A Final Curtain Call For the RWC: Pool A
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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
