What do the regulations say about cases of tie between two or three teams?

Fabien Le Floquet, Media365: Published on Wednesday, September 27, 2023 at 4:16 p.m.

In each group of the 2023 World Cup, as in France, there are still possibilities of a draw between two or three teams. Deciphering World Rugby’s regulations on these scenarios.

France may have won its first three matches in the group stage of the 2023 World Cup against New Zealand (27-13), Uruguay (27-12) and Namibia (96-0), but that is still not the case. Not guaranteed to play in the quarter-finals of the competition. Italy, if they beat the All Blacks on Friday in Lyon, have the chance to confirm the Blues’ ticket to the next round. But if the cross-alpine selection is defeated this Friday, Everything must be decided on the last dayWith the possibility of a tie between two or three teams. This could cost France dearly, if we look at the regulations.

Nothing was done for France

In the event of a tie between the teams, world rugby actually submitted Six criteria for choosing between two countries :
1. In the event of a tie on points, the winner of the match between the teams concerned;
2. The best difference in field points scored and received during all games played within the group;
3. The best difference between tries scored and conceded in all group matches;
4. The team that scored the largest number of field points during all group matches.
5. The team that scored the most attempts in all group matches.
6. Top-ranked team in the World Rugby Rankings as of 14 October 2019;

In the case of Group A, if France ends up tied on points with Italy after an improved defeat in the head-to-head encounter between the two countries on Friday 6 October, Thus the blues will be eliminatedProvided New Zealand wins its last two matches the attacking bonus point. But if the All Blacks get just one attacking bonus point in their last two games, France, Italy and New Zealand will finish with the same number of points (14), should the Blues’ defeat improve..

“mini tournament”

In this scenario, unlike in the case of a tie between two teams, The French will qualify with the New ZealandersThis is done through the “mini-tournament” system, which takes into account only the points scored during direct confrontations between the three teams in question. To avoid these pharmacy accounts, The Blues will only have to win against Italy on Friday, October 6, in Lyon. There are also several possibilities for clashes in the other three groups for the 2023 World Cup, but that should be settled after this weekend’s matches.