2021 Rugby World Cup Pool A

Pool A of the 2021 Rugby World Cup began on 8 October 2022. The pool includes hosts and five-time and defending champions New Zealand, Australia and Wales. Australia and Wales finished sixth and seventh respectively in 2017. They are joined by Scotland, the winners of the Final Qualification Tournament.^[1]

Standings

Key to colours in pool tables v t e
	Advanced to the quarter-finals as one of the top two teams in a pool
	Advanced to the quarter-finals as one of the two best third place teams

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	T	B	Pts
1	New Zealand	3	3	0	154	29	+125	26	3	15
2	Australia	3	2	1	44	60	−16	6	0	8
3	Wales	3	1	2	37	84	−47	5	1	5
4	Scotland	3	0	3	27	89	−62	5	2	2

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

All times are local New Zealand Daylight Time (UTC+13)

Australia vs New Zealand

8 October 2022
17:45 NZDT (UTC+13)

Australia	17–41	New Zealand (1 BP)
Try: Terita (2) 13' m, 28' m Wong 16' c Con: McKenzie (1/3) 18'	Report	Try: Ngan-Woo 31' c Woodman (3) 36' m, 47' m, 61' c Tangen-Wainohu 56' c Tui (2) 68' m, 74' m Con: Cocksedge (1/1) 33' Holmes (2/4) 57', 62'

Eden Park, Auckland
Attendance: 34,235^[a]
Referee: Aimee Barrett-Theron (South Africa)

Team details



FB	15	Pauline Piliae-Rasabale		62'
RW	14	Bienne Terita
OC	13	Georgie Friedrichs
IC	12	Sharni Williams
LW	11	Ivania Wong	52'
FH	10	Arabella McKenzie
SH	9	Iliseva Batibasaga		57'
N8	8	Grace Hamilton		49' to 63'
OF	7	Shannon Parry (c)	53'
BF	6	Emily Chancellor
RL	5	Atasi Lafai		63'
LL	4	Sera Naiqama		53'
TP	3	Bridie O'Gorman		61'
HK	2	Adiana Talakai		49'
LP	1	Liz Patu		53'
Replacements:
HK	16	Ashley Marsters		49'
PR	17	Emily Robinson		53'
PR	18	Asoiva Karpani		61'
LK	19	Michaela Leonard		53'
FL	20	Grace Kemp		49'
SH	21	Layne Morgan		57'
FH	22	Trilleen Pomare		61'
WG	23	Lori Cramer		62'
Coach:
Jay Tregonning


FB	15	Renee Holmes	61'
RW	14	Ruby Tui
OC	13	Stacey Fluhler	66'
IC	12	Amy du Plessis
LW	11	Portia Woodman
FH	10	Ruahei Demant (c)
SH	9	Kendra Cocksedge	67'
N8	8	Liana Mikaele-Tu'u
OF	7	Sarah Hirini
BF	6	Charmaine McMenamin	57'
RL	5	Chelsea Bremner
LL	4	Joanah Ngan-Woo	49'
TP	3	Amy Rule	56'
HK	2	Luka Connor	49'
LP	1	Phillipa Love	49'
Replacements:
HK	16	Georgia Ponsonby	49'
PR	17	Awhina Tangen-Wainohu	49'
PR	18	Santo Taumata	56'
LK	19	Maia Roos	49'
FL	20	Kendra Reynolds	57'
SH	21	Arihiana Marino-Tauhinu	67'
FH	22	Hazel Tubic	66'
WG	23	Sylvia Brunt	61'
Coach:
Wayne Smith

Player of the Match:
Ruby Tui (New Zealand)

Assistant referees:
Kat Roche (United States)
Doriane Domenjo (France)
Television match official:
Ian Tempest (England)

Wales vs Scotland

9 October 2022
17:45 NZDT (UTC+13)

Wales	18–15	Scotland (1 BP)
Try: Butchers 6' c Powell 34' m Con: Snowsill (1/2) 7' Pen: Snowsill (1/2) 13' Bevan (1/1) 80+6'	Report	Try: Skeldon 28' m Gaffney (2) 66' m, 79' m

Northland Events Centre, Whangārei
Referee: Clara Munarini (Italy)

Team details



FB	15	Kayleigh Powell
RW	14	Jasmine Joyce	77'
OC	13	Megan Webb
IC	12	Hannah Jones (c)
LW	11	Lisa Neumann		76'
FH	10	Elinor Snowsill		76'
SH	9	Ffion Lewis		53'
N8	8	Sioned Harries
OF	7	Alex Callender		59'
BF	6	Alisha Butchers		69'
RL	5	Georgia Evans		55'
LL	4	Natalia John
TP	3	Donna Rose		55'
HK	2	Carys Phillips		63'
LP	1	Cara Hope	65'	76'
Replacements:
HK	16	Kelsey Jones		63'
PR	17	Caryl Thomas		76'
PR	18	Cerys Hale		55'
LK	19	Siwan Lillicrap		55'
FL	20	Bethan Lewis		69'
SH	21	Keira Bevan		53'
FH	22	Robyn Wilkins		76'
WG	23	Lowri Norkett		76'
Coach:
Ioan Cunningham


FB	15	Chloe Rollie
RW	14	Rhona Lloyd
OC	13	Hannah Smith
IC	12	Lisa Thomson
LW	11	Megan Gaffney
FH	10	Helen Nelson
SH	9	Caity Mattinson
N8	8	Jade Konkel-Roberts
OF	7	Louise McMillan	47'
BF	6	Rachel Malcolm (c)
RL	5	Sarah Bonar
LL	4	Emma Wassell
TP	3	Christine Belisle
HK	2	Lana Skeldon
LP	1	Molly Wright	64'
Replacements:
HK	16	Jodie Rettie		65'
PR	17	Leah Bartlett	64'
PR	18	Elliann Clarke
LK	19	Lyndsay O'Donnell
FL	20	Eilidh Sinclair	47'	65'
SH	21	Mairi McDonald
FH	22	Meryl Smith
WG	23	Shona Campbell
Coach:
Bryan Easson

Player of the Match:
Elinor Snowsill (Wales)

Assistant referees:
Julianne Zussman (Canada)
Tyler Miller (Australia)
Television match official:
Chris Assmus (Canada)

Scotland vs Australia

15 October 2022
15:00 NZDT (UTC+13)

(1 BP) Scotland	12–14	Australia
Try: Skeldon 9' m Penalty try 27'	Report	Try: Terita 59' c Marsters 73' c Con: Cramer (2/2) 61', 75'

Northland Events Centre, Whangārei
Referee: Lauren Jenner (New Zealand)

Team details



FB	15	Chloe Rollie	38'
RW	14	Rhona Lloyd
OC	13	Emma Orr
IC	12	Lisa Thomson
LW	11	Hannah Smith
FH	10	Helen Nelson	71'
SH	9	Caity Mattinson
N8	8	Jade Konkel-Roberts
OF	7	Rachel McLachlan	75'
BF	6	Rachel Malcolm (c)
RL	5	Sarah Bonar
LL	4	Emma Wassell
TP	3	Christine Belisle	54'
HK	2	Lana Skeldon
LP	1	Molly Wright	61'
Replacements:
HK	16	Jodie Rettie	75'
PR	17	Leah Bartlett	61'
PR	18	Elliann Clarke	54'
LK	19	Lyndsay O'Donnell
SH	20	Mairi McDonald
FH	21	Sarah Law	71'
CE	22	Evie Wills
FB	23	Shona Campbell	38'
Coach:
Bryan Easson


FB	15	Lori Cramer
RW	14	Bienne Terita		78'
OC	13	Georgie Friedrichs
IC	12	Sharni Williams		68'
LW	11	Maya Stewart		71'
FH	10	Arabella McKenzie
SH	9	Iliseva Batibasaga		68'
N8	8	Grace Hamilton
OF	7	Shannon Parry (c)		61'
BF	6	Emily Chancellor
RL	5	Atasi Lafai		67'
LL	4	Sera Naiqama
TP	3	Asoiva Karpani		61'
HK	2	Adiana Talakai	34' 80+1'
LP	1	Liz Patu		62'
Replacements:
HK	16	Ashley Marsters	76'	68'
PR	17	Emily Robinson		63'
PR	18	Bridie O'Gorman		61'
LK	19	Grace Kemp		68'
FL	20	Piper Duck		61'
SH	21	Layne Morgan		68'
FH	22	Trilleen Pomare		68'
FB	23	Pauline Piliae-Rasabale		71'
Coach:
Jay Tregonning

Player of the Match:
Asoiva Karpani (Australia)

Assistant referees:
Aimee Barrett-Theron (South Africa)^[2]
Kat Roche (United States)
Television match official:
Lee Jeffrey (New Zealand)

Notes:

Maya Stewart (Australia) made her international debut.

Wales vs New Zealand

16 October 2022
15:15 NZDT (UTC+13)

Wales	12–56	New Zealand (1 BP)
Try: F. Lewis 40+1' c Harries 78' m Con: Snowsill (1/1) 40+2'	Report	Try: C. Bremner 17' m Woodman (2) 20' m, 28' c Brunt (2) 25' m, 49' m Roos 41' c Fitzpatrick 44' m Murray 57' c Demant 72' m Tui 80+1' m Con: Demant (3/8) 29', 42', 58'

Waitakere Stadium, Auckland
Referee: Hollie Davidson (Scotland)

Team details



FB	15	Kayleigh Powell
RW	14	Jasmine Joyce
OC	13	Megan Webb
IC	12	Hannah Jones	59'
LW	11	Lisa Neumann
FH	10	Elinor Snowsill	68'
SH	9	Ffion Lewis	59'
N8	8	Sioned Harries
OF	7	Bethan Lewis
BF	6	Gwen Crabb
RL	5	Natalia John	46'
LL	4	Siwan Lillicrap (c)	70'
TP	3	Donna Rose	62'
HK	2	Kelsey Jones	70'
LP	1	Cara Hope	62'
Replacements:
HK	16	Katherine Evans	70'
PR	17	Caryl Thomas	62'
PR	18	Sisilia Tuipulotu	62'
LK	19	Abbie Fleming	70'
FL	20	Alex Callender	46'
SH	21	Keira Bevan	59'
FH	22	Robyn Wilkins	68'
CE	23	Kerin Lake	59'
Coach:
Ioan Cunningham


FB	15	Ruby Tui
RW	14	Renee Wickliffe
OC	13	Sylvia Brunt		57'
IC	12	Theresa Fitzpatrick		68'
LW	11	Portia Woodman
FH	10	Ruahei Demant (c)
SH	9	Ariana Bayler		66'
N8	8	Charmaine McMenamin	75'
OF	7	Kendra Reynolds
BF	6	Alana Bremner		40'
RL	5	Chelsea Bremner
LL	4	Maia Roos
TP	3	Tanya Kalounivale		47'
HK	2	Georgia Ponsonby		53'
LP	1	Awhina Tangen-Wainohu		53'
Replacements:
HK	16	Luka Connor		53'
PR	17	Krystal Murray		53'
PR	18	Santo Taumata		47'
LK	19	Joanah Ngan-Woo		66'
FL	20	Sarah Hirini	70'	40'
SH	21	Kendra Cocksedge		66'
CE	22	Amy du Plessis		57'
FH	23	Hazel Tubic		68'
Coach:
Wayne Smith

Player of the Match:
Ruahei Demant (New Zealand)

Assistant referees:
Julianne Zussman (Canada)
Tyler Miller (New Zealand)
Television match official:
Chris Assmus (Canada)

Australia vs Wales

22 October 2022
14:15 NZDT (UTC+13)

Australia	13–7	Wales (1 BP)
Try: Batibasaga 5' c Con: Cramer (1/1) 6' Pen: Cramer (2/2) 40+1', 78'	Report	Try: Harries 23' c Con: Snowsill (1/1) 25'

Northland Events Centre, Whangārei
Referee: Sara Cox (England)

Team details



FB	15	Lori Cramer
RW	14	Bienne Terita
OC	13	Georgie Friedrichs
IC	12	Sharni Williams		56'
LW	11	Ivania Wong		62'
FH	10	Arabella McKenzie
SH	9	Iliseva Batibasaga		56'
N8	8	Grace Hamilton
OF	7	Shannon Parry (c)		62'
BF	6	Emily Chancellor
RL	5	Atasi Lafai
LL	4	Michaela Leonard		62'
TP	3	Bridie O'Gorman		52'
HK	2	Adiana Talakai		58'
LP	1	Liz Patu		52'
Replacements:
HK	16	Tania Naden		58'
PR	17	Emily Robinson		52'
PR	18	Asoiva Karpani		52'
LK	19	Grace Kemp	70'	62'
FL	20	Piper Duck		62'
SH	21	Layne Morgan		56'
FH	22	Trilleen Pomare		56'
FB	23	Pauline Piliae-Rasabale		62'
Coach:
Jay Tregonning


FB	15	Niamh Terry	63'
RW	14	Jasmine Joyce
OC	13	Carys Williams-Morris
IC	12	Hannah Jones (c)
LW	11	Lisa Neumann
FH	10	Elinor Snowsill	70'
SH	9	Ffion Lewis	50'
N8	8	Sioned Harries
OF	7	Alex Callender	74'
BF	6	Bethan Lewis
RL	5	Gwen Crabb
LL	4	Natalia John	50'
TP	3	Cerys Hale	58'
HK	2	Kelsey Jones	53'
LP	1	Cara Hope	57'
Replacements:
HK	16	Carys Phillips	52'
PR	17	Caryl Thomas	57'
PR	18	Sisilia Tuipulotu	58'
LK	19	Georgia Evans	50'
N8	20	Siwan Lillicrap	74'
SH	21	Keira Bevan	50'
FH	22	Robyn Wilkins	70'
CE	23	Kerin Lake	63'
Coach:
Ioan Cunningham

Assistant referees:
Julianne Zussman (Canada)
Beatrice Benvenuti (Italy)
Television match official:
Ian Tempest (England)

Notes:

Siwan Lillicrap (Wales) earned her 50th test cap.

New Zealand vs Scotland

22 October 2022
16:45 NZDT (UTC+13)

(1 BP) New Zealand	57–0	Scotland
Try: Holmes (2) 2' m, 72' m Leti-I'iga 10' m Hirini 12' c Mikaele-Tu'u 17' c Fitzpatrick 30' c Wickliffe (2) 34' c, 39' c Roos 53' c Con: Holmes (6/8) 13', 18', 31', 35', 40', 54'	Report

Northland Events Centre, Whangārei
Referee: Aurélie Groizeleau (France)

Team details



FB	15	Renee Holmes
RW	14	Renee Wickliffe
OC	13	Amy du Plessis
IC	12	Theresa Fitzpatrick
LW	11	Ayesha Leti-I'iga		48'
FH	10	Hazel Tubic
SH	9	Arihiana Marino-Tauhinu (c)		46'
N8	8	Liana Mikaele-Tu'u
OF	7	Sarah Hirini			76'
BF	6	Alana Bremner		61'
RL	5	Maia Roos
LL	4	Joanah Ngan-Woo		55'
TP	3	Amy Rule		55'	76'
HK	2	Georgia Ponsonby		46'
LP	1	Phillipa Love		46'
Replacements:
HK	16	Natalie Delamere		46'
PR	17	Krystal Murray		46'
PR	18	Tanya Kalounivale	63'	55'
LK	19	Chelsea Bremner		55'
FL	20	Kendra Reynolds		63'
SH	21	Kendra Cocksedge		46'
CE	22	Sylvia Brunt		48'
FH	23	Ruahei Demant
Coach:
Wayne Smith


FB	15	Shona Campbell
RW	14	Rhona Lloyd	63'
OC	13	Emma Orr
IC	12	Lisa Thomson
LW	11	Hannah Smith
FH	10	Helen Nelson	66'
SH	9	Caity Mattinson	55'
N8	8	Jade Konkel-Roberts
OF	7	Rachel McLachlan	63'
BF	6	Rachel Malcolm (c)	70'
RL	5	Sarah Bonar	70'
LL	4	Emma Wassell
TP	3	Christine Belisle	55'
HK	2	Lana Skeldon
LP	1	Molly Wright	63'
Replacements:
HK	16	Jodie Rettie	70'
PR	17	Leah Bartlett	63'
PR	18	Katie Dougan	55'
LK	19	Lyndsay O'Donnell	70'
FL	20	Louise McMillan	63'
SH	21	Mairi McDonald	55'
CE	22	Meryl Smith	67'
WG	23	Liz Musgrove	63'
Coach:
Bryan Easson

Player of the Match:
Theresa Fitzpatrick (New Zealand)

Assistant referees:
Clara Munarini (Italy)
Kat Roche (United States)
Television match official:
Chris Assmus (Canada)

Notes

^ The total attendance was 34,235, which was recorded for all 3 matches

References

^ "Scotland romp to World Cup play-off win". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2022-10-02.
^ worldrugby.org. "Match Officials Appointments | World Rugby". www.worldrugby.org. Retrieved 2022-10-02.

[2] The total attendance was 34,235, which was recorded for all 3 matches

[1] "Scotland romp to World Cup play-off win". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2022-10-02.

[3] worldrugby.org. "Match Officials Appointments | World Rugby". www.worldrugby.org. Retrieved 2022-10-02.

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