Men's Rugby World Cup 2023 · Stade de Marseille, Marseille · 21 September 2023Head-to-head
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France won by 96 points.Half-time 47–0 · Tries 14–0 · NAM 1 yellow card
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← Namibia attack · France attack →Hover a try for detail · dots = tackles made · dashed = penalty goal · orange = missed · squares = rucks · triangles = line breaks and defenders beaten · rings = turnovers · bars at the foot = zone counts · thin lines = kicks from hand = attacking entries and ball won per band
Tries and goal kicks as a table
| Min | Team | What | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6′ | France | Try, Damian Penaud, conversion missed | 5–0 |
| 9′ | France | Try, Jonathan Danty, converted | 10–0 |
| 18′ | France | Try, Charles Ollivon, converted | 17–0 |
| 21′ | France | Try, Damian Penaud, converted | 24–0 |
| 26′ | France | Try, Jonathan Danty, converted | 31–0 |
| 33′ | France | Try, Thibaud Flament, converted | 38–0 |
| 38′ | France | Try, Antoine Dupont, converted | 45–0 |
| 41′ | France | Try, Louis Bielle-Biarrey, converted | 52–0 |
| 47′ | France | Try, Baptiste Couilloud, converted | 59–0 |
| 55′ | France | Try, Damian Penaud, converted | 66–0 |
| 64′ | France | Try, Louis Bielle-Biarrey, converted | 73–0 |
| 68′ | France | Try, Charles Ollivon, converted | 80–0 |
| 76′ | France | Try, Melvyn Jaminet, converted | 87–0 |
| 80′ | France | Try | 96–0 |
Sample dataTerritory shares are estimated, and tries without a recorded position are placed in the in-goal. Other positions are as logged by the match feed and approximate.
Score progression
Drag to replay the match on the pitchSwipe the chart sideways for the full match.6′Damian Penaud9′Jonathan Danty18′Charles Ollivon21′Damian Penaud26′Jonathan Danty33′Thibaud Flament38′Antoine Dupont41′Louis Bielle-Biarrey47′Baptiste Couilloud55′Damian Penaud64′Louis Bielle-Biarrey68′Charles Ollivon76′Melvyn Jaminet80′FRA
FRA
Team stats
NAM52%Possession48%
38%Territory62%
124Carries105
840Metres gained403
19Clean breaks1
32Defenders beaten12
142Passes111
10Offloads2
124Tackles made64
12Tackles missed32
41/42Rucks won78/80
19/21Lineouts won7/10
5/5Scrums won7/9
6/6Mauls won1/2
8Turnovers won3
4Penalties conceded12
29Kicks from hand17
1,028Kick metres516
Goal kicking
FRA conversions 12/13, penalties 0/0 · NAM conversions 0/0, penalties 0/0. Pale segment = set piece lost.
FRA conversions 12/13, penalties 0/0 · NAM conversions 0/0, penalties 0/0. Pale segment = set piece lost.
Match statistics and event positions come from World Rugby’s public match feed, which is unofficial and not licensed for reuse; TheBreakdown reduces them to the figures shown.
Line-ups
France
- 1Cyril BailleProp
- 2Peato MauvakaHooker
- 3Uini AtonioProp
- 4Cameron WokiSecond row
- 5Thibaud FlamentSecond row
- 6Francois CrosFlanker
- 7Charles OllivonFlanker
- 8Anthony JelonchNumber 8
- 9Antoine DupontScrum-half
- 10Matthieu JalibertFly-half
- 11Louis Bielle-BiarreyWing
- 12Jonathan DantyCentre
- 13Gael FickouCentre
- 14Damian PenaudWing
- 15Thomas RamosFull-back
- 16Pierre BourgaritBench
- 17Reda WardiBench
- 18Dorian AldegheriBench
- 19Romain TaofifenuaBench
- 20Paul BoudehentBench
- 21Baptiste CouilloudBench
- 22Yoram MoefanaBench
- 23Melvyn JaminetBench
Namibia
- 1Desiderius SethieProp
- 2Louis Van der WesthuizenHooker
- 3Johan CoetzeeProp
- 4Mahepisa TjerikoSecond row
- 5Adriaan LudickSecond row
- 6Max KatjijekoFlanker
- 7Johan RetiefFlanker
- 8Prince GaosebNumber 8
- 9Jacques TheronScrum-half
- 10Cliven LoubserFly-half
- 11JC GreylingWing
- 12Danco BurgerCentre
- 13Johan DeyselCentre
- 14Gerswin MoutonWing
- 15Andre van der BergFull-back
- 16Obert NortjeBench
- 17Jason BenadeBench
- 18Haitembu ShikufaBench
- 19Pieter-Jan Van LillBench
- 20Richard HardwickBench
- 21Oela BlaauwBench
- 22Alcino IzaacsBench
- 23Divan RossouwBench
Match officials
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Context
All-time, France 3–0 Namibia in 3 scored Tests. Full head-to-head
France going in
Namibia going in
- Previous meeting: 16 September 2007, France 87–10 Namibia
Also on this day
Results to 27 September 2026. Scoring and line-ups come from World Rugby match summaries where available; older Tests may have neither.