A Final Curtain Call For the RWC: Pool A

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 A:

NEW ZEALAND

August 5: New Zealand 23-20 Australia, Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin
*Bledisloe Cup Test II

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

FRANCE

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

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

August 19: France 34-17 Fiji, Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes

August 27: France v Australia, Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes

ITALY

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

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

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

August 26: Italy v Japan, Stadio Comunale di Monigo, Treviso, 18:30 local (17:30 BST, 16:30 GMT)

URUGUAY

July 29: Uruguay 26-25 Chile, Estadio Charrua, Montevideo

August 5: Uruguay 26-18 Namibia, Estadio Charrua, Montevideo

August 18: Uruguay 33-13 Argentina XV, Estadio Charrua, Montevideo

NAMIBIA

July 29: Argentina XV 34-27 Namibia, Estadio Charrua, Montevideo

August 5: Uruguay 26-18 Namibia, Estadio Charrua, Montevideo

August 12: Chile 26-28 Namibia, Estadio Germán Becker, Temuco