Rugby World Cup 2019: Venues and teams preview

The Rugby World cup 2019 is around the corner and just a week away. Japan is the 1st country in Asia that will host the World Cup. There are 12 venues where the matches will be played. This articles gives a complete preview on full teams and venues for Rugby World Cup 2019. Viewers can watch RWC live stream online through the official website of ITV and NBC. Let’s check out more details about Venues and Teams below.

Rugby World Cup Venues

Here’s a complete rundown of the stadiums and their capacities.

1. The first venue of the 2019 Rugby World Cup is the Kamaishi Recovery Memorial Stadium also called the Kamaishi Unosumai Stadium. Situated in Unosumai-Cho, Kamaishi, Iwate, several matches will be played on the turf during the 2019 Rugby World Cup
2. Kumagaya Rugby Stadium is situated in Kumagaya, Saitama, Japan. Right now its only used for rugby union matches. The stadium has a capacity of seating 20,000 to 24,000 people.
3. The New National Stadium is a diversified sporting purpose stadium in Kasumigaoka, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan, is general opening and closing cermonies are conducted here.
4. The Higashiosaka Hanazono Rugby Stadium in Higashiosaka is one of the ancient stadium. Situated next to the Hanazono Central Park, the stadium has a capacity of 26,544.
5. The Hakatanomori Football Stadium is situated in the Hakata ward of Fukuoka city. It is the home city for Avispa Fukuoka association football club that’s something great to go by.
6. The Kumamoto Prefectural Athletic Stadium is a beautiful and distinct venue. The stadium has a seating capacity of 32000 people.
7. The Kobe City Misaki Park Stadium or The Noevir Stadium Kobe is situated in Misaki Park, Hyogo-Ku, Kobe, Japan. The seating capacity of the stadium is 30,132.
8. The Nissan Stadium, better known as International Stadium Yokohama is situated in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. The stadium has the highest seating capacity with a total of 72,327 seats.
9. The Shizuoka Stadium ECOPA is situated in Fukuroi City, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. The stadium has a capacity of 50,889 and is fully equipped.
10. The Toyota Stadium is located on the outside of the Nagoya city. The seating capacity of the stadium is 45000.
11. The Sapporo Dome stadium is situated in Toyohira-Ku, Sapporo, Japan. The stadium has a capacity of 50000 seats.
12. The Ajinomoto Stadium is located in Chōfu, Tokyo, Japan. The stadium is multi-purpose and is situated at Kantō Mura. The renovated area was previously used by the United States Forces in Japan, in March 2001.

Preview on all teams for RWC 2019

There are 20 teams are taking part in the Rugby World Cup. Let’s take a glimpse of them one by one.

1. Argentina is the first team with a World ranking of 11. The team will start its World Cup campaign against France. It is on Pool C. Highest Rugby World Cup finish is the semi-finals in 2007, 2015.
2. Australia is the Second-team with a World ranking of 6. The team will start its World Cup campaign against Fiji. It is on Pool D. They were the winners in 1991 and 1999.
3. Canada is the third team with a World ranking of 22. The team will start its World Cup campaign against Italy. It is placed in Pool B. Highest Rugby World Cup finish is the quarterfinals in 1991.
4. England is the fourth team with a World ranking of 3. The team will start its World Cup campaign against Tonga. It is on Pool C. They were the winners in 2003.
5. Fiji is the fifth team with a World ranking of 9. The team will start its World Cup campaign against Australia. It is on Pool D. Highest Rugby World Cup finish is the quarterfinals in 1987 and 2007.
6. France is the sixth team with a World ranking of 8. The team will start its World Cup campaign against Argentina. It is on Pool C. Highest Rugby World Cup finish is the finals of 1987,1999 and 2011, in which they finished runner-up.
7. Georgia is the seventh team with a World ranking of 12. The team will start its World Cup campaign against Wales. It is on Pool D. Highest Rugby World Cup finish is the Pool stage in 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015.
8. Ireland is the eighth team with a World ranking of 1. The team will start its World Cup campaign against Scotland. It is in Pool A. Highest Rugby World Cup finish is the quarterfinals 1987, 1991, 1995, 2003, 2011, 2015.
9. Italy is the ninth team with a World ranking of 14. The team will start its World Cup campaign against Namibia. It is in Pool B. Highest Rugby World Cup finish is the Pools in 1987, 1991, 1995, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015.
10. Japan is the Tenth team with a World ranking of 10. The team will start its World Cup campaign against Russia. It is in Pool A. Highest Rugby World Cup finish is the pools 1987, 1991, 1995, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015.
11. Namibia is the Eleventh team with a World ranking of 23. The team will start its World Cup campaign against Italy. It is in Pool B. Highest Rugby World Cup finish is the pools 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015.
12. New Zealand is the Twelfth team with a World ranking of 2. The team will start its World Cup campaign against South Africa. It is in Pool B. They were the winners of 1987, 2011, 2015
13. Russia is the Thirteenth team with a World ranking of 20. The team will start its World Cup campaign against Japan. It is in Pool A. Highest Rugby World Cup finish is the pools in 2011.
14. Samoa is the Fourteenth team with a World ranking of 16. The team will start its World Cup campaign against Russia. It is in Pool A. Highest Rugby World Cup finish is the quarterfinals in 1991, 1995.
15. Scotland is the Fifteenth team with a World ranking of 7. The team will start its World Cup campaign against Ireland. It is in Pool A. Highest Rugby World Cup finish is the Semi-finals in 1991.
16. South Africa is the sixteenth team with a World ranking of 4. The team will start its World Cup campaign against New Zealand. It is in Pool B. They were the winners in 1997 and 2007.
17. Tonga is the seventeenth team with a World ranking of 15. The team will start its World Cup campaign against England. It is in Pool C. Highest Rugby World Cup finish is the pools in 1987, 1995, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015.
18. Uruguay is the eighteenth team with a World ranking of 19. The team will start its World Cup campaign against Fiji. It is in Pool D. Highest Rugby World Cup finish is the pools in 1999, 2003, 2015.
19. The USA is the nineteenth team with a World ranking of 13. The team will start its World Cup campaign against England. It is in Pool C. Highest Rugby World Cup finish is the pools in 1987, 1991, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015.
20. Wales is the twentieth team with a World ranking of 5. The team will start its World Cup campaign against Georgia. It is in Pool D. Highest Rugby World Cup finish is the Semi-finals in 1987, 2011.

Rugby World Cup 2019 Logo

The logo consists of two of Japan’s most familiar symbols, the rising sun, and Mt Fuji. That’s the first logo after so many years.