2023 Rugby World Cup Predictions & Tips

2023 Rugby World Cup Fixtures, Results, and latest standings - Get all the latest results and standings for the RWC

By Ralph Staniforth

25 Sep 2023

Ralph Staniforth 25 Sep 2023

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The Rugby World Cup kicks off on 8 September 2023
France and New Zealand meet in the first game of the tournament
The final of the 2023 Rugby World Cup will take place on 28 October

Rugby World Cup starts on 8 September (Getty images)

We are three weeks into the tournament and this past weekend the groups really started to take shape. Australia look set to depart the World Cup after losing heavily to Wales and will require Georgia to beat Fiji to have any chance of qualifying.

Pool A
Pool B
Pool C
Pool D

Some of the minnows have taken some beatings as well which has boosted the points difference for some teams. Ireland came out on top against South Africa in an absolute classic which now means Scotland have it all to do to qualify from Pool B.

Pool A

Team	Played	Won	Lost	PF	PA	PD	TP
France	2	2	0	150	25	125	13
Italy	2	2	0	90	25	65	10
New Zealand	2	1	1	84	30	54	5
Uruguay	2	0	2	29	65	-36	0
Namibia	2	0	2	11	219	-208	0

Pool A Fixtures

Date	Match	Result	Referee
8 Sept	France vs New Zealand	27-13	Jaco Peyer
9 Sept	Italy vs Namibia	52-8	Andrew Brace
14 Sept	France vs Uruguay	27-12	Ben O'Keeffe
15 Sept	New Zealand vs Namibia	71-3	Luke Pearce
20 Sept	Italy vs Uruguay	38-17	Angus Gardner
21 Sept	France vs Namibia	96-0	Matthew Carley
27 Sept	Namibia vs Uruguay	TBC	Mathieu Raynal
29 Sept	New Zealand vs Italy	TBC	Matthew Carley
5 Oct	New Zealand vs Uruguay	TBC	Wayne Barnes
6 Oct	France vs Italy	TBC	Karl Dickson

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Pool B

Team	Played	Won	Lost	PF	PA	PD	TP
Ireland	3	3	0	154	32	122	14
South Africa	3	2	1	102	16	86	10
Scotland	2	1	1	48	35	13	5
Tonga	2	0	2	33	104	-71	0
Romania	2	0	2	8	158	-155	0

Pool B Fixtures

Date	Match	Result	Referee
9 Sept	Ireland vs Romania	82-8	Nika Amashukeli
10 Sept	South Africa vs Scotland	18-3	Angus Gardner
16 Sept	Ireland vs Tonga	59-16	Wayne Barnes
17 Sept	South Africa vs Romania	76-0	Mathieu Raynal
23 Sept	South Africa vs Ireland	8-13	Ben O'Keeffe
24 Sept	Scotland vs Tonga	45-17	Karl Dickson
30 Sept	Scotland vs Romania	TBC	Wayne Barnes
1 Oct	South Africa vs Tonga	TBC	Luke Pearce
7 Oct	Ireland vs Scotland	TBC	Nic Berry
8 Oct	Tonga vs Romania	TBC	Angus Gardner

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Pool C

Played	Played	Won	Lost	Draw	PF	PA	PD	TP
Wales	3	3	0	0	100	40	60	14
Fiji	2	1	1	0	48	47	1	7
Australia	3	1	2	0	56	77	-21	6
Georgia	2	0	1	1	33	53	-20	2
Portugal	2	0	1	1	26	46	-20	2

Pool C Fixtures

Date	Match	Result	Referee
9 Sept	Australia vs Georgia	35-15	Luke Pearce
10 Sept	Wales vs Fiji	32-26	Matthew Carley
16 Sept	Wales vs Portugal	28-8	Karl Dickson
17 Sept	Australia vs Fiji	15-22	Andrew Brace
23 Sept	Georgia vs Portugal	18-18	Paul Williams
24 Sept	Wales vs Australia	40-6	Wayne Barnes
30 Sept	Fiji vs Georgia	TBC	Karl Dickson
1 Oct	Australia vs Portugal	TBC	Nika Amashukeli
7 Oct	Wales vs Georgia	TBC	Mathieu Raynal
8 Oct	Fiji vs Portugal	TBC	Luke Pearce

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Pool D

Team	Played	Won	Lost	PF	PA	PD	TP
England	3	3	0	132	22	110	14
Samoa	2	1	1	53	29	24	5
Japan	2	1	1	54	46	8	5
Argentina	2	1	1	29	37	-8	4
Chile	3	0	3	22	156	-134	0

Pool D Fixtures

Date	Match	Result	Referee
9 Sept	England vs Argentina	27-10	Mathieu Raynal
10 Sept	Japan vs Chile	42-12	Nic Berry
16 Sept	Samoa vs Chile	43-10	Paul Williams
17 Sept	England vs Japan	34-12	Nika Amashukeli
22 Sept	Argentina vs Samoa	19-10	Nic Berry
23 Sept	England vs Chile	71-0	Jaco Peyper
28 Sept	Japan vs Samoa	TBC	Jaco Peyper
30 Sept	Argentina vs Chile	TBC	Paul Williams
7 Oct	England vs Samoa	TBC	Andrew Brace
8 Oct	Japan vs Argentina	TBC	Ben O'Keeffe