2022 Rugby World Cup is approaching fast and the excitement of fans is at its peak. Starting from October 8, 2022, is expected to be the most entertaining season on Rugby. RWC 2022 Schedule is already announced and Japan is hosting it. A total of 26 matches will be played in this tournament and 3 different venues are selected for the matches. As the event approaches, fans are now searching for RWC 2022 Pools and Groups so we are providing the 2022 Rugby World Cup Pools right here.
There are 12 teams participating in this tournament and they are adjusted into three Groups, each RWC 2022 group contains 4 teams. The top 12 teams from 2015 Rugby World Cup have automatically qualified which are New Zealand (2 consecutive wins), Argentina, South Africa, Australia, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, Georgia, France, England, Italy, and the rugby world cup 2021 host, Japan. The other 8 teams made their entry in the tournament later after qualification matches and tournaments. Only two teams out of 5 will qualify for Rugby World Cup 2022 Quarter Finals from each POOL so it is going to be a very competitive tournament as each pool have some badass teams which will fight very hard to reach in Quarter Finals and then the knockout phase will start till the BIG Final. The host, Japan has been very unlucky in the previous eight tournaments as they never passed the group stage, it is yet to be witnessed how they perform on their home grounds.
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Rugby World Cup 2022 Pools and Team Ranks
Below, we have provided you teams in each rugby world cup 2022 group and their rankings:
POOL A Teams
- IRELAND (Ranks # 3)
- SCOTLAND (Ranks # 7)
- JAPAN (Ranks # 11)
- RUSSIA (Ranks # 20)
- SAMOA (Ranks # 16)
POOL B Teams
- NEW ZEALAND (Ranks # 1)
- SOUTH AFRICA (Ranks # 5)
- ITALY (Ranks # 14)
- NAMIBIA (Ranks # 21)
- CANADA (Ranks # 22)
POOL C Teams
- ENGLAND (Ranks # 4)
- FRANCE (Ranks # 8)
- ARGENTINA (Ranks # 10)
- USA (Ranks # 15)
- TONGA (Ranks # 13)
POOL D Teams
- AUSTRALIA (Ranks # 6)
- WALES (Ranks # 2)
- GEORGIA (Ranks # 12)
- FIJI (Ranks # 9)
- URUGUAY (Ranks # 17)
| # | POOL A | POOL B | POOL C | POOL D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | IRELAND | NEW ZEALAND | ENGLAND | AUSTRALIA |
| 2. | SCOTLAND | SOUTH AFRICA | FRANCE | WALES |
| 3. | JAPAN | ITALY | ARGENTINA | GEORGIA |
| 4. | RUSSIA | NAMIBIA | USA | FIJI |
| 5. | SAMOA | CANADA | TONGA | URUGUAY |
Rugby World Cup 2022 Pool Matches Schedule
There are four teams in each group and a total of six matches will be played in each group which means all teams will get to play three group matches (One against every team) and out of them, top 2 will qualify for the next round which is Quarter Finals. So this is a very interesting and competitive format and margin of mistake is very low.
POOL A Fixtures
Fri 20 Sep – 19:45 (Local) – Tokyo Stadium |
Sun 22 Sep – 16:45 (Local) – International Stadium Yokohama |
Tue 24 Sep – 19:15 (Local) – Kumagaya Rugby Stadium |
Japan vs Ireland Sat 28 Sep – 16:15 (Local) – Shizuoka Stadium Ecopa |
Scotland vs Samoa Mon 30 Sep – 19:15 (Local) – Kobe Misaki Stadium |
Ireland vs Russia Thu 3 Oct – 19:15 (Local) – Kobe Misaki Stadium |
Japan vs Samoa Sat 5 Oct – 19:30 (Local) – City of Toyota Stadium |
Scotland vs Russia Wed 9 Oct – 16:15 (Local) – Shizuoka Stadium Ecopa |
Ireland vs Samoa Sat 12 Oct – 19:45 (Local) – Fukuoka Hakatanomori Stadium |
Japan vs Scotland Sun 13 Oct – 19:45 (Local) – International Stadium Yokohama |
POOL B Fixtures
Sat 21 Sep – 18:45 (Local) – International Stadium Yokohama |
Sun 22 Sep – 14:15 (Local) – Hanazono Rugby Stadium |
Thu 26 Sep – 16:45 (Local) – Fukuoka Hakatanomori Stadium |
South Africa vs Namibia Sat 28 Sep – 18:45 (Local) – City of Toyota Stadium |
New Zealand vs Canada Wed 2 Oct – 19:15 (Local) – Oita Stadium |
South Africa vs Italy Fri 4 Oct – 18:45 (Local) – Shizuoka Stadium Ecopa |
New Zealand vs Namibia Sun 6 Oct – 13:45 (Local) – Tokyo Stadium |
South Africa vs Canada Tue 8 Oct – 19:15 (Local) – Kobe Misaki Stadium |
New Zealand vs Italy Sat 12 Oct – 13:45 (Local) – City of Toyota Stadium |
Namibia vs Canada Sun 13 Oct – 12:15 (Local) – Kamaishi Recovery Memorial Stadium |
POOL C Fixtures
Sat 21 Sep – 16:15 (Local) – Tokyo Stadium |
Sun 22 Sep – 19:15 (Local) – Sapporo Dome |
Thu 26 Sep – 19:45 (Local) – Kobe Misaki Stadium |
Sat 28 Sep – 13:45 (Local) – Hanazono Rugby Stadium |
France vs USA Wed 2 Oct – 16:45 (Local) – Fukuoka Hakatanomori Stadium |
England vs Argentina Sat 5 Oct – 17:00 (Local) – Tokyo Stadium |
France vs Tonga Sun 6 Oct – 16:45 (Local) – Kumamoto Stadium |
Argentina vs USA Wed 9 Oct – 13:45 (Local) – Kumagaya Rugby Stadium |
England vs France Sat 12 Oct – 17:15 (Local) – International Stadium Yokohama |
USA vs Tonga Sun 13 Oct – 14:45 (Local) – Hanazono Rugby Stadium |
POOL D Fixtures
Sat 21 Sep – 13:45 (Local) – Sapporo Dome |
Mon 23 Sep – 19:15 (Local) – City of Toyota Stadium |
Wed 25 Sep – 14:15 (Local) – Kamaishi Recovery Memorial Stadium |
Georgia vs Uruguay Sun 29 Sep – 14:15 (Local) – Kumagaya Rugby Stadium |
Australia vs Wales Sun 29 Sep – 16:45 (Local) – Tokyo Stadium |
Georgia vs Fiji Thu 3 Oct – 14:15 (Local) – Hanazono Rugby Stadium |
Australia vs Uruguay Sat 5 Oct – 14:15 (Local) – Oita Stadium |
Wales vs Fiji Wed 9 Oct – 18:45 (Local) – Oita Stadium |
Australia vs Georgia Fri 11 Oct – 19:15 (Local) – Shizuoka Stadium Ecopa |
Wales vs Uruguay Sun 13 Oct – 17:15 (Local) – Kumamoto Stadium |
Relevant Links:
Rugby World Cup 2022 Points Table
Rugby World Cup 2022 Calendar
Rugby World Cup 2022 Tickets
Rugby World Cup 2022 Teams
Rugby World Cup 2022 Live Streaming
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