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The World Rugby Rankings is a ranking system for national teams in rugby union, managed by World Rugby, the sport's governing body. There are separate men's and women's rankings. The teams of World Rugby's member nations are ranked based on their game results, with the most successful teams being ranked highest.
The 2023 Rugby World Cup (French: Coupe du monde de rugby 2023) was the tenth men's Rugby World Cup, the quadrennial world championship for national rugby union teams. It took place in France from 8 September to 28 October 2023 in nine venues across the country. The opening game and final took place at the Stade de France, north of Paris.
Get all the latest Rugby World Cup odds here. World Rugby men’s rankings (Teams in bold competing at 2023 World Cup) 1. ... Rugby World Cup 2023 pools. Pool A: France (ranking 3), New Zealand (4 ...
The opening match of the 2023 Rugby World Cup was played between hosts France and three-time champions New Zealand. France won 27–13, courtesy of tries from Damian Penaud and Melvyn Jaminet . Mark Tele'a scored the first try of the tournament for New Zealand after less than two minutes, making it the quickest try in an opening match of a ...
Where do the 20 competing nations sit ahead of the tournament?
The Rugby World Cup is almost upon us with the 20 competing teams descending on France ahead of the start of the tournament.. On the final weekend of a busy month of warm-up action, France and ...
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 ]
Ireland, France, South Africa and New Zealand shape as the tournament favourites – but how far down our rankings are England and Wales after a difficult 2023 so far?