2023 Rugby World Cup

2023 Rugby World Cup
French: Coupe du monde de rugby 2023
We Are Rugby #WeAre2023![1]
Tournament details
Host nation France
Dates8 September – 28 October
No. of nations20 (34 qualifying)
Final positions
Champions  South Africa (4th title)
Runner-up  New Zealand
Third place  England
Tournament statistics
Matches played48
Attendance2,437,208 (50,775 per match)
Tries scored325 (average 6.77 per match)
Top scorer(s)England Owen Farrell (75)
Most triesNew Zealand 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]

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 won each of their knockout games against France, England and New Zealand by a margin of 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

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See also: 2023 Rugby World Cup bids

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

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Stadia

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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[a][b] Stade de Marseille[a] OL Stadium Stade Pierre-Mauroy
Capacity: 80,698 Capacity: 67,394 Capacity: 59,186 Capacity: 50,186
Bordeaux
Stade de Bordeaux
Capacity: 42,115
Saint-Étienne Nice Nantes Toulouse
Stade Geoffroy-Guichard[a] Stade de Nice Stade de la Beaujoire[a] Stadium de Toulouse[a][b]
Capacity: 41,965 Capacity: 35,624 Capacity: 35,322 Capacity: 33,150
  1. ^ a b c d e Stadium/site used in the 2007 Rugby World Cup.
  2. ^ a b Stadium/site used in the 1999 Rugby World Cup.

Team base camps

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South Africa–Scotland at the Stade Vélodrome in Marseille, 10 September 2023
Team City
 Argentina La Baule-Escoublac, Loire-Atlantique
 Australia Saint-Étienne, Loire
 Chile Perros-Guirec, Côtes-d'Armor
 England Le Touquet, Pas-de-Calais
 Fiji Lormont, Gironde
 France Rueil-Malmaison, Hauts-de-Seine
 Georgia Île de Ré – La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime
 Ireland Tours, Indre-et-Loire
 Italy Bourgoin-Jallieu, Isère
 Japan Toulouse, Haute-Garonne
 Namibia Aix-les-Bains, Savoie
 New Zealand Lyon, Rhône
 Portugal Perpignan, Pyrénées-Orientales
 Romania Libourne, Gironde
 Samoa Montpellier, Hérault
 Scotland Nice, Alpes-Maritimes
 South Africa Toulon, Var
 Tonga Croissy-sur-Seine, Yvelines
 Uruguay Avignon, Vaucluse
 Wales Versailles, Yvelines

Source: [8]

Teams

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Qualification

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Main article: 2023 Rugby World Cup qualifying
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
Region Team Qualification
method 		Previous
apps 		Previous best result World
Rank¹
Africa  South Africa Top 3 in 2019 RWC pool 7 Champions (1995, 2007, 2019) 2
 Namibia Africa 1 6 Pool stage (six times) 21
Asia  Japan Top 3 in 2019 RWC pool 9 Quarter-finals (2019) 14
Europe  France Hosts 9 Runners-up (1987, 1999, 2011) 3
 England Top 3 in 2019 RWC pool 9 Champions (2003) 8
 Ireland Top 3 in 2019 RWC pool 9 Quarter-finals (seven times) 1
 Italy Top 3 in 2019 RWC pool 9 Pool stage (nine times) 13
 Scotland Top 3 in 2019 RWC pool 9 Fourth place (1991) 5
 Wales Top 3 in 2019 RWC pool 9 Third place (1987) 10
 Georgia Europe 1 5 Pool stage (five times) 11
 Romania Europe 2 8 Pool stage (eight times) 19
 Portugal Final Qualifier 1 Pool stage (2007) 16
Oceania  Australia Top 3 in 2019 RWC pool 9 Champions (1991, 1999) 9
 Fiji Top 3 in 2019 RWC pool 8 Quarter-finals (1987, 2007) 7
 New Zealand Top 3 in 2019 RWC pool 9 Champions (1987, 2011, 2015) 4
 Samoa Oceania 1 8 Quarter-finals (1991, 1995) 12
 Tonga Play-off winner 8 Pool stage (eight times) 15
South America and North America Rugby  Argentina Top 3 in 2019 RWC pool 9 Third place (2007) 6
 Uruguay Americas 1 4 Pool stage (1999, 2003, 2015, 2019) 17
 Chile Americas 2 0 Debut 22

¹as of 4 September 2023 post warm-up matches

Squads

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See also: 2023 Rugby World Cup 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

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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:

  • Band 1: The four highest-ranked teams
  • Band 2: The next four highest-ranked teams
  • Band 3: The final four directly qualified teams

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:

  • Band 4: – Oceania 1, Europe 1, Americas 1, Asia/Pacific 1
  • Band 5: – Africa 1, Europe 2, Americas 2, Final Qualifier Winner

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

Band 1 Band 2 Band 3 Band 4 Band 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

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See also: 2023 Rugby World Cup warm-up matches

Match officials

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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 Assistants Television Match Offcials
Georgia (country) Nika Amashukeli (Georgia) Ireland Chris Busby (Ireland) Australia Brett Cronan (Australia)
England Wayne Barnes (England) France Pierre Brousset (France) England Tom Foley (England)
Australia Nic Berry (Australia) New Zealand James Doleman (New Zealand) South Africa Marius Jonker (South Africa)
Ireland Andrew Brace (Ireland) Wales Craig Evans (Wales) Ireland Brian MacNeice (Ireland)
England Matthew Carley (England) Italy Andrea Piardi (Italy) Ireland Joy Neville (Ireland)
England Karl Dickson (England) England Christophe Ridley (England) New Zealand Brendon Pickerill (New Zealand)
Australia Angus Gardner (Australia) Australia Jordan Way (Australia) Wales Ben Whitehouse (Wales)
New Zealand Ben O'Keeffe (New Zealand)
England Luke Pearce (England)
South Africa Jaco Peyper (South Africa)
France Mathieu Raynal (France)
New Zealand Paul Williams (New Zealand)

Opening ceremony

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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

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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

 New Zealand
 France
 Italy
 Uruguay
 Namibia

 South Africa
 Ireland
 Scotland
 Tonga
 Romania

 Wales
 Australia
 Fiji
 Georgia
 Portugal

 England
 Japan
 Argentina
 Samoa
 Chile

Points allocation in pool stage

Inaugural 2023 Rugby World Cup match between France and New Zealand on 8 September.
  • Four points are awarded for a win.
  • Two points are awarded for a draw.
  • A try bonus point is awarded to teams that score four or more tries in a match.
  • A losing bonus point is awarded to teams that lose a match by fewer than eight points.[17]
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

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Main article: 2023 Rugby World Cup Pool A
Pos Team
 Pld W D L PF PA PD TF TA B Pts Qualification
1  France (H) 4 4 0 0 210 32 +178 27 5 2 18 Advance to knockout stage, and
qualification to the 2027 Rugby World Cup
2  New Zealand 4 3 0 1 253 47 +206 38 4 3 15
3  Italy 4 2 0 2 114 181 −67 15 25 2 10 Qualification to the 2027 Rugby World Cup
4  Uruguay 4 1 0 3 65 164 −99 9 21 1 5
5  Namibia 4 0 0 4 37 255 −218 3 37 0 0
Source: World Rugby
Rules for classification: Pool stage tiebreakers
(H) Host
8 September 2023 France  27–13  New Zealand Stade de France, Saint-Denis
9 September 2023 Italy  52–8  Namibia Stade Geoffroy Guichard, Saint-Étienne
14 September 2023 France  27–12  Uruguay Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Villeneuve-d'Ascq
15 September 2023 New Zealand  71–3  Namibia Stadium de Toulouse, Toulouse
20 September 2023 Italy  38–17  Uruguay Stade de Nice, Nice
21 September 2023 France  96–0  Namibia Stade de Marseille, Marseille
27 September 2023 Uruguay  36–26  Namibia Parc Olympique Lyonnais, Décines-Charpieu
29 September 2023 New Zealand  96–17  Italy Parc Olympique Lyonnais, Décines-Charpieu
5 October 2023 New Zealand  73–0  Uruguay Parc Olympique Lyonnais, Décines-Charpieu
6 October 2023 France  60–7  Italy Parc Olympique Lyonnais, Décines-Charpieu

Pool B

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Main article: 2023 Rugby World Cup Pool B
Pos Team
 Pld W D L PF PA PD TF TA B Pts Qualification
1  Ireland 4 4 0 0 190 46 +144 27 5 3 19 Advance to knockout stage, and
qualification to the 2027 Rugby World Cup
2  South Africa 4 3 0 1 151 34 +117 22 4 3 15
3  Scotland 4 2 0 2 146 71 +75 21 10 2 10 Qualification to the 2027 Rugby World Cup
4  Tonga 4 1 0 3 96 177 −81 13 25 1 5
5  Romania 4 0 0 4 32 287 −255 4 43 0 0
Source: World Rugby
Rules for classification: Pool stage tiebreakers
9 September 2023 Ireland  82–8  Romania Nouveau Stade de Bordeaux, Bordeaux
10 September 2023 South Africa  18–3  Scotland Stade de Marseille, Marseille
16 September 2023 Ireland  59–16  Tonga Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes
17 September 2023 South Africa  76–0  Romania Nouveau Stade de Bordeaux, Bordeaux
23 September 2023 South Africa  8–13  Ireland Stade de France, Saint-Denis
24 September 2023 Scotland  45–17  Tonga Stade de Nice, Nice
30 September 2023 Scotland  84–0  Romania Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Villeneuve-d'Ascq
1 October 2023 South Africa  49–18  Tonga Stade de Marseille, Marseille
7 October 2023 Ireland  36–14  Scotland Stade de France, Saint-Denis
8 October 2023 Tonga  45–24  Romania Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Villeneuve-d'Ascq

Pool C

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Main article: 2023 Rugby World Cup Pool C
Pos Team
 Pld W D L PF PA PD TF TA B Pts Qualification
1  Wales 4 4 0 0 143 59 +84 17 8 3 19 Advance to knockout stage, and
qualification to the 2027 Rugby World Cup
2  Fiji 4 2 0 2 88 83 +5 9 9 3 11[a]
3  Australia 4 2 0 2 90 91 −1 11 8 3 11[a] Qualification to the 2027 Rugby World Cup
4  Portugal 4 1 1 2 64 103 −39 8 13 0 6
5  Georgia 4 0 1 3 64 113 −49 7 14 1 3
Source: World Rugby
Rules for classification: Pool stage tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head: Australia 15–22 Fiji
9 September 2023 Australia  35–15  Georgia Stade de France, Saint-Denis
10 September 2023 Wales  32–26  Fiji Nouveau Stade de Bordeaux, Bordeaux
16 September 2023 Wales  28–8  Portugal Stade de Nice, Nice
17 September 2023 Australia  15–22  Fiji Stade Geoffroy Guichard, Saint-Étienne
23 September 2023 Georgia  18–18  Portugal Stadium de Toulouse, Toulouse
24 September 2023 Wales  40–6  Australia Parc Olympique Lyonnais, Décines-Charpieu
30 September 2023 Fiji  17–12  Georgia Nouveau Stade de Bordeaux, Bordeaux
1 October 2023 Australia  34–14  Portugal Stade Geoffroy Guichard, Saint-Étienne
7 October 2023 Wales  43–19  Georgia Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes
8 October 2023 Fiji  23–24  Portugal Stadium de Toulouse, Toulouse

Pool D

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Main article: 2023 Rugby World Cup Pool D
Pos Team
 Pld W D L PF PA PD TF TA B Pts Qualification
1  England 4 4 0 0 150 39 +111 17 3 2 18 Advance to knockout stage, and
qualification to the 2027 Rugby World Cup
2  Argentina 4 3 0 1 127 69 +58 15 5 2 14
3  Japan 4 2 0 2 109 107 +2 12 14 1 9 Qualification to the 2027 Rugby World Cup
4  Samoa 4 1 0 3 92 75 +17 11 7 3 7
5  Chile 4 0 0 4 27 215 −188 4 30 0 0
Source: World Rugby
Rules for classification: Pool stage tiebreakers
9 September 2023 England  27–10  Argentina Stade de Marseille, Marseille
10 September 2023 Japan  42–12  Chile Stadium de Toulouse, Toulouse
16 September 2023 Samoa  43–10  Chile Nouveau Stade de Bordeaux, Bordeaux
17 September 2023 England  34–12  Japan Stade de Nice, Nice
22 September 2023 Argentina  19–10  Samoa Stade Geoffroy Guichard, Saint-Étienne
23 September 2023 England  71–0  Chile Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Villeneuve-d'Ascq
28 September 2023 Japan  28–22  Samoa Stadium de Toulouse, Toulouse
30 September 2023 Argentina  59–5  Chile Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes
7 October 2023 England  18–17  Samoa Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Villeneuve-d'Ascq
8 October 2023 Japan  27–39  Argentina Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes

Knockout stage

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Main article: 2023 Rugby World Cup 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

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
14 October – Marseille
 
 
 Wales17
 
20 October – Saint-Denis
 
 Argentina29
 
 Argentina6
 
14 October – Saint-Denis
 
 New Zealand44
 
 Ireland24
 
28 October – Saint-Denis
 
 New Zealand28
 
 New Zealand11
 
15 October – Marseille
 
 South Africa12
 
 England30
 
21 October – Saint-Denis
 
 Fiji24
 
 England15
 
15 October – Saint-Denis
 
 South Africa16 Bronze final
 
 France28
 
27 October – Saint-Denis
 
 South Africa29
 
 Argentina23
 
 
 England26
 

Quarter-finals

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14 October 2023
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Wales 17–29 Argentina
Try: Biggar 14' c
T. Williams 57' c
Con: Biggar (2/2) 16', 58'
Pen: Biggar (1/2) 21'		ReportTry: 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 24–28 New Zealand
Try: Aki 27' c
Gibson-Park 39' c
Penalty try 64'
Con: Sexton (2/2) 29', 40'
Pen: Sexton (1/2) 22'		ReportTry: 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 30–24 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'		ReportTry: 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 28–29 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'		ReportTry: 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

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20 October 2023
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Argentina 6–44 New Zealand
Pen: Boffelli (2/2) 5', 35'ReportTry: 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 15–16 South Africa
Pen: Farrell (4/4) 3', 10', 24', 39'
Drop: Farrell (1/1) 53'		ReportTry: 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

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27 October 2023
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Argentina 23–26 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'		ReportTry: 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

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

Statistics

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Main article: 2023 Rugby World Cup statistics

Most tries

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8 tries
6 tries
5 tries

Most points

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Top 10 points scorers
Player Team Total Details
Tries Conv­ersions Penalties Drop goals
Owen Farrell  England 75 0 12 15 2
Thomas Ramos  France 74 1 21 9 0
Emiliano Boffelli  Argentina 67 2 9 13 0
Johnny Sexton  Ireland 58 3 17 3 0
Richie Mo'unga  New Zealand 56 1 18 5 0
Damian McKenzie  New Zealand 53 5 14 0 0
Rikiya Matsuda  Japan 46 0 11 8 0
Ben Donaldson  Australia 45 2 7 7 0
George Ford  England 41 0 4 8 3
Will Jordan  New Zealand 40 8 0 0 0

Broadcasting rights

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Territory Rights holder Ref.
 Argentina Star+, ESPN, TVP[a] [23]
 Australia Stan Sport[b] [24]
Nine Network[c]
 Austria ProSieben [25]
 Belgium Play Sports [25]
 Bosnia and Herzegovina Sport Klub [25]
 Brazil ESPN [26]
 Bulgaria BNT [27]
 Canada TSN [28]
  Caribbean ESPN [29]
 Chile Mega[d] [30]
 Cook Islands Cook Islands Television [31]
 Croatia Sport Klub [25]
 Czech Republic Czech Television [25]
 Denmark Viaplay [25]
 Estonia Go3 Sport [25]
 Fiji Fiji Television [32]
 Finland Viaplay [25]
 France TF1[e] [33]
France Télévisions[f]
M6[g]
 Georgia GPB [34]
 Germany ProSieben MAXX[h] [35]
ran.de and Joyn[b]
 Iceland Viaplay [25]
 India FanCode [36]
  Indian subcontinent Sony Sports Network [37]
 Ireland RTÉ[i] [38]
Virgin Media[j]
 Israel Sport1 [25]
 Italy
 San Marino 		RAI[k] [39]
Sky Sport[b] [40]
 Japan J Sports[b] [41]
Nippon TV[l] [42]
NHK[m] [43]
  Latin America ESPN[n] [44]
Star+[b]
 Latvia Go3 Sport [25]
 Liechtenstein SRG SSR [25]
 Lithuania Go3 Sport [25]
 Malta PBS [45]
  Middle East and North Africa Starz [46]
 Montenegro Sport Klub [25]
 Namibia NBC [47]
 Netherlands Ziggo Sport [48]
 New Zealand Sky Sport[b] [49]
Sky Open[o] [50]
Stuff[p] [51]
 North Macedonia Sport Klub [25]
 Norway Viaplay [25]
 Papua New Guinea EM TV [31]
 Poland Polsat Sport [52]
 Portugal RTP[q] [53]
Sport TV [25]
 Romania Digi Sport[b] [54]
Orange Sport[b] [55]
 Samoa SBC [31]
 Serbia Sport Klub [25]
 Slovenia Sport Klub [25]
 Solomon Islands TTV [31]
 South Africa SuperSport [56]
 South Korea Coupang Play [57]
  Southeast Asia beIN Sports [58]
 Spain
 Andorra 		Movistar Plus+ [59]
 Sri Lanka MTV [60]
  Sub-Saharan Africa SuperSport [61]
New World TV [62]
 Sweden Viaplay [25]
  Switzerland SRG SSR [25]
 Tonga TBC [31]
 Turkey S Sport [25]
 United Kingdom ITV/STV [63]
S4C [25]
 United States NBC Sports [64]
 Uruguay Canal 10[n] [65]
Teledoce[n]
 Vanuatu VBTC [31]
Notes
  1. ^ All Argentina matches plus opening match, both semi-finals and the final
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h 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. ^ a b c 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

Marketing

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Sponsorship

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Worldwide partners[66] Official sponsors[67] Official suppliers[67] Official supporters[67]

See also

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References

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