The Rugby World Cup 2023 is expected to be won by France

Posted by Xchange Tickets on December 7th, 2022

Hosts of the game The Rugby World Cup in France are expected to be the most competitive yet in 2023, even though France enters the tournament as the favorite.

Although New Zealand and Australia have won the competition before, France, Ireland, and the current champions South Africa are the front-runners.

The French have lost three World Cup finals and have yet to win the tournament.

Additionally, Les Bleus were defeated twice by Argentina in the 2007 edition, with the Pumas taking third place.

However, under Coach Fabien Galthie, France is now more defensively resilient while still having plenty of traditional attacking. However, even a talented squad would be hindered if star half-backs Antoine Dupont and Romain Ntamack were injured.

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The 35-17 victory over Japan by France at the end of the year marked their 13th straight test victory, which also included narrow victories over Australia and South Africa this month and a 2022 Six Nations Grand Slam.

"It's not perfect, we have to work more and continue to do what we did this autumn," said France No 8 Gregory Alldritt. "We must keep our feet on the ground by not thinking we're something we're not."

Even without several of their top players for a game outside of the autumn window, South Africa ended the year at Twickenham on Saturday with a commanding 27-13 victory over England, who they will face in the 2019 World Cup final in Japan.

Kurt-Lee Arendse, a rising wing, scored his seventh try in as many matches, and a talented back division was allowed to shine by a typically potent Springbok pack.

"It is not that much of a difference but we are just seeing opportunities which we didn't in the past," said South Africa captain Siya Kolisi.

Ireland's 13-10 win over Australia this month meant they became the first team since England in 2002 to defeat the All Blacks, the Springboks, and the Wallabies in a calendar year.

England went on to win the 2003 World Cup but Ireland has yet to make a semifinal.

But a win over Australia, achieved without veteran fly-half Jonathan Sexton, prompted Ireland coach Andy Farrell to say: "We found a way and that's what good sides do when they're not at their best."

Owen Farrell, the son of England's captain, guided his team to just one victory in November, over an outclassed Japan team.

They lost to Argentina in their opening match of the World Cup group stage and trailed New Zealand by a significant margin before pulling off an unlikely 25-25 draw after falling by 19 points with 10 minutes remaining.

They could, however, follow the same route to the final as they did in Japan, where England defeated Australia and New Zealand in the quarterfinal and semifinal matches, respectively, if they manage to reverse the Argentina result in France.

England coach Eddie Jones, for whom 2019 was his third involvement in a World Cup final, insisted after Saturday's match: "I've got a plan for how England can win the World Cup, but it doesn't go in a perfect line."

As for New Zealand, their draw with England sealed a year where Coach Ian Foster almost lost his job following defeats by Ireland and Argentina.

"We played some great rugby and in our mind, we should have walked away with a win and we didn't get it in that last 10 (minutes)," said Foster, who earlier in November nearly oversaw the All Blacks' first loss to Scotland.

Argentina still struggles with consistency as evidenced by their 30-29 victories against England and subsequent 20-13 loss to Wales.

Australia struggled to field a match-day 23 against Wales due to several injuries sustained during a punishing autumn schedule that included five tests in as many weeks, including a shocking loss to Italy.

Nevertheless, they managed to rally from a 34-13 deficit after 58 minutes to win the game on Saturday by scoring 26 points in a row.

"I guess we could have lost all five or won all five, that's the sort of tour it's been," said Australia coach Dave Rennie.

Wales lost again in Cardiff, ending the year with just three victories out of 12 tests, and Coach Wayne Pivac's job was in jeopardy after their shocking 13-12 loss to Georgia.

Rugby World Cup Fixtures 2023

From Friday, September 8, through Saturday, October 28, 2023, France will play host to the Rugby World Cup.

In 2019 final in Japan, South Africa defeated England 32–12 to retain their title. Eddie Jones will want to win the trophy before his tenure as England's manager comes to an end, but the hosts France and three-time champion New Zealand will also be confident of winning.

Following the dismissal of Spain's appeal about their exclusion in June 2022, Romania has taken the position of Spain in Pool B. During qualifying, Spain fielded an ineligible player.

In the Rugby Africa Cup final in Aix-en-Provence, Namibia defeated Kenya 36-0 to earn a spot at a seventh straight World Cup. They enter Pool A and take a seat. To know more about France Vs New Zealand Tickets click here.

After defeating the USA over two legs to earn the final position in Pool D and the Americas Two qualification, Chile will play in their first-ever Rugby World Cup. Tonga finished Pool B by defeating Hong Kong 44-22 in the Asia Pacific One play-off to complete Pool A.

There is only one open spot for RWC 2023. The Final Qualification Tournament, which will feature Hong Kong, Kenya, Portugal, and the USA and take place in late 2022, will determine the winner.

Rugby World Cup 2023 Fixtures

POOL A – New Zealand, France, Italy, Uruguay, Namibia

Fri 8 Sept France v New Zealand (Stade de France, Saint-Denis)

Sat 9 Sept Italy v Namibia (Stade Geoffroy Guichard, Saint-Étienne)

Thu 14 Sept France v Uruguay (Stade Pierre Mauroy, Lille)

Fri 15 Sept New Zealand v Namibia (Stadium de Toulouse, Toulouse)

Wed 20 Sept Italy v Uruguay (Stade de Nice, Nice)

Thu 21 Sept France v Namibia (Stade Vélodrome, Marseille)

Wed 27 Sept Uruguay v Namibia (Parc OL, Lyon)

Fri 29 Sept New Zealand v Italy (Parc OL, Lyon)

Thu 5 Oct New Zealand v Uruguay (Parc OL, Lyon)

Fri 6 Oct France v Italy (Parc OL, Lyon)

POOL B – South Africa, Ireland, Scotland, Romania, Tonga

Sat 9 Sept Ireland v Romania (Stade de Bordeaux, Bordeaux)

Sun 10 Sept South Africa v Scotland (Stade Vélodrome, Marseille)

Sat 16 Sept Ireland v Tonga (Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes)

Sun 17 Sept South Africa v Romania (Stade de Bordeaux, Bordeaux)

Sat 23 Sept South Africa v Ireland (Stade de France, Saint-Denis)

Sun 24 Sept Scotland v Tonga (Stade de Nice, Nice)

Sat 30 Sept Scotland v Romania (Stade Pierre Mauroy, Lille)

Sun 1 Oct South Africa v Tonga (Stade Vélodrome, Marseille)

Sat 7 Oct Ireland v Scotland (Stade de France, Saint-Denis)

Sun 8 Oct Tonga v Romania (Stade Pierre Mauroy, Lille)

POOL C – Wales, Australia, Fiji, Georgia, Final qualification winner

Sat 9 Sept Australia v Georgia (Stade de France, Saint-Denis)

Sun 10 Sept Wales v Fiji (Stade de Bordeaux, Bordeaux)

Sat 16 Sept Wales v Final qualification winner (Stade de Nice, Nice)

Sun 17 Sept Australia v Fiji (Stade Geoffroy Guichard, Saint-Étienne)

Sat 23 Sept Georgia v Final qualification winner (Stadium de Toulouse, Toulouse)

Sun 24 Sept Wales’s v Australia (Parc OL, Lyon)

Sat 30 Sept Fiji v Georgia (Stade de Bordeaux, Bordeaux)

Sun 1 Oct Australia v Final qualification winner (Stade Geoffroy Guichard, Saint-Étienne)

Sat 7 Oct Wales v Georgia (Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes)

Sun 8 Oct Fiji v Final qualification winner (Stadium de Toulouse, Toulouse)

POOL D – England, Japan, Argentina, Samoa, Chile

Sat 9 Sept England v Argentina (Stade Vélodrome, Marseille)

Sun 10 Sept Japan v Chile (Stadium de Toulouse, Toulouse)

Sat 16 Sept Samoa v Chile (Stade de Bordeaux, Bordeaux)

Sun 17 Sept England v Japan (Stade de Nice, Nice)

Fri 22 Sept Argentina v Samoa (Stade Geoffroy Guichard, Saint-Étienne)

Sat 23 Sept England v Chile (Stade Pierre Mauroy, Lille)

Thu 28 Sept Japan v Samoa (Stadium de Toulouse, Toulouse)

Sat 30 Sept Argentina v Chile (Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes)

Sat 7 Oct England v Samoa (Stade Pierre Mauroy, Lille)

Sun 8 Oct Japan v Argentina (Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes)

Quarter-finals

Sat 14 Oct Winner Pool C v Runner-up Pool D (Stade Vélodrome, Marseille)

Sat 14 Oct Winner Pool B v Runner-up Pool A (Stade de France, Saint-Denis)

Sun 15 Oct Winner Pool D v Runner-up Pool C (Stade Vélodrome, Marseille)

Sun 15 Oct Winner Pool A v Runner-up Pool B (Stade de France, Saint-Denis)

Semi-finals

Fri 20 Oct Winner Quarter-final 1 v Winner Quarter-final 2 (Stade de France, Saint-Denis)

Sat 21 Oct Winner Quarter-final 3 v Winner Quarter-final 4 (Stade de France, Saint-Denis)

Third-place match

Fri 27 Oct third-place Play-off (Stade de France, Saint-Denis)

Final

Sat 28 Oct Final (Stade de France, Saint-Denis)

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