Return, in chronological order, to the most striking images of the 2023 World Cup, which ended on Saturday.
It’s over. After 50 days of competition, the 2023 Rugby World Cup drew the curtain on Saturday October 28. The last image will remain that of the coronation of South Africa, right under the nose of New Zealand (12-11). Franceinfo: sport unfolds the thread of a tournament which will have left its mark: from the course of the XV of France, to the farewell of Jonathan Sexton, including the early elimination of Australia.
After the opening ceremony, the All Blacks launched the World Cup with their traditional haka, during the opening match against the French XV, on September 8, 2023. (LAURENT LAIRYS / AFP)
Frenchman Damian Penaud scores the 30th try of his career with the Blues against New Zealand, September 8, 2023. The French XV wins 27-13 against these Blacks. (ANDREW COWIE / AFP)
Irishman Hugo Keenan took advantage of the big victory against Romania (82-8), in Bordeaux, to pose with the supporters of the XV du Trèfle after the match, September 9, 2023. (ROMAIN PERROCHEAU / AFP)
The joy of the Welsh Nick Tompkins and Louis Rees-Zammit contrasts with the dismay of the Australians, September 24, 2023 in Lyon. Beaten, Australia will then take the door from the group stage for the first time in its history. (LAURENT CIPRIANI / AP)
The Frenchman Antoine Dupont was violently tackled by the Namibian Johan Deysel on September 21, 2023 in Marseille. A hard blow for the player of the XV of France, victim of a maxillo-zygomatic fracture. (VICTOR JOLY / AFP)
It is difficult to decide between Ireland and South Africa, just like Jasper Wiese and Andrew Porter in this match, played on September 23, 2023 at the Stade de France. It was ultimately the XV du Trèfle which won (13-8). (LAURENT LAIRYS / AFP)
The South African and Tongan players, united, place one knee on the ground after the meeting between the two teams, on October 1, 2023, as a sign of communion. (ANNE-CHRISTINE POUJOULAT / AFP)
The players of the French team relaxed after their qualification for the quarter-finals of their World Cup, October 6, 2023, after the victory against Italy, in Lyon. (SEBASTIEN BOZON / AFP)
Raffaele Storti and David Costa celebrate Portugal’s first World Cup victory in history, against Fiji, in Toulouse on October 8, 2023. (VALENTINE CHAPUIS / AFP)
The bitter farewell of a legend. After Ireland’s elimination against New Zealand in the quarter-finals, Jonathan Sexton is applauded even though he has certainly just played the last World Cup match of his career, on October 14, 2023. (EMMANUEL DUNAND / AFP)
Cheslin Kolbe comes to counter the transformation of Thomas Ramos during France-South Africa in the quarter-finals, October 15, 2023. Behind, the Blues finally lost by a small point. (SIPA)
Antoine Dupont’s plea to referee Ben O’Keeffe, during France-South Africa in the quarter-finals, October 15, 2023. The man in white will then be criticized for his decisions. (FRANCK FIFE / AFP)
The dream is shattered. Antoine Dupont removes the helmet supposed to protect his bruised cheek against Namibia. It will not have brought luck to the captain of the Blues who suffered the blow after the quarter-final lost by one point against South Africa, on October 15, 2023 (28-29). (SIPA)
The tears of French supporters flow on October 15, 2023, in the Concorde fan zone in Paris, while the French XV remains stuck at the quarter-final stage, after the defeat against the Springboks. (GEOFFROY VAN DER HASSELT / AFP)
Argentinian captain Julian Montoya swallowed by the oil spill. The Pumas received a rugby lesson (6-44) from the Blacks in the semi-final of the World Cup, October 20, 2023. (ANTONIN THUILLIER / AFP)
A South African supporter during the Springboks’ victory (16-15) in the semi-final against the English, October 21, 2023 at the Stade de France. (ANNE-CHRISTINE POUJOULAT / AFP)
All the staff and players of New Zealand gather in a circle after their defeat in the 2023 World Cup final, at the Stade de France, on October 28. (ANTONIN THUILLIER / AFP)
Unsinkable, South Africa lifts the World Cup after its victory in the final against New Zealand, again by a margin of one point (12-11), on October 28, 2023. (FRANCK FIFE / AFP)
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