Where is the Rugby World Cup 2023 schedule?

The Stade de France will host this year’s Rugby World Cup final. The Stade de France will host the opening games between France and the All Blacks, two quarterfinals, the two semifinals and the final, while the Stade de Marseille is the only other venue hosting knockout games

The All Blacks arrive as one of the favourites to lift the Webb Ellis Cup for what would be a record fourth time, having won the Rugby Championship in convincing fashion – although they were thrashed by South Africa in their final warm-up game. Hosts France can be sensational on their day and it is set to be the perfect showdown to kickstart the seven-week tournament.

The fixture schedule sees Six Nations champions Ireland, Eddie Jones’ struggling Australia and England all get their campaigns under way the following day, with Steve Borthwick’s side undertaking a tricky assignment of facing in-form Argentina in Marseille, in what is likely to be a decisive Pool D match.

Fri, Sep 8, 2023France  vs New ZealandPool AParis8:15pm BST
Sat, Sep 9, 2023Italy  vs NamibiaPool ASaint-Etienne12pm
Sat, Sep 9, 2023Ireland  vs RomaniaPool BBordeaux2.30pm
Sat, Sep 9, 2023Australia  vs GeorgiaPool CParis5pm
Sat, Sep 9, 2023England  vs ArgentinaPool DMarseille8pm
Sun, Sep 10, 2023Japan  vs ChilePool DToulouse12pm
Sun, Sep 10, 2023South Africa  vs ScotlandPool BMarseille4.45pm
Sun, Sep 10, 2023Wales  vs FijiPool CBordeaux8pm
Thu, Sep 14, 2023France  vs UruguayPool ALille8pm
Fri, Sep 15, 2023New Zealand  vs NamibiaPool AToulouse8pm
Sat, Sep 16, 2023Samoa  vs ChilePool DBordeaux2pm
Sat, Sep 16, 2023Wales  vs PortugalPool CNice4.45pm
Sat, Sep 16, 2023Ireland  vs TongaPool BNantes8pm
Sun, Sep 17, 2023South Africa  vs RomaniaPool BBordeaux2pm
Sun, Sep 17, 2023Australia  vs FijiPool CSaint-Etienne4.45pm
Sun, Sep 17, 2023England  vs JapanPool DNice8pm
Wed, Sep 20, 2023Italy  vs UruguayPool ANice4.45pm
Thu, Sep 21, 2023France  vs NamibiaPool AMarseille8pm
Fri, Sep 22, 2023Argentina  vs SamoaPool DSaint-Etienne4.45pm
Sat, Sep 23, 2023Georgia  vs PortugalPool CToulouse1pm
Sat, Sep 23, 2023England  vs ChilePool DLille4.45pm
Sat, Sep 23, 2023South Africa  vs IrelandPool BParis8pm
Sun, Sep 24, 2023Scotland  vs TongaPool BNice4.45pm
Sun, Sep 24, 2023Wales  vs AustraliaPool CLyon8pm
Wed, Sep 27, 2023Uruguay  vs NamibiaPool ALyon4.45pm
Thu, Sep 28, 2023Japan  vs SamoaPool DToulouse8pm
Fri, Sep 29, 2023New Zealand  vs ItalyPool ALyon8pm
Sat, Sep 30, 2023Argentina  vs ChilePool DNantes2pm
Sat, Sep 30, 2023Fiji  vs GeorgiaPool CBordeaux4.45pm
Sat, Sep 30, 2023Scotland  vs RomaniaPool BLille8pm
Sun, Oct 1, 2023Australia  vs PortugalPool CSaint-Etienne4.45pm
Sun, Oct 1, 2023South Africa  vs TongaPool BMarseille8pm
Thu, Oct 5, 2023New Zealand  vs UruguayPool ALyon8pm
Fri, Oct 6, 2023France  vs ItalyPool ALyon8pm
Sat, Oct 7, 2023Wales  vs GeorgiaPool CNantes2pm
Sat, Oct 7, 2023England  vs SamoaPool DLille4.45pm
Sat, Oct 7, 2023Ireland  vs ScotlandPool BParis8pm
Sun, Oct 8, 2023Japan  vs ArgentinaPool DNantes12pm
Sun, Oct 8, 2023Tonga  vs RomaniaPool BLille4.45pm
Sun, Oct 8, 2023Fiji  vs PortugalPool CToulouse8pm
Sat, Oct 14, 2023QF 1 (Winner Pool C vs Runner-Up Pool D)Marseille4pm
Sat, Oct 14, 2023QF 2 (Winner Pool B vs Runner-Up Pool A)Paris8pm
Sun, Oct 15, 2023QF 3 (Winner Pool D vs Runner-Up Pool C)Marseille4pm
Sun, Oct 15, 2023QF 4 (Winner Pool A vs Runner-Up Pool B)Paris8pm
Fri, Oct 20, 2023SF 1 (Winner quarter-final 1 vs Winner quarter-final 2)Paris8pm
Sat, Oct 21, 2023SF 2 (Winner quarter-final 3 vs Winner quarter-final 4)Paris8pm
Fri, Oct 27, 2023Third-place play-offParis8pm
Sat, Oct 28, 2023Rugby World Cup 2023 finalParis8pm
Fri, Sep 8, 2023France  vs New ZealandPool AParis8:15pm BST
Sat, Sep 9, 2023Italy  vs NamibiaPool ASaint-Etienne12pm
Sat, Sep 9, 2023Ireland  vs RomaniaPool BBordeaux2.30pm
Sat, Sep 9, 2023Australia  vs GeorgiaPool CParis5pm
Sat, Sep 9, 2023England  vs ArgentinaPool DMarseille8pm
Sun, Sep 10, 2023Japan  vs ChilePool DToulouse12pm
Sun, Sep 10, 2023South Africa  vs ScotlandPool BMarseille4.45pm
Sun, Sep 10, 2023Wales  vs FijiPool CBordeaux8pm
Thu, Sep 14, 2023France  vs UruguayPool ALille8pm
Fri, Sep 15, 2023New Zealand  vs NamibiaPool AToulouse8pm
Sat, Sep 16, 2023Samoa  vs ChilePool DBordeaux2pm
Sat, Sep 16, 2023Wales  vs PortugalPool CNice4.45pm
Sat, Sep 16, 2023Ireland  vs TongaPool BNantes8pm
Sun, Sep 17, 2023South Africa  vs RomaniaPool BBordeaux2pm
Sun, Sep 17, 2023Australia  vs FijiPool CSaint-Etienne4.45pm
Sun, Sep 17, 2023England  vs JapanPool DNice8pm
Wed, Sep 20, 2023Italy  vs UruguayPool ANice4.45pm
Thu, Sep 21, 2023France  vs NamibiaPool AMarseille8pm
Fri, Sep 22, 2023Argentina  vs SamoaPool DSaint-Etienne4.45pm
Sat, Sep 23, 2023Georgia  vs PortugalPool CToulouse1pm
Sat, Sep 23, 2023England  vs ChilePool DLille4.45pm
Sat, Sep 23, 2023South Africa  vs IrelandPool BParis8pm
Sun, Sep 24, 2023Scotland  vs TongaPool BNice4.45pm
Sun, Sep 24, 2023Wales  vs AustraliaPool CLyon8pm
Wed, Sep 27, 2023Uruguay  vs NamibiaPool ALyon4.45pm
Thu, Sep 28, 2023Japan  vs SamoaPool DToulouse8pm
Fri, Sep 29, 2023New Zealand  vs ItalyPool ALyon8pm
Sat, Sep 30, 2023Argentina  vs ChilePool DNantes2pm
Sat, Sep 30, 2023Fiji  vs GeorgiaPool CBordeaux4.45pm
Sat, Sep 30, 2023Scotland  vs RomaniaPool BLille8pm
Sun, Oct 1, 2023Australia  vs PortugalPool CSaint-Etienne4.45pm
Sun, Oct 1, 2023South Africa  vs TongaPool BMarseille8pm
Thu, Oct 5, 2023New Zealand  vs UruguayPool ALyon8pm
Fri, Oct 6, 2023France  vs ItalyPool ALyon8pm
Sat, Oct 7, 2023Wales  vs GeorgiaPool CNantes2pm
Sat, Oct 7, 2023England  vs SamoaPool DLille4.45pm
Sat, Oct 7, 2023Ireland  vs ScotlandPool BParis8pm
Sun, Oct 8, 2023Japan  vs ArgentinaPool DNantes12pm
Sun, Oct 8, 2023Tonga  vs RomaniaPool BLille4.45pm
Sun, Oct 8, 2023Fiji  vs PortugalPool CToulouse8pm
Sat, Oct 14, 2023QF 1 (Winner Pool C vs Runner-Up Pool D)Marseille4pm
Sat, Oct 14, 2023QF 2 (Winner Pool B vs Runner-Up Pool A)Paris8pm
Sun, Oct 15, 2023QF 3 (Winner Pool D vs Runner-Up Pool C)Marseille4pm
Sun, Oct 15, 2023QF 4 (Winner Pool A vs Runner-Up Pool B)Paris8pm
Fri, Oct 20, 2023SF 1 (Winner quarter-final 1 vs Winner quarter-final 2)Paris8pm
Sat, Oct 21, 2023SF 2 (Winner quarter-final 3 vs Winner quarter-final 4)Paris8pm
Fri, Oct 27, 2023Third-place play-offParis8pm
Sat, Oct 28, 2023Rugby World Cup 2023 final

Where is the Rugby World Cup taking place?

The 2023 Rugby World Cup is being played in France across nine stadiums in nine cities. The final will be played at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis (Paris).

  • Stade de France (capacity 80,698) – Saint-Denis, Paris
  • Stade de Marseille  (67,394) – Marseille
  • OL Stadium (59,186) – Lyon
  • Stade Pierre-Mauroy (50,186) – Lille
  • Stade de Bordeaux (42,115) – Bordeaux
  • Stade Geoffroy-Guichard (41,965) – Saint-Étienne
  • Stade de Nice (35,624) – Nice
  • Stade de la Beaujoire (35,322) – Nantes
  • Stade de Toulouse (33,150) – Toulouse

Who is playing?

A total of 20 teams qualified for the Rugby World Cup. These teams were split into four pools of five, with each pool getting one team from five ‘bands’.

Band one featured the four highest-ranked teams from when the draw for the tournament was made back in 2019 (South Africa, New Zealand, England, Wales). Band two comprised the next four highest-ranked teams (Ireland, Australia, France, Japan) and band three the four after that (Scotland, Argentina, Fiji, Italy).

Each side in the first three bands qualified automatically for the tournament owing to their world ranking, while the further two bands comprised the sides who had made it into the tournament via qualifying (Samoa, Georgia, Uruguay, Tonga, Namibia, Romania, Chile, Portugal).

South Africa are the defending champions. They beat England in the final in 2019.

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