2023 Rugby World Cup Pool D
Pool A of the 2023 Rugby World Cup will begin on 9 September 2023. The pool includes 2003 champions and 2019 runner-ups England, previous hosts Japan and Argentina. They are joined by Samoa, the winner of the Oceania 1 qualifier, and Chile (Americas 2).[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 | |||||||||
| D1 |  England | 1 | Europe | Top 3 in 2019 RWC pool | 2019 | 10th | 2019 | Winners (2003) | 3 | |
| D2 |  Japan | 2 | Asia | Top 3 in 2019 RWC pool | 2019 | 10th | 2019 | Quarter-finals (2019) | 8 | |
| D3 |  Argentina | 3 | South America | Top 3 in 2019 RWC pool | 2019 | 10th | 2019 | Third place (2007) | 10 | |
| D4 |  Samoa | 4[nb 2] | Oceania | Oceania 1 | 17 July 2021 | 9th | 2019 | Quarter-finals (1991, 1995) | 15[nb 2] | |
| D5 |  Chile | 5[nb 3] | South America | Americas 2 | 16 July 2022 | 1st | — | — | 29[nb 3] | |
Notes
- The rankings of 1 January 2020 were used for seeding for the final draw.
- As the identity of the Oceania 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 Americas 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Japan |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Argentina |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Samoa |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chile |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Matches
England vs Argentina
Japan vs Chile
Notes:
- This is the first ever meeting between these two sides at a World Cup.
Samoa vs Chile
Notes:
- This is the first ever meeting between these two sides at a World Cup.
Argentina vs Samoa
England vs Chile
Notes:
- This is the first ever meeting between these two sides at a World Cup.
Argentina vs Chile
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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