2023 Rugby World Cup Pool A

Notes The opening match of the 2023 Rugby World Cup was played between hosts France and three-time champions New Zealand.

Mark Tele'a scored the first try of the tournament for New Zealand after less than two minutes, making it the quickest try in an opening match of a Rugby World Cup.

[8] Five days later, Italy recorded a 38–17 bonus point victory over Uruguay, following a second-half comeback which previously saw them trail 17–7.

[11] Two days later, New Zealand faced Italy knowing that a defeat would mean that they would be eliminated from the World Cup at the pool stage for the first time ever.

However, the All Blacks came out comfortable winners in the end as they starred in a fourteen-try show in Décines-Charpieu to move to the brink of qualification to the quarter-finals.

All that remained in Pool A was the final match between hosts France and Italy to officially decide who would join New Zealand in the knockout stage.