2021 Rugby World Cup knockout stage

The knockout stage of the 2021 Rugby World Cup began on 29 October 2022 and concluded on 12 November 2022 with the final at Eden Park in Auckland, New Zealand.

Qualified teams

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Pool Winners Runners-up Best third-placed teams
A   New Zealand   Australia   Wales
B   Canada   Italy   United States
C   England   France N/A

Bracket

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
29 October – Whangārei
 
 
  France39
 
5 November – Auckland (Eden)
 
  Italy3
 
  France24
 
29 October – Whangārei
 
  New Zealand25
 
  New Zealand55
 
12 November – Auckland (Eden)
 
  Wales3
 
  New Zealand34
 
30 October – Auckland (Waitakere)
 
  England31
 
  England41
 
5 November – Auckland (Eden)
 
  Australia5
 
  England26
 
30 October – Auckland (Waitakere)
 
  Canada19 Third place
 
  Canada32
 
12 November – Auckland (Eden)
 
  United States11
 
  France36
 
 
  Canada0
 

Quarter-finals

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29 October 2022
16:30 NZDT (UTC+13)
France  39–3  Italy
Try: Grisez (3) 3' c, 68' m, 70' c
Penalty try 61'
Touyé 64' c
Con: Drouin (2/2) 3', 65'
Queyroi (1/2) 71'
Pen: Drouin (2/2) 40', 55'
ReportPen: Sillari (1/1) 39'
Northland Events Centre, Whangārei
Referee: Hollie Davidson (Scotland)[3]
FB 15 Émilie Boulard
RW 14 Joanna Grisez
OC 13 Maëlle Filopon   69'
IC 12 Gabrielle Vernier
LW 11 Marine Ménager
FH 10 Caroline Drouin   66'
SH 9 Pauline Bourdon   69'
N8 8 Charlotte Escudero
OF 7 Marjorie Mayans
BF 6 Gaëlle Hermet (c)
RL 5 Madoussou Fall   55'
LL 4 Céline Ferer   69'
TP 3 Clara Joyeux   53'
HK 2 Agathe Sochat   62'
LP 1 Annaëlle Deshayes   53'
Replacements:
HK 16 Laure Touyé   62'
PR 17 Coco Lindelauf   53'
PR 18 Assia Khalfaoui   53'
LK 19 Safi N'Diaye   55'
FL 20 Emeline Gros   69'
SH 21 Alexandra Chambon   69'
CE 22 Lina Queyroi   66'
FB 23 Chloé Jacquet   69'
Coach:
  Thomas Darracq
 
FB 15 Vittoria Ostuni Minuzzi   72'
RW 14 Aura Muzzo   73'
OC 13 Michela Sillari
IC 12 Beatrice Rigoni
LW 11 Maria Magatti   40'
FH 10 Veronica Madia
SH 9 Sofia Stefan   65'
N8 8 Elisa Giordano (c)
OF 7 Isabella Locatelli   50'
BF 6 Francesca Sgorbini   78'
RL 5 Giordana Duca
LL 4 Valeria Fedrighi
TP 3 Lucia Gai   4' to 17'   72'
HK 2 Melissa Bettoni   72'
LP 1 Silvia Turani   61'
Replacements:
HK 16 Vittoria Vecchini   72'
PR 17 Gaia Maris   66'   72'
PR 18 Sara Seye   4'   17'   72'
LK 19 Michela Merlo   78'
FL 20 Beatrice Veronese   50'   66'   72'
SH 21 Sara Barattin   65'
WG 22 Alyssa D'Incà   73'
FB 23 Manuela Furlan   72'
Coach:
  Andrea Di Giandomenico

Player of the Match:
Émilie Boulard (France)

Assistant referees:[3]
Amber McLachlan (Australia)
Tyler Miller (Australia)
Television match official:[3]
Ben Whitehouse (Wales)


29 October 2022
19:30 NZDT (UTC+13)
New Zealand  55–3  Wales
Try: Woodman (2) 13' c, 43' c
Tui 20' m
Hirini 27' c
Rule 38' c
Connor (2) 49' m, 64' m
A. Bremner 56' m
Demant 68' m
Con: Demant (5/7) 14', 29', 39', 45', 50'
ReportPen: Bevan (1/1) 16'
Northland Events Centre, Whangārei
Referee: Aimee Barrett-Theron (South Africa)[3]
FB 15 Ruby Tui
RW 14 Portia Woodman
OC 13 Stacey Fluhler   63'
IC 12 Theresa Fitzpatrick
LW 11 Ayesha Leti-I'iga   53'
FH 10 Ruahei Demant (c)
SH 9 Kendra Cocksedge   58'
N8 8 Liana Mikaele-Tu'u
OF 7 Sarah Hirini   52'
BF 6 Alana Bremner
RL 5 Chelsea Bremner
LL 4 Maia Roos   62'
TP 3 Amy Rule   62'
HK 2 Georgia Ponsonby   47'
LP 1 Phillipa Love   47'
Replacements:
HK 16 Luka Connor   47'
PR 17 Krystal Murray   47'
PR 18 Santo Taumata   62'
LK 19 Joanah Ngan-Woo   62'
FL 20 Kennedy Simon   52'
SH 21 Ariana Bayler   58'
FH 22 Hazel Tubic   63'
FB 23 Renee Holmes   53'
Coach:
  Wayne Smith
 
FB 15 Jasmine Joyce
RW 14 Lowri Norkett
OC 13 Carys Williams-Morris   59'
IC 12 Hannah Jones (c)
LW 11 Lisa Neumann
FH 10 Elinor Snowsill   57'
SH 9 Keira Bevan   53'
N8 8 Sioned Harries   40'
OF 7 Alex Callender
BF 6 Bethan Lewis
RL 5 Gwen Crabb
LL 4 Natalia John   51'
TP 3 Donna Rose   66'
HK 2 Carys Phillips   40'
LP 1 Cara Hope   50'
Replacements:
HK 16 Kelsey Jones   40'
PR 17 Gwenllian Pyrs   50'
PR 18 Sisilia Tuipulotu   66'
LK 19 Georgia Evans   40'
LK 20 Siwan Lillicrap   51'
SH 21 Ffion Lewis   53'
FH 22 Lleucu George   67'   57'
CE 23 Megan Webb   63'
Coach:
  Ioan Cunningham

Player of the Match:
Theresa Fitzpatrick (New Zealand)

Assistant referees:[3]
Aurélie Groizeleau (France)
Julianne Zussman (Canada)
Television match official:[3]
Chris Assmus (Canada)

Notes:

  • Portia Woodman (New Zealand) equalled and subsequently surpassed England's Sue Day as the all-time World Cup top try scorer when she scored her 19th and 20th tries.

30 October 2022
13:30 NZDT (UTC+13)
England  41–5  Australia
Try: Hunter 8' c
M. Packer (3) 30' m, 39' c, 80' c
Ward 43' m
Cokayne 53' m
Matthews 65' m
Con: Scarratt (2/6) 9', 39'
Rowland (1/1) 80'
ReportTry: Chancellor 40' m
Waitakere Stadium, Auckland
Referee: Maggie Cogger-Orr (New Zealand)[3]
FB 15 Helena Rowland
RW 14 Lydia Thompson
OC 13 Emily Scarratt   70'
IC 12 Tatyana Heard
LW 11 Abigail Dow
FH 10 Zoe Harrison   70'
SH 9 Leanne Infante   62'
N8 8 Sarah Hunter (c)   54'
OF 7 Marlie Packer
BF 6 Alex Matthews
RL 5 Abbie Ward   67'
LL 4 Zoe Aldcroft   16'
TP 3 Sarah Bern   54'
HK 2 Amy Cokayne   54'
LP 1 Victoria Cornborough   54'
Replacements:
HK 16 Lark Davies   54'
PR 17 Hannah Botterman   54'
PR 18 Maud Muir   54'
LK 19 Rosie Galligan   67'
FL 20 Poppy Cleall   54'
SH 21 Lucy Packer   62'
CE 22 Holly Aitchison   70'
FB 23 Ellie Kildunne   70'
Coach:
  Simon Middleton
 
FB 15 Pauline Piliae-Rasabale
RW 14 Bienne Terita
OC 13 Georgie Friedrichs   68'
IC 12 Sharni Williams
LW 11 Lori Cramer   62'
FH 10 Arabella McKenzie
SH 9 Layne Morgan   62'
N8 8 Grace Hamilton
OF 7 Shannon Parry (c)   29'
BF 6 Emily Chancellor   66'
RL 5 Grace Kemp
LL 4 Michaela Leonard   55'
TP 3 Bridie O'Gorman   50'
HK 2 Adiana Talakai   67'
LP 1 Liz Patu   50'
Replacements:
HK 16 Tania Naden   67'
PR 17 Emily Robinson   50'
PR 18 Asoiva Karpani   50'
LK 19 Sera Naiqama   55'
FL 20 Piper Duck   66'
SH 21 Iliseva Batibasaga   62'
CE 22 Cecilia Smith   68'
WG 23 Mahalia Murphy   62'
Coach:
  Jay Tregonning

Player of the Match:
Marlie Packer (England)

Assistant referees:[3]
Lauren Jenner (New Zealand)
Kat Roche (United States)
Television match official:[3]
Ben Whitehouse (Wales)

Notes:


30 October 2022
16:30 NZDT (UTC+13)
Canada  32–11  United States
Try: Hunt 16' c
Paquin 20' m
Farries 41' c
Tessier 57' c
Con: De Goede (3/4) 14', 42', 58'
Pen: De Goede (2/2) 47', 65'
ReportTry: Kitlinski 9' m
Pen: Kelter (2/2) 38', 45'
Waitakere Stadium, Auckland
Referee: Joy Neville (Ireland)[3]
FB 15 Elissa Alarie
RW 14 Maddy Grant
OC 13 Alysha Corrigan
IC 12 Sara Kaljuvee   8'
LW 11 Paige Farries
FH 10 Alexandra Tessier
SH 9 Justine Pelletier
N8 8 Sophie de Goede (c)   74'
OF 7 Karen Paquin   71'
BF 6 Fabiola Forteza
RL 5 McKinley Hunt   51'
LL 4 Courtney Holtkamp   51'
TP 3 DaLeaka Menin   62'
HK 2 Emily Tuttosi   59'
LP 1 Olivia DeMerchant   59'
Replacements:
HK 16 Gillian Boag   59'
PR 17 Brittany Kassil   53'
PR 18 Alex Ellis   62'
LK 19 Ngalula Fuamba   51'
LK 20 Tyson Beukeboom   51'
FL 21 Gabby Senft   74'
FL 22 Pamphinette Buisa   71'
FB 23 Anaïs Holly   8'
Coach:
  Kévin Rouet
 
FB 15 Tess Feury
RW 14 Jennine Detiveaux   62'
OC 13 Eti Haungatau
IC 12 Alev Kelter   47'
LW 11 Lotte Clapp
FH 10 Gabby Cantorna   59'
SH 9 Carly Waters   51'
N8 8 Kate Zackary (c)
OF 7 Rachel Johnson
BF 6 Kathryn Johnson   62'
RL 5 Evelyn Ashenbrucker
LL 4 Kristine Sommer   59'
TP 3 Nick James   51'
HK 2 Joanna Kitlinski   68'
LP 1 Hope Rogers   71'
Replacements:
HK 16 Kathryn Treder   68'
PR 17 Catherine Benson   71'
PR 18 Charli Jacoby   51'
LK 19 Jenny Kronish   59'
FL 20 Elizabeth Cairns   62'
SH 21 Bridget Kahele   51'
CE 22 Katana Howard   59'
FB 23 Meya Bizer   62'
Coach:
  Rob Cain

Player of the Match:
Karen Paquin (Canada)

Assistant referees:[3]
Sara Cox (England)
Clara Munarini (Italy)
Television match official:[3]
Ian Tempest (England)

Semi-finals

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5 November 2022
16:30 NZDT (UTC+13)
Canada  19–26  England
Try: Paquin 19' m
Corrigan 35' c
Beukeboom 68' c
Con: De Goede (2/3) 36', 68'
ReportTry: M. Packer 8' c
Dow (2) 15' m, 50' m
Con: Scarratt (1/3) 10'
Pen: Scarratt (3/3) 40', 43', 71'
Eden Park, Auckland
Referee: Aimee Barrett-Theron (South Africa)[3]
FB 15 Elissa Alarie
RW 14 Maddy Grant
OC 13 Alysha Corrigan
IC 12 Sara Kaljuvee   52'
LW 11 Paige Farries
FH 10 Alexandra Tessier
SH 9 Justine Pelletier
N8 8 Sophie de Goede (c)
OF 7 Karen Paquin
BF 6 Fabiola Forteza   74'
RL 5 McKinley Hunt   52'
LL 4 Courtney Holtkamp   52'
TP 3 DaLeaka Menin   71'
HK 2 Emily Tuttosi   64'
LP 1 Olivia DeMerchant   43'
Replacements:
HK 16 Gillian Boag   64'
PR 17 Brittany Kassil   43'
PR 18 Alex Ellis   71'
LK 19 Ngalula Fuamba   52'
LK 20 Tyson Beukeboom   52'
FL 21 Gabby Senft
FL 22 Sara Svoboda   74'
FB 23 Anaïs Holly   52'
Coach:
  Kévin Rouet
 
FB 15 Helena Rowland   44'
RW 14 Abigail Dow
OC 13 Emily Scarratt
IC 12 Tatyana Heard   72'
LW 11 Claudia MacDonald
FH 10 Zoe Harrison
SH 9 Leanne Infante
N8 8 Sarah Hunter (c)   52'
OF 7 Marlie Packer   65'
BF 6 Alex Matthews
RL 5 Abbie Ward
LL 4 Zoe Aldcroft
TP 3 Sarah Bern   69'
HK 2 Amy Cokayne   69'
LP 1 Vickii Cornborough   54'   66'
Replacements:
HK 16 Lark Davies   69'
PR 17 Maud Muir   66'
PR 18 Shaunagh Brown   69'
LK 19 Rosie Galligan
FL 20 Poppy Cleall   52'
FL 21 Sadia Kabeya   65'
CE 22 Holly Aitchison   72'
FB 23 Ellie Kildunne   44'
Coach:
  Simon Middleton

Player of the Match:
Zoe Aldcroft (England)

Assistant referees:[3]
Aurélie Groizeleau (France)
Maggie Cogger-Orr (New Zealand)
Television match official:[3]
Ben Whitehouse (Wales)

Notes:

  • This was England's 30th consecutive test victory, and became the first international team to achieve this.

5 November 2022
19:30 NZDT (UTC+13)
New Zealand  25–24  France
Try: Fluhler 35' c
Tui 44' m
Fitzpatrick 57' c
Con: Holmes (1/2) 37'
Demant (1/1) 58'
Pen: Holmes (1/2) 29'
Demant (1/1) 63'
ReportTry: R. Ménager (2) 23' c, 65' c
Vernier 40' c
Con: Drouin (3/3) 23', 40' +1, 66'
Pen: Drouin (1/2) 7'
Eden Park, Auckland
Referee: Joy Neville (Ireland)[3]
FB 15 Renee Holmes   59'
RW 14 Ruby Tui
OC 13 Stacey Fluhler
IC 12 Theresa Fitzpatrick
LW 11 Portia Woodman
FH 10 Ruahei Demant (c)
SH 9 Kendra Cocksedge
N8 8 Liana Mikaele-Tu'u   40'
OF 7 Sarah Hirini
BF 6 Alana Bremner
RL 5 Chelsea Bremner   74'
LL 4 Maia Roos
TP 3 Amy Rule   67'
HK 2 Georgia Ponsonby   50'
LP 1 Phillipa Love   50'
Replacements:
HK 16 Luka Connor   50'
PR 17 Krystal Murray   50'
PR 18 Santo Taumata   80'   67'
LK 19 Joanah Ngan-Woo   74'
FL 20 Kennedy Simon   40'
SH 21 Ariana Bayler
FH 22 Hazel Tubic
WG 23 Ayesha Leti-I'iga   59'
Coach:
  Wayne Smith
 
FB 15 Émilie Boulard
RW 14 Joanna Grisez
OC 13 Maëlle Filopon
IC 12 Gabrielle Vernier
LW 11 Marine Ménager
FH 10 Caroline Drouin
SH 9 Pauline Bourdon
N8 8 Romane Ménager   64'
OF 7 Charlotte Escudero
BF 6 Gaëlle Hermet (c)
RL 5 Madoussou Fall   64'
LL 4 Céline Ferer   67'
TP 3 Clara Joyeux   52'
HK 2 Agathe Sochat
LP 1 Annaëlle Deshayes   56'
Replacements:
HK 16 Celia Domain
PR 17 Coco Lindelauf   56'
PR 18 Assia Khalfaoui   52'
LK 19 Safi N'Diaye   69'   64'
FL 20 Marjorie Mayans   67'
SH 21 Alexandra Chambon
CE 22 Lina Queyroi
FB 23 Chloé Jacquet   64'
Coach:
  Thomas Darracq

Player of the Match:
Sarah Hirini (New Zealand)

Assistant referees:[3]
Sara Cox (England)
Amber McLachlan (Australia)
Television match official:[3]
Ian Tempest (England)

Bronze final

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12 November 2022
16:30 NZDT (UTC+13)
Canada  0–36  France
ReportTry: Fall 12' c
Bourdon 36' c
Ménager (2) 41' m, 61' c
Deshayes 44' c
Con: Drouin (4/5) 13', 37', 45', 62'
Pen: Drouin 21'
Eden Park, Auckland
Referee: Sara Cox (England)[3]
FB 15 Elissa Alarie
RW 14 Maddy Grant
OC 13 Alysha Corrigan
IC 12 Sara Kaljuvee
LW 11 Paige Farries
FH 10 Alexandra Tessier
SH 9 Justine Pelletier
N8 8 Sophie de Goede (c)
OF 7 Karen Paquin
BF 6 Sara Svoboda
RL 5 McKinley Hunt
LL 4 Courtney Holtkamp
TP 3 DaLeaka Menin
HK 2 Emily Tuttosi
LP 1 Olivia DeMerchant
Replacements:
HK 16 Gillian Boag
PR 17 Brittany Kassil
PR 18 Alex Ellis
LK 19 Emma Taylor
LK 20 Tyson Beukeboom
FL 21 Gabby Senft
FL 22 Fabiola Forteza
FB 23 Anaïs Holly
Coach:
  Kévin Rouet
 
FB 15 Émilie Boulard
RW 14 Joanna Grisez
OC 13 Maëlle Filopon
IC 12 Gabrielle Vernier
LW 11 Marine Ménager
FH 10 Caroline Drouin
SH 9 Pauline Bourdon
N8 8 Romane Ménager
OF 7 Charlotte Escudero
BF 6 Gaëlle Hermet (c)
RL 5 Madoussou Fall
LL 4 Céline Ferer
TP 3 Assia Khalfaoui
HK 2 Agathe Sochat
LP 1 Annaëlle Deshayes
Replacements:
HK 16 Laure Touyé
PR 17 Célia Domain
PR 18 Clara Joyeux
LK 19 Safi N'Diaye
FL 20 Marjorie Mayans
SH 21 Alexandra Chambon
CE 22 Jessy Trémoulière
FB 23 Chloé Jacquet
Coach:
  Thomas Darracq

Assistant referees:[3]
Joy Neville (Ireland)
Lauren Jenner (New Zealand)
Television match official:[3]
Ian Tempest (England)

Final

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12 November 2022
19:30 NZST (UTC+13:00)
England  31–34  New Zealand
Try: Kildunne 3' c
Cokayne (3) 13' c, 32' c, 54' m
Packer 21' m
Con: Scarratt (3/5) 4', 15', 33'
ReportTry: Ponsonby 18' c
I'iga 25' c, 71' m
Rule 40' m
Fluhler 41' m
Murray 49' m
Con: Holmes (2/6) 20, 26'
Eden Park, Auckland
Attendance: 43,759
Referee: Hollie Davidson (Scotland)[3]
FB 15 Ellie Kildunne
RW 14 Lydia Thompson   18'
OC 13 Emily Scarratt
IC 12 Holly Aitchison
LW 11 Abby Dow   66' to 77'
FH 10 Zoe Harrison
SH 9 Lucy Packer   51'
N8 8 Sarah Hunter (c)   41'
OF 7 Marlie Packer   51'
BF 6 Alex Matthews
RL 5 Abbie Ward
LL 4 Zoe Aldcroft   27'
TP 3 Sarah Bern   74'
HK 2 Amy Cokayne   74'
LP 1 Vickii Cornborough   74'
Replacements:
HK 16 Lark Davies   74'
PR 17 Maud Muir   74'
PR 18 Shaunagh Brown   74'
LK 19 Catherine O'Donnell   27'
N8 20 Poppy Cleall   41'
FL 21 Sadia Kabeya   51'
SH 22 Claudia MacDonald   51'
CE 23 Tatyana Heard   66'   77'
Coach:
  Simon Middleton
 
FB 15 Renee Holmes
RW 14 Ruby Tui
OC 13 Stacey Fluhler   71'
IC 12 Theresa Fitzpatrick
LW 11 Portia Woodman   17'
FH 10 Ruahei Demant (c)
SH 9 Kendra Cocksedge
N8 8 Charmaine McMenamin   51'
OF 7 Sarah Hirini
BF 6 Alana Bremner
RL 5 Chelsea Bremner
LL 4 Maia Roos   64'
TP 3 Amy Rule   62'
HK 2 Georgia Ponsonby   47'
LP 1 Phillipa Love   47'
Replacements:
HK 16 Luka Connor   47'
PR 17 Krystal Murray   47'
PR 18 Santo Taumata   62'
LK 19 Joanah Ngan-Woo   64'
FL 20 Kennedy Simon   65'   51'
SH 21 Ariana Bayler
FH 22 Hazel Tubic   71'
WG 23 Ayesha Leti-I'iga   17'
Coach:
  Wayne Smith

Assistant referees:[3]
Aimee Barrett-Theron (South Africa)
Aurélie Groizeleau (France)
Television match official:[3]
Ben Whitehouse (Wales)

References

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  1. ^ world.rugby. "Pools | Rugby World Cup 2021". www.rugbyworldcup.com. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
  2. ^ world.rugby. "Rugby World Cup 2021 quarter-final draw announced | Rugby World Cup 2021". www.rugbyworldcup.com. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x "Appointments".