2019 Rugby World Cup: Match Venues and Host Cities

The 2019 Rugby World Cup, in which the world’s top-ranked rugby teams will face off in matches played at a total of 12 different stadiums around Japan, kicks off on September 20.

The venues for the 2019 Rugby World Cup include Kamaishi Recovery Memorial Stadium, which has been newly built in the tsunami-hit city of Kamaishi in Iwate Prefecture. The final will be held at International Stadium Yokohama, which previously hosted the final of the 2002 FIFA World Cup. Read on for a list of all the venues and fixtures.

Sapporo Dome

Address: 1 Hitsujigaoka, Toyohira Ward, Sapporo
Capacity: 41,410
Opened: May 2001
Access: 13 minutes from Sapporo Station on the Sapporo Municipal Subway to Fukuzumi Station on the Tōhō Subway Line, then 10 minutes’ walk. Alternatively, get on a bus for Sapporo Dome and get off at the Fukuzumi 3-jō 3-chōme bus stop, a 2-minute walk from the venue.
Websites: https://www.rugbyworldcup.com/venues/the-sapporo-dome
https://www.sapporo-dome.co.jp/foreign/index-en.html

• Matches

	Date	Kick-Off
Australia vs Fiji	September 21 (Saturday)	1:45 pm
England vs Tonga	September 22 (Sunday)	7:15 pm

Kamaishi Recovery Memorial Stadium: Kamaishi, Iwate

Address: 18-5-1 Unosumaichō, Kamaishi, Iwate
Capacity: 16,334 (including temporary seating)
Opened: August 2018
Access: 13 minutes from Kamaishi Station to Unosumai Station on the Rias Line (Sanriku Railway), then 7 minutes’ walk. Alternatively, take an Iwateken-kōtsū bus and get off at the Unosumai bus stop, then 10 minutes’ walk
Websites: https://www.rugbyworldcup.com/venues/kamaishi-recovery-memorial-stadium
https://kamaishi-stadium.jp/english/

• Matches

	Date	Kick-Off
Fiji vs Uruguay	September 25 (Wednesday)	2:15 pm
Namibia vs Canada	October 13 (Sunday)	12:15 pm

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Kumagaya Rugby Stadium: Kumagaya, Saitama

Address: 810 Kamikawakami, Kumagaya, Saitama
Capacity: 25,600
Opened: March 1991
Access: From Kumagaya Station (JR or Chichibu Railway) take a Kokusai-jūō-kōtsū bus (15 minutes) to the Kumagaya Sports Bunka-kōen bus stop, 2 minutes’ walk from the venue, or the Rugby-Jō Iriguchi bus stop, 4 minutes’ walk from the venue
Websites: https://www.rugbyworldcup.com//venues/kumagaya-rugby-ground
https://www.kumagaya-rugby.jp/en/

• Matches

	Date	Kick-Off
Russia vs Samoa	September 24 (Tuesday)	7:15 pm
Georgia vs Uruguay	September 29 (Sunday)	2:15 pm
Argentina vs United States	October 9 (Wednesday)	1:45 pm

Tokyo Stadium, Chōfu, Tokyo

Address: 376-3 Nishimachi, Chōfu, Tokyo
Capacity: 49,970
Opened: October 2000
Access: 5 minutes’ walk from Tobitakyū Station (Keiō Line) or 20 minutes’ walk from Tama Station (Seibu Tamagawa Line)
Websites: https://www.rugbyworldcup.com/venues/tokyo-stadium
https://www.ajinomotostadium.com/english/

• Matches

	Date	Kick-Off
Japan vs Russia	September 20 (Friday)	7:45 pm
France vs Argentina	September 21 (Saturday)	4:15 pm
Australia vs Wales	September 29 (Sunday)	4:45 pm
England vs Argentina	October 5 (Saturday)	5:00 pm
New Zealand vs Namibia	October 6 (Sunday)	1:45 pm
Quarterfinal 2: Winner Pool B vs Runner-Up Pool A	October 19 (Saturday)	7:15 pm
Quarterfinal 4: Winner Pool A vs Runner-Up Pool B	October 20 (Sunday)	7:15 pm
Bronze final	November 1 (Friday)	6:00 pm

International Stadium Yokohama

Address: 3300 Kozukue-chō, Kōhoku Ward, Yokohama, Kanagawa
Capacity: 72,327
Opened: October 1997
Access: 14 minutes’ walk from JR Shin-Yokohama Station or 12 minutes’ walk from Shin-Yokohama on the Yokohama Municipal Subway. Alternatively, 10 minutes’ walk from Kozukue Station (JR Yokohama Line)
Websites: https://www.rugbyworldcup.com/venues/international-stadium-yokohama
https://www.nissan-stadium.jp/english/

• Matches

	Date	Kick-Off
New Zealand vs South Africa	September 21 (Saturday)	6:45 pm
Ireland vs Scotland	September 22 (Sunday)	4:45 pm
England vs France	October 12 (Saturday)	5:15 pm
Japan vs Scotland	October 13 (Sunday)	7:45 pm
Semifinal 1: Winner Quarterfinal 1 vs Winner Quarterfinal 2	October 26 (Saturday)	5:00 pm
Semifinal 2: Winner Quarterfinal 3 vs Winner Quarterfinal 4	October 27 (Sunday)	6:00 pm
Final	November 2 (Saturday)	6:00 pm

Shizuoka Stadium Ecopa: Fukuroi, Shizuoka

Address: 2300-1 Aino, Fukuroi, Shizuoka
Capacity: 50,889
Opened: March 2001
Access: 15 minutes’ walk from Aino Station (JR Tōkaidō Main Line)
Websites: https://www.rugbyworldcup.com/venues/ogasayama-sports-park-ecopa-stadium
https://www.ecopa.jp/english/

• Matches

	Date	Kick-Off
Japan vs Ireland	September 28 (Saturday)	4:15 pm
South Africa vs Italy	October 4 (Friday)	6:45 pm
Scotland vs Russia	October 9 (Wednesday)	4:15 pm
Australia vs Georgia	October 11 (Friday)	7:15 pm