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Rugby World Cup 2023 predictions, fixtures and results

By Andrew Francis

Published: 9:15, 2 October 2023 | Updated: 7:58, 26 October 2023

The Rugby World Cup is here and we’ve got all the information you need ahead of the biggest tournament in rugby union. 


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Rugby World Cup 2023 Fixtures & Results

Friday September 8

Group A – France 27-13 New Zealand

Saturday September 9

Group A – Italy 52-8 Namibia

Group B – Ireland 82-8 Romania

Group C – Australia 35-15 Georgia

Group D – England 27-10 Argentina

Sunday September 10

Group D – Japan 42-12 Chile

Group B – South Africa 18-3 Scotland

Group C – Wales 32-26 Fiji

Thursday September 14

Group A – France 27-12 Uruguay

Friday September 15

Group A – New Zealand 71-3 Namibia

Saturday September 16

Group D – Samoa 43-10 Chile

Group C – Wales 28-8 Portugal

Group B – Ireland 59-16 Tonga

Sunday September 17

Group B – South Africa 76-0 Romania

Group C – Australia 15-22 Fiji

Group D – England 34-12 Japan

Wednesday September 20

Group A – Italy 38-17 Uruguay

Thursday September 21

Group A – France 96-0 Namibia

Friday September 22

Group D – Argentina 19-10 Samoa

Saturday September 23

Group C – Georgia 18-18 Portugal

Group D – England 71-0 Chile

Group B – South Africa 8-13 Ireland


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Sunday September 24

Group B – Scotland 45-17 Tonga

Group C – Wales 40-6 Australia

Wednesday September 27

Group A – Uruguay 36-26 Namibia

Thursday September 28

Group D – Japan 28-22 Samoa

Friday September 29

Group A – New Zealand 96-17 Italy

Saturday September 30

Group D – Argentina 59-5 Chile

Group C – Fiji 17-12 Georgia

Group B – Scotland 84-0 Romania

Sunday October 1

Group C – Australia 34-14 Portugal

Group B – South Africa 49-18 Tonga

Thursday October 5

Group A – New Zealand 73-0 Uruguay

Friday October 6

Group A – France 60-7 Italy

Saturday October 7

Group C – Wales 43-19 Georgia

Group D – England 18-17 Samoa

Group B – Ireland 36-14 Scotland

Sunday October 8

Group D – Japan 27-39 Argentina

Group B – Tonga 45-24 Romania

Group C – Fiji 23-24 Portugal

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Saturday October 14

Quarter Final – Wales 17-29 Argentina

Quarter Final – Ireland 24-28 New Zealand

Sunday October 15

Quarter Final – England 30-24 Fiji

Quarter Final – France 28-29 South Africa

Saturday October 20

Semi-Final – Argentina 6-44  New Zealand

Sunday October 21

Semi-Final – England 15-16  South Africa

Saturday October 27

Third Place Playoff – England vs Argentina (20:00)

Sunday October 28

New Zealand vs South Africa (20:00)


Rugby World Cup 2023 Group Stages

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L TP Points
1 France 4 4 0 0 210:32 18 Advance to Play Off phase
2 New Zealand 4 3 0 1 253:47 15
3 Italy 4 2 0 2 114:181 10
4 Uruguay 4 1 0 3 65:164 5
5 Namibia 4 0 0 4 37:255 0

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L TP Points
1 Ireland 4 4 0 0 190:46 19 Advance to Play Off phase
2 South Africa 4 3 0 1 151:34 15
3 Scotland 4 2 0 2 146:71 10
4 Tonga 4 2 0 3 96:177 5
5 Romania 4 0 0 4 32:287 0

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L TP Points
1 Wales 4 4 0 0 143:59 19 Advance to Play Off phase
2 Fiji 4 2 0 2 88:83 11
3 Australia 4 2 0 3 90:91 11
4 Portugal 4 1 1 2 64:103 6
5 Georgia 4 0 1 3 64:113 3

Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L TP Points
1 England 4 4 0 0 150:39 18 Advance to Play Off phase
2 Argentina 4 3 0 1 127:69 14
3 Japan 4 2 0 2 109:107 9
4 Samoa 4 1 0 3 92:75 7
5 Chile 4 0 0 4 27:215 0

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