2023 Rugby World Cup Pool A
Pool A of the 2023 Rugby World Cup will begin on 8 September 2023. The pool includes hosts France, and previous three-time champions New Zealand and Italy. They are joined by the Americas 1 and Africa 1.[1]
Teams
| Draw position | Team | Band | Confederation | Method of qualification |
Date of qualification |
Finals appearance |
Last appearance |
Previous best performance |
Rugby Rankings[2] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 January 2020[nb 1] | September 2023 | |||||||||
| A1 |  New Zealand | 1 | Oceania | Top 3 in 2019 RWC pool | 2019 | 10th | 2019 | Winners (1987, 2011, 2015) | 2 | |
| A2 |  France | 2 | Europe | Hosts | 15 November 2017 | 10th | 2019 | Runners-up (1987, 1999, 2011) | 7 | |
| A3 |  Italy | 3 | Europe | Top 3 in 2019 RWC pool | 2019 | 10th | 2019 | Pool stage (1987, 1991, 1995, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019) | 12 | |
| A4 |  Uruguay | 4[nb 2] | South America | Americas 1 | 9 October 2021 | 10th | 2019 | Third place (2007) | 18[nb 2] | |
| A5 |  Namibia | 5[nb 3] | Africa | Africa 1 | 10 July 2022 | 7th | 2019 | Pool stage (1999, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019) | 23[nb 3] | |
Notes
- The rankings of 1 January 2020 were used for seeding for the final draw.
- 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]
- 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]
Standings
| Pld | W | D | L | TF | PF | PA | +/− | BP | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| France |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Italy |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Uruguay |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Namibia |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Matches
France vs New Zealand
Italy vs Namibia
France vs Uruguay
Notes:
- This is the first ever meeting between these two sides at a World Cup.
New Zealand vs Namibia
Italy vs Uruguay
Notes:
- This is the first ever meeting between these two sides at a World Cup.
Uruguay vs Namibia
Notes:
- This is the first ever meeting between these two sides at a World Cup.
New Zealand vs Uruguay
Notes:
- This is the first ever meeting between these two sides at a World Cup.
References
- "Hosts France to face New Zealand in blockbuster RWC 2023 opening match". 26 February 2021. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
- "Men's Ranking". World Rugby. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
- "Stage set for Rugby World Cup 2023 Draw". World Rugby. 2 October 2020. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
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