2021 Rugby World Cup Pool A

Pool A of the 2021 Rugby World Cup began on 8 October 2022. The pool includes hosts and five-time and defending champions New Zealand, Australia and Wales. Australia and Wales finished sixth and seventh respectively in 2017. They are joined by Scotland, the winners of the Final Qualification Tournament.[1]

Standings
Key to colours in pool tables
Advanced to the quarter-finals as one of the top two teams in a pool
Advanced to the quarter-finals as one of the two best third place teams
Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD T B Pts
1  New Zealand 3 3 0 0 154 29 +125 26 3 15
2  Australia 3 2 0 1 44 60 −16 6 0 8
3  Wales 3 1 0 2 37 84 −47 5 1 5
4  Scotland 3 0 0 3 27 89 −62 5 2 2
Source:

All times are local New Zealand Daylight Time (UTC+13)

Australia vs New Zealand
8 October 2022
17:45 NZDT (UTC+13)
Australia 17–41 New Zealand (1 BP)
Try: Terita (2) 13' m, 28' m
Wong 16' c
Con: McKenzie (1/3) 18'		ReportTry: Ngan-Woo 31' c
Woodman (3) 36' m, 47' m, 61' c
Tangen-Wainohu 56' c
Tui (2) 68' m, 74' m
Con: Cocksedge (1/1) 33'
Holmes (2/4) 57', 62'
Eden Park, Auckland
Attendance: 34,235[lower-alpha 1]
Referee: Aimee Barrett-Theron (South Africa)
Team details
FB15Pauline Piliae-Rasabale 62'
RW14Bienne Terita
OC13Georgie Friedrichs
IC12Sharni Williams
LW11Ivania Wong 52'
FH10Arabella McKenzie
SH9Iliseva Batibasaga 57'
N88Grace Hamilton 49' to 63'
OF7Shannon Parry (c) 53'
BF6Emily Chancellor
RL5Atasi Lafai 63'
LL4Sera Naiqama 53'
TP3Bridie O'Gorman 61'
HK2Adiana Talakai 49'
LP1Liz Patu 53'
Replacements:
HK16Ashley Marsters 49'
PR17Emily Robinson 53'
PR18Asoiva Karpani 61'
LK19Michaela Leonard 53'
FL20Grace Kemp 49'
SH21Layne Morgan 57'
FH22Trilleen Pomare 61'
WG23Lori Cramer 62'
Coach:
Jay Tregonning
FB15Renee Holmes 61'
RW14Ruby Tui
OC13Stacey Fluhler 66'
IC12Amy du Plessis
LW11Portia Woodman
FH10Ruahei Demant (c)
SH9Kendra Cocksedge 67'
N88Liana Mikaele-Tu'u
OF7Sarah Hirini
BF6Charmaine McMenamin 57'
RL5Chelsea Bremner
LL4Joanah Ngan-Woo 49'
TP3Amy Rule 56'
HK2Luka Connor 49'
LP1Phillipa Love 49'
Replacements:
HK16Georgia Ponsonby 49'
PR17Awhina Tangen-Wainohu 49'
PR18Santo Taumata 56'
LK19Maia Roos 49'
FL20Kendra Reynolds 57'
SH21Arihiana Marino-Tauhinu 67'
FH22Hazel Tubic 66'
WG23Sylvia Brunt 61'
Coach:
Wayne Smith

Player of the Match:
Ruby Tui (New Zealand)

Assistant referees:
Kat Roche (United States)
Doriane Domenjo (France)
Television match official:
Ian Tempest (England)

Wales vs Scotland
9 October 2022
17:45 NZDT (UTC+13)
Wales 18–15 Scotland (1 BP)
Try: Butchers 6' c
Powell 34' m
Con: Snowsill (1/2) 7'
Pen: Snowsill (1/2) 13'
Bevan (1/1) 80+6'		ReportTry: Skeldon 28' m
Gaffney (2) 66' m, 79' m
Northland Events Centre, Whangārei
Referee: Clara Munarini (Italy)
Team details
FB15Kayleigh Powell
RW14Jasmine Joyce 77'
OC13Megan Webb
IC12Hannah Jones (c)
LW11Lisa Neumann 76'
FH10Elinor Snowsill 76'
SH9Ffion Lewis 53'
N88Sioned Harries
OF7Alex Callender 59'
BF6Alisha Butchers 69'
RL5Georgia Evans 55'
LL4Natalia John
TP3Donna Rose 55'
HK2Carys Phillips 63'
LP1Cara Hope 65' 76'
Replacements:
HK16Kelsey Jones 63'
PR17Caryl Thomas 76'
PR18Cerys Hale 55'
LK19Siwan Lillicrap 55'
FL20Bethan Lewis 69'
SH21Keira Bevan 53'
FH22Robyn Wilkins 76'
WG23Lowri Norkett 76'
Coach:
Ioan Cunningham
FB15Chloe Rollie
RW14Rhona Lloyd
OC13Hannah Smith
IC12Lisa Thomson
LW11Megan Gaffney
FH10Helen Nelson
SH9Caity Mattinson
N88Jade Konkel-Roberts
OF7Louise McMillan 47'
BF6Rachel Malcolm (c)
RL5Sarah Bonar
LL4Emma Wassell
TP3Christine Belisle
HK2Lana Skeldon
LP1Molly Wright 64'
Replacements:
HK16Jodie Rettie 65'
PR17Leah Bartlett 64'
PR18Elliann Clarke
LK19Lyndsay O'Donnell
FL20Eilidh Sinclair 47' 65'
SH21Mairi McDonald
FH22Meryl Smith
WG23Shona Campbell
Coach:
Bryan Easson

Player of the Match:
Elinor Snowsill (Wales)

Assistant referees:
Julianne Zussman (Canada)
Tyler Miller (Australia)
Television match official:
Chris Assmus (Canada)

Scotland vs Australia
15 October 2022
15:00 NZDT (UTC+13)
(1 BP) Scotland 12–14 Australia
Try: Skeldon 9' m
Penalty try 27'		ReportTry: Terita 59' c
Marsters 73' c
Con: Cramer (2/2) 61', 75'
Northland Events Centre, Whangārei
Referee: Lauren Jenner (New Zealand)
Team details
FB15Chloe Rollie 38'
RW14Rhona Lloyd
OC13Emma Orr
IC12Lisa Thomson
LW11Hannah Smith
FH10Helen Nelson 71'
SH9Caity Mattinson
N88Jade Konkel-Roberts
OF7Rachel McLachlan 75'
BF6Rachel Malcolm (c)
RL5Sarah Bonar
LL4Emma Wassell
TP3Christine Belisle 54'
HK2Lana Skeldon
LP1Molly Wright 61'
Replacements:
HK16Jodie Rettie 75'
PR17Leah Bartlett 61'
PR18Elliann Clarke 54'
LK19Lyndsay O'Donnell
SH20Mairi McDonald
FH21Sarah Law 71'
CE22Evie Wills
FB23Shona Campbell 38'
Coach:
Bryan Easson
FB15Lori Cramer
RW14Bienne Terita 78'
OC13Georgie Friedrichs
IC12Sharni Williams 68'
LW11Maya Stewart 71'
FH10Arabella McKenzie
SH9Iliseva Batibasaga 68'
N88Grace Hamilton
OF7Shannon Parry (c) 61'
BF6Emily Chancellor
RL5Atasi Lafai 67'
LL4Sera Naiqama
TP3Asoiva Karpani 61'
HK2Adiana Talakai 34'  80+1'
LP1Liz Patu 62'
Replacements:
HK16Ashley Marsters 76' 68'
PR17Emily Robinson 63'
PR18Bridie O'Gorman 61'
LK19Grace Kemp 68'
FL20Piper Duck 61'
SH21Layne Morgan 68'
FH22Trilleen Pomare 68'
FB23Pauline Piliae-Rasabale 71'
Coach:
Jay Tregonning

Player of the Match:
Asoiva Karpani (Australia)

Assistant referees:
Aimee Barrett-Theron (South Africa)[2]
Kat Roche (United States)
Television match official:
Lee Jeffrey (New Zealand)

Notes:

Wales vs New Zealand
16 October 2022
15:15 NZDT (UTC+13)
Wales 12–56 New Zealand (1 BP)
Try: F. Lewis 40+1' c
Harries 78' m
Con: Snowsill (1/1) 40+2'		ReportTry: C. Bremner 17' m
Woodman (2) 20' m, 28' c
Brunt (2) 25' m, 49' m
Roos 41' c
Fitzpatrick 44' m
Murray 57' c
Demant 72' m
Tui 80+1' m
Con: Demant (3/8) 29', 42', 58'
Waitakere Stadium, Auckland
Referee: Hollie Davidson (Scotland)
Team details
FB15Kayleigh Powell
RW14Jasmine Joyce
OC13Megan Webb
IC12Hannah Jones 59'
LW11Lisa Neumann
FH10Elinor Snowsill 68'
SH9Ffion Lewis 59'
N88Sioned Harries
OF7Bethan Lewis
BF6Gwen Crabb
RL5Natalia John 46'
LL4Siwan Lillicrap (c) 70'
TP3Donna Rose 62'
HK2Kelsey Jones 70'
LP1Cara Hope 62'
Replacements:
HK16Katherine Evans 70'
PR17Caryl Thomas 62'
PR18Sisilia Tuipulotu 62'
LK19Abbie Fleming 70'
FL20Alex Callender 46'
SH21Keira Bevan 59'
FH22Robyn Wilkins 68'
CE23Kerin Lake 59'
Coach:
Ioan Cunningham
FB15Ruby Tui
RW14Renee Wickliffe
OC13Sylvia Brunt 57'
IC12Theresa Fitzpatrick 68'
LW11Portia Woodman
FH10Ruahei Demant (c)
SH9Ariana Bayler 66'
N88Charmaine McMenamin 75'
OF7Kendra Reynolds
BF6Alana Bremner 40'
RL5Chelsea Bremner
LL4Maia Roos
TP3Tanya Kalounivale 47'
HK2Georgia Ponsonby 53'
LP1Awhina Tangen-Wainohu 53'
Replacements:
HK16Luka Connor 53'
PR17Krystal Murray 53'
PR18Santo Taumata 47'
LK19Joanah Ngan-Woo 66'
FL20Sarah Hirini 70' 40'
SH21Kendra Cocksedge 66'
CE22Amy du Plessis 57'
FH23Hazel Tubic 68'
Coach:
Wayne Smith

Player of the Match:
Ruahei Demant (New Zealand)

Assistant referees:
Julianne Zussman (Canada)
Tyler Miller (New Zealand)
Television match official:
Chris Assmus (Canada)

Australia vs Wales
22 October 2022
14:15 NZDT (UTC+13)
Australia 13–7 Wales (1 BP)
Try: Batibasaga 5' c
Con: Cramer (1/1) 6'
Pen: Cramer (2/2) 40+1', 78'		ReportTry: Harries 23' c
Con: Snowsill (1/1) 25'
Northland Events Centre, Whangārei
Referee: Sara Cox (England)
Team details
FB15Lori Cramer
RW14Bienne Terita
OC13Georgie Friedrichs
IC12Sharni Williams 56'
LW11Ivania Wong 62'
FH10Arabella McKenzie
SH9Iliseva Batibasaga 56'
N88Grace Hamilton
OF7Shannon Parry (c) 62'
BF6Emily Chancellor
RL5Atasi Lafai
LL4Michaela Leonard 62'
TP3Bridie O'Gorman 52'
HK2Adiana Talakai 58'
LP1Liz Patu 52'
Replacements:
HK16Tania Naden 58'
PR17Emily Robinson 52'
PR18Asoiva Karpani 52'
LK19Grace Kemp 70' 62'
FL20Piper Duck 62'
SH21Layne Morgan 56'
FH22Trilleen Pomare 56'
FB23Pauline Piliae-Rasabale 62'
Coach:
Jay Tregonning
FB15Niamh Terry 63'
RW14Jasmine Joyce
OC13Carys Williams-Morris
IC12Hannah Jones (c)
LW11Lisa Neumann
FH10Elinor Snowsill 70'
SH9Ffion Lewis 50'
N88Sioned Harries
OF7Alex Callender 74'
BF6Bethan Lewis
RL5Gwen Crabb
LL4Natalia John 50'
TP3Cerys Hale 58'
HK2Kelsey Jones 53'
LP1Cara Hope 57'
Replacements:
HK16Carys Phillips 52'
PR17Caryl Thomas 57'
PR18Sisilia Tuipulotu 58'
LK19Georgia Evans 50'
N820Siwan Lillicrap 74'
SH21Keira Bevan 50'
FH22Robyn Wilkins 70'
CE23Kerin Lake 63'
Coach:
Ioan Cunningham

Assistant referees:
Julianne Zussman (Canada)
Beatrice Benvenuti (Italy)
Television match official:
Ian Tempest (England)

Notes:

New Zealand vs Scotland
22 October 2022
16:45 NZDT (UTC+13)
(1 BP) New Zealand 57–0 Scotland
Try: Holmes (2) 2' m, 72' m
Leti-I'iga 10' m
Hirini 12' c
Mikaele-Tu'u 17' c
Fitzpatrick 30' c
Wickliffe (2) 34' c, 39' c
Roos 53' c
Con: Holmes (6/8) 13', 18', 31', 35', 40', 54'		Report
Northland Events Centre, Whangārei
Referee: Aurélie Groizeleau (France)
Team details
FB15Renee Holmes
RW14Renee Wickliffe
OC13Amy du Plessis
IC12Theresa Fitzpatrick
LW11Ayesha Leti-I'iga 48'
FH10Hazel Tubic
SH9Arihiana Marino-Tauhinu (c) 46'
N88Liana Mikaele-Tu'u
OF7Sarah Hirini 76'
BF6Alana Bremner 61'
RL5Maia Roos
LL4Joanah Ngan-Woo 55'
TP3Amy Rule 55' 76'
HK2Georgia Ponsonby 46'
LP1Phillipa Love 46'
Replacements:
HK16Natalie Delamere 46'
PR17Krystal Murray 46'
PR18Tanya Kalounivale 63' 55'
LK19Chelsea Bremner 55'
FL20Kendra Reynolds 63'
SH21Kendra Cocksedge 46'
CE22Sylvia Brunt 48'
FH23Ruahei Demant
Coach:
Wayne Smith
FB15Shona Campbell
RW14Rhona Lloyd 63'
OC13Emma Orr
IC12Lisa Thomson
LW11Hannah Smith
FH10Helen Nelson 66'
SH9Caity Mattinson 55'
N88Jade Konkel-Roberts
OF7Rachel McLachlan 63'
BF6Rachel Malcolm (c) 70'
RL5Sarah Bonar 70'
LL4Emma Wassell
TP3Christine Belisle 55'
HK2Lana Skeldon
LP1Molly Wright 63'
Replacements:
HK16Jodie Rettie 70'
PR17Leah Bartlett 63'
PR18Katie Dougan 55'
LK19Lyndsay O'Donnell 70'
FL20Louise McMillan 63'
SH21Mairi McDonald 55'
CE22Meryl Smith 67'
WG23Liz Musgrove 63'
Coach:
Bryan Easson

Player of the Match:
Theresa Fitzpatrick (New Zealand)

Assistant referees:
Clara Munarini (Italy)
Kat Roche (United States)
Television match official:
Chris Assmus (Canada)

Notes
  1. The total attendance was 34,235, which was recorded for all 3 matches

References
  1. "Scotland romp to World Cup play-off win". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2022-10-02.
  2. worldrugby.org. "Match Officials Appointments | World Rugby". www.worldrugby.org. Retrieved 2022-10-02.
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