2023 Rugby World Cup Pool C
Pool C of the 2023 Rugby World Cup will begin on 9 September 2023. The pool includes two-times Champions Australia, and automatic qualifiers Wales, Fiji. They are joined by Georgia (Europe 1) and Portugal (Final Qualifier Winner).[1]
It is the fourth time in five Rugby World Cup tournament in which Australia, Wales and Fiji have been in the same group (2011 being the exception.)
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 | |||||||||
| C1 |  Wales | 1 | Europe | Top 3 in 2019 RWC pool | 2019 | 10th | 2019 | Third place (1987) | 4 | |
| C2 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia | 2 | Oceania | Top 3 in 2019 RWC pool | 2019 | 10th | 2019 | Winners (1991, 1999) | 6 | |
| C3 |  Fiji | 3 | Oceania | Top 3 in 2019 RWC pool | 2019 | 9th | 2019 | Quarter-finals (1987, 2007) | 11 | |
| C4 |  Georgia | 4[nb 2] | Europe | Europe 1 | 10 March 2022 | 6th | 2019 | Pool stage (2003, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019)) | 14[nb 2] | |
| C5 |  Portugal | 5[nb 3] | Europe | Final Qualifier | 18 November 2022 | 2nd | 2007 | Pool stage (2007) | 24[nb 3] | |
Notes
- The rankings of 1 January 2020 were used for seeding for the final draw.
- As the identity of the Europe 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 Final Qualifier 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wales |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Australia |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fiji |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Georgia |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Portugal |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Matches
Australia vs Georgia
Wales vs Portugal
Notes:
- This is the first ever meeting between these two sides at a World Cup.
Australia vs Fiji
Georgia vs Portugal
Notes:
- This is the first ever meeting between these two sides at a World Cup.
Australia vs Portugal
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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