A Final Curtain Call For the RWC: Pool B
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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 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
