2023 Rugby World Cup Pool B
Pool B of the 2023 Rugby World Cup will begin on 9 September 2023. The pool includes holders South Africa, and fellow automatic qualifiers Ireland and Scotland. They are joined by Romania and Tonga.[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 | |||||||||
| B1 |  South Africa | 1 | Africa | Top 3 in 2019 RWC pool | 2019 | 8th | 2019 | Winners (1995, 2007, 2019) | 1 | |
| B2 |  Ireland | 2 | Europe | Top 3 in 2019 RWC pool | 2019 | 10th | 2019 | Quarter-finals (1987, 1991, 1995, 2003, 2011, 2015, 2019) | 5 | |
| B3 |  Scotland | 3 | Europe | Top 3 in 2019 RWC pool | 2019 | 10th | 2019 | Fourth place (1991) | 9 | |
| B4 |  Tonga | 4[nb 2] | Oceania | Asia/Pacific 1 | 23 July 2022 | 9th | 2019 | Pool stage (1987, 1995, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019) | 13[nb 2] | |
| B5 |  Romania | 5[nb 3] | Europe | Europe 2 | 27 June 2022 | 9th | 2015 | Pool stage (1987, 1991, 1995, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015) | 19[nb 3] | |
Notes
- The rankings of 1 January 2020 were used for seeding for the final draw.
- As the identity of the Asia/Pacific 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 Europe 2 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ireland |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scotland |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tonga |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Romania |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Matches
South Africa vs Scotland
South Africa vs Romania
South Africa vs Ireland
Notes:
- This is the first ever meeting between these two sides at a World Cup.
South Africa vs Tonga
Ireland vs Scotland
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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