# 2021 Rugby World Cup Pool A

Pool A of the 2021 Rugby World Cup began on 8 October 2022. The pool includes hosts and five-time and defending champions New Zealand, Australia and Wales. Australia and Wales finished sixth and seventh respectively in 2017. They are joined by Scotland, the winners of the Final Qualification Tournament.

## Standings

Key to colours in pool tablesvte :
* Advanced to the quarter-finals as one of the top two teams in a pool
* Advanced to the quarter-finals as one of the two best third place teams
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | T | B | Pts |
| 1 | New Zealand | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 154 | 29 | +125 | 26 | 3 | 15 |
| 2 | Australia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 44 | 60 | −16 | 6 | 0 | 8 |
| 3 | Wales | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 37 | 84 | −47 | 5 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 | Scotland | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 89 | −62 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
All times are local New Zealand Daylight Time (UTC+13)

## Australia vs New Zealand

* 8 October 2022 17:45 NZDT (UTC+13)
| Australia | 17–41 | New Zealand (1 BP) |
| Try: Terita (2) 13' m, 28' m Wong 16' c Con: McKenzie (1/3) 18' | Report | Try: Ngan-Woo 31' c Woodman (3) 36' m, 47' m, 61' c Tangen-Wainohu 56' c Tui (2) 68' m, 74' m Con: Cocksedge (1/1) 33' Holmes (2/4) 57', 62' |
* Eden Park, Auckland Attendance: 34,235 Referee: Aimee Barrett-Theron (South Africa)
Team details :
| FB | 15 | Pauline Piliae-Rasabale | | 62' |
| RW | 14 | Bienne Terita |
| OC | 13 | Georgie Friedrichs |
| IC | 12 | Sharni Williams |
| LW | 11 | Ivania Wong | 52' |
| FH | 10 | Arabella McKenzie |
| SH | 9 | Iliseva Batibasaga | | 57' |
| N8 | 8 | Grace Hamilton | | 49' to 63' | 49' to 63' |
| OF | 7 | Shannon Parry (c) | 53' |
| BF | 6 | Emily Chancellor |
| RL | 5 | Atasi Lafai | | 63' | |
| LL | 4 | Sera Naiqama | | 53' |
| TP | 3 | Bridie O'Gorman | | 61' |
| HK | 2 | Adiana Talakai | | 49' |
| LP | 1 | Liz Patu | | 53' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Ashley Marsters | | 49' |
| PR | 17 | Emily Robinson | | 53' |
| PR | 18 | Asoiva Karpani | | 61' |
| LK | 19 | Michaela Leonard | | 53' |
| FL | 20 | Grace Kemp | | 49' |
| SH | 21 | Layne Morgan | | 57' |
| FH | 22 | Trilleen Pomare | | 61' |
| WG | 23 | Lori Cramer | | 62' |
| Coach: ||
| Jay Tregonning ||
| FB | 15 | Renee Holmes | 61' |
| RW | 14 | Ruby Tui |
| OC | 13 | Stacey Fluhler | 66' |
| IC | 12 | Amy du Plessis |
| LW | 11 | Portia Woodman |
| FH | 10 | Ruahei Demant (c) |
| SH | 9 | Kendra Cocksedge | 67' |
| N8 | 8 | Liana Mikaele-Tu'u |
| OF | 7 | Sarah Hirini |
| BF | 6 | Charmaine McMenamin | 57' |
| RL | 5 | Chelsea Bremner |
| LL | 4 | Joanah Ngan-Woo | 49' |
| TP | 3 | Amy Rule | 56' |
| HK | 2 | Luka Connor | 49' |
| LP | 1 | Phillipa Love | 49' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Georgia Ponsonby | 49' |
| PR | 17 | Awhina Tangen-Wainohu | 49' |
| PR | 18 | Santo Taumata | 56' |
| LK | 19 | Maia Roos | 49' |
| FL | 20 | Kendra Reynolds | 57' |
| SH | 21 | Arihiana Marino-Tauhinu | 67' |
| FH | 22 | Hazel Tubic | 66' |
| WG | 23 | Sylvia Brunt | 61' |
| Coach: ||
| Wayne Smith ||
* Player of the Match:
* Ruby Tui (New Zealand)

## Wales vs Scotland

* 9 October 2022 17:45 NZDT (UTC+13)
| Wales | 18–15 | Scotland (1 BP) |
| Try: Butchers 6' c Powell 34' m Con: Snowsill (1/2) 7' Pen: Snowsill (1/2) 13' Bevan (1/1) 80+6' | Report | Try: Skeldon 28' m Gaffney (2) 66' m, 79' m |
* Northland Events Centre, Whangārei Referee: Clara Munarini (Italy)
Team details :
| FB | 15 | Kayleigh Powell |
| RW | 14 | Jasmine Joyce | 77' |
| OC | 13 | Megan Webb |
| IC | 12 | Hannah Jones (c) |
| LW | 11 | Lisa Neumann | | 76' |
| FH | 10 | Elinor Snowsill | | 76' |
| SH | 9 | Ffion Lewis | | 53' |
| N8 | 8 | Sioned Harries |
| OF | 7 | Alex Callender | | 59' |
| BF | 6 | Alisha Butchers | | 69' |
| RL | 5 | Georgia Evans | | 55' |
| LL | 4 | Natalia John |
| TP | 3 | Donna Rose | | 55' |
| HK | 2 | Carys Phillips | | 63' |
| LP | 1 | Cara Hope | 65' | 76' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Kelsey Jones | | 63' |
| PR | 17 | Caryl Thomas | | 76' |
| PR | 18 | Cerys Hale | | 55' |
| LK | 19 | Siwan Lillicrap | | 55' |
| FL | 20 | Bethan Lewis | | 69' |
| SH | 21 | Keira Bevan | | 53' |
| FH | 22 | Robyn Wilkins | | 76' |
| WG | 23 | Lowri Norkett | | 76' |
| Coach: ||
| Ioan Cunningham ||
| FB | 15 | Chloe Rollie |
| RW | 14 | Rhona Lloyd |
| OC | 13 | Hannah Smith |
| IC | 12 | Lisa Thomson |
| LW | 11 | Megan Gaffney |
| FH | 10 | Helen Nelson |
| SH | 9 | Caity Mattinson |
| N8 | 8 | Jade Konkel-Roberts |
| OF | 7 | Louise McMillan | 47' |
| BF | 6 | Rachel Malcolm (c) |
| RL | 5 | Sarah Bonar |
| LL | 4 | Emma Wassell |
| TP | 3 | Christine Belisle |
| HK | 2 | Lana Skeldon |
| LP | 1 | Molly Wright | 64' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Jodie Rettie | | 65' |
| PR | 17 | Leah Bartlett | 64' |
| PR | 18 | Elliann Clarke |
| LK | 19 | Lyndsay O'Donnell |
| FL | 20 | Eilidh Sinclair | 47' | 65' |
| SH | 21 | Mairi McDonald |
| FH | 22 | Meryl Smith |
| WG | 23 | Shona Campbell |
| Coach: ||
| Bryan Easson ||
* Player of the Match:
* Elinor Snowsill (Wales)

## Scotland vs Australia

* 15 October 2022 15:00 NZDT (UTC+13)
| (1 BP) Scotland | 12–14 | Australia |
| Try: Skeldon 9' m Penalty try 27' | Report | Try: Terita 59' c Marsters 73' c Con: Cramer (2/2) 61', 75' |
* Northland Events Centre, Whangārei Referee: Lauren Jenner (New Zealand)
Team details :
| FB | 15 | Chloe Rollie | 38' |
| RW | 14 | Rhona Lloyd |
| OC | 13 | Emma Orr |
| IC | 12 | Lisa Thomson |
| LW | 11 | Hannah Smith |
| FH | 10 | Helen Nelson | 71' |
| SH | 9 | Caity Mattinson |
| N8 | 8 | Jade Konkel-Roberts |
| OF | 7 | Rachel McLachlan | 75' |
| BF | 6 | Rachel Malcolm (c) |
| RL | 5 | Sarah Bonar |
| LL | 4 | Emma Wassell |
| TP | 3 | Christine Belisle | 54' |
| HK | 2 | Lana Skeldon |
| LP | 1 | Molly Wright | 61' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Jodie Rettie | 75' |
| PR | 17 | Leah Bartlett | 61' |
| PR | 18 | Elliann Clarke | 54' |
| LK | 19 | Lyndsay O'Donnell |
| SH | 20 | Mairi McDonald |
| FH | 21 | Sarah Law | 71' |
| CE | 22 | Evie Wills |
| FB | 23 | Shona Campbell | 38' |
| Coach: ||
| Bryan Easson ||
| FB | 15 | Lori Cramer |
| RW | 14 | Bienne Terita | | 78' |
| OC | 13 | Georgie Friedrichs |
| IC | 12 | Sharni Williams | | 68' |
| LW | 11 | Maya Stewart | | 71' |
| FH | 10 | Arabella McKenzie |
| SH | 9 | Iliseva Batibasaga | | 68' |
| N8 | 8 | Grace Hamilton |
| OF | 7 | Shannon Parry (c) | | 61' |
| BF | 6 | Emily Chancellor |
| RL | 5 | Atasi Lafai | | 67' |
| LL | 4 | Sera Naiqama |
| TP | 3 | Asoiva Karpani | | 61' |
| HK | 2 | Adiana Talakai | 34' 80+1' |
| LP | 1 | Liz Patu | | 62' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Ashley Marsters | 76' | 68' |
| PR | 17 | Emily Robinson | | 63' |
| PR | 18 | Bridie O'Gorman | | 61' |
| LK | 19 | Grace Kemp | | 68' |
| FL | 20 | Piper Duck | | 61' |
| SH | 21 | Layne Morgan | | 68' |
| FH | 22 | Trilleen Pomare | | 68' |
| FB | 23 | Pauline Piliae-Rasabale | | 71' |
| Coach: ||
| Jay Tregonning ||
* Player of the Match:
* Asoiva Karpani (Australia)
Notes:
* Maya Stewart (Australia) made her international debut.

## Wales vs New Zealand

* 16 October 2022 15:15 NZDT (UTC+13)
| Wales | 12–56 | New Zealand (1 BP) |
| Try: F. Lewis 40+1' c Harries 78' m Con: Snowsill (1/1) 40+2' | Report | Try: C. Bremner 17' m Woodman (2) 20' m, 28' c Brunt (2) 25' m, 49' m Roos 41' c Fitzpatrick 44' m Murray 57' c Demant 72' m Tui 80+1' m Con: Demant (3/8) 29', 42', 58' |
* Waitakere Stadium, Auckland Referee: Hollie Davidson (Scotland)
Team details :
| FB | 15 | Kayleigh Powell |
| RW | 14 | Jasmine Joyce |
| OC | 13 | Megan Webb |
| IC | 12 | Hannah Jones | 59' |
| LW | 11 | Lisa Neumann |
| FH | 10 | Elinor Snowsill | 68' |
| SH | 9 | Ffion Lewis | 59' |
| N8 | 8 | Sioned Harries |
| OF | 7 | Bethan Lewis |
| BF | 6 | Gwen Crabb |
| RL | 5 | Natalia John | 46' |
| LL | 4 | Siwan Lillicrap (c) | 70' |
| TP | 3 | Donna Rose | 62' |
| HK | 2 | Kelsey Jones | 70' |
| LP | 1 | Cara Hope | 62' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Katherine Evans | 70' |
| PR | 17 | Caryl Thomas | 62' |
| PR | 18 | Sisilia Tuipulotu | 62' |
| LK | 19 | Abbie Fleming | 70' |
| FL | 20 | Alex Callender | 46' |
| SH | 21 | Keira Bevan | 59' |
| FH | 22 | Robyn Wilkins | 68' |
| CE | 23 | Kerin Lake | 59' |
| Coach: ||
| Ioan Cunningham ||
| FB | 15 | Ruby Tui |
| RW | 14 | Renee Wickliffe |
| OC | 13 | Sylvia Brunt | | 57' |
| IC | 12 | Theresa Fitzpatrick | | 68' |
| LW | 11 | Portia Woodman |
| FH | 10 | Ruahei Demant (c) |
| SH | 9 | Ariana Bayler | | 66' |
| N8 | 8 | Charmaine McMenamin | 75' |
| OF | 7 | Kendra Reynolds |
| BF | 6 | Alana Bremner | | 40' |
| RL | 5 | Chelsea Bremner |
| LL | 4 | Maia Roos |
| TP | 3 | Tanya Kalounivale | | 47' |
| HK | 2 | Georgia Ponsonby | | 53' |
| LP | 1 | Awhina Tangen-Wainohu | | 53' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Luka Connor | | 53' |
| PR | 17 | Krystal Murray | | 53' |
| PR | 18 | Santo Taumata | | 47' |
| LK | 19 | Joanah Ngan-Woo | | 66' |
| FL | 20 | Sarah Hirini | 70' | 40' |
| SH | 21 | Kendra Cocksedge | | 66' |
| CE | 22 | Amy du Plessis | | 57' |
| FH | 23 | Hazel Tubic | | 68' |
| Coach: ||
| Wayne Smith ||
* Player of the Match:
* Ruahei Demant (New Zealand)
Assistant referees: Julianne Zussman (Canada) Tyler Miller (New Zealand) Television match official: Chris Assmus (Canada)

## Australia vs Wales

* 22 October 2022 14:15 NZDT (UTC+13)
| Australia | 13–7 | Wales (1 BP) |
| Try: Batibasaga 5' c Con: Cramer (1/1) 6' Pen: Cramer (2/2) 40+1', 78' | Report | Try: Harries 23' c Con: Snowsill (1/1) 25' |
* Northland Events Centre, Whangārei Referee: Sara Cox (England)
Team details :
| FB | 15 | Lori Cramer |
| RW | 14 | Bienne Terita |
| OC | 13 | Georgie Friedrichs |
| IC | 12 | Sharni Williams | | 56' |
| LW | 11 | Ivania Wong | | 62' |
| FH | 10 | Arabella McKenzie |
| SH | 9 | Iliseva Batibasaga | | 56' |
| N8 | 8 | Grace Hamilton |
| OF | 7 | Shannon Parry (c) | | 62' |
| BF | 6 | Emily Chancellor |
| RL | 5 | Atasi Lafai |
| LL | 4 | Michaela Leonard | | 62' |
| TP | 3 | Bridie O'Gorman | | 52' |
| HK | 2 | Adiana Talakai | | 58' |
| LP | 1 | Liz Patu | | 52' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Tania Naden | | 58' |
| PR | 17 | Emily Robinson | | 52' |
| PR | 18 | Asoiva Karpani | | 52' |
| LK | 19 | Grace Kemp | 70' | 62' |
| FL | 20 | Piper Duck | | 62' |
| SH | 21 | Layne Morgan | | 56' |
| FH | 22 | Trilleen Pomare | | 56' |
| FB | 23 | Pauline Piliae-Rasabale | | 62' |
| Coach: ||
| Jay Tregonning ||
| FB | 15 | Niamh Terry | 63' |
| RW | 14 | Jasmine Joyce |
| OC | 13 | Carys Williams-Morris |
| IC | 12 | Hannah Jones (c) |
| LW | 11 | Lisa Neumann |
| FH | 10 | Elinor Snowsill | 70' |
| SH | 9 | Ffion Lewis | 50' |
| N8 | 8 | Sioned Harries |
| OF | 7 | Alex Callender | 74' |
| BF | 6 | Bethan Lewis |
| RL | 5 | Gwen Crabb |
| LL | 4 | Natalia John | 50' |
| TP | 3 | Cerys Hale | 58' |
| HK | 2 | Kelsey Jones | 53' |
| LP | 1 | Cara Hope | 57' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Carys Phillips | 52' |
| PR | 17 | Caryl Thomas | 57' |
| PR | 18 | Sisilia Tuipulotu | 58' |
| LK | 19 | Georgia Evans | 50' |
| LK | 20 | Siwan Lillicrap | 74' |
| SH | 21 | Keira Bevan | 50' |
| FH | 22 | Robyn Wilkins | 70' |
| CE | 23 | Kerin Lake | 63' |
| Coach: ||
| Ioan Cunningham ||
Notes:
* Siwan Lillicrap (Wales) earned her 50th test cap.

## New Zealand vs Scotland

* 22 October 2022 16:45 NZDT (UTC+13)
| (1 BP) New Zealand | 57–0 | Scotland |
| Try: Holmes (2) 2' m, 72' m Leti-I'iga 10' m Hirini 12' c Mikaele-Tu'u 17' c Fitzpatrick 30' c Wickliffe (2) 34' c, 39' c Roos 53' c Con: Holmes (6/8) 13', 18', 31', 35', 40', 54' | Report | |
* Northland Events Centre, Whangārei Referee: Aurélie Groizeleau (France)
Team details :
| FB | 15 | Renee Holmes |
| RW | 14 | Renee Wickliffe |
| OC | 13 | Amy du Plessis |
| IC | 12 | Theresa Fitzpatrick |
| LW | 11 | Ayesha Leti-I'iga | | 48' |
| FH | 10 | Hazel Tubic |
| SH | 9 | Arihiana Marino-Tauhinu (c) | | 46' |
| N8 | 8 | Liana Mikaele-Tu'u |
| OF | 7 | Sarah Hirini | | | 76' |
| BF | 6 | Alana Bremner | | 61' |
| RL | 5 | Maia Roos |
| LL | 4 | Joanah Ngan-Woo | | 55' |
| TP | 3 | Amy Rule | | 55' | 76' |
| HK | 2 | Georgia Ponsonby | | 46' |
| LP | 1 | Phillipa Love | | 46' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Natalie Delamere | | 46' |
| PR | 17 | Krystal Murray | | 46' |
| PR | 18 | Tanya Kalounivale | 63' | 55' |
| LK | 19 | Chelsea Bremner | | 55' |
| FL | 20 | Kendra Reynolds | | 63' |
| SH | 21 | Kendra Cocksedge | | 46' |
| CE | 22 | Sylvia Brunt | | 48' |
| FH | 23 | Ruahei Demant |
| Coach: ||
| Wayne Smith ||
| FB | 15 | Shona Campbell |
| RW | 14 | Rhona Lloyd | 63' |
| OC | 13 | Emma Orr |
| IC | 12 | Lisa Thomson |
| LW | 11 | Hannah Smith |
| FH | 10 | Helen Nelson | 66' |
| SH | 9 | Caity Mattinson | 55' |
| N8 | 8 | Jade Konkel-Roberts |
| OF | 7 | Rachel McLachlan | 63' |
| BF | 6 | Rachel Malcolm (c) | 70' |
| RL | 5 | Sarah Bonar | 70' |
| LL | 4 | Emma Wassell |
| TP | 3 | Christine Belisle | 55' |
| HK | 2 | Lana Skeldon |
| LP | 1 | Molly Wright | 63' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Jodie Rettie | 70' |
| PR | 17 | Leah Bartlett | 63' |
| PR | 18 | Katie Dougan | 55' |
| LK | 19 | Lyndsay O'Donnell | 70' |
| FL | 20 | Louise McMillan | 63' |
| SH | 21 | Mairi McDonald | 55' |
| CE | 22 | Meryl Smith | 67' |
| WG | 23 | Liz Musgrove | 63' |
| Coach: ||
| Bryan Easson ||
* Player of the Match:
* Theresa Fitzpatrick (New Zealand)
Assistant referees: Clara Munarini (Italy) Kat Roche (United States) Television match official: Chris Assmus (Canada)