2023 Rugby World Cup final

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The 2023 Rugby World Cup final will be a rugby union match played on 28 October 2023 at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, France. It will mark the culmination of the 2023 Rugby World Cup and will be played between New Zealand and South Africa, a rematch of the 1995 Rugby World Cup final.[2]

2023 Rugby World Cup final
Stade de France will host the match
Event2023 Rugby World Cup
Date28 October 2023
VenueStade de France, Saint-Denis
RefereeWayne Barnes (England)[1]
2019
2027
The winning team will receive the Webb Ellis Cup.

The 2023 final will be a repeat of the 1995 Rugby World Cup Final which saw South Africa win 15–12, whilst the two sides have met in five previous World Cup encounters with New Zealand winning three and South Africa winning two. This will be the first time that both teams arrive at the final having already lost a game during the World Cup. For New Zealand this will be a record fifth appearance in a final, whilst South Africa make a fourth appearance and also enter having never lost in a final. The final will see one of the sides win a record fourth World Cup title, with both sides already won the World Cup on three previous occasions; New Zealand (1987, 2011 & 2015), South Africa (1995, 2007, 2019).

Route to the final

New Zealand Round South Africa
Pool A Pool stage Pool B
Opponent Result Opponent Result
  France 13–27 Match 1   Scotland 18–3
  Namibia 71–3 Match 2   Romania 76–0
  Italy 96–17 Match 3   Ireland 8–13
  Uruguay 73–0 Match 4   Tonga 49–18
Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA TF TA B Pts
1   France (H) 4 4 0 0 210 32 27 5 2 18
2   New Zealand 4 3 0 1 253 47 38 4 3 15
3   Italy 4 2 0 2 114 181 15 25 2 10
4   Uruguay 4 1 0 3 65 164 9 21 1 5
5   Namibia 4 0 0 4 37 255 3 37 0 0
Source: World Rugby
Rules for classification: Pool stage tiebreakers
(H) Host
Final standing
Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA TF TA B Pts
1   Ireland 4 4 0 0 190 46 27 5 3 19
2   South Africa 4 3 0 1 151 34 22 4 3 15
3   Scotland 4 2 0 2 146 71 21 10 2 10
4   Tonga 4 1 0 3 96 177 13 25 1 5
5   Romania 4 0 0 4 32 287 4 43 0 0
Source: World Rugby
Rules for classification: Pool stage tiebreakers
Opponent Result Knockout stage Opponent Result
  Ireland 28–24 Quarter-finals   France 29–28
  Argentina 44–6 Semi-finals   England 16–15

Match

Summary

Details

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Morgan, Charlie (October 22, 2023). "Wayne Barnes to referee Rugby World Cup final for first time" – via www.telegraph.co.uk.
  2. ^ "World Cup 2023 final". Reuters. 2023-10-21. Retrieved 2023-10-22.