![]() International Stadium Yokohama hosted the match | |||||||
Event | 2019 Rugby World Cup | ||||||
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Date | 2 November 2019 | ||||||
Venue | International Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama | ||||||
Man of the Match | Duane Vermeulen (South Africa) | ||||||
Referee | Jérôme Garcès (France)[1] | ||||||
Attendance | 70,103 | ||||||
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]