2023 Rugby World Cup Pool D

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   69'
LW 11 Elliot Daly
FH 10 George Ford   76'
SH 9 Alex Mitchell   59'
N8 8 Ben Earl
OF 7 Tom Curry   3'
BF 6 Courtney Lawes (c)   65'
RL 5 Ollie Chessum   59'
LL 4 Maro Itoje
TP 3 Dan Cole   50'
HK 2 Jamie George   72'
LP 1 Ellis Genge   54'
Replacements:
HK 16 Theo Dan   72'
PR 17 Joe Marler   54'
PR 18 Will Stuart   50'
LK 19 George Martin   59'
FL 20 Lewis Ludlam   66'
SH 21 Danny Care   59'
FH 22 Marcus Smith   76'
CE 23 Ollie Lawrence   69'
Coach:
  Steve Borthwick
 
FB 15 Juan Cruz Mallía   3' to 10'
RW 14 Emiliano Boffelli
OC 13 Lucio Cinti
IC 12 Santiago Chocobares
LW 11 Mateo Carreras   63'
FH 10 Santiago Carreras   10'
SH 9 Gonzalo Bertranou   69'
N8 8 Juan Martín González   59'
OF 7 Marcos Kremer
BF 6 Pablo Matera
RL 5 Tomás Lavanini   50'
LL 4 Matías Alemanno   40'
TP 3 Francisco Gómez Kodela   63'
HK 2 Julián Montoya (c)   69'
LP 1 Thomas Gallo   50'   69'
Replacements:
HK 16 Agustín Creevy   69'
PR 17 Joel Sclavi   50'   69'
PR 18 Eduardo Bello   63'
LK 19 Guido Petti   40'
LK 20 Pedro Rubiolo   50'
FL 21 Rodrigo Bruni   59'
SH 22 Lautaro Bazán   69'
CE 23 Matías Moroni   3'   10'   63'
Coach:
  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   56'
RW 14 Kotaro Matsushima
OC 13 Dylan Riley   46'
IC 12 Ryōto Nakamura
LW 11 Jone Naikabula   63'
FH 10 Rikiya Matsuda
SH 9 Yutaka Nagare (c)   61'
N8 8 Jack Cornelsen
OF 7 Kanji Shimokawa   50'
BF 6 Michael Leitch
RL 5 Amato Fakatava   55'
LL 4 Amanaki Saumaki
TP 3 Koo Ji-won
HK 2 Atsushi Sakate   50'
LP 1 Keita Inagaki   58'
Replacements:
HK 16 Shōta Horie   50'
PR 17 Craig Millar   58'
PR 18 Asaeli Ai Valu
LK 19 Warner Dearns   55'
FL 20 Shota Fukui   50'
SH 21 Naoto Saitō   61'
CE 22 Tomoki Osada   63'
WG 23 Lomano Lemeki   56'
Coach:
  Jamie Joseph
 
FB 15 Iñaki Ayarza
RW 14 Santiago Videla
OC 13 Domingo Saavedra
IC 12 Nicolás Garafulic
LW 11 Franco Velarde   29'   35'   56'
FH 10 Rodrigo Fernández
SH 9 Marcelo Torrealba
N8 8 Alfonso Escobar
OF 7 Raimundo Martínez   58'
BF 6 Martín Sigren (c)   37'
RL 5 Javier Eissman   56'
LL 4 Clemente Saavedra   65'
TP 3 Matías Dittus   24'   68'
HK 2 Diego Escobar   58'
LP 1 Javier Carrasco
Replacements:
HK 16 Augusto Böhme   58'
PR 17 Salvador Lues
PR 18 Iñaki Gurruchaga   29'   35'   68'
LK 19 Pablo Huete   65'
LK 20 Santiago Pedrero   56'
FL 21 Ignacio Silva   58'
SH 22 Lukas Carvallo
CE 23 José Ignacio Larenas   56'
Coach:
  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   64'
OC 13 Ulupano Seuteni   6'
IC 12 Tumua Manu   56'
LW 11 Nigel Ah Wong
FH 10 Christian Leali'ifano
SH 9 Jonathan Taumateine   54'
N8 8 Steve Luatua   58'
OF 7 Fritz Lee
BF 6 Taleni Seu
RL 5 Theo McFarland
LL 4 Chris Vui   58'
TP 3 Michael Alaalatoa (c)   54'
HK 2 Seilala Lam   41'
LP 1 James Lay   54'
Replacements:
HK 16 Sama Malolo   41'
PR 17 Jordan Lay   54'
PR 18 Paul Alo-Emile   54'
LK 19 Sam Slade   58'
FL 20 Jordan Taufua   58'
SH 21 Ere Enari   64'   54'
FH 22 Lima Sopoaga   56'
WG 23 Ed Fidow   64'
Coach:
  Seilala Mapusua
 
FB 15 Iñaki Ayarza
RW 14 Santiago Videla   22'
OC 13 Domingo Saavedra
IC 12 Matías Garafulic
LW 11 José Larenas
FH 10 Rodrigo Fernández
SH 9 Marcelo Torrealba   62'
N8 8 Raimundo Martínez   41'
OF 7 Clemente Saavedra   74'
BF 6 Martín Sigren (c)
RL 5 Santiago Pedrero   54'
LL 4 Pablo Huete   41'
TP 3 Matías Dittus   70'   74'
HK 2 Tomás Dussaillant   41'   64'
LP 1 Javier Carrasco   41'
Replacements:
HK 16 Diego Escobar   41'   64'
PR 17 Salvador Lues   41'
PR 18 Esteban Inostroza   71'   70'
LK 19 Javier Eissman   41'
FL 20 Alfonso Escobar   63'   41'
FL 21 Ignacio Silva   54'
SH 22 Benjamín Videla   62'
CE 23 Pablo Casas   22'
Coach:
  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   69'
RW 14 Jonny May
OC 13 Joe Marchant
IC 12 Manu Tuilagi   69'
LW 11 Elliot Daly
FH 10 George Ford
SH 9 Alex Mitchell   60'
N8 8 Lewis Ludlam   51'
OF 7 Ben Earl
BF 6 Courtney Lawes (c)   63' to 73'
RL 5 Ollie Chessum   74'
LL 4 Maro Itoje
TP 3 Kyle Sinckler   51'
HK 2 Jamie George   74'
LP 1 Joe Marler   60'
Replacements:
HK 16 Theo Dan   74'
PR 17 Ellis Genge   60'
PR 18 Will Stuart   51'
LK 19 George Martin   63'   73'   74'
N8 20 Billy Vunipola   51'
SH 21 Ben Youngs   60'
FH 22 Marcus Smith   69'
CE 23 Ollie Lawrence   69'
Coach:
  Steve Borthwick
 
FB 15 Semisi Masirewa   7'
RW 14 Kotaro Matsushima
OC 13 Tomoki Osada
IC 12 Ryōto Nakamura
LW 11 Jone Naikabula   50'
FH 10 Rikiya Matsuda
SH 9 Yutaka Nagare   65'
N8 8 Kazuki Himeno (c)
OF 7 Lappies Labuschagné   74'
BF 6 Michael Leitch
RL 5 Amato Fakatava   62'
LL 4 Jack Cornelsen
TP 3 Koo Ji-won   41'
HK 2 Shōta Horie   62'
LP 1 Keita Inagaki   50'
Replacements:
HK 16 Atsushi Sakate   62'
PR 17 Craig Millar   50'
PR 18 Asaeli Ai Valu   41'
LK 19 Warner Dearns   62'
FL 20 Kanji Shimokawa   74'
SH 21 Naoto Saitō   65'
CE 22 Dylan Riley   50'
WG 23 Lomano Lemeki   7'
Coach:
  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   71'
IC 12 Santiago Chocobares
LW 11 Mateo Carreras
FH 10 Santiago Carreras   67'
SH 9 Gonzalo Bertranou   67'
N8 8 Juan Martín González   56'
OF 7 Marcos Kremer
BF 6 Pablo Matera
RL 5 Matías Alemanno   61'
LL 4 Guido Petti
TP 3 Eduardo Bello   43'
HK 2 Julián Montoya (c)   73'
LP 1 Thomas Gallo   80'
Replacements:
HK 16 Agustín Creevy   73'
PR 17 Mayco Vivas   80'
PR 18 Francisco Gómez Kodela   43'
LK 19 Pedro Rubiolo   61'
FL 20 Rodrigo Bruni   56'
SH 21 Tomás Cubelli   67'
FH 22 Nicolás Sánchez   67'
CE 23 Lucio Cinti   71'
Coach:
  Michael Cheika
 
FB 15 Duncan Paia'aua   1'   58'
RW 14 Nigel Ah Wong
OC 13 Ulupano Seuteni   49'
IC 12 Tumua Manu
LW 11 Ben Lam
FH 10 Christian Leali'ifano
SH 9 Jonathan Taumateine
N8 8 Steven Luatua   60'
OF 7 Fritz Lee
BF 6 Theo McFarland
RL 5 Chris Vui (c)
LL 4 Brian Alainu'uese   55'
TP 3 Paul Alo-Emile   55'
HK 2 Seilala Lam   56'
LP 1 James Lay   55'
Replacements:
HK 16 Sama Malolo   56'
PR 17 Charlie Faumuina   55'
PR 18 Michael Alaalatoa   55'
LK 19 Taleni Seu   55'
FL 20 Jordan Taufua   60'
SH 21 Melani Matavao
CE 22 D'Angelo Leuila   49'
FB 23 Danny Toala   58'
Coach:
  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   50'
IC 12 Ollie Lawrence
LW 11 Max Malins   71'
FH 10 Owen Farrell (c)
SH 9 Danny Care   50'
N8 8 Billy Vunipola   67'
OF 7 Jack Willis
BF 6 Lewis Ludlam   55'
RL 5 George Martin
LL 4 David Ribbans
TP 3 Kyle Sinckler   55'
HK 2 Theo Dan   55'
LP 1 Bevan Rodd   55'
Replacements:
HK 16 Jack Walker   55'
PR 17 Joe Marler   55'
PR 18 Will Stuart   55'
LK 19 Ollie Chessum   55'
FL 20 Ben Earl   67'
SH 21 Ben Youngs   50'
FH 22 George Ford   50'
CE 23 Joe Marchant   71'
Coach:
  Steve Borthwick
 
FB 15 Francisco Urroz
RW 14 Cristobal Game
OC 13 Domingo Saavedra
IC 12 Matías Garafulic   78'
LW 11 Franco Velarde   63'
FH 10 Rodrigo Fernández
SH 9 Benjamín Videla
N8 8 Alfonso Escobar   63'
OF 7 Ignacio Silva   41'
BF 6 Martín Sigren (c)
RL 5 Javier Eissman   62'
LL 4 Clemente Saavedra
TP 3 Matías Dittus   44'   63'   77'
HK 2 Augusto Böhme   56'
LP 1 Salvador Lues   56'
Replacements:
HK 16 Tomás Dussaillant   56'
PR 17 Vittorio Lastra   56'
PR 18 Iñaki Gurruchaga   63'   77'
LK 19 Pablo Huete   62'
FL 20 Thomas Orchard   63'
FL 21 Raimundo Martínez   41'
SH 22 Lukas Carvallo   78'
FB 23 Iñaki Ayarza   63'
Coach:
  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   75'
LW 11 Jone Naikabula   41'   47'
FH 10 Rikiya Matsuda   77'
SH 9 Naoto Saitō   75'
N8 8 Kazuki Himeno (c)
OF 7 Lappies Labuschagné   47' to 58'
BF 6 Michael Leitch   75'
RL 5 Amato Fakatava
LL 4 Jack Cornelsen   63'
TP 3 Koo Ji-won   47'
HK 2 Shōta Horie   37'   58'
LP 1 Keita Inagaki   47'
Replacements:
HK 16 Atsushi Sakate   41'   47'   58'
PR 17 Craig Millar   47'
PR 18 Asaeli Ai Valu   47'
LK 19 Warner Dearns   47'   58'   63'
FL 20 Kanji Shimokawa   75'
SH 21 Kenta Fukuda   75'
FH 22 Lee Seung-sin   77'
CE 23 Tomoki Osada   75'
Coach:
  Jamie Joseph
 
FB 15 Duncan Paia'aua
RW 14 Ed Fidow   73'
OC 13 Tumua Manu
IC 12 D'Angelo Leuila   33'
LW 11 Ben Lam   47'
FH 10 Christian Leali'ifano
SH 9 Jonathan Taumateine   32'   58'
N8 8 Jordan Taufua   58'
OF 7 Fritz Lee (c)
BF 6 Taleni Seu   5'
RL 5 Theo McFarland
LL 4 Steven Luatua
TP 3 Paul Alo-Emile   51'
HK 2 Seilala Lam   51'
LP 1 James Lay   51'
Replacements:
HK 16 Sama Malolo   51'
PR 17 Jordan Lay   51'
PR 18 Michael Alaalatoa   51'
LK 19 Brian Alainu'uese   5'
FL 20 Alamanda Motuga   58'
SH 21 Melani Matavao   58'
WG 22 Neria Fomai   73'
FB 23 Danny Toala   33'
Coach:
  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

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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   26'
OC 13 Lucio Cinti   12' to 23'
IC 12 Jerónimo de la Fuente (c)
LW 11 Juan Imhoff   62'
FH 10 Nicolás Sánchez   77'
SH 9 Tomás Cubelli   47'
N8 8 Facundo Isa
OF 7 Marcos Kremer   51'
BF 6 Juan Martín González
RL 5 Pedro Rubiolo
LL 4 Guido Petti   62'
TP 3 Eduardo Bello   47'
HK 2 Agustín Creevy   55'
LP 1 Joel Sclavi   62'
Replacements:
HK 16 Ignacio Ruiz   55'
PR 17 Mayco Vivas   62'
PR 18 Francisco Gómez Kodela   47'
LK 19 Matías Alemanno   51'
FL 20 Joaquín Oviedo   62'
SH 21 Lautaro Bazán   47'
FH 22 Santiago Carreras   77'
FB 23 Juan Cruz Mallía   12'   23'   62'
Coach:
  Michael Cheika
 
FB 15 Iñaki Ayarza   65'
RW 14 Santiago Videla
OC 13 Domingo Saavedra
IC 12 Matías Garafulic
LW 11 José Larenas   78'
FH 10 Rodrigo Fernández
SH 9 Marcelo Torrealba   69'
N8 8 Raimundo Martínez
OF 7 Clemente Saavedra
BF 6 Martín Sigren (c)
RL 5 Javier Eissman   69'
LL 4 Santiago Pedrero   62'
TP 3 Matías Dittus   65'
HK 2 Augusto Böhme   55'
LP 1 Javier Carrasco   47'   71'
Replacements:
HK 16 Tomás Dussaillant   55'
PR 17 Salvador Lues   47'   71'
PR 18 Esteban Inostroza   65'
LK 19 Augusto Sarmiento   69'
FL 20 Alfonso Escobar   78'
FL 21 Ignacio Silva   62'
SH 22 Nicolás Herreros   69'
FB 23 Francisco Urroz   65'
Coach:
  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

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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   58'
IC 12 Owen Farrell (c)
LW 11 Jonny May
FH 10 George Ford   51'
SH 9 Alex Mitchell   66'
N8 8 Ben Earl
OF 7 Tom Curry   45' to 55'   74'
BF 6 Courtney Lawes   59'
RL 5 Ollie Chessum
LL 4 Maro Itoje
TP 3 Dan Cole   48'
HK 2 Jamie George
LP 1 Ellis Genge   55'
Replacements:
HK 16 Theo Dan
PR 17 Joe Marler   55'
PR 18 Kyle Sinckler   48'
LK 19 George Martin   59'
N8 20 Billy Vunipola   45'   55'   74'
SH 21 Danny Care   66'
FH 22 Marcus Smith   51'
CE 23 Ollie Lawrence   58'
Coach:
  Steve Borthwick
 
FB 15 Duncan Paia'aua
RW 14 Nigel Ah Wong
OC 13 Tumua Manu   66'
IC 12 Danny Toala   65'
LW 11 Neria Fomai
FH 10 Lima Sopoaga
SH 9 Jonathan Taumateine   62'
N8 8 Steven Luatua
OF 7 Fritz Lee   62'
BF 6 Theo McFarland
RL 5 Brian Alainu'uese
LL 4 Sam Slade   58'
TP 3 Michael Alaalatoa (c)   58'
HK 2 Sama Malolo   62'
LP 1 Jordan Lay   58'
Replacements:
HK 16 Seilala Lam   62'
PR 17 James Lay   58'
PR 18 Paul Alo-Emile   58'
N8 19 So'otala Fa'aso'o
FL 20 Alamanda Motuga   62'
SH 21 Melani Matavao   62'
FH 22 Christian Leali'ifano   65'
FL 23 Miracle Faiʻilagi   58'
Coach:
  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

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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   60'
OC 13 Dylan Riley
IC 12 Ryōto Nakamura   70'
LW 11 Siosaia Fifita
FH 10 Rikiya Matsuda
SH 9 Naoto Saitō
N8 8 Kazuki Himeno (c)
OF 7 Lappies Labuschagné   23'   70'
BF 6 Michael Leitch
RL 5 Amato Fakatava   51'
LL 4 Jack Cornelsen
TP 3 Koo Ji-won   43'
HK 2 Shōta Horie   48'
LP 1 Keita Inagaki   48'
Replacements:
HK 16 Atsushi Sakate   48'
PR 17 Craig Millar   48'
PR 18 Asaeli Ai Valu   43'
LK 19 Warner Dearns   51'
LK 20 Amanaki Saumaki   70'
SH 21 Kenta Fukuda
CE 22 Ryohei Yamanaka   70'
WG 23 Jone Naikabula   60'
Coach:
  Jamie Joseph
 
FB 15 Juan Cruz Mallía
RW 14 Emiliano Boffelli
OC 13 Lucio Cinti   70'
IC 12 Santiago Chocobares
LW 11 Mateo Carreras
FH 10 Santiago Carreras   59'
SH 9 Gonzalo Bertranou   59'
N8 8 Juan Martín González
OF 7 Marcos Kremer
BF 6 Pablo Matera   24'
RL 5 Tomás Lavanini   48'
LL 4 Guido Petti
TP 3 Francisco Gómez Kodela   43'   70'
HK 2 Julián Montoya (c)   78'
LP 1 Thomas Gallo   67'
Replacements:
HK 16 Agustín Creevy   78'
PR 17 Joel Sclavi   67'
PR 18 Eduardo Bello   43'   70'
LK 19 Matías Alemanno   24'
LK 20 Pedro Rubiolo   48'
SH 21 Lautaro Bazán   59'
FH 22 Nicolás Sánchez   59'
CE 23 Matías Moroni   70'
Coach:
  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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