Rugby World Cup 2023 : Quarter finals lineup finalized , Aussies exit

 




The Rugby World cup 2023 has reached the quarterfinals knockouts stage after  a pulsating final round of matches!


 England will play Fiji in the quarter-finals, despite Portugal pulling off a stunning upset against the Pacific Islanders to register their first-ever Rugby World Cup win. At one stage it looked that Australia may just get through but Fiji however just about  managed to

 sent the Wallabies home 



Earlier on Sunday, Argentina claimed second place in England’s group by beating Japan 39-27 to set up a quarter-final against Wales. The other two quarter-finals will see France take on South Africa and Ireland tackle New Zealand.



The last round of pool matches were riveting.   Argentina beat Japan 39-27 in a close match . Tonga continued to impress with 45-24 win vs Romania but didnt reach last 8 and and Portugal won a thriller vs Fiji 24-23 but Fiji just about qualified for quarters sending the Aussies home . 





Quarter-finals lineups 


Saturday, Oct 14 (QF1) – Wales v Argentina, Stade de Marseille, 4pm


Saturday, Oct 14 (QF2) – Ireland v New Zealand, Stade de France, 8pm


Sunday, Oct 15 (QF3) – England v Fiji, Stade de Marseille, 4pm


Sunday, Oct 15 (QF4) – France v South Africa, Stade de France, 8pm


Semi-finals


Friday, Oct 20 – Winner QF1 v Winner QF2, Stade de France, 8pm


Saturday, Oct 21 – Winner QF3 v Winner QF4, Stade de France, 8pm


Bronze medal match


Friday, Oct 27 – Runner-up SF 1 v Runner-up SF 2, Stade de France, 8pm


Final


Saturday, Oct 28 – Winner SF 1 v Winner SF 2, Stade de France, 8pm


Pool-stage results


Friday, Sept 8 – France 27 New Zealand 13


Saturday, Sept 9 – Italy 52 Namibia 8


Saturday, Sept 9 – Ireland 82 Romania 8


Saturday, Sept 9 – Australia 35 Georgia 15


Saturday, Sept 9 – England 27 Argentina 10


Sunday, Sept 10 – Japan 42 Chile 12


Sunday, Sept 10 – South Africa 18 Scotland 3


Sunday, Sept 10 – Wales 32 Fiji 26


Thursday, Sept 14 – France 27 Uruguay 12


Friday, Sept 15 – New Zealand 71 Namibia 3


Saturday, Sept 16 – Samoa 43 Chile 10


Saturday, Sept 16 – Wales 28 Portugal 8


Saturday, Sept 16 – Ireland 59 Tonga 16


Sunday, Sept 17 – South Africa 76 Romania 0


Sunday, Sept 17 – Australia 15 v Fiji 22


Sunday, Sept 17 – England 34 Japan 12


Wednesday, Sept 20 – Italy 38 Uruguay 17


Thursday, Sept 21 – France 96 Namibia 0


Friday, Sept 22 – Argentina 19 Samoa 10


Saturday, Sept 23 – Georgia 18 Portugal 18


Saturday, Sept 23 – England 71 Chile 0


Saturday, Sept 23 – South Africa 8 Ireland 13


Sunday, Sept 24 – Scotland 45 Tonga 17


Sunday, Sept 24 – Wales 40 Australia 6


Wednesday, Sept 27 – Uruguay 36 Namibia 26


Thursday, Sept 28 – Japan 28 Samoa 22


Friday, Sept 29 – New Zealand 96 Italy 17


Saturday, Sept 30 – Argentina 59 Chile 5


Saturday, Sept 30 – Fiji 17 Georgia 12


Saturday, Sept 30 – Scotland 84 Romania 0


Sunday, Oct 1 – Australia 34 Portugal 14


Sunday, Oct 1 – South Africa 49 Tonga 18


Thursday, Oct 5 – New Zealand 73 Uruguay 0


Friday, Oct 6 – France 60 Italy 7


Saturday, Oct 7 – Wales 43 Georgia 19


Saturday, Oct 7 – England 18 Samoa 17


Saturday, Oct 7 – Ireland 36 Scotland 14


Sunday, Oct 8 – Japan 27 Argentina 39


Sunday, Oct 8 – Tonga 45 Romania 24


Sunday, Oct 8 – Fiji 23 Portugal 24

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