
Kenya Simbas to start final World Cup qualifying campaign against USA
Reading Time: 2min | Wed. 31.08.22. | 17:22
The team accruing the most competition points will secure the last spot at France 2023.
World Rugby has today unveiled the match schedule for the Final Qualification Tournament that will determine the 20th and final qualifier for Rugby World Cup 2023 in France.
Played over three match days from 6-18 November at the Sevens Stadium in Dubai, the Final Qualification Tournament for RWC 2023 in France will feature four teams from four different continents.
The final place at #RWC2023 is up for grabs! 🚨
— Rugby World Cup (@rugbyworldcup) August 31, 2022
Here’s the schedule for teams vying for the final place to go to the Rugby World Cup in France next year! pic.twitter.com/upXJoWF04H
Hong Kong, Kenya, Portugal and USA will face each other in a round-robin format with the team accruing the most competition points securing the last spot at France 2023.
The World Rugby Men’s Rankings powered by Capgemini as of 31 July, 2022 have been used to determine the decisive tournament’s match schedule.
On the opening day, USA (ranked 19th) will face Kenya (33rd) while Portugal (20th) play against Hong Kong (22nd).
The @France2023 Repechage match schedule has been confirmed.
— #SupportTheSimbas (@KenyaSimbas) August 31, 2022
We kick of the tournament against @USARugby on 6th November. We then take on @PortugalRugby before wrapping up our campaign against @HongKongRugby on 18th November.#SupportTheSimbas#SimbasToRWC pic.twitter.com/v7tcZ0iaCA
The Kenya Simbas will then take on Portugal in matchday 2 as USA confront Hong Kong.
The third and final match day will see the Simbas close their campaign against Hong Kong as the two highest-ranked teams USA and Portugal face each other to conclude the qualification process for next year’s Rugby World Cup.
The eventual winner and final team to join the Rugby World Cup 2023 adventure will take their place in Pool C alongside Wales, Australia, Fiji and Georgia.



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