Quarter-Final / Winner Pool B V Runner-Up Pool A - October 14th 2023

The first quarter-final of Rugby World Cup 2023 will take place on Saturday October 14, 2023 in the prestigious Stade de France stadium. This match will mark the start of the knock-out phase.

In it, the team that finished first in Pool B, featuring in particular South Africa, Ireland and Scotland, will go head to head with the team that finished second in Pool A, with France, New Zealand and Italy. Each pool will be supplemented by 2 teams from the continental and transcontinental qualifying tournaments (Africa, America, Asia/Pacific and Europe).

After the first round and the pool phases, which are always hard-fought, both teams will have to shift gears to enter a new stage of the competition: the knock-out phase.
Woe betide the defeated whose journey in this competition will come to an abrupt halt. As to the winner, it will be able to savour the prospect of reaching the final four in this competition held in France, a necessary step on the way to becoming World Champion and lifting high over head the coveted Webb Ellis Trophy.

This match between two teams willing to go to any lengths to avoid returning home early promises to be enthralling.
But the show will also be in the stands, as Rugby World Cup always offers a phenomenal atmosphere with supporters coming from the farthest reaches of the world to cheer on their teams. It is their unfailing support, right up to the last second, that often gives teams that extra jolt and enables players to transcend themselves and turn desperate situations around.
A celebration of rugby and a magnificent duel can be expected for this quarter-final at Stade de France.

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