2023 Rugby World Cup Pool A

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.

Main article: 2023 Rugby World Cup

Teams
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 Zealand1OceaniaTop 3 in 2019 RWC pool6 October 201910th2019Winners (1987, 2011, 2015)24
A2 France2EuropeHosts15 November 201710th2019Runners-up (1987, 1999, 2011)73
A3 Italy3EuropeTop 3 in 2019 RWC pool8 October 201910th2019Pool stage (1987, 1991, 1995, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019)1213
A4 Uruguay4[nb 2]South AmericaAmericas 19 October 20215th2019Pool stage (1999, 2003, 2015, 201918[nb 2]17
A5 Namibia5[nb 3]AfricaAfrica 110 July 20227th2019Pool 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. 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. 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

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 Telea 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

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

France vs New Zealand

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: Telea (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
FB15Thomas Ramos 76'
RW14Damian Penaud
OC13Gaël Fickou
IC12Yoram Moefana 58'
LW11Gabin Villière
FH10Matthieu Jalibert
SH9Antoine Dupont (c) 76'
N88Grégory Alldritt
OF7Charles Ollivon
BF6François Cros 63'
RL5Thibaud Flament
LL4Cameron Woki 49'
TP3Uini Atonio 53'
HK2Julien Marchand 12'
LP1Reda Wardi 53'
Replacements:
HK16Peato Mauvaka 12'
PR17Jean-Baptiste Gros 53'
PR18Dorian Aldegheri 53'
LK19Romain Taofifénua 49'
FL20Paul Boudehent 63'
SH21Maxime Lucu 76'
CE22Arthur Vincent 58'
FB23Melvyn Jaminet 76'
Coach:
Fabien Galthié
FB15Beauden Barrett
RW14Will Jordan 58'
OC13Rieko Ioane
IC12Anton Lienert-Brown 63'
LW11Mark Telea 71'
FH10Richie Mo'unga
SH9Aaron Smith 63'
N88Ardie Savea (c)
OF7Dalton Papalii
BF6Tupou Vaa'i 58'
RL5Scott Barrett
LL4Sam Whitelock 69'
TP3Nepo Laulala 53'
HK2Codie Taylor 63'
LP1Ethan de Groot 53'
Replacements:
HK16Samisoni Taukei'aho 63'
PR17Ofa Tuʻungafasi 53'
PR18Fletcher Newell 53'
LK19Brodie Retallick 69'
FL20Luke Jacobson 58'
SH21Finlay Christie 63'
CE22David Havili 63'
WG23Leicester 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

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
FB15Tommaso Allan
RW14Ange Capuozzo
OC13Ignacio Brex 62'
IC12Luca Morisi 48'
LW11Monty Ioane
FH10Paolo Garbisi
SH9Stephen Varney 48'
N88Lorenzo Cannone
OF7Michele Lamaro (c)
BF6Sebastian Negri 48'
RL5Federico Ruzza 12' to 16'
LL4Dino Lamb 57'
TP3Simone Ferrari 50'
HK2Giacomo Nicotera 50'
LP1Danilo Fischetti 57'
Replacements:
HK16Hame Faiva 50'
PR17Ivan Nemer 57'
PR18Marco Riccioni 50'
LK19Dave Sisi 12' 16' 57'
FL20Manuel Zuliani 48'
SH21Martin Page-Relo 48'
CE22Paolo Odogwu 62'
WG23Pierre Bruno 48'
Coach:
Kieran Crowley
FB15Divan Rossouw
RW14Gerswin Mouton 62'
OC13Johan Deysel (c)
IC12Danco Burger 57'
LW11J. C. Greyling
FH10Tiaan Swanepoel
SH9Damian Stevens 57'
N88Richard Hardwick
OF7Johan Retief
BF6Wian Conradie 12' to 16' 18' 21' 62'
RL5Tjiuee Uanivi
LL4Adriaan Ludick 48'
TP3Aranos Coetzee 50'
HK2Torsten van Jaarsveld 11' 52'
LP1Des Sethie 36'
Replacements:
HK16Louis van der Westhuizen 18' 21' 52'
PR17Jason Benade 36'
PR18Casper Viviers 50'
LK19Tiaan de Klerk 48'
FL20Prince ǃGaoseb 12' 16' 62'
SH21Jacques Theron 57'
FH22André van den Berg 62'
CE23Le 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

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
FB15Melvyn Jaminet
RW14Louis Bielle-Biarrey
OC13Arthur Vincent
IC12Yoram Moefana
LW11Gabin Villière
FH10Antoine Hastoy
SH9Maxime Lucu 64'
N88Anthony Jelonch (c) 50'
OF7Sekou Macalou
BF6Paul Boudehent
RL5Romain Taofifénua 27' 50'
LL4Cameron Woki 58'
TP3Dorian Aldegheri 50'
HK2Pierre Bourgarit 50'
LP1Jean-Baptiste Gros 50'
Replacements:
HK16Peato Mauvaka 50'
PR17Reda Wardi 50'
PR18Sipili Falatea 50'
LK19Bastien Chalureau 50'
LK20Thibaud Flament 58'
FL21François Cros 50'
SH22Baptiste Couilloud 64'
FB23Thomas Ramos
Coach:
Fabien Galthié
FB15Baltazar Amaya
RW14Bautista Basso
OC13Tomás Inciarte
IC12Andrés Vilaseca (c)
LW11Nicolás Freitas
FH10Felipe Etcheverry 58'
SH9Santiago Arata 58'
N88Manuel Diana 54'
OF7Santiago Civetta
BF6Manuel Ardao 54'
RL5Manuel Leindekar
LL4Felipe Aliaga 58'
TP3Ignacio Péculo 50'
HK2Guillermo Pujadas 50'
LP1Mateo Sanguinetti 50'
Replacements:
HK16Facundo Gattas 50'
PR17Matías Benítez 50'
PR18Reinaldo Piussi 50'
LK19Ignacio Dotti 58'
FL20Lucas Bianchi 54'
FL21Carlos Deus 54'
SH22Agustín Ormaechea 58'
FH23Felipe 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

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
FB15Beauden Barrett 59'
RW14Caleb Clarke
OC13Anton Lienert-Brown
IC12David Havili 68'
LW11Leicester Fainga'anuku
FH10Damian McKenzie
SH9Cam Roigard 68'
N88Ardie Savea (c) 64'
OF7Dalton Papalii
BF6Luke Jacobson 74'
RL5Sam Whitelock
LL4Brodie Retallick 58'
TP3Nepo Laulala 48'
HK2Samisoni Taukei'aho 52'
LP1Ofa Tuʻungafasi 48' 74'
Replacements:
HK16Dane Coles 52'
PR17Ethan de Groot 72' 48'
PR18Fletcher Newell 48'
LK19Scott Barrett 58'
FL20Tupou Vaa'i 64'
SH21Aaron Smith 68'
FH22Richie Mo'unga 59'
CE23Rieko Ioane 68'
Coach:
Ian Foster
FB15Cliven Loubser
RW14Gerswin Mouton
OC13Johan Deysel (c)
IC12Le Roux Malan 18'
LW11Divan Rossouw
FH10Tiaan Swanepoel
SH9Damian Stevens 72'
N88Richard Hardwick 59'
OF7Prince ǃGaoseb 68'
BF6Wian Conradie 50'
RL5Tjiuee Uanivi
LL4Johan Retief
TP3Aranos Coetzee 74'
HK2Torsten van Jaarsveld 50'
LP1Jason Benade 50'
Replacements:
HK16Louis van der Westhuizen 50'
PR17Des Sethie 50'
PR18Haitembu Shikufa 74'
LK19P. J. van Lill 50'
FL20Adriaan Booysen 59'
FL21Max Katjijeko 68'
SH22Jacques Theron 72'
CE23J. 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

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
FB15Ange Capuozzo
RW14Lorenzo Pani 30' 37'
OC13Ignacio Brex
IC12Paolo Garbisi
LW11Monty Ioane
FH10Tommaso Allan 68'
SH9Alessandro Garbisi 60'
N88Lorenzo Cannone 25' 63'
OF7Michele Lamaro (c)
BF6Sebastian Negri 60'
RL5Federico Ruzza
LL4Niccolò Cannone 50'
TP3Marco Riccioni 50'
HK2Giacomo Nicotera 68'
LP1Danilo Fischetti 27' 68'
Replacements:
PR16Federico Zani 68'
PR17Ivan Nemer 30' 37' 68'
PR18Pietro Ceccarelli 50'
LK19Dino Lamb 50'
FL20Manuel Zuliani 60'
SH21Giovanni Pettinelli 63'
CE22Alessandro Fusco 60'
WG23Paolo Odogwu 68'
Coach:
Kieran Crowley
FB15Baltazar Amaya 63'
RW14Gastón Mieres
OC13Tomás Inciarte
IC12Andrés Vilaseca (c) 43'
LW11Nicolás Freitas 67'
FH10Felipe Etcheverry
SH9Santiago Arata 67'
N88Manuel Diana 57'
OF7Santiago Civetta
BF6Manuel Ardao
RL5Manuel Leindekar
LL4Felipe Aliaga 63'
TP3Ignacio Péculo 60'
HK2Germán Kessler 57'
LP1Mateo Sanguinetti 57'
Replacements:
HK16Guillermo Pujadas 57'
PR17Facundo Gattas 57'
PR18Diego Arbelo 60'
LK19Ignacio Dotti 63'
FL20Carlos Deus 57'
SH21Agustín Ormaechea 67'
FH22Felipe Berchesi 63'
CE23Bautista 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

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
FB15Thomas Ramos
RW14Damian Penaud
OC13Gaël Fickou
IC12Jonathan Danty
LW11Louis Bielle-Biarrey
FH10Matthieu Jalibert 54'
SH9Antoine Dupont (c) 46'
N88Anthony Jelonch 54'
OF7Charles Ollivon
BF6François Cros
RL5Thibaud Flament
LL4Cameron Woki 41' 57' 65'
TP3Uini Atonio 41'
HK2Peato Mauvaka 54'
LP1Cyril Baille 41'
Replacements:
HK16Pierre Bourgarit 54'
PR17Reda Wardi 41'
PR18Dorian Aldegheri 41'
LK19Romain Taofifénua 41'
FL20Paul Boudehent 54' 57'
SH21Baptiste Couilloud 46'
CE22Yoram Moefana 65'
FB23Melvyn Jaminet 54'
Coach:
Fabien Galthié
FB15André van den Berg 41'
RW14Gerswin Mouton 56'
OC13Johan Deysel (c) 45'
IC12Danco Burger
LW11J. C. Greyling
FH10Cliven Loubser
SH9Jacques Theron 59'
N88Prince ǃGaoseb 41'
OF7Johan Retief
BF6Max Katjijeko
RL5Adriaan Ludick
LL4Mahepisa Tjeriko 41'
TP3Aranos Coetzee 74'
HK2Louis van der Westhuizen 65'
LP1Des Sethie 51'
Replacements:
HK16Obert Nortje 65'
PR17Jason Benade 80' 51'
PR18Haitembu Shifuka 74'
LK19P. J. van Lill 41'
FL20Richard Hardwick 41'
SH21Oela Blaauw 59'
CE22Alcino Izaacs 56'
WG23Divan 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

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
FB15Baltazar Amaya
RW14Bautista Basso
OC13Felipe Arcos Pérez
IC12Andrés Vilaseca (c)
LW11Nicolás Freitas 60'
FH10Felipe Etcheverry 60'
SH9Santiago Arata 68'
N88Carlos Deus
OF7Santiago Civetta 61'
BF6Manuel Ardao
RL5Manuel Leindekar
LL4Felipe Aliaga 69'
TP3Diego Arbelo 61'
HK2Germán Kessler 61'
LP1Mateo Sanguinetti 61' 65'
Replacements:
HK16Guillermo Pujadas 61'
PR17Facundo Gattas 61' 65'
PR18Reinaldo Piussi 61'
LK19Juan Manuel Rodríguez 69'
FL20Eric Dosantos 76' 61'
SH21Agustín Ormaechea 68'
FH22Felipe Berchesi 60'
WG23Juan Manuel Alonso 60'
Coach:
Esteban Meneses
FB15Cliven Loubser
RW14Gerswin Mouton 72'
OC13Alcino Izaacs
IC12Danco Burger
LW11J. C. Greyling 64'
FH10Tiaan Swanepoel
SH9Damian Stevens 74'
N88Richard Hardwick 60'
OF7Tjiuee Uanivi (c) 61'
BF6Prince ǃGaoseb 48' 57'
RL5Tiaan de Klerk 72'
LL4Adriaan Ludick 55'
TP3Aranos Coetzee 48'
HK2Torsten van Jaarsveld 61'
LP1Jason Benade 57' 64'
Replacements:
HK16Louis van der Westhuizen 61'
PR17Desiderius Sethie 63' 57'
PR18Haitembu Shifuka 48' 57'
LK19P. J. van Lill 55'
FL20Adriaan Booysen 60'
FL21Max Katjijeko 72'
SH22Jacques Theron 74'
FH23André 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

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
Telea 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
FB15Beauden Barrett
RW14Will Jordan
OC13Rieko Ioane
IC12Jordie Barrett 64'
LW11Mark Telea
FH10Richie Mo'unga 64'
SH9Aaron Smith 49'
N88Ardie Savea (c)
OF7Dalton Papalii 57'
BF6Shannon Frizell 49'
RL5Scott Barrett
LL4Brodie Retallick
TP3Nepo Laulala 49'
HK2Codie Taylor 57'
LP1Ofa Tuʻungafasi 49'
Replacements:
HK16Dane Coles 57'
PR17Tamaiti Williams 49'
PR18Tyrel Lomax 49'
LK19Sam Whitelock 49'
FL20Sam Cane 57'
SH21Cam Roigard 49'
FH22Damian McKenzie 64'
CE23Anton Lienert-Brown 64'
Coach:
Ian Foster
FB15Tommaso Allan 60'
RW14Ange Capuozzo
OC13Ignacio Brex
IC12Luca Morisi
LW11Monty Ioane
FH10Paolo Garbisi
SH9Stephen Varney 49'
N88Lorenzo Cannone
OF7Michele Lamaro (c) 65'
BF6Sebastian Negri 49'
RL5Federico Ruzza
LL4Dino Lamb 41'
TP3Marco Riccioni 45' to 56' 65'
HK2Giacomo Nicotera 49'
LP1Danilo Fischetti 18'
Replacements:
HK16Hame Faiva 49'
PR17Ivan Nemer 18'
PR18Simone Ferrari 45' 56' 65'
LK19Niccolò Cannone 41'
FL20Manuel Zuliani 49'
N821Toa Halafihi 65'
SH22Martin Page-Relo 49'
WG23Paolo 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

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
FB15Damian McKenzie
RW14Will Jordan
OC13Anton Lienert-Brown
IC12Jordie Barrett 53'
LW11Leicester Fainga'anuku
FH10Richie Mo'unga 63'
SH9Cam Roigard 53'
N88Luke Jacobson
OF7Sam Cane (c)
BF6Shannon Frizell 54'
RL5Tupou Vaa'i
LL4Sam Whitelock 63'
TP3Tyrel Lomax 9'
HK2Codie Taylor 46'
LP1Ofa Tuʻungafasi 46' 74'
Replacements:
HK16Samisoni Taukei'aho 46' 74'
PR17Tamaiti Williams 46'
PR18Fletcher Newell 9'
LK19Scott Barrett 63'
FL20Ethan Blackadder 54'
SH21Finlay Christie 53'
FH22Beauden Barrett 63'
WG23Caleb Clarke 53'
Coach:
Ian Foster
FB15Rodrigo Silva
RW14Gastón Mieres 58'
OC13Tomás Inciarte
IC12Andrés Vilaseca (c)
LW11Nicolás Freitas
FH10Felipe Etcheverry 50'
SH9Santiago Arata 60'
N88Manuel Diana 55'
OF7Lucas Bianchi
BF6Manuel Ardao
RL5Manuel Leindekar
LL4Ignacio Dotti 47'
TP3Diego Arbelo 58'
HK2Germán Kessler 63'
LP1Mateo Sanguinetti 64'
Replacements:
HK16Guillermo Pujadas 63'
PR17Matías Benítez 64'
PR18Ignacio Péculo 58'
LK19Juan Manuel Rodríguez 47'
FL20Santiago Civetta 55'
SH21Agustín Ormaechea 60'
FH22Felipe Berchesi 50'
WG23Juan 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

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
FB15Thomas Ramos 61'
RW14Damian Penaud
OC13Gaël Fickou 61'
IC12Jonathan Danty
LW11Louis Bielle-Biarrey
FH10Matthieu Jalibert
SH9Maxime Lucu 55'
N88Grégory Alldritt
OF7Charles Ollivon (c) 55'
BF6Anthony Jelonch
RL5Thibaud Flament 45'
LL4Cameron Woki
TP3Uini Atonio 45'
HK2Peato Mauvaka 55'
LP1Cyril Baille 55'
Replacements:
HK16Pierre Bourgarit 55'
PR17Reda Wardi 55'
PR18Dorian Aldegheri 45'
LK19Romain Taofifénua 45'
FL20François Cros 55'
SH21Baptiste Couilloud 55'
CE22Yoram Moefana 61'
FB23Melvyn Jaminet 61'
Coach:
Fabien Galthié
FB15Ange Capuozzo 31'
RW14Pierre Bruno 65'
OC13Ignacio Brex
IC12Paolo Garbisi
LW11Monty Ioane
FH10Tommaso Allan
SH9Stephen Varney 44'
N88Lorenzo Cannone
OF7Michele Lamaro (c) 44'
BF6Sebastian Negri
RL5Federico Ruzza
LL4Niccolò Cannone 57'
TP3Pietro Ceccarelli 55'
HK2Hame Faiva 61'
LP1Simone Ferrari 61'
Replacements:
HK16Marco Manfredi 61'
PR17Federico Zani 61'
PR18Marco Riccioni 55'
LK19Dave Sisi 57'
FL20Manuel Zuliani 44'
SH21Alessandro Fusco 44'
CE22Luca Morisi 65'
FB23Lorenzo 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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