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2023 Rugby World Cup Pool A

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Pool A of the 2023 Rugby World Cup began on 8 September 2023 and concluded on 6 October 2023. The pool included hosts France and previous three-time champions New Zealand, along with Italy, Uruguay and Namibia.[1] Hosts France and New Zealand, whom France had defeated in the opening match, qualified from the pool.

Inaugural 2023 Rugby World Cup match between France and New Zealand at Stade de France.
Match between New Zealand and Namibia in Toulouse.

Teams

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Pos. Team Band Confederation Method of
qualification 		Date of
qualification 		Apps. Last Previous best
performance 		World Rugby Rankings[2]
1 January 2020[nb 1] 4 September 2023
A1   New Zealand 1 Oceania Top 3 in 2019 RWC pool 6 October 2019 10th 2019 Winners (1987, 2011, 2015) 2 4
A2   France 2 Europe Hosts 15 November 2017 10th 2019 Runners-up (1987, 1999, 2011) 7 3
A3   Italy 3 Europe Top 3 in 2019 RWC pool 8 October 2019 10th 2019 Pool stage (1987, 1991, 1995, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019) 12 13
A4   Uruguay 4[nb 2] South America Americas 1 9 October 2021 5th 2019 Pool stage (1999, 2003, 2015, 2019 18[nb 2] 17
A5   Namibia 5[nb 3] Africa Africa 1 10 July 2022 7th 2019 Pool stage (1999, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019) 23[nb 3] 21

Notes

  1. ^ The rankings of 1 January 2020 were used for seeding for the final draw.
  2. ^ a b As the identity of the Americas 1 winners was not known at the time of the final draw, positions in the World Rugby Rankings were not taken into account, and the placeholder in the draw was automatically seeded into band 4.[3]
  3. ^ a b As the identity of the Africa 1 winners was not known at the time of the final draw, positions in the World Rugby Rankings were not taken into account, and the placeholder in the draw was automatically seeded into band 5.[3]

Overview

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The opening match of the 2023 Rugby World Cup was played between hosts France and three-time champions New Zealand. France won 27–13, courtesy of tries from Damian Penaud and Melvyn Jaminet. Mark Tele'a scored the first try of the tournament for New Zealand after less than two minutes, making it the quickest try in an opening match of a Rugby World Cup.[4] The loss was New Zealand's first ever in the pool stages of a Rugby World Cup.[5] The next day, Italy won their opening match against Namibia by a score of 52–8.[6] On 14 September, Uruguay played their first match of the tournament against hosts France, which France came out victorious with a scoreline of 27–12.[7] The next day, New Zealand bounced back from their opening day defeat against France with 11 tries over Namibia in a 71–3 victory, despite losing Ethan de Groot to a red card for a dangerous collision.[8] Five days later, Italy recorded a 38–17 bonus point victory over Uruguay, following a second-half comeback which previously saw them trail 17–7.[9] The next day, France recorded their largest ever victory in a 96–0 victory over Namibia to move them on the brink of qualification to the knockout stage, while officially eliminating Namibia from the tournament. Thirteen tries were scored by France, who lost captain and key player Antoine Dupont to an injury from the match.[10]

Namibia played their final match of the tournament against Uruguay in Décines-Charpieu. Namibia went ahead with two early tries from Gerswin Mouton and J. C. Greyling, along with successful penalties and conversions from Tiaan Swanepoel. However, Uruguay turned it around in the second half with tries from Baltazar Amaya, Santiago Arata and Bautista Basso to earn the Uruguayans their first victory of the tournament in a 36–26 victory and deny Namibia their first ever victory in a Rugby World Cup.[11] Two days later, New Zealand faced Italy knowing that a defeat would mean that they would be eliminated from the World Cup at the pool stage for the first time ever. However, the All Blacks came out comfortable winners in the end as they starred in a fourteen-try show in Décines-Charpieu to move to the brink of qualification to the quarter-finals. Aaron Smith scored a hat-trick of tries after just 34 minutes in the bonus-point victory.[12]

In the final matchweek of the pool, New Zealand and Uruguay faced off in Décines-Charpieu for their final matches to try and push for a place in the knockout stage. The All Blacks ran out comfortable winners, inspired by Damian McKenzie who scored two tries and kicked two conversions, in a 73–0 victory that officially saw them qualify for the quarter-finals while officially eliminating Uruguay from the tournament. All that remained in Pool A was the final match between hosts France and Italy to officially decide who would join New Zealand in the knockout stage. Both sides were assured to finish in the top three, meaning they were both assured a place in the 2027 Rugby World Cup, along with the All Blacks.[13] The final match of Pool A took place the following day, with France sweeping aside Italy with a 60–7 scoreline in Décines-Charpieu with eight tries in a match to ensure that France qualified as they topped Group A, New Zealand qualified in second and Italy suffered elimination from the tournament as they finished third, but qualified for the 2027 Rugby World Cup.[14]

Standings

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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

Matches

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France vs New Zealand

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8 September 2023
21:15 CEST (UTC+2)
France  27–13  New Zealand
Try: Penaud 55' c
Jaminet 78' m
Con: Ramos (1/1) 57'
Pen: Ramos (5/7) 5', 20', 29', 65', 74'		ReportTry: Tele'a (2) 2' m, 43' m
Pen: Mo'unga (1/1) 25'
Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Attendance: 78,680[15]
Referee: Jaco Peyper (South Africa)[16]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
France
 
 
 
 
 
 
New Zealand
FB 15 Thomas Ramos   76'
RW 14 Damian Penaud
OC 13 Gaël Fickou
IC 12 Yoram Moefana   58'
LW 11 Gabin Villière
FH 10 Matthieu Jalibert
SH 9 Antoine Dupont (c)   76'
N8 8 Grégory Alldritt
OF 7 Charles Ollivon
BF 6 François Cros   63'
RL 5 Thibaud Flament
LL 4 Cameron Woki   49'
TP 3 Uini Atonio   53'
HK 2 Julien Marchand   12'
LP 1 Reda Wardi   53'
Replacements:
HK 16 Peato Mauvaka   12'
PR 17 Jean-Baptiste Gros   53'
PR 18 Dorian Aldegheri   53'
LK 19 Romain Taofifénua   49'
FL 20 Paul Boudehent   63'
SH 21 Maxime Lucu   76'
CE 22 Arthur Vincent   58'
FB 23 Melvyn Jaminet   76'
Coach:
  Fabien Galthié
 
FB 15 Beauden Barrett
RW 14 Will Jordan   58'
OC 13 Rieko Ioane
IC 12 Anton Lienert-Brown   63'
LW 11 Mark Tele'a   71'
FH 10 Richie Mo'unga
SH 9 Aaron Smith   63'
N8 8 Ardie Savea (c)
OF 7 Dalton Papalii
BF 6 Tupou Vaa'i   58'
RL 5 Scott Barrett
LL 4 Sam Whitelock   69'
TP 3 Nepo Laulala   53'
HK 2 Codie Taylor   63'
LP 1 Ethan de Groot   53'
Replacements:
HK 16 Samisoni Taukei'aho   63'
PR 17 Ofa Tuʻungafasi   53'
PR 18 Fletcher Newell   53'
LK 19 Brodie Retallick   69'
FL 20 Luke Jacobson   58'
SH 21 Finlay Christie   63'
CE 22 David Havili   63'
WG 23 Leicester Fainga'anuku   71'
Coach:
  Ian Foster

Player of the Match:
Grégory Alldritt (France)[17]

Assistant referees:
Karl Dickson (England)[16]
Christophe Ridley (England)[16]
Television match official:
Tom Foley (England)[16]

Notes:


Italy vs Namibia

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9 September 2023
13:00 CEST (UTC+2)
(1 BP) Italy  52–8  Namibia
Try: L. Cannone 11' c
P. Garbisi 15' c
Lamb 46' c
Capuozzo 55' c
Faiva 74' c
Zuliani 78' c
Odogwu 80+3' c
Con: Allan (7/7) 12', 16', 48', 57', 75', 79', 80+4'
Pen: Allan (1/1) 8'		ReportTry: Mouton 21' m
Pen: Swanepoel (1/2) 4'
Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne
Attendance: 35,515
Referee: Andrew Brace (Ireland)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Italy
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Namibia
FB 15 Tommaso Allan
RW 14 Ange Capuozzo
OC 13 Ignacio Brex   62'
IC 12 Luca Morisi   48'
LW 11 Monty Ioane
FH 10 Paolo Garbisi
SH 9 Stephen Varney   48'
N8 8 Lorenzo Cannone
OF 7 Michele Lamaro (c)
BF 6 Sebastian Negri   48'
RL 5 Federico Ruzza   12' to 16'
LL 4 Dino Lamb   57'
TP 3 Simone Ferrari   50'
HK 2 Giacomo Nicotera   50'
LP 1 Danilo Fischetti   57'
Replacements:
HK 16 Hame Faiva   50'
PR 17 Ivan Nemer   57'
PR 18 Marco Riccioni   50'
LK 19 Dave Sisi   12'   16'   57'
FL 20 Manuel Zuliani   48'
SH 21 Martin Page-Relo   48'
CE 22 Paolo Odogwu   62'
WG 23 Pierre Bruno   48'
Coach:
  Kieran Crowley
 
FB 15 Divan Rossouw
RW 14 Gerswin Mouton   62'
OC 13 Johan Deysel (c)
IC 12 Danco Burger   57'
LW 11 J. C. Greyling
FH 10 Tiaan Swanepoel
SH 9 Damian Stevens   57'
N8 8 Richard Hardwick
OF 7 Johan Retief
BF 6 Wian Conradie   12' to 16'   18'   21'   62'
RL 5 Tjiuee Uanivi
LL 4 Adriaan Ludick   48'
TP 3 Aranos Coetzee   50'
HK 2 Torsten van Jaarsveld   11'   52'
LP 1 Des Sethie   36'
Replacements:
HK 16 Louis van der Westhuizen   18'   21'   52'
PR 17 Jason Benade   36'
PR 18 Casper Viviers   50'
LK 19 Tiaan de Klerk   48'
FL 20 Prince ǃGaoseb   12'   16'   62'
SH 21 Jacques Theron   57'
FH 22 André van den Berg   62'
CE 23 Le Roux Malan   57'
Coach:
  Allister Coetzee

Player of the Match:
Lorenzo Cannone (Italy)[23]

Assistant referees:
Paul Williams (New Zealand)
Chris Busby (Ireland)
Television match official:
Joy Neville (Ireland)

Notes:


France vs Uruguay

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14 September 2023
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
France  27–12  Uruguay
Try: Hastoy 10' c
Mauvaka 55' c
Bielle-Biarrey 74' c
Con: Jaminet (3/3) 11', 56', 75'
Pen: Jaminet (2/3) 3', 14'		ReportTry: Freitas 6' m
Amaya 53' c
Con: Etcheverry (1/2) 54'
Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Villeneuve-d'Ascq
Attendance: 48,821
Referee: Ben O'Keeffe (New Zealand)[16]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
France
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Uruguay
FB 15 Melvyn Jaminet
RW 14 Louis Bielle-Biarrey
OC 13 Arthur Vincent
IC 12 Yoram Moefana
LW 11 Gabin Villière
FH 10 Antoine Hastoy
SH 9 Maxime Lucu   64'
N8 8 Anthony Jelonch (c)   50'
OF 7 Sekou Macalou
BF 6 Paul Boudehent
RL 5 Romain Taofifénua   27'   50'
LL 4 Cameron Woki   58'
TP 3 Dorian Aldegheri   50'
HK 2 Pierre Bourgarit   50'
LP 1 Jean-Baptiste Gros   50'
Replacements:
HK 16 Peato Mauvaka   50'
PR 17 Reda Wardi   50'
PR 18 Sipili Falatea   50'
LK 19 Bastien Chalureau   50'
LK 20 Thibaud Flament   58'
FL 21 François Cros   50'
SH 22 Baptiste Couilloud   64'
FB 23 Thomas Ramos
Coach:
  Fabien Galthié
 
FB 15 Baltazar Amaya
RW 14 Bautista Basso
OC 13 Tomás Inciarte
IC 12 Andrés Vilaseca (c)
LW 11 Nicolás Freitas
FH 10 Felipe Etcheverry   58'
SH 9 Santiago Arata   58'
N8 8 Manuel Diana   54'
OF 7 Santiago Civetta
BF 6 Manuel Ardao   54'
RL 5 Manuel Leindekar
LL 4 Felipe Aliaga   58'
TP 3 Ignacio Péculo   50'
HK 2 Guillermo Pujadas   50'
LP 1 Mateo Sanguinetti   50'
Replacements:
HK 16 Facundo Gattas   50'
PR 17 Matías Benítez   50'
PR 18 Reinaldo Piussi   50'
LK 19 Ignacio Dotti   58'
FL 20 Lucas Bianchi   54'
FL 21 Carlos Deus   54'
SH 22 Agustín Ormaechea   58'
FH 23 Felipe Berchesi   58'
Coach:
  Esteban Meneses

Player of the Match:
Maxime Lucu (France)[25]

Assistant referees:
Paul Williams (New Zealand)[16]
James Doleman (New Zealand)[16]
Television match official:
Ben Whitehouse (Wales)[16]

Notes:

  • This was the first ever meeting between these two sides at the Rugby World Cup.


New Zealand vs Namibia

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15 September 2023
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
(1 BP) New Zealand  71–3  Namibia
Try: Roigard (2) 2' c, 7' m
McKenzie (2) 20' c, 39' c
Fainga'anuku 25' m
Lienert-Brown 35' c
De Groot 49' m
Papalii 55' c
Havili 58' c
Clarke 67' c
Ioane 77' c
Con: McKenzie (8/11) 3', 20', 36', 40', 55', 59', 68', 78'		ReportPen: Swanepoel (1/1) 11'
Stadium de Toulouse, Toulouse
Attendance: 31,996
Referee: Luke Pearce (England)[16]
 
 
 
 
 
 
New Zealand
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Namibia
FB 15 Beauden Barrett   59'
RW 14 Caleb Clarke
OC 13 Anton Lienert-Brown
IC 12 David Havili   68'
LW 11 Leicester Fainga'anuku
FH 10 Damian McKenzie
SH 9 Cam Roigard   68'
N8 8 Ardie Savea (c)   64'
OF 7 Dalton Papalii
BF 6 Luke Jacobson   74'
RL 5 Sam Whitelock
LL 4 Brodie Retallick   58'
TP 3 Nepo Laulala   48'
HK 2 Samisoni Taukei'aho   52'
LP 1 Ofa Tuʻungafasi   48'   74'
Replacements:
HK 16 Dane Coles   52'
PR 17 Ethan de Groot   72'   48'
PR 18 Fletcher Newell   48'
LK 19 Scott Barrett   58'
FL 20 Tupou Vaa'i   64'
SH 21 Aaron Smith   68'
FH 22 Richie Mo'unga   59'
CE 23 Rieko Ioane   68'
Coach:
  Ian Foster
 
FB 15 Cliven Loubser
RW 14 Gerswin Mouton
OC 13 Johan Deysel (c)
IC 12 Le Roux Malan   18'
LW 11 Divan Rossouw
FH 10 Tiaan Swanepoel
SH 9 Damian Stevens   72'
N8 8 Richard Hardwick   59'
OF 7 Prince ǃGaoseb   68'
BF 6 Wian Conradie   50'
RL 5 Tjiuee Uanivi
LL 4 Johan Retief
TP 3 Aranos Coetzee   74'
HK 2 Torsten van Jaarsveld   50'
LP 1 Jason Benade   50'
Replacements:
HK 16 Louis van der Westhuizen   50'
PR 17 Des Sethie   50'
PR 18 Haitembu Shikufa   74'
LK 19 P. J. van Lill   50'
FL 20 Adriaan Booysen   59'
FL 21 Max Katjijeko   68'
SH 22 Jacques Theron   72'
CE 23 J. C. Greyling   18'
Coach:
  Allister Coetzee

Player of the Match:
Cam Roigard (New Zealand)[26]

Assistant referees:
Andrew Brace (Ireland)[16]
Jordan Way (Australia)[16]
Television match official:
Brian MacNeice (Ireland)[16]

Notes:


Italy vs Uruguay

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20 September 2023
17:45 CEST (UTC+2)
(1 BP) Italy  38–17  Uruguay
Try: Pani 7' c
Lamaro 46' c
Ioane 52' c
L. Cannone 56' c
Brex 61' c
Con: Allan (5/5) 8', 47', 53', 57', 62'
Pen: P. Garbisi (1/1) 70'		ReportTry: Penalty try 27'
Freitas 37' c
Con: Etcheverry (1/1) 38'
Drop: Etcheverry (1/1) 42'
Allianz Riviera, Nice
Attendance: 28,627
Referee: Angus Gardner (Australia)[16]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Italy
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Uruguay
FB 15 Ange Capuozzo
RW 14 Lorenzo Pani   30'   37'
OC 13 Ignacio Brex
IC 12 Paolo Garbisi
LW 11 Monty Ioane
FH 10 Tommaso Allan   68'
SH 9 Alessandro Garbisi   60'
N8 8 Lorenzo Cannone   25'   63'
OF 7 Michele Lamaro (c)
BF 6 Sebastian Negri   60'
RL 5 Federico Ruzza
LL 4 Niccolò Cannone   50'
TP 3 Marco Riccioni   50'
HK 2 Giacomo Nicotera   68'
LP 1 Danilo Fischetti   27'   68'
Replacements:
PR 16 Federico Zani   68'
PR 17 Ivan Nemer   30'   37'   68'
PR 18 Pietro Ceccarelli   50'
LK 19 Dino Lamb   50'
FL 20 Manuel Zuliani   60'
SH 21 Giovanni Pettinelli   63'
CE 22 Alessandro Fusco   60'
WG 23 Paolo Odogwu   68'
Coach:
  Kieran Crowley
 
FB 15 Baltazar Amaya   63'
RW 14 Gastón Mieres
OC 13 Tomás Inciarte
IC 12 Andrés Vilaseca (c)   43'
LW 11 Nicolás Freitas   67'
FH 10 Felipe Etcheverry
SH 9 Santiago Arata   67'
N8 8 Manuel Diana   57'
OF 7 Santiago Civetta
BF 6 Manuel Ardao
RL 5 Manuel Leindekar
LL 4 Felipe Aliaga   63'
TP 3 Ignacio Péculo   60'
HK 2 Germán Kessler   57'
LP 1 Mateo Sanguinetti   57'
Replacements:
HK 16 Guillermo Pujadas   57'
PR 17 Facundo Gattas   57'
PR 18 Diego Arbelo   60'
LK 19 Ignacio Dotti   63'
FL 20 Carlos Deus   57'
SH 21 Agustín Ormaechea   67'
FH 22 Felipe Berchesi   63'
CE 23 Bautista Basso   67'
Coach:
  Esteban Meneses

Player of the Match:
Michele Lamaro (Italy)[28]

Assistant referees:
Andrew Brace (Ireland)[16]
Jordan Way (Australia)[16]
Television match official:
Tom Foley (England)[16]

Notes:

  • This was the first ever meeting between these two sides at a World Cup.
  • Sebastian Negri (Italy) earned his 50th test cap.[29]
  • Luca Bigi was originally named as the replacement hooker on the Italy bench, but withdrew prior to the match due to injury. He was replaced by Ivan Nemer, who took the position of substitute loosehead prop, while Federico Zani shifted across to the role of hooker.[30]


France vs Namibia

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21 September 2023
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
(1 BP) France  96–0  Namibia
Try: Penaud (3) 6' m, 21' c, 55' c
Danty (2) 9' c, 26' c
Ollivon (2) 18' c, 68' c
Flament 33' c
Dupont 38' c
Bielle-Biarrey (2) 40+1' c, 64' c
Couilloud 47' c
Jaminet 76' c
Penalty try 80'
Con: Ramos (12/13) 10', 18', 22', 27', 34', 39', 40+2', 48', 56', 65', 70', 77'		Report
Stade Vélodrome, Marseille
Attendance: 63,486
Referee: Matthew Carley (England)[16]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
France
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Namibia
FB 15 Thomas Ramos
RW 14 Damian Penaud
OC 13 Gaël Fickou
IC 12 Jonathan Danty
LW 11 Louis Bielle-Biarrey
FH 10 Matthieu Jalibert   54'
SH 9 Antoine Dupont (c)   46'
N8 8 Anthony Jelonch   54'
OF 7 Charles Ollivon
BF 6 François Cros
RL 5 Thibaud Flament
LL 4 Cameron Woki   41'   57'   65'
TP 3 Uini Atonio   41'
HK 2 Peato Mauvaka   54'
LP 1 Cyril Baille   41'
Replacements:
HK 16 Pierre Bourgarit   54'
PR 17 Reda Wardi   41'
PR 18 Dorian Aldegheri   41'
LK 19 Romain Taofifénua   41'
FL 20 Paul Boudehent   54'   57'
SH 21 Baptiste Couilloud   46'
CE 22 Yoram Moefana   65'
FB 23 Melvyn Jaminet   54'
Coach:
  Fabien Galthié
 
FB 15 André van den Berg   41'
RW 14 Gerswin Mouton   56'
OC 13 Johan Deysel (c)   45'
IC 12 Danco Burger
LW 11 J. C. Greyling
FH 10 Cliven Loubser
SH 9 Jacques Theron   59'
N8 8 Prince ǃGaoseb   41'
OF 7 Johan Retief
BF 6 Max Katjijeko
RL 5 Adriaan Ludick
LL 4 Mahepisa Tjeriko   41'
TP 3 Aranos Coetzee   74'
HK 2 Louis van der Westhuizen   65'
LP 1 Des Sethie   51'
Replacements:
HK 16 Obert Nortje   65'
PR 17 Jason Benade   80'   51'
PR 18 Haitembu Shifuka   74'
LK 19 P. J. van Lill   41'
FL 20 Richard Hardwick   41'
SH 21 Oela Blaauw   59'
CE 22 Alcino Izaacs   56'
WG 23 Divan Rossouw   41'
Coach:
  Allister Coetzee

Player of the Match:
Damian Penaud (France)[31]

Assistant referees:
Andrew Brace (Ireland)[16]
Craig Evans (Wales)[16]
Television match official:
Joy Neville (Ireland)[16]

Notes:


Uruguay vs Namibia

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27 September 2023
17:45 CEST (UTC+2)
(1 BP) Uruguay  36–26  Namibia
Try: Amaya (2) 19' m, 49' c
Kessler 28' c
Arata 54' c
Basso 66' c
Con: Etcheverry (3/4) 29', 51', 55'
Berchesi (1/1) 67'
Pen: Berchesi (1/1) 74'		ReportTry: Mouton 1' c
Greyling 11' c
Con: Swanepoel (2/2) 2', 12'
Pen: Swanepoel (4/4) 25', 35', 43', 69'
Parc Olympique Lyonnais, Décines-Charpieu
Attendance: 49,342
Referee: Mathieu Raynal (France)[16]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Uruguay
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Namibia
FB 15 Baltazar Amaya
RW 14 Bautista Basso
OC 13 Felipe Arcos Pérez
IC 12 Andrés Vilaseca (c)
LW 11 Nicolás Freitas   60'
FH 10 Felipe Etcheverry   60'
SH 9 Santiago Arata   68'
N8 8 Carlos Deus
OF 7 Santiago Civetta   61'
BF 6 Manuel Ardao
RL 5 Manuel Leindekar
LL 4 Felipe Aliaga   69'
TP 3 Diego Arbelo   61'
HK 2 Germán Kessler   61'
LP 1 Mateo Sanguinetti   61'   65'
Replacements:
HK 16 Guillermo Pujadas   61'
PR 17 Facundo Gattas   61'   65'
PR 18 Reinaldo Piussi   61'
LK 19 Juan Manuel Rodríguez   69'
FL 20 Eric Dosantos   76'   61'
SH 21 Agustín Ormaechea   68'
FH 22 Felipe Berchesi   60'
WG 23 Juan Manuel Alonso   60'
Coach:
  Esteban Meneses
 
FB 15 Cliven Loubser
RW 14 Gerswin Mouton   72'
OC 13 Alcino Izaacs
IC 12 Danco Burger
LW 11 J. C. Greyling   64'
FH 10 Tiaan Swanepoel
SH 9 Damian Stevens   74'
N8 8 Richard Hardwick   60'
OF 7 Tjiuee Uanivi (c)   61'
BF 6 Prince ǃGaoseb   48'   57'
RL 5 Tiaan de Klerk   72'
LL 4 Adriaan Ludick   55'
TP 3 Aranos Coetzee   48'
HK 2 Torsten van Jaarsveld   61'
LP 1 Jason Benade   57'   64'
Replacements:
HK 16 Louis van der Westhuizen   61'
PR 17 Desiderius Sethie   63'   57'
PR 18 Haitembu Shifuka   48'   57'
LK 19 P. J. van Lill   55'
FL 20 Adriaan Booysen   60'
FL 21 Max Katjijeko   72'
SH 22 Jacques Theron   74'
FH 23 André van den Berg   72'
Coach:
  Allister Coetzee

Player of the Match:
Santiago Arata (Uruguay)[35]

Assistant referees:
Nic Berry (Australia)[16]
Chris Busby (Ireland)[16]
Television match official:
Ben Whitehouse (Wales)[16]

Notes:

  • This was the first ever meeting between these two sides at a World Cup.
  • Namibia achieved their highest points total in a World Cup match, surpassing the 25 points scored against Fiji in 2011.
  • Uruguay achieved their highest points total in a World Cup march, surpassing the 30 points scored against Fiji in 2019.


New Zealand vs Italy

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29 September 2023
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
(1 BP) New Zealand  96–17  Italy
Try: Jordan (2) 7' c, 70' c
Smith (3) 17' c, 27' c, 34' c
Tele'a 19' c
Savea (2) 22' c, 40+5' c
Retallick 50' c
Papalii 55' c
Coles (2) 61' m, 73' c
McKenzie 67' c
Lienert-Brown 76' c
Con: Mo'unga (9/10) 8', 18', 20, 23', 28', 35', 40+6', 51', 57'
McKenzie (4/4) 69', 71', 74', 77'		ReportTry: Capuozzo 48' c
Ioane 80+1' c
Con: Allan (1/1) 49'
P. Garbisi (1/1) 80+3'
Pen: Allan (1/1) 10'
Parc Olympique Lyonnais, Décines-Charpieu
Attendance: 57,083
Referee: Matthew Carley (England)[16]
 
 
 
 
 
 
New Zealand
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Italy
FB 15 Beauden Barrett
RW 14 Will Jordan
OC 13 Rieko Ioane
IC 12 Jordie Barrett   64'
LW 11 Mark Tele'a
FH 10 Richie Mo'unga   64'
SH 9 Aaron Smith   49'
N8 8 Ardie Savea (c)
OF 7 Dalton Papalii   57'
BF 6 Shannon Frizell   49'
RL 5 Scott Barrett
LL 4 Brodie Retallick
TP 3 Nepo Laulala   49'
HK 2 Codie Taylor   57'
LP 1 Ofa Tuʻungafasi   49'
Replacements:
HK 16 Dane Coles   57'
PR 17 Tamaiti Williams   49'
PR 18 Tyrel Lomax   49'
LK 19 Sam Whitelock   49'
FL 20 Sam Cane   57'
SH 21 Cam Roigard   49'
FH 22 Damian McKenzie   64'
CE 23 Anton Lienert-Brown   64'
Coach:
  Ian Foster
 
FB 15 Tommaso Allan   60'
RW 14 Ange Capuozzo
OC 13 Ignacio Brex
IC 12 Luca Morisi
LW 11 Monty Ioane
FH 10 Paolo Garbisi
SH 9 Stephen Varney   49'
N8 8 Lorenzo Cannone
OF 7 Michele Lamaro (c)   65'
BF 6 Sebastian Negri   49'
RL 5 Federico Ruzza
LL 4 Dino Lamb   41'
TP 3 Marco Riccioni   45' to 56'   65'
HK 2 Giacomo Nicotera   49'
LP 1 Danilo Fischetti   18'
Replacements:
HK 16 Hame Faiva   49'
PR 17 Ivan Nemer   18'
PR 18 Simone Ferrari   45'   56'   65'
LK 19 Niccolò Cannone   41'
FL 20 Manuel Zuliani   49'
N8 21 Toa Halafihi   65'
SH 22 Martin Page-Relo   49'
WG 23 Paolo Odogwu   60'
Coach:
  Kieran Crowley

Player of the Match:
Ardie Savea (New Zealand)[36]

Assistant referees:
Nic Berry (Australia)[16]
Christophe Ridley (England)[16]
Television match official:
Brett Cronan (Australia)[16]

Notes:


New Zealand vs Uruguay

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5 October 2023
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
(1 BP) New Zealand  73–0  Uruguay
Try: McKenzie (2) 20' c, 53' c
Mo'unga 25' c
Jordan (2) 33' c, 65' c
Roigard 38' m
Newell 45' m
Fainga'anuku (3) 49' c, 68' c, 77' c
Williams 73' c
Con: Mo'unga (5/7) 21', 26', 34', 50', 54'
McKenzie (2/2) 66', 69'
B. Barrett (2/2) 74', 78'		Report
Parc Olympique Lyonnais, Décines-Charpieu
Attendance: 57,672
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)[16]
 
 
 
 
 
 
New Zealand
 
 
 
 
 
 
Uruguay
FB 15 Damian McKenzie
RW 14 Will Jordan
OC 13 Anton Lienert-Brown
IC 12 Jordie Barrett   53'
LW 11 Leicester Fainga'anuku
FH 10 Richie Mo'unga   63'
SH 9 Cam Roigard   53'
N8 8 Luke Jacobson
OF 7 Sam Cane (c)
BF 6 Shannon Frizell   54'
RL 5 Tupou Vaa'i
LL 4 Sam Whitelock   63'
TP 3 Tyrel Lomax   9'
HK 2 Codie Taylor   46'
LP 1 Ofa Tuʻungafasi   46'   74'
Replacements:
HK 16 Samisoni Taukei'aho   46'   74'
PR 17 Tamaiti Williams   46'
PR 18 Fletcher Newell   9'
LK 19 Scott Barrett   63'
FL 20 Ethan Blackadder   54'
SH 21 Finlay Christie   53'
FH 22 Beauden Barrett   63'
WG 23 Caleb Clarke   53'
Coach:
  Ian Foster
 
FB 15 Rodrigo Silva
RW 14 Gastón Mieres   58'
OC 13 Tomás Inciarte
IC 12 Andrés Vilaseca (c)
LW 11 Nicolás Freitas
FH 10 Felipe Etcheverry   50'
SH 9 Santiago Arata   60'
N8 8 Manuel Diana   55'
OF 7 Lucas Bianchi
BF 6 Manuel Ardao
RL 5 Manuel Leindekar
LL 4 Ignacio Dotti   47'
TP 3 Diego Arbelo   58'
HK 2 Germán Kessler   63'
LP 1 Mateo Sanguinetti   64'
Replacements:
HK 16 Guillermo Pujadas   63'
PR 17 Matías Benítez   64'
PR 18 Ignacio Péculo   58'
LK 19 Juan Manuel Rodríguez   47'
FL 20 Santiago Civetta   55'
SH 21 Agustín Ormaechea   60'
FH 22 Felipe Berchesi   50'
WG 23 Juan Manuel Alonso   58'
Coach:
  Esteban Meneses

Player of the Match:
Damian McKenzie (New Zealand)[38]

Assistant referees:
Matthew Carley (England)[16]
Jordan Way (Australia)[16]
Television match official:
Marius Jonker (South Africa)[16]

Notes:

  • This was the first ever meeting between these two sides.
  • Sam Whitelock (New Zealand) became only the second player in history to earn 150 test caps. He also became the most capped player at the World Cup, with 23 appearances across four tournaments, surpassing Jason Leonard and Richie McCaw.
  • This was the fifth match at the 2023 World Cup where the losing team failed to score any points – a new record for a single tournament, surpassing 2007 and 2019.


France vs Italy

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6 October 2023
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
(1 BP) France  60–7  Italy
Try: Penaud (2) 2' c, 38' c
Bielle-Biarrey 13' c
Ramos 22' c
Jalibert 47' c
Mauvaka 54' c
Moefana (2) 64' c, 76' m
Con: Ramos (6/6) 4', 14', 23', 39', 48', 55'
Jaminet (1/2) 65'
Pen: Ramos (1/2) 7'
Jaminet (1/1) 80+1'		ReportTry: Zuliani 71' c
Con: Allan (1/1) 72'
Parc Olympique Lyonnais, Décines-Charpieu
Attendance: 58,102
Referee: Karl Dickson (England)[16]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
France
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Italy
FB 15 Thomas Ramos   61'
RW 14 Damian Penaud
OC 13 Gaël Fickou   61'
IC 12 Jonathan Danty
LW 11 Louis Bielle-Biarrey
FH 10 Matthieu Jalibert
SH 9 Maxime Lucu   55'
N8 8 Grégory Alldritt
OF 7 Charles Ollivon (c)   55'
BF 6 Anthony Jelonch
RL 5 Thibaud Flament   45'
LL 4 Cameron Woki
TP 3 Uini Atonio   45'
HK 2 Peato Mauvaka   55'
LP 1 Cyril Baille   55'
Replacements:
HK 16 Pierre Bourgarit   55'
PR 17 Reda Wardi   55'
PR 18 Dorian Aldegheri   45'
LK 19 Romain Taofifénua   45'
FL 20 François Cros   55'
SH 21 Baptiste Couilloud   55'
CE 22 Yoram Moefana   61'
FB 23 Melvyn Jaminet   61'
Coach:
  Fabien Galthié
 
FB 15 Ange Capuozzo   31'
RW 14 Pierre Bruno   65'
OC 13 Ignacio Brex
IC 12 Paolo Garbisi
LW 11 Monty Ioane
FH 10 Tommaso Allan
SH 9 Stephen Varney   44'
N8 8 Lorenzo Cannone
OF 7 Michele Lamaro (c)   44'
BF 6 Sebastian Negri
RL 5 Federico Ruzza
LL 4 Niccolò Cannone   57'
TP 3 Pietro Ceccarelli   55'
HK 2 Hame Faiva   61'
LP 1 Simone Ferrari   61'
Replacements:
HK 16 Marco Manfredi   61'
PR 17 Federico Zani   61'
PR 18 Marco Riccioni   55'
LK 19 Dave Sisi   57'
FL 20 Manuel Zuliani   44'
SH 21 Alessandro Fusco   44'
CE 22 Luca Morisi   65'
FB 23 Lorenzo Pani   31'
Coach:
  Kieran Crowley

Player of the Match:
Grégory Alldritt (France)[39]

Assistant referees:
Luke Pearce (England)[16]
Craig Evans (Wales)[16]
Television match official:
Marius Jonker (South Africa)[16]

Notes:


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