2023 Rugby World Cup statistics

Stats for 2023 Rugby World Cup

This article documents the statistics of the 2023 Rugby World Cup that was held in France from 8 September to 28 October.[1][2]

## Team statistics

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The following table shows the team's results in major statistical categories.

Team statistics  Team  | Played  | Won  | Drawn  | Lost  | Points
for  | Points
against  | Points
diff | Tries  | Conv­ersions  | Penalties  | Drop goals  |  |

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Argentina | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 185 | 156 | +29 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0
Australia | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 90 | 91 | −1 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0
Chile | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 27 | 215 | −188 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0
England | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 221 | 102 | +119 | 21 | 16 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 1
Fiji | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 112 | 113 | −1 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 0
France | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 238 | 61 | +177 | 30 | 25 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0
Georgia | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 64 | 113 | −49 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0
Ireland | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 214 | 74 | +140 | 30 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0
Italy | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 114 | 181 | −67 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0
Japan | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 109 | 107 | +2 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0
Namibia | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 37 | 255 | −218 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2
New Zealand | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 336 | 89 | +247 | 49 | 35 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 2
Portugal | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 64 | 103 | −39 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1
Romania | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 32 | 287 | −255 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0
Samoa | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 92 | 75 | +17 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 1
Scotland | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 146 | 71 | +75 | 21 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0
South Africa | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 208 | 88 | +120 | 27 | 19 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0
Tonga | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 96 | 177 | −81 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1
Uruguay | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 65 | 164 | −99 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0
Wales | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 160 | 88 | +72 | 19 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0

Last updated: 28 October 2023

## Try scorers

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8 tries

* Will Jordan

6 tries

* Damian Penaud

5 tries

* Henry Arundell
* Bundee Aki
* Leicester Fainga'anuku
* Damian McKenzie
* Darcy Graham
* Louis Rees-Zammit

4 tries

* Louis Bielle-Biarrey
* Aaron Smith
* Cobus Reinach

3 tries

* Mateo Carreras
* Theo Dan
* Peato Mauvaka
* Tadhg Beirne
* Hugo Keenan
* Johnny Sexton
* Amato Fakatava
* Cam Roigard
* Ardie Savea
* Mark Tele'a
* Sama Malolo
* Makazole Mapimpi
* Solomone Kata
* Baltazar Amaya

2 tries

* Emiliano Boffelli
* Santiago Carreras
* Juan Martín González
* Nicolás Sánchez
* Ben Donaldson
* Mark Nawaqanitawase
* Joe Marchant
* Marcus Smith
* Mesake Doge
* Waisea Nayacalevu
* Josua Tuisova
* Cyril Baille
* Jonathan Danty
* Melvyn Jaminet
* Yoram Moefana
* Charles Ollivon
* Jamison Gibson-Park
* Mack Hansen
* Rob Herring
* James Lowe
* Peter O'Mahony
* Lorenzo Cannone
* Ange Capuozzo
* Monty Ioane
* Manuel Zuliani
* Michael Leitch
* Jone Naikabula
* Gerswin Mouton
* Dane Coles
* Shannon Frizell
* Anton Lienert-Brown
* Dalton Papalii
* Raffaele Storti
* Nigel Ah Wong
* Duncan Paia'aua
* Rory Darge
* Ali Price
* Kurt-Lee Arendse
* Deon Fourie
* Cheslin Kolbe
* Willie le Roux
* Grant Williams
* Ben Tameifuna
* Nicolás Freitas
* Jac Morgan
* George North

1 try

* Martín Bogado
* Rodrigo Bruni
* Santiago Chocobares
* Agustín Creevy
* Tomás Cubelli
* Rodrigo Isgro
* Ignacio Ruiz
* Joel Sclavi
* Richie Arnold
* Angus Bell
* Marika Koroibete
* Fraser McReight
* Jordan Petaia
* Dave Porecki
* Suliasi Vunivalu
* Matías Dittus [fr]
* Tomás Dussaillant
* Alfonso Escobar
* Rodrigo Fernández
* Danny Care
* Ollie Chessum
* Ben Earl
* Courtney Lawes
* Lewis Ludlam
* Bevan Rodd
* Freddie Steward
* Manu Tuilagi
* Jack Willis
* Vilimoni Botitu
* Vinaya Habosi
* Viliame Mata
* Peni Ravai
* Lekima Tagitagivalu
* Baptiste Couilloud
* Antoine Dupont
* Thibaud Flament
* Antoine Hastoy
* Matthieu Jalibert
* Thomas Ramos
* Beka Gigashvili
* Luka Ivanishvili
* Vano Karkadze
* Davit Niniashvili
* Merab Sharikadze
* Akaki Tabutsadze
* Tengiz Zamtaradze
* Caelan Doris
* Iain Henderson
* Joe McCarthy
* Garry Ringrose
* Dan Sheehan
* Juan Ignacio Brex
* Hame Faiva
* Paolo Garbisi
* Michele Lamaro
* Dino Lamb
* Paolo Odogwu
* Lorenzo Pani
* Warner Dearns
* Kazuki Himeno
* Lappies Labuschagné
* Ryōto Nakamura
* Naoto Saitō
* J. C. Greyling
* Beauden Barrett
* Jordie Barrett
* Caleb Clarke
* Ethan de Groot
* David Havili
* Rieko Ioane
* Richie Mo'unga
* Fletcher Newell
* Brodie Retallick
* Tamaiti Williams
* Pedro Bettencourt
* Nicolas Martins
* Rafael Simões
* Cristi Boboc
* Gabriel Rupanu
* Marius Simionescu
* Florin Surugiu
* Seilala Lam
* Christian Leali'ifano
* Fritz Lee
* Jonathan Taumateine
* Ewan Ashman
* Matt Fagerson
* Chris Harris
* Ben Healy
* George Horne
* Blair Kinghorn
* Johnny Matthews
* Ollie Smith
* Kyle Steyn
* George Turner
* Duhan van der Merwe
* Hamish Watson
* Damian de Allende
* Pieter-Steph du Toit
* Eben Etzebeth
* Jesse Kriel
* Canan Moodie
* Kwagga Smith
* RG Snyman
* Marco van Staden
* Damian Willemse
* Pita Ahki
* Vaea Fifita
* Fine Inisi
* George Moala
* Patrick Pellegrini
* Kyren Taumoefolau
* Afusipa Taumoepeau
* Sione Vailanu
* Santiago Arata
* Bautista Basso
* Germán Kessler
* Josh Adams
* Dan Biggar
* Gareth Davies
* Elliot Dee
* Taulupe Faletau
* Tomas Francis
* Dewi Lake
* Nick Tompkins
* Liam Williams
* Tomos Williams

## Conversion scorers

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21 conversions

* Thomas Ramos

18 conversions

* Richie Mo'unga

17 conversions

* Johnny Sexton

14 conversions

* Tommaso Allan
* Damian McKenzie

12 conversions

* Owen Farrell

11 conversions

* Rikiya Matsuda
* Ben Healy

9 conversions

* Emiliano Boffelli

8 conversions

* William Havili

7 conversions

* Nicolás Sánchez
* Ben Donaldson
* Finn Russell

6 conversions

* Handré Pollard
* Sam Costelow

5 conversions

* Frank Lomani
* Manie Libbok
* Damian Willemse
* Felipe Etcheverry

4 conversions

* George Ford
* Melvyn Jaminet
* Ross Byrne
* Jack Crowley
* Christian Leali'ifano
* Dan Biggar

3 conversions

* Simione Kuruvoli
* Samuel Marques
* Alin Conache
* Lima Sopoaga
* Faf de Klerk
* Leigh Halfpenny

2 conversions

* Santiago Carreras
* Santiago Videla
* Tedo Abzhandadze
* Luka Matkava
* Tiaan Swanepoel
* Beauden Barrett

1 conversion

* Teti Tela
* Paolo Garbisi
* Jordie Barrett
* D'Angelo Leuila
* George Horne
* Felipe Berchesi
* Gareth Anscombe

## Penalty goal scorers

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15 penalties

* Owen Farrell

13 penalties

* Emiliano Boffelli

9 penalties

* Thomas Ramos

8 penalties

* George Ford
* Rikiya Matsuda

7 penalties

* Ben Donaldson
* Handré Pollard

6 penalties

* Tiaan Swanepoel
* Gareth Anscombe

5 penalties

* Richie Mo'unga
* Christian Leali'ifano
* William Havili

4 penalties

* Nicolás Sánchez
* Simione Kuruvoli
* Manie Libbok

3 penalties

* Melvyn Jaminet
* Frank Lomani
* Luka Matkava
* Johnny Sexton
* Samuel Marques

2 penalties

* Tedo Abzhandadze
* Davit Niniashvili
* Tommaso Allan
* Jordie Barrett
* Dan Biggar

1 penalty

* Matías Garafulic
* Jack Crowley
* Paolo Garbisi
* Alin Conache
* Gabriel Rupanu
* D'Angelo Leuila
* Lima Sopoaga
* Finn Russell
* Felipe Berchesi
* Sam Costelow

## Drop goal scorers

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3 drop goals

* George Ford

2 drop goals

* Owen Farrell

1 drop goal

* Lomano Lemeki
* Felipe Etcheverry
* Gareth Anscombe

## Top point scorers

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Top 10 points scorers

Player  | Team  | Total  | Details
| Tries | Conv­ersions | Penalties | Drop goals
Owen Farrell |  England | 75 | 0 | 12 | 15 | 2
Thomas Ramos |  France | 74 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 0
Emiliano Boffelli |  Argentina | 67 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 0
Johnny Sexton |  Ireland | 58 | 3 | 17 | 3 | 0
Richie Mo'unga |  New Zealand | 56 | 1 | 18 | 5 | 0
Damian McKenzie |  New Zealand | 53 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 0
Rikiya Matsuda |  Japan | 46 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 0
Ben Donaldson |  Australia | 45 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0
George Ford |  England | 41 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 3
Will Jordan |  New Zealand | 40 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0

## Scoring

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### Timing

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* First try of the tournament: Mark Tele'a for New Zealand against France
* First brace of the tournament: Tadhg Beirne for Ireland against Romania
* First hat-trick of the tournament (drop goals): George Ford for England against Argentina
* First hat-trick of the tournament (tries): Cobus Reinach for South Africa against Romania

## Hat-tricks

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Unless otherwise noted, players in this list scored a hat-trick of tries.

Rank  | Player  | Team  | Opponent  | Stage  | Result  | Venue  | Date

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1  | George FordD3 |  England |  Argentina | Pool | 27–10 | Stade Vélodrome | 9 September 2023
2  | Cobus Reinach |  South Africa |  Romania | Pool | 76–0 | Nouveau Stade de Bordeaux | 17 September 2023
3  | Makazole Mapimpi |  South Africa |  Romania | Pool | 76–0 | Nouveau Stade de Bordeaux | 17 September 2023
4  | Damian Penaud |  France |  Namibia | Pool | 96–0 | Stade Vélodrome | 21 September 2023
5  | Henry ArundellT5 |  England |  Chile | Pool | 71–0 | Stade Pierre-Mauroy | 23 September 2023
6  | Aaron Smith |  New Zealand |  Italy | Pool | 96–17 | Parc Olympique Lyonnais | 29 September 2023
7  | Darcy GrahamT4 |  Scotland |  Romania | Pool | 84–0 | Stade Pierre-Mauroy | 30 September 2023
8  | Leicester Fainga'anuku |  New Zealand |  Uruguay | Pool | 73–0 | Parc Olympique Lyonnais | 5 October 2023
9  | Louis Rees-Zammit |  Wales |  Georgia | Pool | 43–19 | Stade de la Beaujoire | 7 October 2023
10  | Mateo Carreras |  Argentina |  Japan | Pool | 39–27 | Stade de la Beaujoire | 8 October 2023
11  | Will Jordan |  New Zealand |  Argentina | Semi Final | 44–6 | Stade de France | 20 October 2023
Key

D3 | Scored hat-trick of drop goals
T4 | Scored 4 tries
T5 | Scored 5 tries

## Player of the match awards

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Awards | Player  | Team  | Opponent  | Ref

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2  | Emiliano Boffelli |  Argentina | SamoaPM, WalesQF | [3][4]
George Ford |  England | ArgentinaPM, JapanPM | [5][6]
Grégory Alldritt |  France | New ZealandPM, ItalyPM | [7][8]
Bundee Aki |  Ireland | TongaPM, South AfricaPM | [9][10]
Ardie Savea |  New Zealand | ItalyPM, IrelandQF | [11][12]
1  | Mateo Carreras |  Argentina | JapanPM | [13]
Nicolás Sánchez |  Argentina | ChilePM | [14]
Ben Donaldson |  Australia | GeorgiaPM | [15]
Rob Valetini |  Australia | PortugalPM | [16]
Henry Arundell |  England | ChilePM | [17]
Owen Farrell |  England | FijiQF | [18]
Sam Underhill |  England | ArgentinaBF | [19]
Levani Botia |  Fiji | GeorgiaPM | [20]
Josua Tuisova |  Fiji | AustraliaPM | [21]
Maxime Lucu |  France | UruguayPM | [22]
Damian Penaud |  France | NamibiaPM | [23]
Peter O'Mahony |  Ireland | RomaniaPM | [24]
Jamison Gibson-Park |  Ireland | ScotlandPM | [25]
Lorenzo Cannone |  Italy | NamibiaPM | [26]
Michele Lamaro |  Italy | UruguayPM | [27]
Amato Fakatava |  Japan | ChilePM | [28]
Lomano Lemeki |  Japan | SamoaPM | [29]
Jordie Barrett |  New Zealand | ArgentinaSF | [30]
Damian McKenzie |  New Zealand | UruguayPM | [31]
Cam Roigard |  New Zealand | NamibiaPM | [32]
Nicolas Martins |  Portugal | FijiPM | [33]
Jerónimo Portela |  Portugal | GeorgiaPM | [34]
Theo McFarland |  Samoa | ChilePM | [35]
Lima Sopoaga |  Samoa | EnglandPM | [36]
Pieter-Steph du Toit |  South Africa | New ZealandF | [37]
Deon Fourie |  South Africa | TongaPM | [38]
Manie Libbok |  South Africa | ScotlandPM | [39]
Makazole Mapimpi |  South Africa | RomaniaPM | [40]
Bongi Mbonambi |  South Africa | FranceQF | [41]
Handré Pollard |  South Africa | EnglandSF | [42]
Darcy Graham |  Scotland | RomaniaPM | [43]
Duhan van der Merwe |  Scotland | TongaPM | [44]
George Moala |  Tonga | RomaniaPM | [45]
Santiago Arata |  Uruguay | NamibiaPM | [46]
Gareth Anscombe |  Wales | AustraliaPM | [47]
Dan Biggar |  Wales | FijiPM | [48]
Jac Morgan |  Wales | PortugalPM | [49]
Tommy Reffell |  Wales | GeorgiaPM | [50]
Key

PM | Pool match
QF | Quarter-final
SF | Semi-final
BF | Bronze final
F | Final

## Squads

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Main article: 2023 Rugby World Cup squads

Each team named a squad made up of 33 players, two more than the previous World Cup.[51][52]

### Coaches

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* Oldest coach: Eddie Jones of Australia \- (63 years, 244 days vs Portugal)
* Youngest coach: Steve Borthwick of England \- (43 years, 332 days vs Argentina)
* Country with most coaches: New Zealand (4)
* Kieran Crowley of Italy
* Jamie Joseph of Japan
* Ian Foster of New Zealand
* Warren Gatland of Wales
* Teams with foreign coaches: 10
* Argentina
* Chile
* Ireland
* Italy
* Japan
* Namibia
* Portugal
* Tonga
* Uruguay
* Wales
* Coaches who were former players: 11
* Steve Borthwick of England (2007 with England)[53]
* Kieran Crowley of Italy (1987 & 1991 with New Zealand)[54]
* Andy Farrell of Ireland (2007 with England)[55]
* Fabien Galthié of France (1991, 1995, 1999 and 2003 with France)[56][57]
* Jamie Joseph of Japan (1995 with New Zealand and 1999 with Japan)[58]
* Toutai Kefu of Tonga (1999 with Australia)[59]
* Patrice Lagisquet of Portugal (1987 and 1991 with France)[60]
* Pablo Lemoine of Chile (1999 and 2003 with Uruguay)[61]
* Seilala Mapusua of Samoa (2007 and 2011 with Samoa)[62][63]
* Simon Raiwalui of Fiji (1999 with Fiji)[64]
* Gregor Townsend of Scotland (1999 and 2003 with Scotland)[65]
* Coaches with previous World Cup head-coaching experience: 9
* Michael Cheika of Argentina (head coach of Australia in 2015 & 2019)[66]
* Kieran Crowley of Italy (head coach of Canada in 2011 & 2015)[54]
* Warren Gatland of Wales (head coach of Ireland in 1999 & Wales in 2011, 2015 & 2019)[67][68]
* Eddie Jones of Australia (head coach of Australia in 2003, Japan in 2015 & England in 2019)[69]
* Jamie Joseph of Japan (head coach of Japan in 2019)[58]
* Toutai Kefu of Tonga (head coach of Tonga in 2019)[59]
* Pablo Lemoine of Chile (head coach of Uruguay in 2015)[61][70]
* Esteban Meneses of Uruguay (head coach of Uruguay in 2019)[71]
* Gregor Townsend of Scotland (head coach of Scotland in 2019)[65][72]
* Appearance record: Warren Gatland of Wales participated in the Rugby World Cup for the fifth time as head coach.[67]

### Players

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* Four squads had no players based outside their respective home countries:
* France
* Ireland
* Japan
* New Zealand
* Squad having the fewest players playing domestically: Tonga (0)
* The most players (152) are active in clubs based in France, 106 of them in the Top 14, 32 in Pro D2, and 14 in Championnat Fédéral Nationale, Fédérale 1, 2, 3.
* Oldest player: P. J. van Lill of Namibia \- (39 years, 297 days - vs Uruguay)[73][74]
* Youngest player: Tornike Kakhoidze of Georgia \- (20 years, 45 days - vs Fiji)

## Discipline

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### Yellow cards

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2 yellow cards

* Matías Dittus [fr] (vs Japan & England)
* Marius Simionescu (vs Ireland & Scotland)

1 yellow card

* Santiago Carreras (vs England)
* Rodrigo Isgro (vs Chile)
* Matt Faessler (vs Portugal)
* Samu Kerevi (vs Portugal)
* Alfonso Escobar (vs Samoa)
* Esteban Inostroza (vs Samoa)
* Martín Sigren (vs Japan)
* Levani Botia (vs Portugal)
* Vinaya Habosi (vs England)
* Semi Radradra (vs Georgia)
* Lekima Tagitagivalu (vs Wales)
* Josua Tuisova (vs Georgia)
* Romain Taofifénua (vs Uruguay)
* Mirian Modebadze (vs Australia)
* Davit Niniashvili (vs Wales)
* Peter O'Mahony (vs Tonga)
* Lorenzo Cannone (vs Uruguay)
* Danilo Fischetti (vs Uruguay)
* Shota Horie (vs Samoa)
* Lappies Labuschagné (vs Argentina)
* Dylan Riley (vs Chile)
* Jason Benade (vs France)
* Aranos Coetzee (vs Uruguay)
* Tjiuee Uanivi (vs Uruguay)
* Torsten van Jaarsveld (vs Italy)
* Scott Barrett (vs Argentina)
* Shannon Frizell (vs South Africa)
* Will Jordan (vs France)
* Aaron Smith (vs Ireland)
* Codie Taylor (vs Ireland)
* Pedro Bettencourt (vs Australia)
* Francisco Fernandes (vs Georgia)
* Alin Conache (vs Tonga)
* Robert Irimescu (vs Scotland)
* Florian Roșu (vs Scotland)
* Ere Enari (vs Chile)
* Tumua Manu (vs England)
* Duncan Paia'aua (vs Argentina)
* UJ Seuteni (vs Chile)
* Jonathan Taumateine (vs Japan)
* Ollie Smith (vs Ireland)
* Eben Etzebeth (vs France)
* Cheslin Kolbe (vs New Zealand)
* Siya Kolisi (vs New Zealand)
* Leva Fifita (vs Romania)
* Afusipa Taumoepeau (vs Scotland)
* Eric Dosantos (vs Namibia)
* Andres Vilaseca (vs Italy)
* Taine Basham (vs Georgia)
* Corey Domachowski (vs Fiji)
* Johnny Williams (vs Portugal)

### Red cards

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A record equaling eight red cards for a Rugby World Cup was issued, same as in 2019.

1 red card

* Tom Curry (vs Argentina)
* Johan Deysel (vs France)
* Desiderius Sethie (vs Uruguay)
* Sam Cane (vs South Africa)
* Ethan de Groot (vs Namibia)
* Vincent Pinto [fr] (vs Wales)
* Ben Lam (vs Japan)
* Vaea Fifita (vs Scotland)

### Penalty tries

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1 penalty try

* Awarded against  Italy, vs  Uruguay
* Awarded against  Namibia, vs  France
* Awarded against  New Zealand, vs  Ireland
* Awarded against  Romania, vs  South Africa

### Citing/bans

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Player  | Opposition  | Cite date  | Law breached  | Result  | Note  | Ref

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Tom Curry |  Argentina | 9 September 2023  | 9.13 – Dangerous tackle
Red card  | 3-match ban  | –  | [75]
Ethan de Groot |  Namibia | 15 September 2023  | 9.16 – Charging without attempting to grasp the opponent
Red card  | 3-match ban  | –  | [76]
Vincent Pinto [fr] |  Wales | 16 September 2023  | 9.11 – Players must not do anything reckless to others
Red card  | 3-match ban  | –  | [77]
Rafael Simões |  Wales | 16 September 2023  | 9.13 – Dangerous tackle  | Citing not upheld  | –  | [78]
Johan Deysel |  France | 21 September 2023  | 9.13 – Dangerous tackle
Red card  | 6-match ban  | –  | [79]
Vaea Fifita |  Scotland | 24 September 2023  | 9.20 – Dangerous charging into ruck or maul
Red card  | 4-match ban  | –  | [80]
Desiderius Sethie |  Uruguay | 27 September 2023  | 9.13 – Dangerous tackle
Red card  | 3-match ban  | –  | [81]
Eric Dosantos |  Namibia | 27 September 2023  | 9.13 – Dangerous tackle  | 3-match ban  | –  | [82]
Ben Lam |  Japan | 28 September 2023  | 9.13 – Dangerous tackle
Red card  | 3-match ban  | –  | [83]
Sam Cane |  South Africa | 28 October 2023  | 9.13 – Dangerous tackle
Red card  | 3-match ban  | –  | [84]

## Stadiums

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Stadium  | City  | Capacity  | Matches played  | Overall

attendance

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attendance per match

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attendance as % of capacity

| Tries scored  | Avg. tries

scored / match

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points scored

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scored / match

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Stade de France | Saint-Denis | 80,698 | 6  | 469,782  | 78,297  | 97.02%  | 33  | 5.5  | 220  | 36.67
Stade de Marseille | Marseille | 67,394 | 6  | 374,629  | 62,438  | 92.64%  | 33  | 5.5  | 312  | 52
OL Stadium | Lyon | 59,186 | 5  | 277,495  | 55,499  | 93.77%  | 46  | 9.2  | 361  | 72.2
Stade Pierre-Mauroy | Lille | 50,186 | 5  | 232,585  | 46,517  | 92.69%  | 42  | 8.4  | 295  | 59
Stade de Bordeaux | Bordeaux | 42,115 | 5  | 200,386  | 40,077  | 95.16%  | 41  | 8.2  | 306  | 61.2
Stade Geoffroy-Guichard | Saint-Étienne | 41,965 | 4  | 157,132  | 39,283  | 93.61%  | 20  | 5  | 174  | 43.5
Allianz Riviera | Nice | 35,624 | 4  | 121,016  | 30,254  | 84.92%  | 25  | 6.25  | 199  | 49.75
Stade de la Beaujoire | Nantes | 35,322 | 4  | 132,840  | 33,210  | 94.02%  | 35  | 8.75  | 167  | 41.75
Stadium de Toulouse | Toulouse | 33,150 | 5  | 158,089  | 31,618  | 95.38%  | 30  | 6  | 261  | 61.25
Total | 2,263,381 | 44 | 2,123,954 | 48,271 | 93.84% | 305 | 6.93 | 2,295 | 52.19

### Attendances

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Top 10 highest attendances. All Top 10 games were played in Stade de France, Saint-Denis.

Rank | Attendance | Match | Stage

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1  | 80,065 |  New Zealand vs  South Africa | F
2  | 79,486 |  France vs  South Africa | QF
3  | 78,845 |  Ireland vs  New Zealand | QF
4  | 78,680 |  France vs  New Zealand | PM
5  | 78,542 |  South Africa vs  Ireland | PM
6  | 78,459 |  Ireland vs  Scotland | PM
7  | 78,098 |  England vs  South Africa | SF
8  | 77,653 |  New Zealand vs  Argentina | SF
9  | 77,604 |  England vs  Argentina | BF
10  | 75,770 |  Australia vs  Georgia | PM

* Lowest attendance: 28,627 –  Italy vs  Uruguay PM

Key

PM | Pool match
QF | Quarter-final
SF | Semi-final
BF | Bronze final
F | Final

## See also

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* 2019 Rugby World Cup statistics
* Records and statistics of the Rugby World Cup
* List of Rugby World Cup hat-tricks
* List of Rugby World Cup red cards

## External links

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* Statistics Rugby World Cup 2023 France
* Disciplinary Decisions
* Rugby World Cup 2023 Tournament statistics
* Rugby World Cup Stats

## References

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Stages|

* Pool A
* Pool B
* Pool C
* Pool D
* Knockout stage
* Final

Qualification|

* Africa
* Americas
* Asia (2022 ARC)
* Europe (2021 REC, 2022 REC)
* Oceania
* Regional play-off and Final Qualification Tournament

General|

* Squads
* Statistics
* Warm-up matches

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2023 Rugby World Cup finalists

Champions|

South Africa

Runner-up|

New Zealand

Third Place|

England

Fourth Place|

Argentina

Quarter finalists|

France,  Ireland,  Wales,  Fiji

Pool stage|

Italy,  Uruguay,  Namibia,  Scotland,  Tonga,  Romania,  Australia,  Portugal,  Georgia,  Japan,  Samoa,  Chile

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Rugby World Cup

Tournaments|

* Australia / New Zealand 1987
* England / France / Ireland / Scotland / Wales 1991
* South Africa 1995
* Wales 1999
* Australia 2003
* France 2007
* New Zealand 2011
* England 2015
* Japan 2019
* France 2023
* Australia 2027
* United States 2031

Qualifying|

* 1987
* 1991
* 1995
* 1999
* 2003
* 2007
* 2011
* 2015
* 2019
* 2023
* 2027
* 2031

Knockout stages|

* 1987
* 1991
* 1995
* 1999
* 2003
* 2007
* 2011
* 2015
* 2019
* 2023
* 2027
* 2031

Finals|

* 1987
* 1991
* 1995
* 1999
* 2003
* 2007
* 2011
* 2015
* 2019
* 2023
* 2027
* 2031

Squads|

* 1987
* 1991
* 1995
* 1999
* 2003
* 2007
* 2011
* 2015
* 2019
* 2023
* 2027
* 2031

Statistics|

* 1987
* 1991
* 1995
* 1999
* 2003
* 2007
* 2011
* 2015
* 2019
* 2023
* 2027
* 2031

Overview|

* History
* Hosts
* Qualification
* Theme song
* Trophy

Overall records|

* All-time table
* Hat-tricks
* Multiple winners
* Records and statistics
* Red cards
* Team appearances
* Try scorers

Notes: There was no qualification for the 1987 World Cup as places were given by invitation only.
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