Complete guide to the Rugby World Cup
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Your support makes all the difference.Tournament schedule
TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE
POOL A
| Fri 10 Oct | Sydney | Australia 24 Argentina 8 |
| Sat 11 Oct | Gosford | Ireland 45 Romania 17 |
| Yesterday | Gosford (1030) | Argentina 67 Namibia 14 |
| Sat 18 Oct | Brisbane (0700) | Australia v Romania |
| Sun 19 Oct | Sydney (1100) | Ireland v Namibia |
| Wed 22 Oct | Sydney (1130) | Argentina v Romania |
| Sat 25 Oct | Adelaide (0700) | Australia v Namibia |
| Sun 26 Oct | Adelaide (0730) | Argentina v Ireland |
| Thu 30 Oct | Launceston (0900) | Romania v Namibia |
| Sat 1 Nov | Melbourne (0930) | Australia v Ireland |
POOL B
| Sat 11 Oct | Brisbane | France 61 Fiji 18 |
| Sun 12 Oct | Townsville | Scotland 32 Japan 11 |
| Today | Brisbane (0800) | Fiji v United States |
| Sat 18 Oct | Townsville (1000) | France v Japan |
| Mon 20 Oct | Brisbane (1030) | Scotland v United States |
| Thu 23 Oct | Townsville (1100) | Fiji v Japan |
| Sat 25 Oct | Sydney (1130) | France v Scotland |
| Mon 27 Oct | Gosford (0830) | Japan v United States |
| Fri 31 Oct | Wollongong (0830) | France v United States |
| Sat 1 Nov | Sydney (0500) | Scotland v Fiji |
POOL C
| Sat 11 Oct | Perth | South Africa 72 Uruguay 6 |
| Sun 12 Oct | Perth | England 84 Georgia 6 |
| Today | Perth (1300) | Samoa v Uruguay |
| Sat 18 Oct | Perth (1300) | South Africa v England |
| Sun 19 Oct | Perth (1300) | Georgia v Samoa |
| Fri 24 Oct | Sydney (1100) | South Africa v Georgia |
| Sun 26 Oct | Melbourne (0930) | England v Samoa |
| Tue 28 Oct | Sydney (0830) | Georgia v Uruguay |
| Sat 1 Nov | Brisbane (0730) | South Africa v Samoa |
| Sun 2 Nov | Brisbane (0730) | England v Uruguay |
POOL D
| Sat 11 Oct | Melbourne | New Zealand 70 Italy 7 |
| Sun 12 Oct | Melbourne | Wales 41 Canada 10 |
| Today | Canberra (1030) | Italy v Tonga |
| Fri 17 Oct | Melbourne (1030) | New Zealand v Canada |
| Sun 19 Oct | Canberra (0900) | Wales v Tonga |
| Tue 21 Oct | Canberra (1030) | Italy v Canada |
| Fri 24 Oct | Brisbane (0830) | New Zealand v Tonga |
| Sat 25 Oct | Canberra (0930) | Italy v Wales |
| Wed 29 Oct | Wollongong (0830) | Canada v Tonga |
| Sun 2 Nov | Sydney (0930) | New Zealand v Wales |
Quarter-finals
| Sat 8 Nov | Melbourne (0730) | Winner D v Runner-up C |
| Sat 8 Nov | Brisbane (1000) | Winner A v Runner-up B |
| Sun 9 Nov | Melbourne (0730) | Winner B v Runner-up A |
| Sun 9 Nov | Brisbane (1000) | Winner C v Runner-up D |
Semi-finals
| Sat 15 Nov | Sydney (0900) | Winner QF1 v Winner QF2 |
| Sun 16 Nov | Sydney (0900) | Winner QF3 v Winner QF4 |
Third/fourth play-off
Thu 20 Nov Sydney (0900)
Final
Sat 22 Nov Sydney (0900)
All times up to Saturday 25 October are BST, GMT from Sunday 26 October
STANDINGS
POOL A
| P | W | D | L | F | A | BP | Pts | |
| Argentina | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 75 | 38 | 1 | 5 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 17 | 1 | 5 |
| Australia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 8 | 0 | 4 |
| Romania | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 45 | 0 | 0 |
| Namibia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 67 | 0 | 0 |
POOL B
| P | W | D | L | F | A | BP | Pts | |
| France | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 18 | 1 | 5 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 11 | 1 | 5 |
| U.S. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Japan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 32 | 0 | 0 |
| Fiji | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 61 | 0 | 0 |
POOL C
| P | W | D | L | F | A | BP | Pts | |
| England | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 6 | 1 | 5 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 6 | 1 | 5 |
| Samoa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 72 | 0 | 0 |
| Georgia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 84 | 0 | 0 |
POOL D
| P | W | D | L | F | A | BP | Pts | |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 7 | 1 | 5 |
| Wales | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 10 | 1 | 5 |
| Tonga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Canada | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 41 | 0 | 0 |
| Italy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 70 | 0 | 0 |
STATISTICS
LEADING POINTS SCORERS
26 Frédéric Michalak (France).
18 David Humphreys (Ireland).
17 Daniel Carter (New Zealand), Gonzalo Quesada (Argentina).
16 Iestyn Harris (Wales), Jonny Wilkinson (England).
15 Yannick Jauzion (France), Joost van der Westhuizen (South Africa), Chris Paterson (Scotland), Martin Gaitan (Argentina)
14 Elton Flatley (Australia)
13 Carlos Spencer (New Zealand)
10 Doug Howlett (New Zealand), Joe Rokocoko (New Zealand), Denis Hickie (Ireland), Christophe Dominici (France), Louis Koen (South Africa), Bakkies Botha (South Africa), Ben Cohen (England), Will Greenwood (England), Pablo Bouza (Argentina).
LEADING TRY SCORERS
3 Yannick Jauzion (France), Joost van der Westhuizen (South Africa), Martin Gaitan (Argentina).
2 Doug Howlett (New Zealand), Carlos Spencer (New Zealand), Joe Rokocoko (New Zealand), Denis Hickie (Ireland), Christophe Dominici (France), Bakkies Botha (South Africa), Chris Paterson (Scotland), Ben Cohen (England), Will Greenwood (England), Pablo Bouza (Argentina).
YELLOW CARDS
Manuel Contepomi (Argentina), Rupeni Caucaunibuca (Fiji), Olivier Magne (France), Colin Charvis (Wales), Sonny Parker (Wales).
Note: 4 points for a win, 2 for a draw, 1 bonus point for a loss of seven points or less, 1 bonus point for scoring four or more tries in a game.
TODAY'S MATCHES
POOL B, BRISBANE KO: 8.0AM (BST)
FIJI V USA
FIJI: A Uluinayau; M Vunibaka, A Tuilevu, S Rabeni, V Delasau; N Little, M Rauluni; N Seru/R Nyholt, G Smith, J Veitayaki, I Rawaqa, A Naevo, A Mocelutu, K Sewabu, A Doviverata (capt).
Replacements: 16 B Gadolo, 17 N Seru/R Nyholt, 18 V Maimuri, 19 S Koyamaibole, 20 W Serevi, 21 E Ruivadra, 22 N Ligairi.
USA: P Emerick; D Fee, P Eloff, K Cross, R van Zyl; M Hercus, K Dalzell; M MacDonald, K Khasigian, D Dorsey, A Parker, L Gross, K Schubert, D Hodges (capt), D Lyle.
Replacements: 16 M Wyatt, 17 J Tarpoff, 18 G Klerck, 19 J Gouws, 20 K Kjar, 21 S Sika, 22 J Buchholz.
Referee: J Jutge (France).
TV: ITV2, 10.30am.
Last meeting: Apia, Samoa, 30 June, 2000. Fiji 37 United States 21.
POOL D, CANBERRA, KO: 10.30AM (BST)
ITALY V TONGA
ITALY: G Canale; N Mazzucato, C Stoica, M Dallan, D Dallan; R Wakarua, A Troncon (capt); A Lo Cicero, F Ongaro, L Castrogiovanni, S Dellape, M Bortolami, A De Rossi, A Persico, S Parisse.
Replacements: 16 C Festuccia, 17 S Perugini, 18 C Checchinato, 19 M Bergamasco, 20 M Mazzantini, 21 F Mazzariol, 22 A Masi.
TONGA: P Hola; S Fonua, G Leger, J Payne, T Tu'ifua; S Tu'ipulotu, S Martens; T Lea'aetoa, E Taukafa, H Lavaka, V Vaki, M Ngauamo, I Afeaki (capt), I Fenukitau, B Kivalu.
Replacements: 16 V Ma'asi, 17 K Pulu, 18 U Latu, 19 S Afeaki, 20 T Alatini, 21 J Ngauamo, 22 S Va'enuku.
Referee: S Walsh (NZ).
TV: ITV2, 10.30am.
Last meeting: Welford Road, Leicester, 10 October, 1999. Tonga 28 Italy 25.
POOL C, PERTH, KO: 1.0PM (BST)
SAMOA V URUGUAY
SAMOA: T Vili; L Fa'atau, T Fanolua, B Lima, S Tagicakibau; E Va'a, S So'oialo; K Lealamanua, J Meredith, J Tomuli, O Palepoi, L Lafaiali'i, P Poulus, M Fa'asavalu, S Sititi (capt).
Replacements: 16 M Schwalger, 17 S Lemalu, 18 K Viliamu, 19 D Tuiavi'i, 20 D Tyrell, 21 D Rasmussen, 22 D Feaunati.
URUGUAY: J Ramon Menchaca; J Pastore, D Aguirre (capt), M Mendaro, C Baldasarri; B Amarillo, J Campomar; R Sanchez, D Lamelas, P Lemoine, J C Bado, J Alzueta, M Gutierrez, N Grille, R Capo.
Replacements: 16 J A Perez, 17 J Machado, 18 J M Alvarez, 19 N Brignoni, 20 I Conti, 21 J de Freitas, 22 J Viana.
Referee: D McHugh (Irl).
TV: ITV2, 1.0pm.
Last meeting: It is the first time the two sides have met.
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