
RL 5 Evan Olmstead
LL 4 Brett Beukeboom downward-facing red arrow 62'
TP 3 Jake Ilnicki downward-facing red arrow 45'
HK 2 Ray Barkwill
LP 1 Hubert Buydens downward-facing red arrow 63'
Replacements:
PR 16 Eric Howard upward-facing green arrow 72'
HK 17 Djustice Sears-Duru upward-facing green arrow 63'
PR 18 Matt Tierney upward-facing green arrow 45'
FL 19 Mike Sheppard upward-facing green arrow 62'
FL 20 Lucas Rumball upward-facing green arrow 45'
SH 21 Jamie Mackenzie upward-facing green arrow 70'
CE 22 Ciaran Hearn upward-facing green arrow 47'
WG 23 Conor Trainor upward-facing green arrow 63'
Coach:
Wales Kingsley Jones
FB 15 Tony Onyango downward-facing red arrow 48'
RW 14 Darwin Mukidza
OC 13 Collins Injera
IC 12 Leo Seje Owade
LW 11 Willy Ambaka downward-facing red arrow 66'
FH 10 Samuel Oliech
SH 9 Samson Onsomu downward-facing red arrow 57'
N8 8 Josh Chisanga
OF 7 Davis Chenge (c) downward-facing red arrow 48'
BF 6 Andrew Amonde
RL 5 Malcolm Onsando
LL 4 George Nyambua downward-facing red arrow 64'
TP 3 Joseph Odero downward-facing red arrow 64'
HK 2 Colman Were downward-facing red arrow 65'
LP 1 Patrick Ouko downward-facing red arrow 64'
Replacements:
HK 16 Philip Ikambili upward-facing green arrow 65'
PR 17 Moses Amusala upward-facing green arrow 64'
PR 18 Hillary Mwanjilwa upward-facing green arrow 64'
LK 19 Wilson Kopondo upward-facing green arrow 64'
LK 20 Oliver Mang'eni upward-facing green arrow 48'
SH 21 Mohammed Omollo upward-facing green arrow 57'
CE 22 William Reeve upward-facing green arrow 66'
FB 23 Martin Owilah upward-facing green arrow 48'
Coach:
New Zealand Ian Snook

Touch judges:
Joy Neville (Ireland)
Anthony Woodthorpe (England)
Television match official:
Olly Hodges (Ireland)

Notes:

  • Mike Sheppard (Canada) and William Reeve (Kenya) made their international debuts.
  • This was the first ever meeting between the two nations.

11 November 2018
16:00 CET (UTC+01)
Hong Kong 9–26 Germany
Pen: Rosslee (3/3) 10', 26', 52'ReportTry: Haupt 66' c
Schösser 77' c
Con: Parkinson (2/2) 67', 78'
Pen: Parkinson (3/4) 23', 49', 60'
Hilsenbeck (1/1) 38'
Pierre-Delort Stadium, Marseille
Referee: Pascal Gaüzère (France)
Team details
FB 15 Casey Stone
RW 14 Salom Yiu
OC 13 Tyler Spitz downward-facing red arrow 72'
IC 12 Max Woodward
LW 11 Conor Hartley
FH 10 Matthew Rosslee downward-facing red arrow 72'
SH 9 Liam Slatem downward-facing red arrow 79'
N8 8 Thomas Lamboley
OF 7 Michael Coverdale
BF 6 Michael Parfitt downward-facing red arrow 55'
RL 5 Jack Delaforce downward-facing red arrow 56'
LL 4 James Cunningham (c)
TP 3 Grant Kemp downward-facing red arrow 51'
HK 2 Dayne Jans downward-facing red arrow 65'
LP 1 Daniel Barlow downward-facing red arrow 51'
Replacements:
HK 16 Ben Roberts upward-facing green arrow 65'
PR 17 Benjamin Higgins upward-facing green arrow 51'
PR 18 Jack Parfitt upward-facing green arrow 51'
LK 19 Fin Field upward-facing green arrow 56'
FL 20 Kane Boucaut Yellow card 61' upward-facing green arrow 55'
SH 21 Bryn Phillips upward-facing green arrow 79'
FB 22 Jamie Hood upward-facing green arrow 72'
CE 23 Lewis Warner upward-facing green arrow 72'
Coach:
Wales Leigh Jones
FB 15 Chris Hilsenbeck
RW 14 Marcel Coetzee
OC 13 Wynston Cameron-Dow
IC 12 Jamie Murphy
LW 11 Mathieu Ducau downward-facing red arrow 28'
FH 10 Raynor Parkinson red cross icon 35' to 40'
SH 9 Sean Armstrong (c)
N8 8 Jarrid Els downward-facing red arrow 73'
OF 7 Jaco Otto
BF 6 Sebastian Ferreira
RL 5 Erik Marks downward-facing red arrow 76'
LL 4 Michael Poppmeier downward-facing red arrow 63'
TP 3 Samy Füchsel downward-facing red arrow 51'
HK 2 Kurt Haupt
LP 1 Julius Nostadt downward-facing red arrow 63'
Replacements:
HK 16 Dash Barber
PR 17 Jörn Schröder upward-facing green arrow 63'
PR 18 Matthias Schösser upward-facing green arrow 51'
LK 19 Timo Vollenkemper upward-facing green arrow 76'
FL 20 Ayron Schramm upward-facing green arrow 59'
SH 21 Tim Menzel upward-facing green arrow 35' downward-facing red arrow 40'
FH 22 Jonathon Dawe upward-facing green arrow 73'
CE 23 Carlos Soteras-Merz upward-facing green arrow 28'
Coach:
England Mike Ford

Touch judges:
George Clancy (Ireland)
Sara Cox (England)
Television match official:
Olly Hodges (Ireland)

Notes:

  • Grant Kemp, Bryn Phillips, Casey Stone and Lewis Warner (all Hong Kong) and Jonathon Dawe and Kurt Haupt (both Germany) made their international debuts.
Round 2
17 November 2018
13:00 CET (UTC+01)
(1BP) Hong Kong 42–17 Kenya
Try: Denmark 29' c
Hewson 49' c
Fenn 54' c
Lamboley (2) 64' c, 70' c
Warner 81' c
Con: Rimene (4/4) 30', 50', 55', 65'
Rosslee (2/2) 71', 83'
ReportTry: Opondo (2) 16' c, 57' m
Musonye 22' m
Con: Oliech (1/3) 17'
Pierre-Delort Stadium, Marseille
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Jaco Peyper (South Africa)
Team details
FB 15 Jamie Hood
RW 14 Salom Yiu
OC 13 Tyler Spitz downward-facing red arrow 67'
IC 12 Ben Axten-Burrett
LW 11 Max Denmark
FH 10 Ben Rimene downward-facing red arrow 67'
SH 9 Bryn Phillips downward-facing red arrow 40'
N8 8 Kane Boucaut downward-facing red arrow 27'
OF 7 Toby Fenn downward-facing red arrow 71'
BF 6 Nicholas Hewson downward-facing red arrow 55'
RL 5 Fin Field
LL 4 James Cunningham (c)
TP 3 Dylan Rogers downward-facing red arrow 27'
HK 2 Ben Roberts downward-facing red arrow 50'
LP 1 Benjamin Higgins downward-facing red arrow 40'
Replacements:
HK 16 Dayne Jans upward-facing green arrow 50'
PR 17 Daniel Barlow upward-facing green arrow 40'
PR 18 Jack Parfitt upward-facing green arrow 27'
FL 19 Michael Parfitt upward-facing green arrow 71'
N8 20 Thomas Lamboley upward-facing green arrow 27'
SH 21 Liam Slatem upward-facing green arrow 40'
FH 22 Matthew Rosslee upward-facing green arrow 67'
CE 23 Lewis Warner upward-facing green arrow 67'
Coach:
Wales Leigh Jones
FB 15 Tony Onyango downward-facing red arrow 71'
RW 14 Nelson Oyoo
OC 13 Collins Injera
IC 12 Leo Seje Owade
LW 11 Willy Ambaka
FH 10 Samuel Oliech downward-facing red arrow 67'
SH 9 Felix Ayange downward-facing red arrow 48'
N8 8 Josh Chisanga
OF 7 Elkeans Musonye downward-facing red arrow 67'
BF 6 Andrew Amonde downward-facing red arrow 67'
RL 5 Malcolm Onsando
LL 4 Wilson Kopondo (c)
TP 3 Joseph Odero downward-facing red arrow 58'
HK 2 Colman Were downward-facing red arrow 67'
LP 1 Patrick Ouko downward-facing red arrow 67'
Replacements:
HK 16 Philip Ikambili upward-facing green arrow 67'
PR 17 Ephraim Oduor upward-facing green arrow 67'
PR 18 Hillary Mwanjilwa upward-facing green arrow 58'
LK 19 George Nyambua upward-facing green arrow 67'
FB 20 Martin Owilah upward-facing green arrow 71'
SH 21 Samson Onsomu upward-facing green arrow 48'
CE 22 William Reeve upward-facing green arrow 67'
FL 23 Dalmus Chituyi upward-facing green arrow 67'
Coach:
New Zealand Ian Snook

Touch judges:
George Clancy (Ireland)
Thomas Charabas (France)
Television match official:
Graham Hughes (England)


17 November 2018
16:00 CET (UTC+01)
(1BP) Canada 29–10 Germany
Try: Rumball 23' c
Ardron 43' c
Evans 68' m
McRorie 72' c
Con: McRorie (3/4) 24', 44', 73'
Pen: McRorie (1/1) 14'
ReportTry: Barber 30' c
Con: Parkinson (1/1) 31'
Pen: Parkinson (1/1) 47'
Pierre-Delort Stadium, Marseille
Referee: Luke Pearce (England)
Team details
FB 15 Theo Sauder
RW 14 Matt Evans
OC 13 Ben LeSage downward-facing red arrow 74'
IC 12 Ciaran Hearn downward-facing red arrow 74'
LW 11 D. T. H. van der Merwe downward-facing red arrow 77'
FH 10 Gordon McRorie
SH 9 Phil Mack (c)
N8 8 Tyler Ardron
OF 7 Lucas Rumball downward-facing red arrow 60'
BF 6 Kyle Baillie downward-facing red arrow 34' upward-facing green arrow 40'
RL 5 Evan Olmstead
LL 4 Mike Sheppard downward-facing red arrow 60'
TP 3 Matt Tierney downward-facing red arrow 53'
HK 2 Ray Barkwill downward-facing red arrow 77'
LP 1 Hubert Buydens downward-facing red arrow 53'
Replacements:
HK 16 Eric Howard upward-facing green arrow 72'
PR 17 Djustice Sears-Duru upward-facing green arrow 53'
PR 18 Jake Ilnicki upward-facing green arrow 53'
LL 19 Brett Beukeboom upward-facing green arrow 60'
FL 20 Matt Heaton upward-facing green arrow 34' downward-facing red arrow 40' upward-facing green arrow 60'
SH 21 Jamie Mackenzie upward-facing green arrow 77'
CE 22 Nick Blevins upward-facing green arrow 74'
WG 23 Conor Trainor upward-facing green arrow 74'
Coach:
Wales Kingsley Jones
FB 15 Chris Hilsenbeck
RW 14 Marcel Coetzee downward-facing red arrow 74'
OC 13 Wynston Cameron-Dow downward-facing red arrow 50'
IC 12 Jamie Murphy
LW 11 Carlos Soteras-Merz
FH 10 Raynor Parkinson
SH 9 Sean Armstrong (c) downward-facing red arrow 77'
N8 8 Jarrid Els
OF 7 Jaco Otto downward-facing red arrow 60' upward-facing green arrow 70'
BF 6 Sebastian Ferreira
RL 5 Erik Marks downward-facing red arrow 74'
LL 4 Michael Poppmeier downward-facing red arrow 70'
TP 3 Samy Füchsel downward-facing red arrow 60'
HK 2 Kurt Haupt red cross icon 28' to 36' downward-facing red arrow 74'
LP 1 Julius Nostadt downward-facing red arrow 60'
Replacements:
HK 16 Dash Barber upward-facing green arrow 28' downward-facing red arrow 36' upward-facing green arrow 74'
PR 17 Jörn Schröder upward-facing green arrow 60'
PR 18 Matthias Schösser upward-facing green arrow 60'
LK 19 Timo Vollenkemper upward-facing green arrow 74'
FL 20 Ayron Schramm upward-facing green arrow 60'
SH 21 Tim Menzel upward-facing green arrow 77'
FH 22 Hagen Schulte upward-facing green arrow 50'
CE 23 Harris Aounallah upward-facing green arrow 74'
Coach:
England Mike Ford

Touch judges:
Sara Cox (England)
Thomas Charabas (France)
Television match official:
Graham Hughes (England)

Round 3
23 November 2018
18:00 CET (UTC+01)
Kenya 6–43 Germany (1 BP)
Pen: Oliech (2/3) 2', 38'ReportTry: Ferreira 22'c, 58'c, 70'c
Haupt 40+1'm
Otto 45'c
Leibig 50'c
Aounallah 79'c
Con: Parkinson (5/7) 22', 46', 52', 71', 80+1'
Pierre-Delort Stadium, Marseille
Referee: Angus Gardner (Australia)
23 November 2018
21:00 CET (UTC+01)
Hong Kong 10–27 Canada
Try: Hartley 53'c
Con: Rosslee (1/1) 54'
Pen: Rosslee (1/1) 31'
ReportTry: Barkwill 18'c
Van De Merwe 32'c, 70'c
Con: McRorie (3/3) 19', 33', 72'
Pen: McRorie (2/3) 62', 67'
Pierre-Delort Stadium, Marseille
Referee: Romain Poite (France)

References

  1. "Tahiti booted from RWC qualifiers". 23 March 2018.
  2. France to host decisive repechage tournament for Rugby World Cup 2019
  3. "Rugby-Nationalmannschaft: Gewogen und für zu leicht befunden".
2019 Rugby World Cup qualifying
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