Preliminary Round 
 September 8th - October 8th, 2023 
  20 Nations, 4 Groups, the 1st and 2nd Nations from each Group will qualify for the Quartelfinals  
 
Pool A
  France 
  Italy 
  Namibia 
  New Zealand  Uruguay 
 
Pool B
  Ireland  Romania  Scotland 
  South Africa  Tonga 
 
  Pool C
  Australia  Fiji  Georgia 
  Portugal 
  Wales 
 
Pool D
  Argentina  Chile 
  England  Japan  Samoa 
 
Pool A 
Central European Summer Time (GMT +2)  
France   29 - 13   New Zealand
Half-Time: 9-8 
September 8th 2023, h. 21:00, Stade de France, Saint-Denis 
 
Italy   52 - 8   Namibia
Half-Time: 17-8 
September 9th 2023, h. 13:00, Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Etienne 
 
France   27 - 12   Uruguay
Half-Time: 13-5 
September 14th 2023, h. 21:00, Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille 
 
New Zealand   71 - 3   Namibia
Half-Time: 38-3 
September 15th 2023, h. 21:00, Stadium de Toulouse, Toulouse 
 
Italy   38 - 17   Uruguay
Half-Time: 7-17 
September 20th 2023, h. 17:45, Stade de Nice, Nice 
 
France   96 - 0   Namibia
Half-Time: 54-0 
September 21st 2023, h. 21:00, Stade Velodrome, Marseille 
 
Uruguay   36 - 26   Namibia
Half-Time: 12-20 
September 27th 2023, h. 17:45, Parc Olympique Lyonnais, Decines-Charpieu
New Zealand   96 - 17   Italy
Half-Time: 49-3 
September 29th 2023, h. 21:00, Parc Olympique Lyonnais, Decines-Charpieu  
New Zealand   73 - 0   Uruguay
Half-Time: 26-0 
October 5th 2023, h. 21:00, Parc Olympique Lyonnais, Decines-Charpieu  
France   60 - 7   Italy
Half-Time: 31-0 
October 6th 2023, h. 21:00, Parc Olympique Lyonnais, Decines-Charpieu  
Pool A Provisional Standing 
 
| Team | P  | W  | D  | L  | PF  | PA  | +/-  | TF  | BP  | Pt.  |    France | 4 
  | 4 
  | 0 
  | 0 
  | 210 
  | 32 
  | +178 
  | 27 
  | 2 
  | 18 
  |    New Zealand | 4 
  | 3 
  | 0 
  | 1 
  | 253 
  | 47 
  | +206 
  | 38 
  | 3 
  | 15 
  |    Italy | 4 
  | 2 
  | 0 
  | 2 
  | 114 
  | 181 
  | -67 
  | 15 
  | 2 
  | 10 
  |    Uruguay | 4 
  | 1 
  | 0 
  | 3 
  | 65 
  | 164 
  | -99 
  | 9 
  | 1 
  | 5 
  |    Namibia | 4 
  | 0 
  | 0 
  | 4 
  | 37 
  | 255 
  | -218 
  | 3 
  | 0 
  | 0 
  |   
Pool B 
Central European Summer Time (GMT +2)  
Ireland   82 - 8   Romania
Half-Time: 33-8 
September 9th 2023, h. 15:30, Stade de Bordeaux, Bordeaux 
 
South Africa   18 - 3   Scotland
Half-Time: 6-3 
September 10th 2023, h. 17:45, Stade Velodrome, Marseille 
Ireland   59 - 16   Tonga
Half-Time: 31-13 
September 16th 2023, h. 21:00, Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes 
 
South Africa   76 - 0   Romania
Half-Time: 33-0 
September 17th 2023, h. 15:00, Stade de Bordeaux, Bordeaux 
South Africa   8 - 13   Ireland
Half-Time: 3-7 
September 23rd 2023, h. 21:00, Stade de France, Saint-Denis 
Scotland   45 - 17   Tonga
Half-Time: 24-10 
September 24th 2023, h. 17:45, Stade de Nice, Nice 
 
Scotland   84 - 0   Romania
Half-Time: 42-0 
September 30th 2023, h. 21:00, Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille
South Africa   49 - 18   Tonga
Half-Time: 21-8 
October 1st 2023, h. 21:00, Stade Velodrome, Marseille  
Ireland   36 - 14   Scotland
Half-Time: 26-0 
October 7th 2023, h. 21:00, Stade de France, Saint-Denis   
Tonga   45 - 24   Romania
Half-Time: 21-17 
October 8th 2023, h. 17:45, Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille  
Pool B Final Standing 
 
| Team | P  | W  | D  | L  | PF  | PA  | +/-  | TF  | BP  | Pt.  |    Ireland | 4 
  | 4 
  | 0 
  | 0 
  | 190 
  | 46 
  | +144 
  | 27 
  | 3 
  | 19 
  |    South Africa | 4 
  | 3 
  | 0 
  | 1 
  | 151 
  | 34 
  | +117 
  | 22 
  | 3 
  | 15 
  |    Scotland | 4 
  | 2 
  | 0 
  | 2 
  | 146 
  | 71 
  | +75 
  | 21 
  | 2 
  | 10 
  |    Tonga | 4 
  | 1 
  | 0 
  | 3 
  | 96 
  | 177 
  | -81 
  | 13 
  | 1 
  | 5 
  |    Romania | 4 
  | 0 
  | 0 
  | 4 
  | 32 
  | 287 
  | -255 
  | 4 
  | 0 
  | 0 
  |   
Pool C 
Central European Summer Time (GMT +2)  
Australia   35 - 15   Georgia
Half-Time: 21-3 
September 9th 2023, h. 18:00, Stade de France, Saint-Denis 
  
Wales   32 - 26   Fiji
Half-Time: 18-14 
September 10th 2023, h. 21:00, Stade de Bordeaux, Bordeaux
Wales   28 - 8   Portugal
Half-Time: 14-3 
September 16th 2023, h. 17:45, Stade de Nice, Nice 
Australia   15 - 22   Fiji
Half-Time: 8-12 
September 17th 2023, h. 17:45, Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Etienne 
Georgia   18 - 18   Portugal
Half-Time: 13-5 
September 23rd 2023, h. 17:45, Stadium de Toulouse, Toulouse 
Wales   40 - 6   Australia
Half-Time: 16-6 
September 24th 2023, h. 21:00, Parc Olympique Lyonnais, Decines-Charpieu 
Fiji   17 - 12   Georgia
Half-Time: 0-9 
September 30th 2023, h. 17:45, Stade de Bordeaux, Bordeaux
Australia   34 - 14   Portugal
Half-Time: 24-7 
October 1st 2023, h. 17:45, Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Etienne  
Wales   43 - 19   Georgia
Half-Time: 17-7 
October 7th, 2023, h. 15:00, Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes  
Fiji   23 - 24   Portugal
Half-Time: 3-3 
October 8th, 2023, h. 21:00, Stadium de Toulouse, Toulouse  
Pool C Final Standing 
 
| Team | P  | W  | D  | L  | PF  | PA  | +/-  | TF  | BP  | Pt.  |    Wales | 4 
  | 4 
  | 0 
  | 0 
  | 143 
  | 59 
  | +84 
  | 17 
  | 3 
  | 19 
  |    Fiji | 4 
  | 2 
  | 0 
  | 2 
  | 88 
  | 83 
  | +5 
  | 9 
  | 3 
  | 11 
  |    Australia | 4 
  | 2 
  | 0 
  | 2 
  | 90 
  | 91 
  | -1 
  | 11 
  | 3 
  | 11 
  |    Portugal | 4 
  | 1 
  | 1 
  | 2 
  | 64 
  | 103 
  | -39 
  | 8 
  | 0 
  | 6 
  |    Georgia | 4 
  | 0 
  | 1 
  | 3 
  | 64 
  | 113 
  | -49 
  | 7 
  | 1 
  | 3 
  |   
Pool D 
Central European Summer Time (GMT +2)  
England   27 - 10   Argentina
Half-Time: 12-3 
September 9th 2023, h. 21:00, Stade Velodrome, Marseille 
Japan   42 - 12   Chile
Half-Time: 21-7 
September 10th 2023, h. 13:00, Stadium de Toulouse, Toulouse 
Samoa   43 - 10   Chile
Half-Time: 19-10 
September 16th 2023, h. 15:00, Stade de Bordeaux, Bordeaux 
England   34 - 12   Japan
Half-Time: 13-9 
September 17th 2023, h. 21:00, Stade de Nice, Nice 
Argentina   19 - 10   Samoa
Half-Time: 13-3 
September 22nd 2023, h. 17:45, Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Etienne  
England   71 - 0   Chile
Half-Time: 31-0 
September 23rd 2023, h. 17:45, Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille 
Japan   28 - 22   Samoa
Half-Time: 17-8 
September 28th 2023, h. 21:00, Stadium de Toulouse, Toulouse
Argentina   59 - 5   Chile
Half-Time: 24-0 
September 30th 2023, h. 15:00, Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes  
England   18 - 17   Samoa
Half-Time: 8-14 
October 7th, 2023, h. 17:45, Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille  
Japan   27 - 39   Argentina
Half-Time: 14-15 
October 8th 2023, h. 13:00, Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes   
Pool C Final Standing 
 
| Team | P  | W  | D  | L  | PF  | PA  | +/-  | TF  | BP  | Pt.  |    England | 4 
  | 4 
  | 0 
  | 0 
  | 150 
  | 39 
  | +111 
  | 17 
  | 2 
  | 18 
  |    Argentina | 4 
  | 3 
  | 0 
  | 1 
  | 127 
  | 69 
  | +58 
  | 15 
  | 2 
  | 14 
  |    Japan | 4 
  | 2 
  | 0 
  | 2 
  | 109 
  | 104 
  | +5 
  | 12 
  | 1 
  | 9 
  |    Samoa | 4 
  | 1 
  | 0 
  | 3 
  | 92 
  | 75 
  | -17 
  | 11 
  | 3 
  | 7 
  |    Chile | 4 
  | 0 
  | 0 
  | 4 
  | 27 
  | 215 
  | -188 
  | 4 
  | 0 
  | 0 
  |  
  
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