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2023 Rugby World Cup Pool D

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Pool D of the 2023 Rugby World Cup began on 9 September 2023 and concluded on 8 October 2023. The pool included 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 tournament debutants Chile (Americas 2).[1] England topped the group and Argentina placed second, thus allowing both teams to progress.

Teams

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Pos. Team Band Confederation Method of
qualification
Date of
qualification
Apps. Last Previous best
performance
World Rugby Rankings[2]
1 January 2020[nb 1] 4 September 2023
D1  England 1 Europe Top 3 in 2019 RWC pool 5 October 2019 10th 2019 Winners (2003) 3 8
D2  Japan 2 Asia Top 3 in 2019 RWC pool 5 October 2019 10th 2019 Quarter-finals (2019) 8 14
D3  Argentina 3 South America Top 3 in 2019 RWC pool 9 October 2019 10th 2019 Third place (2007) 10 6
D4  Samoa 4[nb 2] Oceania Oceania 1 17 July 2021 9th 2019 Quarter-finals (1991, 1995) 15[nb 2] 12
D5  Chile 5[nb 3] South America Americas 2 16 July 2022 1st 29[nb 3] 22

Notes

  1. ^ The rankings of 1 January 2020 were used for seeding for the final draw.
  2. ^ a b 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]
  3. ^ a b 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]

Overview

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In the opening match of Pool D, England defeated Argentina by 27–10. Despite losing Tom Curry to a red card for a dangerous head-to-head with Juan Cruz Mallía, England went over the line courtesy of a player-of-the-match performance from George Ford who scored three drop goals and six penalties, with Argentina's Rodrigo Bruni scoring the only try of the match.[4] Japan faced debutants Chile the following day, in which Japan came out winners in a score of 42–12 despite the best efforts of Chile in their first World Cup appearance.[5] After a six day rest, Samoa played their first match of the pool against Chile in which they came out with a 43–10 bonus-point victory in Bordeaux.[6] The next day, England secured a bonus point victory over Japan in a 34–12 win.[7]

On 22 September, Argentina defeated Samoa with a scoreline of 19–10, with Emiliano Boffelli securing a converted try and 3 penalties, earning him player of the match. The result left the group finely poised and lifted hopes of progression to the knockout stage for Argentina.[8] The next day, England moved on to the brink of qualifying for the knockout stage, after defeating Chile with a scoreline of 71–0 with Henry Arundell earning player of the match having scored five tries in the match. Chile were officially eliminated from the tournament following the result.[9] As Pool D began to near its conclusion, Japan faced Samoa on 28 September in a match of high stakes for both sides. Tries from Lappies Labuschagné, Michael Leitch and Kazuki Himeno secured Japan a 28–22 victory over the Samoans to boost their hopes of progression to the knockout stage, while officially securing England's place who were thus confirmed to top the pool. Samoa, who lost Ben Lam to a red card for an upright tackle, were left requiring a victory in their final match against England to have a chance at progression.[10] Two days later, on 30 September, Chile played their last match of their first ever Rugby World Cup against Argentina in Nantes in what was the first ever meeting between two South American sides in a World Cup. The Argentinians raced to a 59–5 victory over the Chileans, scoring eight tries along with strong kicking from Nicolás Sánchez and Santiago Carreras to set up a showdown with Japan on the final matchday to decide who would join England in the quarter-finals.

On 7 October, England played their final match of the pool against Samoa in Villeneuve-d'Ascq. Despite a valiant effort from the Samoans, who scored two tries through Nigel Ah Wong, England edged the match in an 18–17 victory from a Danny Care try in the 73rd minute to give the English a full house of wins from Pool D as they headed into the quarter-finals while eliminating any hope of Samoa progressing themselves, which place Argentina and Japan in the 2027 Rugby World Cup before the match between two nations.[11] All that remained in the pool was the final match the following day between Japan and Argentina to decide who would finish second and join England in the knockout stage. The high stakes match took place in Nantes, where Mateo Carreras scored a hat-trick as Argentina came out 39–27 victors in a 66-point thriller to finish second in the pool and send themselves through to the quarter-finals with England who topped Pool D and left Japan eliminated from the tournament as they finished in third place.[12]

Standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD TF TA B Pts Qualification
1  England 4 4 0 0 150 39 +111 17 3 2 18 Advance to knockout stage, and
qualification to the 2027 Rugby World Cup
2  Argentina 4 3 0 1 127 69 +58 15 5 2 14
3  Japan 4 2 0 2 109 107 +2 12 14 1 9 Qualification to the 2027 Rugby World Cup
4  Samoa 4 1 0 3 92 75 +17 11 7 3 7
5  Chile 4 0 0 4 27 215 −188 4 30 0 0
Source: World Rugby
Rules for classification: Pool stage tiebreakers

Matches

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England vs Argentina

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9 September 2023
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
England 27–10 Argentina
Pen: Ford (6/6) 10', 46', 54', 59', 66', 75'
Drop: Ford (3/3) 27', 31', 37'
ReportTry: Bruni 79' c
Con: Boffelli (1/1) 80'
Pen: Boffelli (1/2) 5'
Stade Vélodrome, Marseille
Attendance: 63,118
Referee: Mathieu Raynal (France)[13]
England
Argentina
FB 15 Freddie Steward
RW 14 Jonny May
OC 13 Joe Marchant
IC 12 Manu Tuilagi downward-facing red arrow 69'
LW 11 Elliot Daly
FH 10 George Ford downward-facing red arrow 76'
SH 9 Alex Mitchell downward-facing red arrow 59'
N8 8 Ben Earl
OF 7 Tom Curry Red card 3'
BF 6 Courtney Lawes (c) downward-facing red arrow 65'
RL 5 Ollie Chessum downward-facing red arrow 59'
LL 4 Maro Itoje
TP 3 Dan Cole downward-facing red arrow 50'
HK 2 Jamie George downward-facing red arrow 72'
LP 1 Ellis Genge downward-facing red arrow 54'
Replacements:
HK 16 Theo Dan upward-facing green arrow 72'
PR 17 Joe Marler upward-facing green arrow 54'
PR 18 Will Stuart upward-facing green arrow 50'
LK 19 George Martin upward-facing green arrow 59'
FL 20 Lewis Ludlam upward-facing green arrow 66'
SH 21 Danny Care upward-facing green arrow 59'
FH 22 Marcus Smith upward-facing green arrow 76'
CE 23 Ollie Lawrence upward-facing green arrow 69'
Coach:
England Steve Borthwick
FB 15 Juan Cruz Mallía red cross icon 3' to 10'
RW 14 Emiliano Boffelli
OC 13 Lucio Cinti
IC 12 Santiago Chocobares
LW 11 Mateo Carreras downward-facing red arrow 63'
FH 10 Santiago Carreras Yellow card 10'
SH 9 Gonzalo Bertranou downward-facing red arrow 69'
N8 8 Juan Martín González downward-facing red arrow 59'
OF 7 Marcos Kremer
BF 6 Pablo Matera
RL 5 Tomás Lavanini downward-facing red arrow 50'
LL 4 Matías Alemanno downward-facing red arrow 40'
TP 3 Francisco Gómez Kodela downward-facing red arrow 63'
HK 2 Julián Montoya (c) downward-facing red arrow 69'
LP 1 Thomas Gallo downward-facing red arrow 50' upward-facing green arrow 69'
Replacements:
HK 16 Agustín Creevy upward-facing green arrow 69'
PR 17 Joel Sclavi upward-facing green arrow 50' downward-facing red arrow 69'
PR 18 Eduardo Bello upward-facing green arrow 63'
LK 19 Guido Petti upward-facing green arrow 40'
LK 20 Pedro Rubiolo upward-facing green arrow 50'
FL 21 Rodrigo Bruni upward-facing green arrow 59'
SH 22 Lautaro Bazán upward-facing green arrow 69'
CE 23 Matías Moroni upward-facing green arrow 3' downward-facing red arrow 10' upward-facing green arrow 63'
Coach:
Australia Michael Cheika

Player of the Match:
George Ford (England)[14]

Assistant referees:
Ben O'Keeffe (New Zealand)[13]
Pierre Brousset (France)[13]
Television match official:
Marius Jonker (South Africa)[13]

Notes:

  • Tom Curry became the first England player to be sent off at a Rugby World Cup. It was also the fastest red card in a World Cup match, and the first ever to be issued at the tournament via the World Rugby foul play review process (a system introduced in August 2023, during the Summer Nations Series).[15]


Japan vs Chile

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10 September 2023
13:00 CEST (UTC+2)
(1 BP) Japan 42–12 Chile
Try: Fakatava (2) 8' c, 40+1' c
Naikabula 30' c
Leitch 53' c
Nakamura 71' c
Dearns 79' c
Con: Matsuda (6/6) 10', 31', 40+2', 54', 73', 80+1'
ReportTry: Fernández 6' c
A. Escobar 48' m
Con: Videla (1/2) 7'
Stadium de Toulouse, Toulouse
Attendance: 30,187
Referee: Nic Berry (Australia)[13]
Japan
Chile
FB 15 Semisi Masirewa downward-facing red arrow 56'
RW 14 Kotaro Matsushima
OC 13 Dylan Riley Yellow card 46'
IC 12 Ryōto Nakamura
LW 11 Jone Naikabula downward-facing red arrow 63'
FH 10 Rikiya Matsuda
SH 9 Yutaka Nagare (c) downward-facing red arrow 61'
N8 8 Jack Cornelsen
OF 7 Kanji Shimokawa downward-facing red arrow 50'
BF 6 Michael Leitch
RL 5 Amato Fakatava downward-facing red arrow 55'
LL 4 Amanaki Saumaki
TP 3 Koo Ji-won
HK 2 Atsushi Sakate downward-facing red arrow 50'
LP 1 Keita Inagaki downward-facing red arrow 58'
Replacements:
HK 16 Shōta Horie upward-facing green arrow 50'
PR 17 Craig Millar upward-facing green arrow 58'
PR 18 Asaeli Ai Valu
LK 19 Warner Dearns upward-facing green arrow 55'
FL 20 Shota Fukui upward-facing green arrow 50'
SH 21 Naoto Saitō upward-facing green arrow 61'
CE 22 Tomoki Osada upward-facing green arrow 63'
WG 23 Lomano Lemeki upward-facing green arrow 56'
Coach:
New Zealand Jamie Joseph
FB 15 Iñaki Ayarza
RW 14 Santiago Videla
OC 13 Domingo Saavedra
IC 12 Nicolás Garafulic
LW 11 Franco Velarde downward-facing red arrow 29' upward-facing green arrow 35' downward-facing red arrow 56'
FH 10 Rodrigo Fernández
SH 9 Marcelo Torrealba
N8 8 Alfonso Escobar
OF 7 Raimundo Martínez downward-facing red arrow 58'
BF 6 Martín Sigren (c) Yellow card 37'
RL 5 Javier Eissman downward-facing red arrow 56'
LL 4 Clemente Saavedra downward-facing red arrow 65'
TP 3 Matías Dittus Yellow card 24' downward-facing red arrow 68'
HK 2 Diego Escobar downward-facing red arrow 58'
LP 1 Javier Carrasco
Replacements:
HK 16 Augusto Böhme upward-facing green arrow 58'
PR 17 Salvador Lues
PR 18 Iñaki Gurruchaga upward-facing green arrow 29' downward-facing red arrow 35' upward-facing green arrow 68'
LK 19 Pablo Huete upward-facing green arrow 65'
LK 20 Santiago Pedrero upward-facing green arrow 56'
FL 21 Ignacio Silva upward-facing green arrow 58'
SH 22 Lukas Carvallo
CE 23 José Ignacio Larenas upward-facing green arrow 56'
Coach:
Uruguay Pablo Lemoine

Player of the Match:
Amato Fakatava (Japan)[16]

Assistant referees:
Karl Dickson (England)[13]
Andrea Piardi (Italy)[13]
Television match official:
Tom Foley (England)[13]

Notes:


Samoa vs Chile

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16 September 2023
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
(1 BP) Samoa 43–10 Chile
Try: Paia'aua 40+1' c
Taumateine 42' m
Lee 47' m
Malolo (2) 52' c, 80+1' c
Con: Leali'ifano (2/4) 40+2', 53'
Sopoaga (1/1) 80+2'
Pen: Leali'ifano (4/4) 4', 10', 14', 36'
ReportTry: Dittus 6' c
Con: Videla (1/1) 7'
Pen: Garafulic (1/1) 30'
Nouveau Stade de Bordeaux, Bordeaux
Attendance: 39,291
Referee: Paul Williams (New Zealand)[13]
Samoa
Chile
FB 15 Duncan Paia'aua
RW 14 Danny Toala downward-facing red arrow 64'
OC 13 Ulupano Seuteni Yellow card 6'
IC 12 Tumua Manu downward-facing red arrow 56'
LW 11 Nigel Ah Wong
FH 10 Christian Leali'ifano
SH 9 Jonathan Taumateine downward-facing red arrow 54'
N8 8 Steve Luatua downward-facing red arrow 58'
OF 7 Fritz Lee
BF 6 Taleni Seu
RL 5 Theo McFarland
LL 4 Chris Vui downward-facing red arrow 58'
TP 3 Michael Alaalatoa (c) downward-facing red arrow 54'
HK 2 Seilala Lam downward-facing red arrow 41'
LP 1 James Lay downward-facing red arrow 54'
Replacements:
HK 16 Sama Malolo upward-facing green arrow 41'
PR 17 Jordan Lay upward-facing green arrow 54'
PR 18 Paul Alo-Emile upward-facing green arrow 54'
LK 19 Sam Slade upward-facing green arrow 58'
FL 20 Jordan Taufua upward-facing green arrow 58'
SH 21 Ere Enari Yellow card 64' upward-facing green arrow 54'
FH 22 Lima Sopoaga upward-facing green arrow 56'
WG 23 Ed Fidow upward-facing green arrow 64'
Coach:
Samoa Seilala Mapusua
FB 15 Iñaki Ayarza
RW 14 Santiago Videla downward-facing red arrow 22'
OC 13 Domingo Saavedra
IC 12 Matías Garafulic
LW 11 José Larenas
FH 10 Rodrigo Fernández
SH 9 Marcelo Torrealba downward-facing red arrow 62'
N8 8 Raimundo Martínez downward-facing red arrow 41'
OF 7 Clemente Saavedra downward-facing red arrow 74'
BF 6 Martín Sigren (c)
RL 5 Santiago Pedrero downward-facing red arrow 54'
LL 4 Pablo Huete downward-facing red arrow 41'
TP 3 Matías Dittus downward-facing red arrow 70' upward-facing green arrow 74'
HK 2 Tomás Dussaillant downward-facing red arrow 41' upward-facing green arrow 64'
LP 1 Javier Carrasco downward-facing red arrow 41'
Replacements:
HK 16 Diego Escobar upward-facing green arrow 41' downward-facing red arrow 64'
PR 17 Salvador Lues upward-facing green arrow 41'
PR 18 Esteban Inostroza Yellow card 71' upward-facing green arrow 70'
LK 19 Javier Eissman upward-facing green arrow 41'
FL 20 Alfonso Escobar Yellow card 63' upward-facing green arrow 41'
FL 21 Ignacio Silva upward-facing green arrow 54'
SH 22 Benjamín Videla upward-facing green arrow 62'
CE 23 Pablo Casas upward-facing green arrow 22'
Coach:
Uruguay Pablo Lemoine

Player of the Match:
Theo McFarland (Samoa)[20]

Assistant referees:
Angus Gardner (Australia)[13]
James Doleman (New Zealand)[13]
Television match official:
Brett Cronan (Australia)[13]

Notes:

  • This was the first ever meeting between these two nations.[21]
  • Benjamín Videla (Chile) made his international debut.[22]


England vs Japan

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17 September 2023
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
(1 BP) England 34–12 Japan
Try: Ludlam 24' c
Lawes 56' c
Steward 66' c
Marchant 80+1' c
Con: Ford (4/4) 26', 56', 67', 80+1'
Pen: Ford (2/3) 4', 42'
ReportPen: Matsuda (4/4) 15', 23', 32', 54'
Allianz Riviera, Nice
Attendance: 30,500
Referee: Nika Amashukeli (Georgia)[13]
England
Japan
FB 15 Freddie Steward downward-facing red arrow 69'
RW 14 Jonny May
OC 13 Joe Marchant
IC 12 Manu Tuilagi downward-facing red arrow 69'
LW 11 Elliot Daly
FH 10 George Ford
SH 9 Alex Mitchell downward-facing red arrow 60'
N8 8 Lewis Ludlam downward-facing red arrow 51'
OF 7 Ben Earl
BF 6 Courtney Lawes (c) red cross icon 63' to 73'
RL 5 Ollie Chessum downward-facing red arrow 74'
LL 4 Maro Itoje
TP 3 Kyle Sinckler downward-facing red arrow 51'
HK 2 Jamie George downward-facing red arrow 74'
LP 1 Joe Marler downward-facing red arrow 60'
Replacements:
HK 16 Theo Dan upward-facing green arrow 74'
PR 17 Ellis Genge upward-facing green arrow 60'
PR 18 Will Stuart upward-facing green arrow 51'
LK 19 George Martin upward-facing green arrow 63' downward-facing red arrow 73' upward-facing green arrow 74'
N8 20 Billy Vunipola upward-facing green arrow 51'
SH 21 Ben Youngs upward-facing green arrow 60'
FH 22 Marcus Smith upward-facing green arrow 69'
CE 23 Ollie Lawrence upward-facing green arrow 69'
Coach:
England Steve Borthwick
FB 15 Semisi Masirewa downward-facing red arrow 7'
RW 14 Kotaro Matsushima
OC 13 Tomoki Osada
IC 12 Ryōto Nakamura
LW 11 Jone Naikabula downward-facing red arrow 50'
FH 10 Rikiya Matsuda
SH 9 Yutaka Nagare downward-facing red arrow 65'
N8 8 Kazuki Himeno (c)
OF 7 Lappies Labuschagné downward-facing red arrow 74'
BF 6 Michael Leitch
RL 5 Amato Fakatava downward-facing red arrow 62'
LL 4 Jack Cornelsen
TP 3 Koo Ji-won downward-facing red arrow 41'
HK 2 Shōta Horie downward-facing red arrow 62'
LP 1 Keita Inagaki downward-facing red arrow 50'
Replacements:
HK 16 Atsushi Sakate upward-facing green arrow 62'
PR 17 Craig Millar upward-facing green arrow 50'
PR 18 Asaeli Ai Valu upward-facing green arrow 41'
LK 19 Warner Dearns upward-facing green arrow 62'
FL 20 Kanji Shimokawa upward-facing green arrow 74'
SH 21 Naoto Saitō upward-facing green arrow 65'
CE 22 Dylan Riley upward-facing green arrow 50'
WG 23 Lomano Lemeki upward-facing green arrow 7'
Coach:
New Zealand Jamie Joseph

Player of the Match:
George Ford (England)[23]

Assistant referees:
Nic Berry (Australia)[13]
Andrea Piardi (Italy)[13]
Television match official:
Joy Neville (Ireland)[13]

Notes:


Argentina vs Samoa

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22 September 2023
17:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Argentina 19–10 Samoa
Try: Boffelli 9' c
Con: Boffelli (1/1) 10'
Pen: Boffelli (3/4) 25', 34', 54'
Sánchez (1/1) 80'
ReportTry: Malolo 75' c
Con: Leuila (1/1) 75'
Pen: Leali'ifano (1/3) 28'
Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne
Attendance: 38,358
Referee: Nic Berry (Australia)[13]
Argentina
Samoa
FB 15 Juan Cruz Mallía
RW 14 Emiliano Boffelli
OC 13 Matías Moroni downward-facing red arrow 71'
IC 12 Santiago Chocobares
LW 11 Mateo Carreras
FH 10 Santiago Carreras downward-facing red arrow 67'
SH 9 Gonzalo Bertranou downward-facing red arrow 67'
N8 8 Juan Martín González downward-facing red arrow 56'
OF 7 Marcos Kremer
BF 6 Pablo Matera
RL 5 Matías Alemanno downward-facing red arrow 61'
LL 4 Guido Petti
TP 3 Eduardo Bello downward-facing red arrow 43'
HK 2 Julián Montoya (c) downward-facing red arrow 73'
LP 1 Thomas Gallo downward-facing red arrow 80'
Replacements:
HK 16 Agustín Creevy upward-facing green arrow 73'
PR 17 Mayco Vivas upward-facing green arrow 80'
PR 18 Francisco Gómez Kodela upward-facing green arrow 43'
LK 19 Pedro Rubiolo upward-facing green arrow 61'
FL 20 Rodrigo Bruni upward-facing green arrow 56'
SH 21 Tomás Cubelli upward-facing green arrow 67'
FH 22 Nicolás Sánchez upward-facing green arrow 67'
CE 23 Lucio Cinti upward-facing green arrow 71'
Coach:
Australia Michael Cheika
FB 15 Duncan Paia'aua Yellow card 1' downward-facing red arrow 58'
RW 14 Nigel Ah Wong
OC 13 Ulupano Seuteni downward-facing red arrow 49'
IC 12 Tumua Manu
LW 11 Ben Lam
FH 10 Christian Leali'ifano
SH 9 Jonathan Taumateine
N8 8 Steven Luatua downward-facing red arrow 60'
OF 7 Fritz Lee
BF 6 Theo McFarland
RL 5 Chris Vui (c)
LL 4 Brian Alainu'uese downward-facing red arrow 55'
TP 3 Paul Alo-Emile downward-facing red arrow 55'
HK 2 Seilala Lam downward-facing red arrow 56'
LP 1 James Lay downward-facing red arrow 55'
Replacements:
HK 16 Sama Malolo upward-facing green arrow 56'
PR 17 Charlie Faumuina upward-facing green arrow 55'
PR 18 Michael Alaalatoa upward-facing green arrow 55'
LK 19 Taleni Seu upward-facing green arrow 55'
FL 20 Jordan Taufua upward-facing green arrow 60'
SH 21 Melani Matavao
CE 22 D'Angelo Leuila upward-facing green arrow 49'
FB 23 Danny Toala upward-facing green arrow 58'
Coach:
Samoa Seilala Mapusua

Player of the Match:
Emiliano Boffelli (Argentina)[26]

Assistant referees:
Nika Amashukeli (Georgia)[13]
Jordan Way (Australia)[13]
Television match official:
Brett Cronan (Australia)[13]

Notes:


England vs Chile

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23 September 2023
17:45 CEST (UTC+2)
(1 BP) England 71–0 Chile
Try: Arundell (5) 20' m, 30' m, 48' c, 60' c, 69' m
Dan (2) 24' c, 45' c
Rodd 35' c
Smith (2) 40' c, 77' c
Willis 80' c
Con: Farrell (8/11) 25', 36', 40+2', 46', 49', 62', 78', 80+1'
Report
Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Villeneuve-d'Ascq
Attendance: 44,315
Referee: Jaco Peyper (South Africa)[13]
England
Chile
FB 15 Marcus Smith
RW 14 Henry Arundell
OC 13 Elliot Daly downward-facing red arrow 50'
IC 12 Ollie Lawrence
LW 11 Max Malins downward-facing red arrow 71'
FH 10 Owen Farrell (c)
SH 9 Danny Care downward-facing red arrow 50'
N8 8 Billy Vunipola downward-facing red arrow 67'
OF 7 Jack Willis
BF 6 Lewis Ludlam downward-facing red arrow 55'
RL 5 George Martin
LL 4 David Ribbans
TP 3 Kyle Sinckler downward-facing red arrow 55'
HK 2 Theo Dan downward-facing red arrow 55'
LP 1 Bevan Rodd downward-facing red arrow 55'
Replacements:
HK 16 Jack Walker upward-facing green arrow 55'
PR 17 Joe Marler upward-facing green arrow 55'
PR 18 Will Stuart upward-facing green arrow 55'
LK 19 Ollie Chessum upward-facing green arrow 55'
FL 20 Ben Earl upward-facing green arrow 67'
SH 21 Ben Youngs upward-facing green arrow 50'
FH 22 George Ford upward-facing green arrow 50'
CE 23 Joe Marchant upward-facing green arrow 71'
Coach:
England Steve Borthwick
FB 15 Francisco Urroz
RW 14 Cristobal Game
OC 13 Domingo Saavedra
IC 12 Matías Garafulic downward-facing red arrow 78'
LW 11 Franco Velarde downward-facing red arrow 63'
FH 10 Rodrigo Fernández
SH 9 Benjamín Videla
N8 8 Alfonso Escobar downward-facing red arrow 63'
OF 7 Ignacio Silva downward-facing red arrow 41'
BF 6 Martín Sigren (c)
RL 5 Javier Eissman downward-facing red arrow 62'
LL 4 Clemente Saavedra
TP 3 Matías Dittus Yellow card 44' downward-facing red arrow 63' upward-facing green arrow 77'
HK 2 Augusto Böhme downward-facing red arrow 56'
LP 1 Salvador Lues downward-facing red arrow 56'
Replacements:
HK 16 Tomás Dussaillant upward-facing green arrow 56'
PR 17 Vittorio Lastra upward-facing green arrow 56'
PR 18 Iñaki Gurruchaga upward-facing green arrow 63' downward-facing red arrow 77'
LK 19 Pablo Huete upward-facing green arrow 62'
FL 20 Thomas Orchard upward-facing green arrow 63'
FL 21 Raimundo Martínez upward-facing green arrow 41'
SH 22 Lukas Carvallo upward-facing green arrow 78'
FB 23 Iñaki Ayarza upward-facing green arrow 63'
Coach:
Uruguay Pablo Lemoine

Player of the Match:
Henry Arundell (England)[28]

Assistant referees:
Pierre Brousset (France)[13]
Andrea Piardi (Italy)[13]
Television match official:
Marius Jonker (South Africa)[13]

Notes:


Japan vs Samoa

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28 September 2023
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Japan 28–22 Samoa (1 BP)
Try: Labuschagné 13' c
Leitch 32' c
Himeno 48' m
Con: Matsuda (2/3) 15', 33'
Pen: Matsuda (3/3) 28', 56', 75'
ReportTry: S. Lam 38' m
Paia'aua 65' c
Leali'ifano 78' c
Con: Leali'ifano (2/3) 66', 79'
Pen: Leuila (1/2) 25'
Stadium de Toulouse, Toulouse
Attendance: 31,794
Referee: Jaco Peyper (South Africa)[13]
Japan
Samoa
FB 15 Lomano Lemeki
RW 14 Kotaro Matsushima
OC 13 Dylan Riley
IC 12 Ryōto Nakamura downward-facing red arrow 75'
LW 11 Jone Naikabula downward-facing red arrow 41' upward-facing green arrow 47'
FH 10 Rikiya Matsuda downward-facing red arrow 77'
SH 9 Naoto Saitō downward-facing red arrow 75'
N8 8 Kazuki Himeno (c)
OF 7 Lappies Labuschagné red cross icon 47' to 58'
BF 6 Michael Leitch downward-facing red arrow 75'
RL 5 Amato Fakatava
LL 4 Jack Cornelsen downward-facing red arrow 63'
TP 3 Koo Ji-won downward-facing red arrow 47'
HK 2 Shōta Horie Yellow card 37' downward-facing red arrow 58'
LP 1 Keita Inagaki downward-facing red arrow 47'
Replacements:
HK 16 Atsushi Sakate upward-facing green arrow 41' downward-facing red arrow 47' upward-facing green arrow 58'
PR 17 Craig Millar upward-facing green arrow 47'
PR 18 Asaeli Ai Valu upward-facing green arrow 47'
LK 19 Warner Dearns upward-facing green arrow 47' downward-facing red arrow 58' upward-facing green arrow 63'
FL 20 Kanji Shimokawa upward-facing green arrow 75'
SH 21 Kenta Fukuda upward-facing green arrow 75'
FH 22 Lee Seung-sin upward-facing green arrow 77'
CE 23 Tomoki Osada upward-facing green arrow 75'
Coach:
New Zealand Jamie Joseph
FB 15 Duncan Paia'aua
RW 14 Ed Fidow downward-facing red arrow 73'
OC 13 Tumua Manu
IC 12 D'Angelo Leuila downward-facing red arrow 33'
LW 11 Ben Lam Red card 47'
FH 10 Christian Leali'ifano
SH 9 Jonathan Taumateine Yellow card 32' downward-facing red arrow 58'
N8 8 Jordan Taufua downward-facing red arrow 58'
OF 7 Fritz Lee (c)
BF 6 Taleni Seu downward-facing red arrow 5'
RL 5 Theo McFarland
LL 4 Steven Luatua
TP 3 Paul Alo-Emile downward-facing red arrow 51'
HK 2 Seilala Lam downward-facing red arrow 51'
LP 1 James Lay downward-facing red arrow 51'
Replacements:
HK 16 Sama Malolo upward-facing green arrow 51'
PR 17 Jordan Lay upward-facing green arrow 51'
PR 18 Michael Alaalatoa upward-facing green arrow 51'
LK 19 Brian Alainu'uese upward-facing green arrow 5'
FL 20 Alamanda Motuga upward-facing green arrow 58'
SH 21 Melani Matavao upward-facing green arrow 58'
WG 22 Neria Fomai upward-facing green arrow 73'
FB 23 Danny Toala upward-facing green arrow 33'
Coach:
Samoa Seilala Mapusua

Player of the Match:
Lomano Lemeki (Japan)[30]

Assistant referees:
Ben O'Keeffe (New Zealand)[13]
Craig Evans (Wales)[13]
Television match official:
Marius Jonker (South Africa)[13]

Notes:


Argentina vs Chile

[edit]
30 September 2023
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
(1 BP) Argentina 59–5 Chile
Try: Sánchez 9' c
González (2) 16' c, 68' c
Creevy 23' c
Bogado 46' c
Isgro 64' c
Ruiz 77' c
S. Carreras 79' c
Con: Sánchez (6/6) 10', 17', 24', 47', 65', 69'
S. Carreras (2/2) 78', 80+1'
Pen: Sánchez (1/1) 13'
ReportTry: Dussaillant 73' m
Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes
Attendance: 33,963
Referee: Paul Williams (New Zealand)[13]
Argentina
Chile
FB 15 Martín Bogado
RW 14 Rodrigo Isgro Yellow card 26'
OC 13 Lucio Cinti red cross icon 12' to 23'
IC 12 Jerónimo de la Fuente (c)
LW 11 Juan Imhoff downward-facing red arrow 62'
FH 10 Nicolás Sánchez downward-facing red arrow 77'
SH 9 Tomás Cubelli downward-facing red arrow 47'
N8 8 Facundo Isa
OF 7 Marcos Kremer downward-facing red arrow 51'
BF 6 Juan Martín González
RL 5 Pedro Rubiolo
LL 4 Guido Petti downward-facing red arrow 62'
TP 3 Eduardo Bello downward-facing red arrow 47'
HK 2 Agustín Creevy downward-facing red arrow 55'
LP 1 Joel Sclavi downward-facing red arrow 62'
Replacements:
HK 16 Ignacio Ruiz upward-facing green arrow 55'
PR 17 Mayco Vivas upward-facing green arrow 62'
PR 18 Francisco Gómez Kodela upward-facing green arrow 47'
LK 19 Matías Alemanno upward-facing green arrow 51'
FL 20 Joaquín Oviedo upward-facing green arrow 62'
SH 21 Lautaro Bazán upward-facing green arrow 47'
FH 22 Santiago Carreras upward-facing green arrow 77'
FB 23 Juan Cruz Mallía upward-facing green arrow 12' downward-facing red arrow 23' upward-facing green arrow 62'
Coach:
Australia Michael Cheika
FB 15 Iñaki Ayarza downward-facing red arrow 65'
RW 14 Santiago Videla
OC 13 Domingo Saavedra
IC 12 Matías Garafulic
LW 11 José Larenas downward-facing red arrow 78'
FH 10 Rodrigo Fernández
SH 9 Marcelo Torrealba downward-facing red arrow 69'
N8 8 Raimundo Martínez
OF 7 Clemente Saavedra
BF 6 Martín Sigren (c)
RL 5 Javier Eissman downward-facing red arrow 69'
LL 4 Santiago Pedrero downward-facing red arrow 62'
TP 3 Matías Dittus downward-facing red arrow 65'
HK 2 Augusto Böhme downward-facing red arrow 55'
LP 1 Javier Carrasco downward-facing red arrow 47' upward-facing green arrow 71'
Replacements:
HK 16 Tomás Dussaillant upward-facing green arrow 55'
PR 17 Salvador Lues upward-facing green arrow 47' downward-facing red arrow 71'
PR 18 Esteban Inostroza upward-facing green arrow 65'
LK 19 Augusto Sarmiento upward-facing green arrow 69'
FL 20 Alfonso Escobar upward-facing green arrow 78'
FL 21 Ignacio Silva upward-facing green arrow 62'
SH 22 Nicolás Herreros upward-facing green arrow 69'
FB 23 Francisco Urroz upward-facing green arrow 65'
Coach:
Uruguay Pablo Lemoine

Player of the Match:
Nicolás Sánchez (Argentina)[33]

Assistant referees:
Andrew Brace (Ireland)[34]
Chris Busby (Ireland)[34]
Television match official:
Ben Whitehouse (Wales)[13]

Notes:

  • This was the first ever meeting between these two nations at a Rugby World Cup, and the first meeting between any two South American teams in the competition.[35]
  • Nicolás Sánchez became the second Argentine rugby player to earn 100 test caps.[36]


England vs Samoa

[edit]
7 October 2023
17:45 CEST (UTC+2)
England 18–17 Samoa (1 BP)
Try: Chessum 9' m
Care 73' c
Con: Farrell (1/2) 74'
Pen: Farrell (2/3) 18', 58'
ReportTry: Ah Wong (2) 22' c, 29' c
Con: Sopoaga (2/2) 24', 30'
Pen: Sopoaga (1/2) 48'
Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Villeneuve-d'Ascq
Attendance: 47,891
Referee: Andrew Brace (Ireland)[13]
England
Samoa
FB 15 Freddie Steward
RW 14 Joe Marchant
OC 13 Manu Tuilagi downward-facing red arrow 58'
IC 12 Owen Farrell (c)
LW 11 Jonny May
FH 10 George Ford downward-facing red arrow 51'
SH 9 Alex Mitchell downward-facing red arrow 66'
N8 8 Ben Earl
OF 7 Tom Curry red cross icon 45' to 55' downward-facing red arrow 74'
BF 6 Courtney Lawes downward-facing red arrow 59'
RL 5 Ollie Chessum
LL 4 Maro Itoje
TP 3 Dan Cole downward-facing red arrow 48'
HK 2 Jamie George
LP 1 Ellis Genge downward-facing red arrow 55'
Replacements:
HK 16 Theo Dan
PR 17 Joe Marler upward-facing green arrow 55'
PR 18 Kyle Sinckler upward-facing green arrow 48'
LK 19 George Martin upward-facing green arrow 59'
N8 20 Billy Vunipola upward-facing green arrow 45' downward-facing red arrow 55' upward-facing green arrow 74'
SH 21 Danny Care upward-facing green arrow 66'
FH 22 Marcus Smith upward-facing green arrow 51'
CE 23 Ollie Lawrence upward-facing green arrow 58'
Coach:
England Steve Borthwick
FB 15 Duncan Paia'aua
RW 14 Nigel Ah Wong
OC 13 Tumua Manu Yellow card 66'
IC 12 Danny Toala downward-facing red arrow 65'
LW 11 Neria Fomai
FH 10 Lima Sopoaga
SH 9 Jonathan Taumateine downward-facing red arrow 62'
N8 8 Steven Luatua
OF 7 Fritz Lee downward-facing red arrow 62'
BF 6 Theo McFarland
RL 5 Brian Alainu'uese
LL 4 Sam Slade downward-facing red arrow 58'
TP 3 Michael Alaalatoa (c) downward-facing red arrow 58'
HK 2 Sama Malolo downward-facing red arrow 62'
LP 1 Jordan Lay downward-facing red arrow 58'
Replacements:
HK 16 Seilala Lam upward-facing green arrow 62'
PR 17 James Lay upward-facing green arrow 58'
PR 18 Paul Alo-Emile upward-facing green arrow 58'
N8 19 So'otala Fa'aso'o
FL 20 Alamanda Motuga upward-facing green arrow 62'
SH 21 Melani Matavao upward-facing green arrow 62'
FH 22 Christian Leali'ifano upward-facing green arrow 65'
FL 23 Miracle Faiʻilagi upward-facing green arrow 58'
Coach:
Samoa Seilala Mapusua

Player of the Match:
Lima Sopoaga (Samoa)[37]

Assistant referees:
Nika Amashukeli (Georgia)[13]
Chris Busby (Ireland)[13]
Television match official:
Brian MacNeice (Ireland)[13]

Notes:


Japan vs Argentina

[edit]
8 October 2023
13:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Japan 27–39 Argentina (1 BP)
Try: Fakatava 16' c
Saitō 38' c
Naikabula 65' c
Con: Matsuda (3/3) 17', 39', 67'
Pen: Matsuda (1/1) 52'
Drop: Lemeki (1/1) 56'
ReportTry: Chocobares 2' c
M. Carreras (3) 28' m, 46' c, 68' c
Boffelli 58' c
Con: Boffelli (3/4) 2', 47', 60'
Sánchez (1/1) 70'
Pen: Boffelli (1/2) 35'
Sánchez (1/1) 75'
Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes
Attendance: 33,624
Referee: Ben O'Keeffe (New Zealand)[13]
Japan
Argentina
FB 15 Lomano Lemeki
RW 14 Kotaro Matsushima downward-facing red arrow 60'
OC 13 Dylan Riley
IC 12 Ryōto Nakamura downward-facing red arrow 70'
LW 11 Siosaia Fifita
FH 10 Rikiya Matsuda
SH 9 Naoto Saitō
N8 8 Kazuki Himeno (c)
OF 7 Lappies Labuschagné Yellow card 23' downward-facing red arrow 70'
BF 6 Michael Leitch
RL 5 Amato Fakatava downward-facing red arrow 51'
LL 4 Jack Cornelsen
TP 3 Koo Ji-won downward-facing red arrow 43'
HK 2 Shōta Horie downward-facing red arrow 48'
LP 1 Keita Inagaki downward-facing red arrow 48'
Replacements:
HK 16 Atsushi Sakate upward-facing green arrow 48'
PR 17 Craig Millar upward-facing green arrow 48'
PR 18 Asaeli Ai Valu upward-facing green arrow 43'
LK 19 Warner Dearns upward-facing green arrow 51'
LK 20 Amanaki Saumaki upward-facing green arrow 70'
SH 21 Kenta Fukuda
CE 22 Ryohei Yamanaka upward-facing green arrow 70'
WG 23 Jone Naikabula upward-facing green arrow 60'
Coach:
New Zealand Jamie Joseph
FB 15 Juan Cruz Mallía
RW 14 Emiliano Boffelli
OC 13 Lucio Cinti downward-facing red arrow 70'
IC 12 Santiago Chocobares
LW 11 Mateo Carreras
FH 10 Santiago Carreras downward-facing red arrow 59'
SH 9 Gonzalo Bertranou downward-facing red arrow 59'
N8 8 Juan Martín González
OF 7 Marcos Kremer
BF 6 Pablo Matera downward-facing red arrow 24'
RL 5 Tomás Lavanini downward-facing red arrow 48'
LL 4 Guido Petti
TP 3 Francisco Gómez Kodela downward-facing red arrow 43' upward-facing green arrow 70'
HK 2 Julián Montoya (c) downward-facing red arrow 78'
LP 1 Thomas Gallo downward-facing red arrow 67'
Replacements:
HK 16 Agustín Creevy upward-facing green arrow 78'
PR 17 Joel Sclavi upward-facing green arrow 67'
PR 18 Eduardo Bello upward-facing green arrow 43' downward-facing red arrow 70'
LK 19 Matías Alemanno upward-facing green arrow 24'
LK 20 Pedro Rubiolo upward-facing green arrow 48'
SH 21 Lautaro Bazán upward-facing green arrow 59'
FH 22 Nicolás Sánchez upward-facing green arrow 59'
CE 23 Matías Moroni upward-facing green arrow 70'
Coach:
Australia Michael Cheika

Player of the Match:
Mateo Carreras (Argentina)[40]

Assistant referees:
Paul Williams (New Zealand)[13]
James Doleman (New Zealand)[13]
Television match official:
Brendon Pickerill (New Zealand)[13]


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