Rugby World Cup 2023 team guide

World Cup appearances, including 2023

World Cup wins


Pool A

NEW ZEALAND 
Rank 4
Coach: Ian Foster 
Capt: Sam Cane
10 3 
Winner 1987, 2011, 2015
Record: W49-L7

FRANCE
Rank 3
Coach: Fabien Galthié
Captain: Antoine Dupont
10
Best finish: Final 1987, 1999, 2011
Record: W36-D1-L15

ITALY
Rank 13
Coach: Kieran Crowley
Captain: Michele Lamaro
10
Best finish: Pool stage 9 times
Record: W13-L18

URUGUAY
Rank 17
Coach: Esteban Meneses
Captain: Andrés Vilaseca
5
Best finish: Pool stage 4 times
Record: W3-L12


NAMIBIA
Rank 21
Coach:  Allister Coetzee
Captain: Johan Deysel
7
Best finish: Pool stage 6 times
Record: W0-L22


Pool B

S. AFRICA
Rank 2 
Coach: Jacques Nienaber 
Capt: Siya Kolisi
8 3
Winner 1995, 2007, 2019
Record: W36-L7

IRELAND
Rank 1
Coach: Andy Farrell
Captain: Johnny Sexton
10
Best finish: Quarter-final 7 times
Record: W24-L16

SCOTLAND
Rank 5
Coach: Gregor Townsend 
Captain: Jamie Ritchie
10
Best finish: Fourth place 1991
Record: W24-D1-L17

TONGA
Rank 15
Coach: Toutai Kefu
Captain: Sonatane Takulua
9
Best finish: Pool stage 8 times
Record: W8-L21


ROMANIA
Rank 19
Coach: Eugen Apjok
Captain: Cristi Chirică
9
Best finish: Pool stage 8 times
Record: W6-L22


Pool C

WALES
Rank 10 
Coach: Warren Gatland  
Captains: Dewi Lake, Jac Morgan
10
Best finish: Third place 1987
Record: W26-L18

AUSTRALIA
Rank 9
Coach:  Eddie Jones
Captain: Tate McDermott, Will Skelton
10 2
Winner 1991, 1999
Record: W42-L11

FIJI
Rank 7
Coach: Simon Raiwalui 
Captain: Waisea Nayacalevu
B9
est finish: Quarter-final 1987, 2007
Record: W11-L21

GEORGIA 
Rank 11
Coach: Levan Maisashvili
Captain: Merab Sharikadze
6
Best finish: Pool stage 5 times
Record: W5-L15


PORTUGAL
Rank 16
Coach: Patrice Lagisquet
Captain: Tomás Appleton
2
Best finish: Pool stage 2007
Record: W0-L4


Pool D

ENGLAND
Rank 8 
Coach: Steve Borthwick  
Captain: Owen Farrell
10 1
Winner 2003
Record: W36-L14

JAPAN
Rank 14
Coach: Jamie Joseph
Captain: Kazuki Himeno
10
Best finish: Quarter-final 2019
Record: W8-D2-L23

ARGENTINA
Rank 6
Coach:  Michael Cheika
Captain: Julián Montoya
10
Best finish: Third place 2007
Record: W21-L20

SAMOA
Rank 12
Coach: Seilala Mapusua
Captain:  Chris Vui, Michael Ala'alatoa
9
Best finish: Quarter-final 1991, 1995
Record: W14-L22

CHILE 
Rank 22
Coach: Pablo Lemoine 
Captain: Martín Sigren
1 
Tournament debut
Record: W0-L0


World Rugby ranking as of August 2023


Source: World Rugby
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