2023 Rugby World Cup

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2023 Rugby World Cup
French: Coupe du monde de rugby 2023
Rugby World Cup 2023 logo.svg
We Are Rugby #WeAre2023! [1]
Tournament details
Host nationFlag of France.svg  France
Dates8 September – 28 October
No. of nations20 (34 qualifying)
Final positions
Champions   Gold medal blank.svg Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa (4th title)
Runner-up  Silver medal blank.svg Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Third place  Bronze medal blank.svg Flag of England.svg  England
Tournament statistics
Matches played48
Attendance2,437,208 (50,775 per match)
Tries scored325 (average 6.77 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of England.svg Owen Farrell (75)
Most tries Flag of New Zealand.svg Will Jordan (8)
Points scored2,610 (average 54.38 per match)
← 2019
2027 →

The 2023 Rugby World Cup (French : Coupe du monde de rugby 2023) was the tenth men's Rugby World Cup, the quadrennial world championship for national rugby union teams. It took place in France from 8 September to 28 October 2023 in nine venues across the country. The opening game and final took place at the Stade de France, north of Paris. The tournament was held in the bicentenary year of the purported invention of the sport by William Webb Ellis. [2]

Contents

The tournament was scheduled to last six weeks, but in February 2021 World Rugby added a week to provide additional rest days for player welfare. This meant that teams had a minimum of five days' rest for all matches. It was the fourth time France has hosted the Rugby World Cup, having previously done so in 2007 and co-hosted the 1991 Rugby World Cup and 1999 Rugby World Cup with England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales. This was the last tournament to feature 20 teams taking part, as the tournament will be expanded to include 24 teams in 2027.

The defending champions were South Africa, who defeated England in the 2019 Rugby World Cup final. [3] South Africa retained their title by defeating New Zealand in the final. [4] In doing so, they became the first team to win the tournament four times and they remain the only team to ever win the World Cup after losing a match in the pool stage, as well as the first team to win successive World Cup titles away from home. [5] The result also marked their second victory over New Zealand in a final (winning 15–12 a.e.t. in 1995), and also their second victory in a final on French soil (defeating England 15–6 in 2007). As well as winning the World Cup after losing a Pool game for the second consecutive time they also noticeably won each of their knockout games against France, England and New Zealand by a margin of only 1 point.

Chile made their first appearance in the tournament. Portugal returned for their second appearance, 16 years after their debut in 2007, also in France.

Host selection

World Rugby requested that any members wishing to host the 2023 event were to submit an expression of interest by June 2015. A total of six unions responded. The Italian Rugby Federation were among the members interested, but withdrew from their bid on 28 September 2016. The Argentine Rugby Union and USA Rugby both expressed their interest in hosting the event but ultimately decided against a formal bid.[ citation needed ] Three bids were officially submitted to World Rugby by the June 2017 deadline.

On 15 November 2017, the French Rugby Federation bid was chosen ahead of bids by the South African Rugby Union and the Irish Rugby Football Union. France had launched its bid on 9 February 2017. [6]

Venues

Stadia

On 17 March 2017, twelve host cities were selected. [7] This list was later reduced to nine cities (excluding Paris, Montpellier, and Lens):

Paris
(Saint-Denis)		 Marseille Lyon
(Décines-Charpieu)		 Lille
(Villeneuve-d'Ascq)
Stade de France [lower-alpha 1] [lower-alpha 2] Stade de Marseille [lower-alpha 1] OL Stadium Stade Pierre-Mauroy
Capacity: 80,698Capacity: 67,394Capacity: 59,186Capacity: 50,186
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Bordeaux
Stade de Bordeaux
Capacity: 42,115
Stade Matmut Atlantique 2023.jpg
Saint-Étienne Nice Nantes Toulouse
Stade Geoffroy-Guichard [lower-alpha 1] Stade de Nice Stade de la Beaujoire [lower-alpha 1] Stadium de Toulouse [lower-alpha 1] [lower-alpha 2]
Capacity: 41,965Capacity: 35,624Capacity: 35,322Capacity: 33,150
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  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Stadium/site used in the 2007 Rugby World Cup.
  2. 1 2 Stadium/site used in the 1999 Rugby World Cup.

Team base camps

South Africa-Scotland at the Stade Velodrome in Marseille, 10 September 2023 Match Ecosse - Afrique du Sud au Velodrome de Marseille, 10 septembre 2023 19.jpg
South Africa–Scotland at the Stade Vélodrome in Marseille, 10 September 2023
TeamCity
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina La Baule-Escoublac, Loire-Atlantique
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Saint-Étienne, Loire
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile Perros-Guirec, Côtes-d'Armor
Flag of England.svg  England Le Touquet, Pas-de-Calais
Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji Lormont, Gironde
Flag of France.svg  France Rueil-Malmaison, Hauts-de-Seine
Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia Île de Ré – La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime
IRFU flag.svg  Ireland Tours, Indre-et-Loire
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Bourgoin-Jallieu, Isère
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Toulouse, Haute-Garonne
Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia Aix-les-Bains, Savoie
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Lyon, Rhône
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal Perpignan, Pyrénées-Orientales
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania Libourne, Gironde
Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa Montpellier, Hérault
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Nice, Alpes-Maritimes
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Toulon, Var
Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga Croissy-sur-Seine, Yvelines
Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay Avignon, Vaucluse
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales Versailles, Yvelines

Source: [8]

Teams

Qualification

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Qualification status:
  Qualified for the 2023 Rugby World Cup
  Failed to qualify
  Withdrew or suspended

Twenty teams competed. A total of 12 teams gained automatic qualification for the tournament after finishing in the top three of their pool at the 2019 Rugby World Cup, which included France already automatically qualified as host. The remaining eight spaces were decided by regional competitions followed by a few cross-regional play-offs.

Two berths were reserved to the European region. Spain originally qualified as Europe 2, but Romania lodged an official complaint that Spain had fielded an ineligible player during the qualifying tournament. After a controversial investigation, it was concluded that the player in question had falsified his passport: Spain received a deduction of 10 points, resulting in them being effectively ejected from the competition, with Romania replacing them as Europe 2 behind Georgia, unaffected as Europe 1. Portugal then took Romania's spot in the repechage tournament as Europe 3. [9]

In Oceania and Asia, traditional middle powers emerged, with Samoa claiming the region's place at the World Cup (Fiji, New Zealand and Australia having automatically qualified). Tonga, the second Oceanian team, then won a playoff against Hong Kong, the highest ranked Asian representative, to claim their ninth appearance at a Rugby World Cup. Hong Kong proceeded to the final repechage tournament.

In Africa, Namibia reached their seventh Rugby World Cup as Africa 1, with Kenya moving forward to the final repechage.

The Americas were allocated two qualifying berths through a series of playoff matches spanning both regions. The 2023 Rugby World Cup witnessed historic developments in North and South American rugby. Canada's absence marked the first time in history that the country failed to qualify for the tournament. Similarly, the United States found themselves excluded from the competition for the first time since 1995, representing a notable departure from previous editions. The absence of North American representation significantly shifted the regional dynamic due to unified North and South American qualification matches.

On 18 November 2022, Portugal won the repechage tournament, overcoming Kenya, Hong Kong and the United States to be the last country to qualify for the 2023 Rugby World Cup.

Qualified teams
RegionTeamQualification
method		Previous
apps		Previous best result World
Rank¹
Africa Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Top 3 in 2019 RWC pool7Champions(1995, 2007, 2019)2
Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia Africa 16Pool stage (six times)21
Asia Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Top 3 in 2019 RWC pool9Quarter-finals (2019)14
Europe Flag of France.svg  France Hosts9Runners-up (1987, 1999, 2011)3
Flag of England.svg  England Top 3 in 2019 RWC pool9Champions(2003)8
IRFU flag.svg  Ireland Top 3 in 2019 RWC pool9Quarter-finals (seven times)1
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Top 3 in 2019 RWC pool9Pool stage (nine times)13
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Top 3 in 2019 RWC pool9Fourth place (1991)5
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales Top 3 in 2019 RWC pool9Third place (1987)10
Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia Europe 15Pool stage (five times)11
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania Europe 28Pool stage (eight times)19
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal Final Qualifier1Pool stage (2007)16
Oceania Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Top 3 in 2019 RWC pool9Champions(1991, 1999)9
Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji Top 3 in 2019 RWC pool8Quarter-finals (1987, 2007)7
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Top 3 in 2019 RWC pool9Champions(1987, 2011, 2015)4
Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa Oceania 18Quarter-finals (1991, 1995)12
Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga Asia/Pacific 18Pool stage (eight times)15
South America and North America Rugby Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Top 3 in 2019 RWC pool9Third place (2007)6
Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay Americas 14Pool stage (1999, 2003, 2015, 2019)17
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile Americas 20Debut22

¹as of 4 September 2023 post warm-up matches

Squads

Each team could submit a squad of 33 players for the tournament, an increase from 31 that was allowed in 2019. The squads were to be submitted to World Rugby by 1 September. If a team needed to call-up a new player, a player must first have been withdrawn from the active 33-player squad which is usually as a consequence of a long-term injury.

On 1 May, Wales were the first team to name their extended training squad for the tournament.

Draw

The pool draw took place on 14 December 2020 in Paris. [10] The draw returned to its traditional place of the year following the previous World Cup, after the end-of-year internationals.

The seeding system from previous Rugby World Cups was retained with the 12 automatic qualifiers from 2019 being allocated to their respective bands based on their World Rugby Rankings on 1 January 2020:

The remaining two bands were made up of the eight qualifying teams, with allocation to each band being based on the previous Rugby World Cup playing strength:

This meant the 20 teams, qualified and qualifiers, were seeded thus (world ranking as of 1 January 2020):

Band 1Band 2Band 3Band 4Band 5

Having the draw so early (almost three years before the competition) has been criticised. Changes in the World Rugby Rankings have taken place since, meaning that Pool B contained three of the top five teams (Ireland (1), South Africa (2) and Scotland (5)), while Pool A contained France (3) and New Zealand (4). Meanwhile, Pool C's highest-ranked team at the start of the tournament was Fiji (7). [11] [12] World Rugby CEO Alan Gilpin pledged that draws for future World Cups would be better balanced. [13]

Preparation

Match officials

World Rugby named the following 12 referees, seven assistant referees and for the first time an expanded television match officials team of seven to handle the 48 matches. [14]

Amongst the squad, Wayne Barnes officiated at a record fifth Rugby World Cup, while Nika Amashukeli became the first Georgian referee in the World Cup and first Tier 2 representative to referee a game since the game turned professional. Matthew Carley, Karl Dickson and Andrew Brace made their first appearance in a World Cup as a referee and Joy Neville became the first female named on match official panel for a men's Rugby World Cup.

Referees
Assistant referees
Television match officials
/ Foul play review officer

Opening ceremony

The opening ceremony, directed and written by Jean Dujardin, Olivier Ferracci and Nora Matthey, took place on 8 September 2023 at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, before the opening match between France and New Zealand. [15] [16]

Pool stage

Competing countries were divided into four pools of five teams (pools A to D). Teams in each pool played one another in a round-robin, with the top two teams advancing to the knockout stage.

Pool A Pool B Pool C Pool D

Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Flag of France.svg  France
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay
Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia

Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
IRFU flag.svg  Ireland
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania

Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji
Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal

Flag of England.svg  England
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile

Points allocation in pool stage

Inaugural 2023 Rugby World Cup match between France and New Zealand on 8 September. 2023 Rugby World Cup - France vs New Zealand - 2.jpg
Inaugural 2023 Rugby World Cup match between France and New Zealand on 8 September.
Key to colours in pool tables
Advanced to the quarter-finals and qualified for the 2027 Rugby World Cup
Eliminated but qualified for 2027 Rugby World Cup

Pool A

PosTeam
PldWDLPFPAPDTFTABPtsQualification
1Flag of France.svg  France (H)440021032+178275218Advance to knockout stage, and
qualification to the 2027 Rugby World Cup
2Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 430125347+206384315
3Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 4202114181−671525210Qualification to the 2027 Rugby World Cup
4Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 410365164−9992115
5Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia 400437255−21833700
Source: World Rugby
Rules for classification: Pool stage tiebreakers
(H) Host
8 September 2023 France  Flag of France.svg 27–13 Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Stade de France, Saint-Denis
9 September 2023 Italy  Flag of Italy.svg 52–8 Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia Stade Geoffroy Guichard, Saint-Étienne
14 September 2023 France  Flag of France.svg 27–12 Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Villeneuve-d'Ascq
15 September 2023 New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg 71–3 Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia Stadium de Toulouse, Toulouse
20 September 2023 Italy  Flag of Italy.svg 38–17 Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay Stade de Nice, Nice
21 September 2023 France  Flag of France.svg 96–0 Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia Stade de Marseille, Marseille
27 September 2023 Uruguay  Flag of Uruguay.svg 36–26 Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia Parc Olympique Lyonnais, Décines-Charpieu
29 September 2023 New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg 96–17 Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Parc Olympique Lyonnais, Décines-Charpieu
5 October 2023 New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg 73–0 Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay Parc Olympique Lyonnais, Décines-Charpieu
6 October 2023 France  Flag of France.svg 60–7 Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Parc Olympique Lyonnais, Décines-Charpieu

Pool B

PosTeam
PldWDLPFPAPDTFTABPtsQualification
1IRFU flag.svg  Ireland 440019046+144275319Advance to knockout stage, and
qualification to the 2027 Rugby World Cup
2Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 430115134+117224315
3Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 420214671+752110210Qualification to the 2027 Rugby World Cup
4Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga 410396177−81132515
5Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 400432287−25544300
Source: World Rugby
Rules for classification: Pool stage tiebreakers
9 September 2023 Ireland  IRFU flag.svg 82–8 Flag of Romania.svg  Romania Nouveau Stade de Bordeaux, Bordeaux
10 September 2023 South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg 18–3 Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Stade de Marseille, Marseille
16 September 2023 Ireland  IRFU flag.svg 59–16 Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes
17 September 2023 South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg 76–0 Flag of Romania.svg  Romania Nouveau Stade de Bordeaux, Bordeaux
23 September 2023 South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg 8–13 IRFU flag.svg  Ireland Stade de France, Saint-Denis
24 September 2023 Scotland  Flag of Scotland.svg 45–17 Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga Stade de Nice, Nice
30 September 2023 Scotland  Flag of Scotland.svg 84–0 Flag of Romania.svg  Romania Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Villeneuve-d'Ascq
1 October 2023 South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg 49–18 Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga Stade de Marseille, Marseille
7 October 2023 Ireland  IRFU flag.svg 36–14 Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Stade de France, Saint-Denis
8 October 2023 Tonga  Flag of Tonga.svg 45–24 Flag of Romania.svg  Romania Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Villeneuve-d'Ascq

Pool C

Raffaele Storti scores try against Georgia at Stadium de Toulouse, Toulouse. Storti scores.jpg
Raffaele Storti scores try against Georgia at Stadium de Toulouse, Toulouse.
PosTeam
PldWDLPFPAPDTFTABPtsQualification
1Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 440014359+84178319Advance to knockout stage, and
qualification to the 2027 Rugby World Cup
2Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 42028883+599311 [lower-alpha 1]
3Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 42029091−1118311 [lower-alpha 1] Qualification to the 2027 Rugby World Cup
4Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 411264103−3981306
5Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia 401364113−4971413
Source: World Rugby
Rules for classification: Pool stage tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Head-to-head: Australia 15–22 Fiji
9 September 2023 Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg 35–15 Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia Stade de France, Saint-Denis
10 September 2023 Wales  Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg 32–26 Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji Nouveau Stade de Bordeaux, Bordeaux
16 September 2023 Wales  Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg 28–8 Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal Stade de Nice, Nice
17 September 2023 Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg 15–22 Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji Stade Geoffroy Guichard, Saint-Étienne
23 September 2023 Georgia  Flag of Georgia.svg 18–18 Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal Stadium de Toulouse, Toulouse
24 September 2023 Wales  Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg 40–6 Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Parc Olympique Lyonnais, Décines-Charpieu
30 September 2023 Fiji  Flag of Fiji.svg 17–12 Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia Nouveau Stade de Bordeaux, Bordeaux
1 October 2023 Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg 34–14 Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal Stade Geoffroy Guichard, Saint-Étienne
7 October 2023 Wales  Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg 43–19 Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes
8 October 2023 Fiji  Flag of Fiji.svg 23–24 Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal Stadium de Toulouse, Toulouse

Pool D

PosTeam
PldWDLPFPAPDTFTABPtsQualification
1Flag of England.svg  England 440015039+111173218Advance to knockout stage, and
qualification to the 2027 Rugby World Cup
2Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 430112769+58155214
3Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 4202109107+2121419Qualification to the 2027 Rugby World Cup
4Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa 41039275+1711737
5Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 400427215−18843000
Source: World Rugby
Rules for classification: Pool stage tiebreakers
9 September 2023 England  Flag of England.svg 27–10 Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Stade de Marseille, Marseille
10 September 2023 Japan  Flag of Japan.svg 42–12 Flag of Chile.svg  Chile Stadium de Toulouse, Toulouse
16 September 2023 Samoa  Flag of Samoa.svg 43–10 Flag of Chile.svg  Chile Nouveau Stade de Bordeaux, Bordeaux
17 September 2023 England  Flag of England.svg 34–12 Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Stade de Nice, Nice
22 September 2023 Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg 19–10 Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa Stade Geoffroy Guichard, Saint-Étienne
23 September 2023 England  Flag of England.svg 71–0 Flag of Chile.svg  Chile Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Villeneuve-d'Ascq
28 September 2023 Japan  Flag of Japan.svg 28–22 Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa Stadium de Toulouse, Toulouse
30 September 2023 Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg 59–5 Flag of Chile.svg  Chile Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes
7 October 2023 England  Flag of England.svg 18–17 Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Villeneuve-d'Ascq
8 October 2023 Japan  Flag of Japan.svg 27–39 Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes

Knockout stage

The knockout stage consisted of three single-elimination rounds culminating in a final and a third-place playoff. In the case of a tie in regulation time, two 10-minute periods of extra time would be played to determine a winner. If the scores were tied at the end of extra time, an additional 10-minute "sudden death" period would be played, with the first team to score any points being the winner. If the score still remained tied, a kicking competition would ensue.

Bracket

 
 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
 
          
 
14 October – Marseille
 
 
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 17
 
20 October – Saint-Denis
 
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 29
 
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 6
 
14 October – Saint-Denis
 
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 44
 
IRFU flag.svg  Ireland 24
 
28 October – Saint-Denis
 
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 28
 
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 11
 
15 October – Marseille
 
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 12
 
Flag of England.svg  England 30
 
21 October – Saint-Denis
 
Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 24
 
Flag of England.svg  England 15
 
15 October – Saint-Denis
 
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 16 Bronze final
 
Flag of France.svg  France 28
 
27 October – Saint-Denis
 
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 29
 
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 23
 
 
Flag of England.svg  England 26
 

Quarter-finals

14 October 2023
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Wales  Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg 17–29 Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Try: Biggar 14' c
T. Williams 57' c
Con: Biggar (2/2) 16', 58'
Pen: Biggar (1/2) 21'		 Report Try: Sclavi 68' c
Sánchez 77' c
Con: Boffelli (2/2) 69', 78'
Pen: Boffelli (4/5) 39', 45', 44', 48'
Sánchez (1/1) 80'
Stade de Marseille, Marseille
Attendance: 62,576
Referee: Karl Dickson (England)
(for Jaco Peyper (South Africa)) [19]
14 October 2023
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Ireland  IRFU flag.svg 24–28 Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Try: Aki 27' c
Gibson-Park 39' c
Penalty try 64'
Con: Sexton (2/2) 29', 40'
Pen: Sexton (1/2) 22'		 Report Try: Fainga'anuku 19' c
Savea 33' m
Jordan 53' c
Con: Mo'unga (1/2) 21'
J. Barrett (1/1) 54'
Pen: Mo'unga (1/1) 8'
J. Barrett (2/3) 14', 69'
Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Attendance: 78,845
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England) [19]
15 October 2023
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)
England  Flag of England.svg 30–24 Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji
Try: Tuilagi 14' m
Marchant 23' c
Con: Farrell (1/2) 23'
Pen: Farrell (5/6) 11', 34', 38', 54', 78'
Drop: Farrell (1/1) 72'		 Report Try: Mata 28' c
Ravai 64' c
Botitu 68' c
Con: Lomani (1/1) 29'
Kuruvoli (2/2) 65', 70'
Pen: Lomani (1/3) 20'
Stade de Marseille, Marseille
Attendance: 61,863
Referee: Mathieu Raynal (France) [19]
15 October 2023
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
France  Flag of France.svg 28–29 Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Try: Baille (2) 4' c, 31' c
Mauvaka 22' m
Con: Ramos (2/3) 5', 32'
Pen: Ramos (3/4) 40+1', 54', 73'		 Report Try: Arendse 8' c
De Allende 18' m
Kolbe 27' c
Etzebeth 67' c
Con: Libbok (2/3) 10', 28'
Pollard (1/1) 67'
Pen: Pollard (1/1) 69'
Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Attendance: 79,486
Referee: Ben O'Keeffe (New Zealand) [19]

Semi-finals

20 October 2023
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg 6–44 Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Pen: Boffelli (2/2) 5', 35' Report Try: Jordan (3) 11' c, 62' m, 73' m
J. Barrett 17' m
Frizell (2) 40+2' m, 49' c
Smith 42' c
Con: Mo'unga (3/7) 12', 43', 50'
Pen: Mo'unga (1/1) 38'
Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Attendance: 77,653
Referee: Angus Gardner (Australia) [20]
21 October 2023
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
England  Flag of England.svg 15–16 Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Pen: Farrell (4/4) 3', 10', 24', 39'
Drop: Farrell (1/1) 53'		 Report Try: Snyman 69' c
Con: Pollard (1/1) 70'
Pen: Libbok (1/1) 21'
Pollard (2/2) 35', 78'
Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Attendance: 78,098
Referee: Ben O'Keeffe (New Zealand) [20]

Bronze final

27 October 2023
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg 23–26 Flag of England.svg  England
Try: Cubelli 36' c
S. Carreras 42' c
Con: Boffelli (2/2) 37', 43'
Pen: Boffelli (2/2) 24', 50'
Sánchez (1/2) 68'		 Report Try: Earl 8' c
Dan 44' c
Con: Farrell (2/2) 9', 45'
Pen: Farrell (4/4) 3', 13', 30', 65'
Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Attendance: 77,674
Referee: Nic Berry (Australia) [21]

Final

28 October 2023
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg 11–12 Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Try: B. Barrett 58' m
Pen: Mo'unga (2/2) 17', 38'		 Report Pen: Pollard (4/4) 3', 13', 19', 34'
Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Attendance: 80,065
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England) [22]

Statistics

Most tries

8 tries
6 tries
5 tries

Most points

Top 10 points scorers
PlayerTeamTotalDetails
TriesConv­ersionsPenaltiesDrop goals
Owen Farrell Flag of England.svg  England 75012152
Thomas Ramos Flag of France.svg  France 7412190
Emiliano Boffelli Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 6729130
Johnny Sexton IRFU flag.svg  Ireland 5831730
Richie Mo'unga Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 5611850
Damian McKenzie Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 5351400
Rikiya Matsuda Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 4601180
Ben Donaldson Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 452770
George Ford Flag of England.svg  England 410483
Will Jordan Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 408000

Broadcasting rights

TerritoryRights holderRef.
Flag of Argentina.svg ArgentinaStar+, ESPN, TVP [lower-alpha 1] [23]
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Stan Sport [lower-alpha 2] [24]
Nine Network [lower-alpha 3]
Flag of Austria.svg Austria ProSieben [25]
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium Play Sports [25]
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Bosnia and Herzegovina Sport Klub [25]
Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil ESPN [26]
Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgaria BNT [27]
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada TSN [28]
  Caribbean ESPN [29]
Flag of Chile.svg Chile Mega [lower-alpha 4] [30]
Flag of the Cook Islands.svg Cook IslandsCook Islands Television [31]
Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia Sport Klub [25]
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic Czech Television [25]
Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark Viaplay [25]
Flag of Estonia.svg Estonia Go3 Sport [25]
Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji Fiji Television [32]
Flag of Finland.svg Finland Viaplay [25]
Flag of France.svg France TF1 [lower-alpha 5] [33]
France Télévisions [lower-alpha 6]
M6 [lower-alpha 7]
Flag of Georgia.svg Georgia GPB [34]
Flag of Germany.svg Germany ProSieben MAXX [lower-alpha 8] [35]
ran.de and Joyn [lower-alpha 2]
Flag of Iceland.svg Iceland Viaplay [25]
Flag of India.svg India FanCode [36]
  Indian subcontinent Sony Sports Network [37]
Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland RTÉ [lower-alpha 9] [38]
Virgin Media [lower-alpha 10]
Flag of Israel.svg IsraelSport1 [25]
Flag of Italy.svg Italy
Flag of San Marino.svg San Marino		 RAI [lower-alpha 11] [39]
Sky Sport [lower-alpha 2] [40]
Flag of Japan.svg Japan J Sports [lower-alpha 2] [41]
Nippon TV [lower-alpha 12] [42]
NHK [lower-alpha 13] [43]
  Latin America ESPN [lower-alpha 14] [44]
Star+ [lower-alpha 2]
Flag of Latvia.svg Latvia Go3 Sport [25]
Flag of Liechtenstein.svg Liechtenstein SRG SSR [25]
Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania Go3 Sport [25]
Flag of Malta.svg Malta PBS [45]
  Middle East and North Africa Starz [46]
Flag of Montenegro.svg Montenegro Sport Klub [25]
Flag of Namibia.svg Namibia NBC [47]
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands Ziggo Sport [48]
Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand Sky Sport [lower-alpha 2] [49]
Sky Open [lower-alpha 15] [50]
Stuff [lower-alpha 16] [51]
Flag of North Macedonia.svg North Macedonia Sport Klub [25]
Flag of Norway.svg Norway Viaplay [25]
Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Papua New Guinea EM TV [31]
Flag of Poland.svg Poland Polsat Sport [52]
Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal RTP [lower-alpha 17] [53]
Sport TV [25]
Flag of Romania.svg Romania Digi Sport [lower-alpha 2] [54]
Orange Sport [lower-alpha 2] [55]
Flag of Samoa.svg Samoa SBC [31]
Flag of Serbia.svg Serbia Sport Klub [25]
Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia Sport Klub [25]
Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg Solomon IslandsTTV [31]
Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa SuperSport [56]
Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea Coupang Play [57]
  Southeast Asia beIN Sports [58]
Flag of Spain.svg Spain
Flag of Andorra.svg Andorra		 Movistar Plus+ [59]
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka MTV [60]
  Sub-Saharan Africa SuperSport [61]
New World TV [62]
Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden Viaplay [25]
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland SRG SSR [25]
Flag of Tonga.svg Tonga TBC [31]
Flag of Turkey.svg TurkeyS Sport [25]
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom ITV/STV [63]
S4C [25]
Flag of the United States.svg United States NBC Sports [64]
Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay Canal 10 [lower-alpha 14] [65]
Teledoce [lower-alpha 14]
Flag of Vanuatu.svg VanuatuVBTC [31]
Notes
  1. ↑ All Argentina matches plus opening match, both semi-finals and the final
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 All matches
  3. ↑ All Australia matches plus final
  4. ↑ All Chile matches plus opening match, both semi-finals and the final
  5. ↑ 20 matches including all France games except France v Namibia
  6. ↑ 10 matches including France v Namibia
  7. ↑ 18 matches
  8. ↑ 35 matches
  9. ↑ 25 matches including Ireland v Tonga and Ireland v South Africa.
  10. ↑ 24 matches including Ireland v Romania, Ireland v Scotland and Ireland v New Zealand.
  11. ↑ All Italy matches and most important games
  12. ↑ 19 matches including 3 Japan pool matches
  13. ↑ 15 matches including 2 Japan pool matches
  14. 1 2 3 Select matches plus opening match, both semi-finals and the final
  15. ↑ 6 matches: one All Blacks pool match, two quarter-finals, one semi-final and both finals
  16. ↑ 12 matches including France v New Zealand, one semi-final and the final
  17. ↑ All Portugal matches

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