2023 Rugby World Cup knockout stage

The knockout stage of the 2023 Rugby World Cup is the second and final stage of the competition, following the pool stage. Played from 14 to 28 October, the knockout stage will end with the final, held at Stade de France in Saint-Denis.^[1] The top two teams from each pool advanced to the knockout stage to compete in a single-elimination tournament. There will be 8 matches in the knockout stage, including a third-place play-off played between the two losing teams of the semi-finals.

Format

The knockout stage of the 2023 Rugby World Cup will be contested by the eight teams that qualified from the pool stage, the top two teams from each of the four pools. Matches in the knockout stage are played to a result; if the scores are tied at the end of 80 minutes, a 10-minute period of extra time is played; if scores remain level after extra time, an additional 10-minute "sudden death" period will be played, and the first team to score any points wins. If the score still remains tied, a kicking competition will ensue. All times listed are local in Central European Summer Time (UTC+2).

Qualified teams

Wales were the first side to secure qualification to the knockout stage after their record breaking victory over Australia in the pool stage.^[2] England became the next side to qualify for the quarter-finals four days later after Japan's victory over Samoa in Pool D. This result also meant England were the first team to be guaranteed top seed.^[3] New Zealand secured their place in the knockout stage after their pool match win over Uruguay.^[4] Hosts France also confirmed their place the following day after their victory over Italy.^[5] Ireland and South Africa both qualified from Pool B simultaneously following Ireland's victory over Scotland.^[6] Argentina edged Japan to progression from Pool D following their victory over the Brave Blossoms in their final match.^[7] In the last match of the pool stage, Fiji were narrowly defeated by Portugal in Pool C but still qualified for the knockout stage ahead of Australia based on their head-to-head record against the Wallabies who suffered elimination from the World Cup at the pool stage for the first time.^[8]

Pool	Winners	Runners-up
A	France	New Zealand
B	Ireland	South Africa
C	Wales	Fiji
D	England	Argentina

Bracket

Quarter-finals		Semi-finals		Final

14 October – Marseille

Wales	17
		20 October – Saint-Denis
Argentina	29
		Argentina	6
14 October – Saint-Denis
		New Zealand	44
Ireland	24
				28 October – Saint-Denis
New Zealand	28
				New Zealand	11
15 October – Marseille
				South Africa	12
England	30
		21 October – Saint-Denis
Fiji	24
		England	15
15 October – Saint-Denis
		South Africa	16	Bronze final
France	28
				27 October – Saint-Denis
South Africa	29
				Argentina	23

				England	26

Quarter-finals

Wales vs Argentina

14 October 2023
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)

Wales	17–29	Argentina
Try: Biggar 14' c T. Williams 57' c Con: Biggar (2/2) 16', 58' Pen: Biggar (1/2) 21'	Report	Try: Sclavi 68' c Sánchez 77' c Con: Boffelli (2/2) 69', 78' Pen: Boffelli (4/5) 39', 45', 44', 48' Sánchez (1/1) 80'

Stade Vélodrome, Marseille
Attendance: 62,576
Referee: Jaco Peyper (South Africa)^[9]
Karl Dickson (England)^[a]

Wales

Argentina


FB	15	Liam Williams	60'
RW	14	Louis Rees-Zammit
OC	13	George North
IC	12	Nick Tompkins	65'	75'
LW	11	Josh Adams
FH	10	Dan Biggar		75'
SH	9	Gareth Davies	50'
N8	8	Aaron Wainwright
OF	7	Tommy Reffell	55'
BF	6	Jac Morgan (c)
RL	5	Adam Beard	66'
LL	4	Will Rowlands
TP	3	Tomas Francis	66'
HK	2	Ryan Elias	41'
LP	1	Gareth Thomas	55'
Replacements:
HK	16	Dewi Lake	41'
PR	17	Corey Domachowski	55'
PR	18	Dillon Lewis	66'
LK	19	Dafydd Jenkins	66'
LK	20	Christ Tshiunza	55'
SH	21	Tomos Williams	50'
FH	22	Sam Costelow	65'
WG	23	Rio Dyer	60'
Coach:
Warren Gatland


FB	15	Juan Cruz Mallía
RW	14	Emiliano Boffelli
OC	13	Lucio Cinti
IC	12	Santiago Chocobares	27'
LW	11	Mateo Carreras
FH	10	Santiago Carreras	69'
SH	9	Tomás Cubelli	55'
N8	8	Facundo Isa	55'
OF	7	Marcos Kremer
BF	6	Juan Martín González
RL	5	Tomás Lavanini	55'
LL	4	Guido Petti
TP	3	Francisco Gómez Kodela	55'
HK	2	Julián Montoya (c)	66'
LP	1	Thomas Gallo	66'
Replacements:
HK	16	Agustín Creevy	66'
PR	17	Joel Sclavi	66'
PR	18	Eduardo Bello	55'
LK	19	Matías Alemanno	55'
N8	20	Rodrigo Bruni	55'
SH	21	Lautaro Bazán	55'
FH	22	Nicolás Sánchez	69'
CE	23	Matías Moroni	27'
Coach:
Michael Cheika

Player of the Match:
Emiliano Boffelli (Argentina)^[11]

Assistant referees:
Karl Dickson (England),^[9] Jordan Way (Australia)^[a]
Andrea Piardi (Italy)^[9]
Television match official:
Marius Jonker (South Africa)^[9]

Notes:

Referee Jaco Peyper was forced to withdraw from the match in the 16th minute, after sustaining a calf injury. He was replaced by assistant referee Karl Dickson. Reserve official Jordan Way took Dickson's place as an assistant.^[10]

Ireland vs New Zealand

14 October 2023
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)

Ireland	24–28	New Zealand
Try: Aki 27' c Gibson-Park 39' c Penalty try 64' Con: Sexton (2/2) 29', 40' Pen: Sexton (1/2) 22'	Report	Try: Fainga'anuku 19' c Savea 33' m Jordan 53' c Con: Mo'unga (1/2) 21' J. Barrett (1/1) 54' Pen: Mo'unga (1/1) 8' J. Barrett (2/3) 14', 69'

Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Attendance: 78,845
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)^[9]

Ireland

New Zealand


FB	15	Hugo Keenan
RW	14	Mack Hansen	56'
OC	13	Garry Ringrose
IC	12	Bundee Aki
LW	11	James Lowe
FH	10	Johnny Sexton (c)
SH	9	Jamison Gibson-Park	61'
N8	8	Caelan Doris
OF	7	Josh van der Flier	59'
BF	6	Peter O'Mahony
RL	5	Iain Henderson	59'
LL	4	Tadhg Beirne
TP	3	Tadhg Furlong	53'
HK	2	Dan Sheehan	64'
LP	1	Andrew Porter	76'
Replacements:
HK	16	Rónan Kelleher	64'
PR	17	Dave Kilcoyne	76'
PR	18	Finlay Bealham	53'
LK	19	Joe McCarthy	59'
N8	20	Jack Conan	59'
SH	21	Conor Murray	61'
FH	22	Jack Crowley
FB	23	Jimmy O'Brien	56'
Coach:
Andy Farrell


FB	15	Beauden Barrett
RW	14	Will Jordan
OC	13	Rieko Ioane
IC	12	Jordie Barrett
LW	11	Leicester Fainga'anuku		64'
FH	10	Richie Mo'unga
SH	9	Aaron Smith	37'
N8	8	Ardie Savea
OF	7	Sam Cane (c)		75'
BF	6	Shannon Frizell		59'
RL	5	Scott Barrett
LL	4	Brodie Retallick		65'	75'
TP	3	Tyrel Lomax		61'
HK	2	Codie Taylor	64'		75'
LP	1	Ethan de Groot		61'
Replacements:
HK	16	Dane Coles		65'
PR	17	Tamaiti Williams		61'
PR	18	Fletcher Newell		61'
LK	19	Sam Whitelock		59'
FL	20	Dalton Papalii		75'
SH	21	Finlay Christie
FB	22	Damian McKenzie
CE	23	Anton Lienert-Brown		64'
Coach:
Ian Foster

Player of the Match:
Ardie Savea (New Zealand)^[12]

Assistant referees:
Matthew Carley (England)^[9]
Christophe Ridley (England)^[9]
Television match official:
Tom Foley (England)^[9]

England vs Fiji

15 October 2023
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)

England	30–24	Fiji
Try: Tuilagi 14' m Marchant 23' c Con: Farrell (1/2) 23' Pen: Farrell (5/6) 11', 34', 38', 54', 78' Drop: Farrell (1/1) 72'	Report	Try: Mata 28' c Ravai 64' c Botitu 68' c Con: Lomani (1/1) 29' Kuruvoli (2/2) 65', 70' Pen: Lomani (1/3) 20'

Stade Vélodrome, Marseille
Attendance: 61,863
Referee: Mathieu Raynal (France)^[9]

England

Fiji


FB	15	Marcus Smith	23' to 36'
RW	14	Jonny May			65'
OC	13	Joe Marchant
IC	12	Manu Tuilagi
LW	11	Elliot Daly
FH	10	Owen Farrell (c)
SH	9	Alex Mitchell	60'
N8	8	Ben Earl
OF	7	Tom Curry	74'
BF	6	Courtney Lawes
RL	5	Ollie Chessum	70'
LL	4	Maro Itoje
TP	3	Dan Cole	60'
HK	2	Jamie George
LP	1	Ellis Genge	60'
Replacements:
HK	16	Theo Dan
PR	17	Joe Marler	60'
PR	18	Kyle Sinckler	60'
LK	19	George Martin	70'
N8	20	Billy Vunipola	74'
SH	21	Danny Care	60'
FH	22	George Ford
CE	23	Ollie Lawrence	23'	36'	65'
Coach:
Steve Borthwick


FB	15	Ilaisa Droasese
RW	14	Vinaya Habosi	22'	46'
OC	13	Waisea Nayacalevu (c)
IC	12	Josua Tuisova		72'
LW	11	Semi Radradra
FH	10	Vilimoni Botitu
SH	9	Frank Lomani		56'
N8	8	Viliame Mata
OF	7	Levani Botia
BF	6	Lekima Tagitagivalu		56'
RL	5	Albert Tuisue		76'
LL	4	Isoa Nasilasila
TP	3	Luke Tagi		23'
HK	2	Tevita Ikanivere		49'
LP	1	Eroni Mawi		49'
Replacements:
HK	16	Sam Matavesi		49'
PR	17	Peni Ravai		49'
PR	18	Mesake Doge		23'
FL	19	Meli Derenalagi		56'
FL	20	Vilive Miramira		76'
SH	21	Simione Kuruvoli		56'
CE	22	Iosefo Masi		72'
FB	23	Sireli Maqala		46'
Coach:
Simon Raiwalui

Player of the Match:
Owen Farrell (England)^[13]

Assistant referees:
Nic Berry (Australia)^[9]
Pierre Brousset (France)^[9]
Television match official:
Ben Whitehouse (Wales)^[9]

France vs South Africa

15 October 2023
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)

France	28–29	South Africa
Try: Baille (2) 4' c, 31' c Mauvaka 22' m Con: Ramos (2/3) 5', 32' Pen: Ramos (3/4) 40+1', 54', 73'	Report	Try: Arendse 8' c De Allende 18' m Kolbe 27' c Etzebeth 67' c Con: Libbok (2/3) 10', 28' Pollard (1/1) 67' Pen: Pollard (1/1) 69'

Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Attendance: 79,486
Referee: Ben O'Keeffe (New Zealand)^[9]

France

South Africa


FB	15	Thomas Ramos
RW	14	Damian Penaud
OC	13	Gaël Fickou
IC	12	Jonathan Danty
LW	11	Louis Bielle-Biarrey
FH	10	Matthieu Jalibert	73'
SH	9	Antoine Dupont (c)
N8	8	Grégory Alldritt	69'
OF	7	Charles Ollivon
BF	6	Anthony Jelonch	51'
RL	5	Thibaud Flament	50'
LL	4	Cameron Woki
TP	3	Uini Atonio	58'
HK	2	Peato Mauvaka	64'
LP	1	Cyril Baille	50'
Replacements:
HK	16	Pierre Bourgarit	64'
PR	17	Reda Wardi	50'
PR	18	Dorian Aldegheri	58'
LK	19	Romain Taofifénua	50'
FL	20	François Cros	51'
FL	21	Sekou Macalou	69'
SH	22	Maxime Lucu
CE	23	Yoram Moefana	73'
Coach:
Fabien Galthié


FB	15	Damian Willemse		51'
RW	14	Kurt-Lee Arendse
OC	13	Jesse Kriel
IC	12	Damian de Allende
LW	11	Cheslin Kolbe
FH	10	Manie Libbok		45'
SH	9	Cobus Reinach		45'
N8	8	Duane Vermeulen		51'	61'
BF	7	Pieter-Steph du Toit			61'	75'
OF	6	Siya Kolisi (c)		46'
RL	5	Franco Mostert		45'
LL	4	Eben Etzebeth	40'
TP	3	Frans Malherbe		63'
HK	2	Bongi Mbonambi				75'
LP	1	Steven Kitshoff		51'
Replacements:
HK	16	Deon Fourie		46'
PR	17	Ox Nché		51'
PR	18	Vincent Koch		63'
LK	19	RG Snyman		45'
FL	20	Kwagga Smith		51'
SH	21	Faf de Klerk		45'
FH	22	Handré Pollard		45'
FB	23	Willie le Roux		51'
Coach:
Jacques Nienaber

Player of the Match:
Bongi Mbonambi (South Africa)^[14]

Assistant referees:
Paul Williams (New Zealand)^[9]
James Doleman (New Zealand)^[9]
Television match official:
Brendon Pickerill (New Zealand)^[9]

Semi-finals

Argentina vs New Zealand

20 October 2023
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)

Argentina	6–44	New Zealand
Pen: Boffelli (2/2) 5', 35'	Report	Try: Jordan (3) 11' c, 62' m, 73' m J. Barrett 17' m Frizell (2) 40+2' m, 49' c Smith 42' c Con: Mo'unga (3/7) 12', 43', 50' Pen: Mo'unga (1/1) 38'

Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Attendance: 77,653
Referee: Angus Gardner (Australia)^[15]

Argentina

New Zealand


FB	15	Juan Cruz Mallía
RW	14	Emiliano Boffelli
OC	13	Lucio Cinti
IC	12	Santiago Chocobares	63'
LW	11	Mateo Carreras
FH	10	Santiago Carreras	66'
SH	9	Gonzalo Bertranou	50'
N8	8	Facundo Isa	18' to 31'		63'
OF	7	Marcos Kremer
BF	6	Juan Martín González
RL	5	Tomás Lavanini	41'
LL	4	Guido Petti
TP	3	Francisco Gómez Kodela	50'
HK	2	Julián Montoya (c)	63'
LP	1	Thomas Gallo	66'
Replacements:
HK	16	Agustín Creevy	63'
PR	17	Joel Sclavi	66'
PR	18	Eduardo Bello	50'
LK	19	Matías Alemanno	41'
N8	20	Rodrigo Bruni	18'	31'	63'
SH	21	Lautaro Bazán	50'
FH	22	Nicolás Sánchez	66'
CE	23	Matías Moroni	63'
Coach:
Michael Cheika


FB	15	Beauden Barrett		56'
RW	14	Will Jordan
OC	13	Rieko Ioane		61'
IC	12	Jordie Barrett
LW	11	Mark Tele'a
FH	10	Richie Mo'unga
SH	9	Aaron Smith		56'
N8	8	Ardie Savea
OF	7	Sam Cane (c)		66'
BF	6	Shannon Frizell
RL	5	Scott Barrett	66'
LL	4	Sam Whitelock		61'
TP	3	Tyrel Lomax		56'
HK	2	Codie Taylor		50'
LP	1	Ethan de Groot		56'
Replacements:
HK	16	Samisoni Taukei'aho		50'
PR	17	Tamaiti Williams		56'
PR	18	Fletcher Newell		56'
LK	19	Brodie Retallick		61'
FL	20	Dalton Papalii		66'
SH	21	Finlay Christie		56'
FB	22	Damian McKenzie		56'
CE	23	Anton Lienert-Brown		61'
Coach:
Ian Foster

Player of the Match:
Jordie Barrett (New Zealand)^[16]

Assistant referees:
Nic Berry (Australia)^[15]
Karl Dickson (England)^[15]
Television match official:
Ben Whitehouse (Wales)^[15]

Notes:

With this victory, New Zealand advanced to a fifth World Cup final – a new record for final appearances at the tournament.^[17]
Facundo Isa (Argentina) earned his 50th test cap.^[18]
Will Jordan (New Zealand) equalled the World Cup record of 8 tries scored at a single tournament (shared with Bryan Habana, Jonah Lomu and Julian Savea).^[19]
After receiving a yellow card in the 66th minute, Scott Barrett did not return to the field, despite the sin bin period elapsing with 4 minutes still remaining on the clock. This meant that New Zealand finished the match with 14 players.^[20]

England vs South Africa

21 October 2023
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)

England	15–16	South Africa
Pen: Farrell (4/4) 3', 10', 24', 39' Drop: Farrell (1/1) 53'	Report	Try: Snyman 69' c Con: Pollard (1/1) 70' Pen: Libbok (1/1) 21' Pollard (2/2) 35', 78'

Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Attendance: 78,098
Referee: Ben O'Keeffe (New Zealand)^[15]

England

South Africa


FB	15	Freddie Steward
RW	14	Jonny May	78'
OC	13	Joe Marchant
IC	12	Manu Tuilagi	74'
LW	11	Elliot Daly
FH	10	Owen Farrell (c)
SH	9	Alex Mitchell	53'
N8	8	Ben Earl
OF	7	Tom Curry	33' to 39'		69'
BF	6	Courtney Lawes
RL	5	George Martin	53'
LL	4	Maro Itoje
TP	3	Dan Cole	56'
HK	2	Jamie George
LP	1	Joe Marler	53'
Replacements:
HK	16	Theo Dan
PR	17	Ellis Genge	53'
PR	18	Kyle Sinckler	56'
LK	19	Ollie Chessum	53'
N8	20	Billy Vunipola	33'	39'	69'
SH	21	Danny Care	53'
FH	22	George Ford	78'
CE	23	Ollie Lawrence	74'
Coach:
Steve Borthwick


FB	15	Damian Willemse	44'
RW	14	Kurt-Lee Arendse
OC	13	Jesse Kriel
IC	12	Damian de Allende
LW	11	Cheslin Kolbe
FH	10	Manie Libbok	31'
SH	9	Cobus Reinach	43'
N8	8	Duane Vermeulen	51'
BF	7	Pieter-Steph du Toit
OF	6	Siya Kolisi (c)	51'
RL	5	Franco Mostert
LL	4	Eben Etzebeth	46'
TP	3	Frans Malherbe	56'
HK	2	Bongi Mbonambi
LP	1	Steven Kitshoff	49'
Replacements:
HK	16	Deon Fourie	51'
PR	17	Ox Nché	49'
PR	18	Vincent Koch	56'
LK	19	RG Snyman	46'
FL	20	Kwagga Smith	51'
SH	21	Faf de Klerk	43'
FH	22	Handré Pollard	31'
FB	23	Willie le Roux	44'
Coach:
Jacques Nienaber

Player of the Match:
Handré Pollard (South Africa)^[21]

Assistant referees:
Mathieu Raynal (France)^[15]^[22]
Paul Williams (New Zealand)^[15]
Television match official:
Brendon Pickerill (New Zealand)^[15]

Notes:

Owen Farrell became the second highest all-time points scorer in test rugby (including points scored for both England and the British & Irish Lions), surpassing Jonny Wilkinson (1,246) and moving behind top scorer Dan Carter (1,598).

Bronze final: Argentina vs England

27 October 2023
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)

Argentina	23–26	England
Try: Cubelli 36' c S. Carreras 42' c Con: Boffelli (2/2) 37', 43' Pen: Boffelli (2/2) 24', 50' Sánchez (1/2) 68'	Report	Try: Earl 8' c Dan 44' c Con: Farrell (2/2) 9', 45' Pen: Farrell (4/4) 3', 13', 30', 65'

Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Attendance: 77,674
Referee: Nic Berry (Australia)^[23]

Argentina

England


FB	15	Juan Cruz Mallía
RW	14	Emiliano Boffelli
OC	13	Lucio Cinti	47'
IC	12	Jeronimo de la Fuente
LW	11	Mateo Carreras
FH	10	Santiago Carreras	56'
SH	9	Tomás Cubelli	51'
N8	8	Facundo Isa	47'
OF	7	Marcos Kremer
BF	6	Juan Martín González
RL	5	Pedro Rubiolo	66'
LL	4	Guido Petti
TP	3	Francisco Gómez Kodela	60'
HK	2	Julian Montoya (c)	56'
LP	1	Thomas Gallo	66'
Replacements:
HK	16	Agustín Creevy	56'
PR	17	Joel Sclavi	66'
PR	18	Eduardo Bello	60'
LK	19	Matías Alemanno	66'
N8	20	Rodrigo Bruni	47'
SH	21	Lautaro Bazán	51'
FH	22	Nicolás Sánchez	56'
CE	23	Matías Moroni	47'
Coach:
Michael Cheika


FB	15	Marcus Smith
RW	14	Freddie Steward
OC	13	Joe Marchant
IC	12	Manu Tuilagi	56'
LW	11	Henry Arundell	66'
FH	10	Owen Farrell (c)
SH	9	Ben Youngs	51'
N8	8	Ben Earl
OF	7	Sam Underhill
BF	6	Tom Curry	50'
RL	5	Ollie Chessum	70'
LL	4	Maro Itoje
TP	3	Will Stuart	50'
HK	2	Theo Dan	54'
LP	1	Ellis Genge	50'
Replacements:
HK	16	Jamie George	54'
PR	17	Bevan Rodd	50'
PR	18	Dan Cole	50'
LK	19	David Ribbans	70'
FL	20	Lewis Ludlam	50'
SH	21	Danny Care	51'
FH	22	George Ford	56'
CE	23	Ollie Lawrence	66'
Coach:
Steve Borthwick

Player of the Match:
Sam Underhill (England)^[24]

Assistant referees:
Nika Amashukeli (Georgia)^[23]
Andrew Brace (Ireland)^[23]
Television match official:
Ben Whitehouse (Wales)^[23]

Notes:

England finished as bronze medallists for the first time in World Cup history.^[25]
Tom Curry (England) earned his 50th test cap.^[26]

The crowd of 77,674 was the biggest ever crowd for a Rugby World Cup third-place play-off/bronze final, surpassing the previous record of 62,712 set at the 2003 Rugby World Cup.

Final: New Zealand vs South Africa

28 October 2023
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)

New Zealand	11–12	South Africa
Try: B. Barrett 58' m Pen: Mo'unga (2/2) 17', 38'	Report	Pen: Pollard (4/4) 3', 13', 19', 34'

Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Attendance: 80,065
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)^[27]

New Zealand

South Africa


FB	15	Beauden Barrett
RW	14	Will Jordan		71'
OC	13	Rieko Ioane
IC	12	Jordie Barrett
LW	11	Mark Tele'a
FH	10	Richie Mo'unga		75'
SH	9	Aaron Smith		66'
N8	8	Ardie Savea
OF	7	Sam Cane (c)	27'
BF	6	Shannon Frizell	2'	55'
RL	5	Scott Barrett
LL	4	Brodie Retallick		71'
TP	3	Tyrel Lomax		66'
HK	2	Codie Taylor		66'
LP	1	Ethan de Groot		66'
Replacements:
HK	16	Samisoni Taukei'aho		66'
PR	17	Tamaiti Williams		66'
PR	18	Nepo Laulala		66'
LK	19	Sam Whitelock		55'
FL	20	Dalton Papalii		71'
SH	21	Finlay Christie		66'
FB	22	Damian McKenzie		75'
CE	23	Anton Lienert-Brown		71'
Coach:
Ian Foster


FB	15	Damian Willemse		66'
RW	14	Kurt-Lee Arendse
OC	13	Jesse Kriel
IC	12	Damian de Allende
LW	11	Cheslin Kolbe	73'
FH	10	Handré Pollard
SH	9	Faf de Klerk
N8	8	Duane Vermeulen		58'
BF	7	Pieter-Steph du Toit
OF	6	Siya Kolisi (c)	45'	73'
RL	5	Franco Mostert		52'
LL	4	Eben Etzebeth		58'
TP	3	Frans Malherbe		66'
HK	2	Bongi Mbonambi		4'
LP	1	Steven Kitshoff		52'
Replacements:
HK	16	Deon Fourie		4'
PR	17	Ox Nché		52'
PR	18	Trevor Nyakane		66'
LK	19	Jean Kleyn		58'
LK	20	RG Snyman		52'
FL	21	Kwagga Smith		58'
N8	22	Jasper Wiese		73'
FB	23	Willie le Roux		66'
Coach:
Jacques Nienaber

Player of the Match:
Pieter-Steph du Toit (South Africa)^[28]

Assistant referees:
Karl Dickson (England)^[27]
Matthew Carley (England)^[27]
Television match official:
Tom Foley (England)^[27]

Notes:

South Africa became the first team to win a fourth World Cup title.^[29]
South Africa became the first team to win successive World Cup titles away from home.^[29]
South Africa became the second team (after New Zealand in 2015) to retain the World Cup.^[30]
This was the third time that the World Cup final winner earned their victory without scoring a try – a feat previously achieved by South Africa in 1995 and 2007.^[31]
Sam Cane (New Zealand) became the first player to receive a red card in a World Cup final.^[32]
The four cards issued in the match (one red and three yellows) set a new record for most cards issued in a World Cup final. There had been just one card issued across the previous nine finals – a yellow card against New Zealand's Ben Smith in 2015.^[33]
This was the first World Cup final in which both finalists had lost a match during the pool stages.^[34]
This was the first World Cup final in which all four match officials were appointed from the same union (England).^[35]
Brothers Beauden Barrett, Jordie Barrett and Scott Barrett all started for New Zealand – the first time that three siblings played in a World Cup final.^[36]

Beauden Barrett (New Zealand) became the first player to score a try in 2 separate Rugby World Cup finals, having scored a try in the 2015 RWC Final and another try in the 2023 RWC Final.

Notes

^ ^a ^b Referee Jaco Peyper (South Africa) was forced to withdraw in the 16th minute of the quarter final between Wales and Argentina, after sustaining a calf injury. He was replaced by assistant referee Karl Dickson (England). Reserve official Jordan Way (Australia) took Dickson's place as an assistant.^[10]

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[Jaco_Peyper-11] Referee Jaco Peyper (South Africa) was forced to withdraw in the 16th minute of the quarter final between Wales and Argentina, after sustaining a calf injury. He was replaced by assistant referee Karl Dickson (England). Reserve official Jordan Way (Australia) took Dickson's place as an assistant.^[10]

[1] "Rugby World Cup Fixtures 2023". www.rugbyworld.com. Rugby World. Retrieved 3 October 2023.

[2] Griffiths, Gareth (24 September 2023). "Warren Gatland's side hammer Wallabies to seal World Cup quarter-final spot". www.bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 October 2023.

[3] Smith, Emma (28 September 2023). "Brave Blossoms' win puts England into Rugby World Cup quarter-finals". www.bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 October 2023.

[4] Telfer, Alastair (5 October 2023). "All Blacks reach quarter-finals with 11-try win". www.bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 October 2023.

[5] Smith, Emma (6 October 2023). "Hosts earn crushing win to reach World Cup quarter-finals". www.bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 October 2023.

[6] English, Tom (7 October 2023). "Imperious Irish crush Scots to reach quarter-finals". www.bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 October 2023.

[7] Smith, Emma (8 October 2023). "Pumas set up Wales quarter-final with thrilling win". www.bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 October 2023.

[8] Cartwright, Phil (8 October 2023). "England to face Fiji in Rugby World Cup quarter-final". www.bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 October 2023.

[QF_officials-9] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p "Emirates Match Official appointments confirmed for RWC". world.rugby. World Rugby. 10 October 2023. Retrieved 10 October 2023.

[Jaco_Peyper-10] "Wales v Argentina referee forced off pitch as English official steps in". www.independent.co.uk/sport. The Independent. 14 October 2023. Retrieved 14 October 2023.

[12] "WAL 17-29 ARG: Argentina edge past Wales to reach semi-finals". www.rugbyworldcup.com. Rugby World Cup. 14 October 2023. Retrieved 15 October 2023.

[13] "IRE 24-28 NZL: New Zealand edge Ireland in classic to book Argentina semi-final". www.rugbyworldcup.com. Rugby World Cup. 14 October 2023. Retrieved 15 October 2023.

[14] "ENG 30-24 FJI: England end Fiji dreams in Marseille". www.rugbyworldcup.com. Rugby World Cup. 15 October 2023. Retrieved 15 October 2023.

[15] "FRA 28-29 RSA: South Africa beat France in seven-try thriller". www.rugbyworldcup.com. Rugby World Cup. 15 October 2023. Retrieved 15 October 2023.

[SF_officials-16] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "Gardner and O'Keeffe to referee Rugby World Cup 2023 semi-finals". www.rugbyworldcup.com. Rugby World Cup. 17 October 2023. Retrieved 17 October 2023.

[17] "ARG 6-44 NZL: New Zealand beat Argentina to reach final". www.rugbyworldcup.com. Rugby World Cup. 20 October 2023. Retrieved 20 October 2023.

[18] "Argentina 6-44 New Zealand: All Blacks cruise into record fifth final". www.bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 20 October 2023. Retrieved 20 October 2023.

[19] "Isa set for 50th Pumas cap in World Cup showdown with New Zealand". supersport.com. Super Sport. 18 September 2023. Retrieved 18 September 2023.

[20] "Will Jordan makes Rugby World Cup history with semi-final hat-trick". www.independent.co.uk/sport. The Independent. 20 September 2023. Retrieved 20 September 2023.

[21] "All Blacks 'alpha move' in the latter stages of World Cup win over Argentina". www.planetrugby.com. Planet Rugby. 21 October 2023. Retrieved 21 October 2023.

[22] "ENG 15-16 RSA: South Africa edge England to book final v New Zealand". www.rugbyworldcup.com. Rugby World Cup. 21 October 2023. Retrieved 21 October 2023.

[23] "Referee change confirmed for England and South Africa semi-final". www.rugbypass.com. 20 October 2023. Retrieved 21 October 2023.

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[27] "England make wholesale changes for Argentina as Tom Curry hits 50". www.planetrugby.com. Planet Rugby. 25 October 2023. Retrieved 25 October 2023.

[Final_officials-28] "Wayne Barnes to referee Rugby World Cup 2023 final". www.rugbyworldcup.com. Rugby World Cup. 23 October 2023. Retrieved 23 October 2023.

[29] "NZL 11-12 RSA: South Africa win tense final to claim fourth Rugby World Cup". www.rugbyworldcup.com. Rugby World Cup. 28 October 2023. Retrieved 28 October 2023.

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[33] "Sam Cane becomes first player to be red carded in Rugby World Cup final". www.planetrugby.com. Planet Rugby. 28 October 2023. Retrieved 28 October 2023.

[34] "Rugby World Cup 2023 final, South Africa beat New Zealand, yellow cards, history, news, reacton, Sam Cane red card". www.foxsports.com.au. Fox Sports Australia. 28 October 2023. Retrieved 28 October 2023.

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2023 Rugby World Cup knockout stage

Format

Qualified teams

Bracket

Quarter-finals

Wales vs Argentina

Ireland vs New Zealand

England vs Fiji

France vs South Africa

Semi-finals

Argentina vs New Zealand

England vs South Africa

Bronze final: Argentina vs England

Final: New Zealand vs South Africa

Notes

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