England 12-32 South Africa
HT 6-12
Tries: /Mapimpi, Kolbe
Conversions: /Pollard (2)
Penalties: Farrell (4)/Pollard (6)
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Nerveless fly-half Handre Pollard scored 22 points in the match from six penalties, and the conversions of Makazole Mapimpi and Cheslin Kolbe tries.
The wingers ground Eddie Jones' men into the dirt, having taken a hammering in the scrum and made some handling error, they were 6-12 down at the interval.
Captain Owen Farrell did score four penalties, but England never looked like closing the gaps as the outstanding Springboks matched the achievements of teams from their nation in Johannesburg in 1995 and Paris in 2007.
While those iconic moments were memorable for a rugby-mad nation, Siya Kolisi lifting the William Webb Ellis trophy as the first black man to captain South Africa is an image that will surely endure forever in the country's memory.
England's campaign ended in an anticlimactic fashion, in a tournament in which it looked like England would end their 16-year wait to be world champions again.
South Africa looked stronger and fitter, a well-oiled and well-drilled machine that had been transformed under Kolisi's captaincy and Rassie Erasmus' coaching.
This was the first time in the tournament's history that a team beaten in the group stage went on to lift the trophy, showing the team unity in the squad to recover from defeat and go on to win the ultimate prize.
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HT 28-10
Tries: Moody, B Barrett, B Smith (2), Crotty, Mo'unga/Amos, Adams
Conversions: Mo'unga (5)/Patchell, Biggar
Penalties: /Patchell
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The All Blacks scored six tries to end the tournament on a high, overcoming the sorrow of being dethroned as world champions.
Ben Smith scored twice from the wing, while Joe Moody, Beauden Barrett, Ryan Crotty and Riche Mo'unga also crossed.
Hallam Amos and Josh Adams provided the tries for Wales, but they struggled to capitalise on territory and possession superiority, with New Zealand demonstrating their ruthless edge.
Wales missed more than 30 tackles, a stat which defensive coach Shaun Edwards will be keen to unpick and put right, with defeat ensuring a second fourth-place finish at World Cups, matched their position from eight years ago, while their are still yet to better the third-place finish they achieved in 1987.
Their stats in meetings with the All Blacks make for grim reading - without a win in 66 years, having lost the last 31 encounters.
Wales and New Zealand's title hopes were dashed by South Africa and England respectively, making for a match more about sentiment than silverware in the Japanese capital.
Under Gatland, Wales have won four Six Nations titles - three of which were Grand Slams - as well as reaching the World Cup semi-finals twice.
Steve Hansen rose from Graham Henry's assistant to head coach after the 2011 World Cup win, retaining the title with the All Blacks four years later.
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Pool Stage
Pool A
Results
Japan 30-10 Russia
Ireland 27-3 Scotland
Russia 9-34 Samoa
Japan 19-12 Ireland
Scotland 34-0 Samoa
Ireland 35-0 Russia
Japan 38-19 Samoa
Scotland 61-0 Russia
Ireland 47-5 Samoa
Japan 28-21 Scotland
Standings
| # | Team | Pl | W | D | L | SD | B | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q | Japan | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 3 | 19 |
| Q | Ireland | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 94 | 4 | 16 |
| 3 | Scotland | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 64 | 3 | 11 |
| 4 | Samoa | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -70 | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | Russia | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -141 | 0 | 0 |
Pool B
Results
New Zealand 23-13 South Africa
Italy 47-22 Namibia
Italy 48-7 Canada
South Africa 57-3 Namibia
New Zealand 63-0 Canada
South Africa 49-3 Italy
New Zealand 71-9 Namibia
South Africa 66-7 Canada
New Zealand 0-0 Italy (cancelled)
Namibia 0-0 Canada (cancelled)
Standings
#
|
Team
|
Pl
|
W
|
D
|
L
|
SD
|
B
|
Pts
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Q
|
New Zealand
|
4
|
3
|
1
|
0
|
135
|
2
|
16
|
Q
|
South Africa
|
4
|
3
|
0
|
1
|
149
|
3
|
15
|
3
|
Italy
|
4
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
20
|
2
|
12
|
4
|
Namibia
|
4
|
0
|
1
|
3
|
-141
|
0
|
2
|
5
|
Canada
|
4
|
0
|
1
|
3
|
-163
|
0
|
2
|
Pool C
Results
France 23-21 Argentina
England 35-3 Tonga
England 45-7 United States
Argentina 28-12 Tonga
France 33-9 United States
England 39-10 Argentina
France 23-21 Tonga
Argentina 47-17 United States
England 0-0 France (cancelled)
United States 19-31 Tonga
Standings
| # | Team | Pl | W | D | L | SD | B | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q |
England
|
4
|
3
|
1
|
0
|
99
|
3
|
17
|
Q
|
France
|
4
|
3
|
1
|
0
|
28
|
1
|
15
|
3
|
Argentina
|
4
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
15
|
3
|
11
|
4
|
Tonga
|
4
|
1
|
0
|
3
|
-38
|
2
|
6
|
5
|
USA
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -104 | 0 | 0 |
Pool D
Results
Australia 39-21 Fiji
Wales 43-14 Georgia
Fiji 27-30 Uruguay
Georgia 33-7 Uruguay
Australia 25-29 Wales
Georgia 10-45 Fiji
Australia 45-10 Uruguay
Wales 29-17 Fiji
Australia 27-8 Georgia
Wales 35-13 Uruguay
Standings
#
|
Team
|
Pl
|
W
|
D
|
L
|
SD
|
B
|
Pts
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Q
|
Wales
|
4
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
67
|
3
|
19
|
Q
|
Australia
|
4
|
3
|
0
|
1
|
68
|
4
|
16
|
3
|
Fiji
|
4
|
1
|
0
|
3
|
2
|
3
|
7
|
4
|
Georgia
|
4
|
1
|
0
|
3
|
-57
|
1
|
5
|
5
|
Uruguay
|
4
|
1
|
0
|
3
|
-80
|
0
|
4
|
Knockout Draw
New Zealand 46-14 Ireland
Wales 20-19 France
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Final(s)
(Third-place play-off) New Zealand 40-17Wales
(Third-place play-off) New Zealand 40-17
Tournament Stats
Most points
Player, Team: Points
Handre Pollard, South Africa: 69Owen Farrell, England: 58
Richie Mo'unga, New Zealand: 54
Yu Tamura, Japan: 51
Dan Biggar, Wales: 41
Josh Adams, Wales: 35
George Ford, England: 32
Jordie Barrett, New Zealand: 31
Makazole Mapimpi, South Africa: 30
Felipe Berchesi, Uruguay: 30
Makazole Mapimpi, South Africa: 6
Kotaro Matsushima, Japan: 5
Julian Montoya, Argentina: 4
Kenki Fukuoka, Japan: 4
Ben Smith, New Zealand: 4
Dane Haylett-Petty, Australia: 3
Marika Koroibete, Australia: 3
Luke Cowan-Dickie, England: 3
Jonny May, England: 3
Makazole Mapimpi, South Africa: 30
Felipe Berchesi, Uruguay: 30
Most tries
Player, Team: Tries
Josh Adams, Wales: 7Makazole Mapimpi, South Africa: 6
Kotaro Matsushima, Japan: 5
Julian Montoya, Argentina: 4
Kenki Fukuoka, Japan: 4
Ben Smith, New Zealand: 4
Dane Haylett-Petty, Australia: 3
Marika Koroibete, Australia: 3
Luke Cowan-Dickie, England: 3
Jonny May, England: 3
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