CONFIRMED | Springboks to meet France in World Cup QFs, Ireland take on All Blacks

The Springboks will meet hosts France in the quarter-finals of the 2023 Rugby World Cup.

That was confirmed after Ireland beat Scotland 36-14 in the final match of Pool B at the Stade de France in Paris on Saturday. 

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There was the slightest mathematical possibility of the Springboks missing out on the playoffs entirely before the match started, but that needed Scotland to beat Ireland by at least 21 points, which never once seemed likely. 

The Boks finish second in Pool B with Ireland first and will now take on France - the winners of Pool A - on Sunday, 15 October at 21:00 in Paris. 

Ireland, meanwhile, will take on three-time champions the All Blacks on Saturday, 14 October at 21:00, also in Paris. 

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Sunday's final day of pool action will determine the remaining quarter-finalists on the other half of the draw, though Wales and England have already qualified. 

England will almost certainly take on Fiji, who need just one log point from their clash against Portugal, in the playoffs while Wales will play against the winner of a straight Pool D shootout between Argentina and Japan.