2023_Rugby_World_Cup

2023 Rugby World Cup

2023 Rugby World Cup

Tenth edition of the men's Rugby World Cup

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]

Quick Facts French: Coupe du monde de rugby 2023, Tournament details ...

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

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

Stadia

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

More information Paris (Saint-Denis), Marseille ...
  1. Stadium/site used in the 2007 Rugby World Cup.
  2. Stadium/site used in the 1999 Rugby World Cup.

Team base camps

South Africa–Scotland at the Stade Vélodrome in Marseille, 10 September 2023
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Source: [8]

Teams

Qualification

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.

More information Region, Team ...

¹as of 4 September 2023 post warm-up matches

Squads

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

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):

More information Band 1, Band 2 ...

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

See also: 2023 Rugby World Cup warm-up matches

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.

More information Pool A, Pool B ...

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]
More information Tie-breaking criteria for pool play ...
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Pool A

Main article: 2023 Rugby World Cup Pool A
More information Pos, Pld ...
Source: World Rugby
Rules for classification: Pool stage tiebreakers
(H) Host
8 September 2023France 27–13 New ZealandStade de France, Saint-Denis
9 September 2023Italy 52–8 NamibiaStade Geoffroy Guichard, Saint-Étienne
14 September 2023France 27–12 UruguayStade Pierre-Mauroy, Villeneuve-d'Ascq
15 September 2023New Zealand 71–3 NamibiaStadium de Toulouse, Toulouse
20 September 2023Italy 38–17 UruguayStade de Nice, Nice
21 September 2023France 96–0 NamibiaStade de Marseille, Marseille
27 September 2023Uruguay 36–26 NamibiaParc Olympique Lyonnais, Décines-Charpieu
29 September 2023New Zealand 96–17 ItalyParc Olympique Lyonnais, Décines-Charpieu
5 October 2023New Zealand 73–0 UruguayParc Olympique Lyonnais, Décines-Charpieu
6 October 2023France 60–7 ItalyParc Olympique Lyonnais, Décines-Charpieu

Pool B

Main article: 2023 Rugby World Cup Pool B
More information Pos, Pld ...
Source: World Rugby
Rules for classification: Pool stage tiebreakers
9 September 2023Ireland 82–8 RomaniaNouveau Stade de Bordeaux, Bordeaux
10 September 2023South Africa 18–3 ScotlandStade de Marseille, Marseille
16 September 2023Ireland 59–16 TongaStade de la Beaujoire, Nantes
17 September 2023South Africa 76–0 RomaniaNouveau Stade de Bordeaux, Bordeaux
23 September 2023South Africa 8–13 IrelandStade de France, Saint-Denis
24 September 2023Scotland 45–17 TongaStade de Nice, Nice
30 September 2023Scotland 84–0 RomaniaStade Pierre-Mauroy, Villeneuve-d'Ascq
1 October 2023South Africa 49–18 TongaStade de Marseille, Marseille
7 October 2023Ireland 36–14 ScotlandStade de France, Saint-Denis
8 October 2023Tonga 45–24 RomaniaStade Pierre-Mauroy, Villeneuve-d'Ascq

Pool C

Main article: 2023 Rugby World Cup Pool C
More information Pos, Pld ...
Source: World Rugby
Rules for classification: Pool stage tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. Head-to-head: Australia 15–22 Fiji
9 September 2023Australia 35–15 GeorgiaStade de France, Saint-Denis
10 September 2023Wales 32–26 FijiNouveau Stade de Bordeaux, Bordeaux
16 September 2023Wales 28–8 PortugalStade de Nice, Nice
17 September 2023Australia 15–22 FijiStade Geoffroy Guichard, Saint-Étienne
23 September 2023Georgia 18–18 PortugalStadium de Toulouse, Toulouse
24 September 2023Wales 40–6 AustraliaParc Olympique Lyonnais, Décines-Charpieu
30 September 2023Fiji 17–12 GeorgiaNouveau Stade de Bordeaux, Bordeaux
1 October 2023Australia 34–14 PortugalStade Geoffroy Guichard, Saint-Étienne
7 October 2023Wales 43–19 GeorgiaStade de la Beaujoire, Nantes
8 October 2023Fiji 23–24 PortugalStadium de Toulouse, Toulouse

Pool D

Main article: 2023 Rugby World Cup Pool D
More information Pos, Pld ...
Source: World Rugby
Rules for classification: Pool stage tiebreakers
9 September 2023England 27–10 ArgentinaStade de Marseille, Marseille
10 September 2023Japan 42–12 ChileStadium de Toulouse, Toulouse
16 September 2023Samoa 43–10 ChileNouveau Stade de Bordeaux, Bordeaux
17 September 2023England 34–12 JapanStade de Nice, Nice
22 September 2023Argentina 19–10 SamoaStade Geoffroy Guichard, Saint-Étienne
23 September 2023England 71–0 ChileStade Pierre-Mauroy, Villeneuve-d'Ascq
28 September 2023Japan 28–22 SamoaStadium de Toulouse, Toulouse
30 September 2023Argentina 59–5 ChileStade de la Beaujoire, Nantes
7 October 2023England 18–17 SamoaStade Pierre-Mauroy, Villeneuve-d'Ascq
8 October 2023Japan 27–39 ArgentinaStade de la Beaujoire, Nantes

Knockout stage

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

 
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

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

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

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

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

Main article: 2023 Rugby World Cup statistics

Most tries

8 tries
6 tries
5 tries

Most points

More information Top 10 points scorers, Player ...

Broadcasting rights

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Notes
  1. All Argentina matches plus opening match, both semi-finals and the final
  2. 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. 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

Sponsorship

More information Worldwide partners, Official sponsors ...

See also

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