This article documents the statistics of the 2023 Rugby World Cup that was held in France from 8 September to 28 October.
Team statistics The following table shows the team's results in major statistical categories.
+Team statisticsTeamPlayedWonDrawnLostPointsforPointsagainstPointsTriesConversionsPenaltiesDrop goals7403185156+2919181802042029091−11177030400427215−1884210507601221102+1192116235015203112113−1121111050540123861+177302512010401364113−49747020540121474+140302540104202114181−67151530204202109107+212118130400437255−218326042750233689+24749357052411264103−39864021400432287−25543205041039275+171187051420214671+7521191010760120888+120271911030410396177−811385021410365164−99961120540116088+72191610130 Last updated: 28 October 2023
Try scorers 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 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 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 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 3 drop goals
George Ford
2 drop goals
Owen Farrell
1 drop goal
Lomano Lemeki Felipe Etcheverry Gareth Anscombe
Top point scorers Top 10 points scorersPlayerTeamTotalDetails TriesConversionsPenaltiesDrop goalsOwen Farrell75012152Thomas Ramos7412190Emiliano Boffelli6729130Johnny Sexton5831730Richie Mo'unga5611850Damian McKenzie5351400Rikiya Matsuda4601180Ben Donaldson452770George Ford410483Will Jordan408000
Scoring
Timing First try of the tournament: Mark Tele'a for New Zealand against France First brace of the tournament: Johnny Sexton 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 Unless otherwise noted, players in this list scored a hat-trick of tries. Rank Player Team Opponent Stage Result Venue Date 1D3 Pool27–10 Stade Vélodrome 2 Pool76–0 Nouveau Stade de Bordeaux 17 September 2023 3 Pool76–0 Nouveau Stade de Bordeaux 17 September 2023 4 Pool96–0 Stade Vélodrome 21 September 2023 5 T5 Pool71–0 Stade Pierre-Mauroy 23 September 2023 6 Pool96–17 Parc Olympique Lyonnais 29 September 2023 7 T4 Pool84–0 Stade Pierre-Mauroy 30 September 2023 8 Pool73–0 Parc Olympique Lyonnais 5 October 2023 9 Pool43–19 Stade de la Beaujoire 7 October 2023 10 Pool39–27 Stade de la Beaujoire 8 October 2023 11 Semi Final44–6 Stade de France 20 October 2023 KeyD3Scored hat-trick of drop goalsT4Scored 4 triesT5Scored 5 tries
Player of the match awards PlayerTeamOpponentRef2Emiliano BoffelliSamoaPM, WalesQF George FordArgentinaPM, JapanPM Grégory AlldrittNew ZealandPM, ItalyPMBundee AkiTongaPM, South AfricaPMArdie SaveaItalyPM, IrelandQF1Mateo CarrerasJapanPM Nicolás SánchezChilePM Ben DonaldsonGeorgiaPMRob ValetiniPortugalPMHenry ArundellChilePMOwen FarrellFijiQFSam UnderhillArgentinaBFLevani BotiaGeorgiaPMJosua TuisovaAustraliaPMMaxime LucuUruguayPMDamian PenaudNamibiaPMPeter O'MahonyRomaniaPMJamison Gibson-ParkScotlandPMLorenzo CannoneNamibiaPMMichele LamaroUruguayPMAmato FakatavaChilePMLomano LemekiSamoaPMJordie BarrettArgentinaSFDamian McKenzieUruguayPMCam RoigardNamibiaPMNicolas MartinsFijiPMJerónimo PortelaGeorgiaPMTheo McFarlandChilePMLima SopoagaEnglandPMPieter-Steph du ToitNew ZealandFDeon FourieTongaPMManie LibbokScotlandPMMakazole MapimpiRomaniaPMBongi MbonambiFranceQFHandré PollardEnglandSFDarcy GrahamRomaniaPMDuhan van der MerweTongaPMGeorge MoalaRomaniaPMSantiago ArataNamibiaPMGareth AnscombeAustraliaPMDan BiggarFijiPMJac MorganPortugalPMTommy ReffellGeorgiaPM
KeyPMPool matchQFQuarter-finalSFSemi-finalBFBronze finalFFinal
Squads
Each team named a squad made up of 33 players, two more than the previous World Cup.
Coaches Oldest coach: Eddie Jones of Australia - ( vs Portugal) Youngest coach: Steve Borthwick of England - ( 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) Kieran Crowley of Italy (1987 & 1991 with New Zealand) Andy Farrell of Ireland (2007 with England) Fabien Galthié of France (1991, 1995, 1999 and 2003 with France) Jamie Joseph of Japan (1995 with New Zealand and 1999 with Japan) Toutai Kefu of Tonga (1999 with Australia) Patrice Lagisquet of Portugal (1987 and 1991 with France) Pablo Lemoine of Chile (1999 and 2003 with Uruguay) Seilala Mapusua of Samoa (2007 and 2011 with Samoa) Simon Raiwalui of Fiji (1999 with Fiji) Gregor Townsend of Scotland (1999 and 2003 with Scotland) Coaches with previous World Cup head-coaching experience: 9 Michael Cheika of Argentina (head coach of Australia in 2015 & 2019) Kieran Crowley of Italy (head coach of Canada in 2011 & 2015) Warren Gatland of Wales (head coach of Ireland in 1999 & Wales in 2011, 2015 & 2019) Eddie Jones of Australia (head coach of Australia in 2003, Japan in 2015 & England in 2019) Jamie Joseph of Japan (head coach of Japan in 2019) Toutai Kefu of Tonga (head coach of Tonga in 2019) Pablo Lemoine of Chile (head coach of Uruguay in 2015) Esteban Meneses of Uruguay (head coach of Uruguay in 2019) Gregor Townsend of Scotland (head coach of Scotland in 2019) Appearance record: Warren Gatland of Wales participated in the Rugby World Cup for the fifth time as head coach.
Players 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 - ( - vs Uruguay) Youngest player: Tornike Kakhoidze of Georgia - ( - vs Fiji)
Discipline
Yellow cards 2 yellow cards
Matías Dittus (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)