2019 Rugby World Cup final

2019 Rugby World Cup final
Event2019 Rugby World Cup
Date2 November 2019
VenueInternational Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama
Player of the matchDuane Vermeulen (South Africa)
RefereeJérôme Garcès (France)[1]
Attendance70,103
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The 2019 Rugby World Cup final was a rugby union match played on 2 November 2019 at the International Stadium Yokohama in Yokohama, Japan. It marked the culmination of the 2019 Rugby World Cup and was played between England and South Africa, a rematch of the 2007 Rugby World Cup final.

The match saw South Africa claim their third Rugby World Cup title with a 32–12 victory, with tries from Makazole Mapimpi and Cheslin Kolbe adding to six penalties and two conversions from Handré Pollard.[2] The official player of the match was South Africa's number eight, Duane Vermeulen.[3]

The match was the United Kingdom's most watched TV broadcast in 2019 with a peak audience of 12.8 million watching on ITV.[4]

  1. ^ "Jérôme Garcès to Referee Rugby World Cup 2019 Final".
  2. ^ "Rugby World Cup: South Africa surge to glory as England fall short". Guardian. 2 November 2019. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
  3. ^ @rugbyworldcup (2 November 2019). "After a huge game, Duane Vermeulen won the @Mastercard Player of the Match in the Rugby World Cup final Carries 1…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  4. ^ "England's World Cup final loss the most-watched UK TV moment this year". RugbyPass. 3 November 2019.

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