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Rugby World Cup 2019 wallchart: download your free printable predictor with the schedule and pools in Japan
- Keep track of all the scores and start times in Japan for the 48-game tournament
- The first game kicks off this Friday, September 20 and the final goes ahead on November 2
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Why you can trust SCMP
The waiting is over and the time is now. The 2019 Rugby World Cup is set to kick off Friday, Sept. 20 with the home team Japan taking on Russia at 6:45pm local time.
To keep you in the loop below is a preview of the SCMP’s downloadable wallchart for all the games. Also you can scroll down straight to the link to get your high-res copy right now.
One of the key group matches will go this weekend as defending champions New Zealand will take on Saturday, Sept. 21 at 5:45pm local time. Also, there will be an official Rugby World Cup fanzone right here in Hong Kong, held down at the Central Harbourfront underneath the Hong Kong Observation Wheel.
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The bookies have New Zealand as the favourite at 11/8, followed by the South Africans at 4/1, and it appears history may be on the side of whoever wins the first group game between the All Blacks and the Springboks.

Click here to download your free Rugby World Cup 2019 wallchart
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