A Final Curtain Call For the RWC: Pool B

The 2023 Rugby World Cup is rapidly approaching with the days counting down until the best sides across the globe head to France in search of glory.

Teams have begun their preparations ahead of the global showpiece beginning with their training camps. However, attention shifts to the warm-up matches as nations sharpen their blades.

We have compiled four pieces where fans can find all the warm-up fixtures and their results as the build-up to rugby’s biggest event continues. This one takes a look at pool B:

Pool B

SOUTH AFRICA

August 5: Argentina 13-24 South Africa, Velez Sarsfield, Buenos Aires

August 19: Wales 16-52 South Africa, Principality Stadium, Cardiff

August 25: New Zealand v South Africa, Twickenham Stadium, London.

IRELAND

August 5: Ireland 33-17 Italy, Aviva Stadium, Dublin

August 19: Ireland 29-10 England, Aviva Stadium, Dublin

August 26: Ireland v Samoa, Aviva Stadium, Dublin 

SCOTLAND

July 29: Scotland 25-13 Italy, Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh

August 5: Scotland 25-21 France, Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh

August 12: France 30-27 Scotland, Stade Geoffrey-Guichard, Saint-Etienne

August 26: Scotland v Georgia, Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh

TONGA

July 14: Tonga 27-21 Australia ‘A’, Teufaiva Stadium, Nuku’alofa

July 22: Fiji 36-20 Tonga, Churchill Park, Lautoka

July 29: Japan 21-16 Tonga, Hanazono Rugby Stadium, Osaka

August 5: Samoa 34-9 Tonga, Apia Park, Apia

August 10: Tonga 28-3 Canada, Teufaiva Stadium, Nuku’alofa

August 15: Tonga 36-12 Canada, Teufaiva Stadium, Nuku’alofa

ROMANIA

August 5: Romania 17-31 USA, Stadionul National Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest

August 12: Georgia 56-6 Romania, Mikheil Meskhi Stadium, Tbilisi

August 19: Italy 57-7 Romania, Stadio Riviera delle Palme, San Benedetto del Tronto