Rugby World Cup France 2023

France will host the men’s Rugby World Cup in 2023, 200 years after the sport’s inauguration. With 48 matches set to take place across ten cities – Bordeaux, Lille, Lyon, Marseille, Nantes, Nice, Paris, Saint-Denis, Saint-Etienne and Toulouse – this will be a 45-day celebration of sport like no other, using the slogan “We Are Rugby”. Players will total 600, from five continents and divided into 20 teams.

Hosts France will take on the All Blacks in the opening match of the tournament at the 80,698-capacity Stade de France in Saint-Denis on Friday 8 September. After the quarter-finals, semi-finals and bronze match, the 2023 Rugby World Cup final will be played on Saturday 28 October, also at the Stade de France.

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Teams and pools 

• Pool A: New Zealand, France, Italy, Uruguay, Namibia
• Pool B: South Africa, Ireland, Scotland, Tonga, Romania
• Pool C: Wales, Australia, Fiji, Georgia, Portugal
• Pool D: England, Japan, Argentina, Samoa, Chile

Pool A fixtures 

• 8 September 2023: France vs. New Zealand (Stade de France, Saint-Denis) 
• 9 September 2023: Italy vs. Namibia (Stade Geoffroy Guichard, Saint-Etienne)
• 14 September 2023: France vs. Uruguay (Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille)
• 15 September 2023: New Zealand vs. Namibia (Stadium de Toulouse, Toulouse)
• 20 September 2023: Italy vs. Uruguay (Allianz Riviera, Nice)
• 21 September 2023: France vs. Namibia (Stade Vélodrome, Marseille)
• 27 September 2023: Uruguay vs. Namibia (Parc Olympique Lyonnais, Décines-Charpieu)
• 29 September 2023: New Zealand vs. Italy (Parc Olympique Lyonnais, Décines-Charpieu)
• 5 October 2023: New Zealand vs. Uruguay (Parc Olympique Lyonnais, Décines-Charpieu)
• 6 October 2023: France vs. Italy (Parc Olympique Lyonnais, Décines-Charpieu)

Pool B fixtures

• 9 September 2023: Ireland vs. Romania (Nouveau Stade de Bordeaux, Bordeaux) 
• 10 September 2023: South Africa vs. Scotland (Stade Vélodrome, Marseille)
• 16 September 2023: Ireland vs. Tonga (Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes)
• 17 September 2023: South Africa vs. Romania (Nouveau Stade de Bordeaux, Bordeaux)
• 23 September 2023: South Africa vs. Ireland (Stade de France, Saint-Denis)
• 24 September 2023: Scotland vs. Tonga (Allianz Riviera, Nice)
• 30 September 2023: Scotland vs. Romania (Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille)
• 1 October 2023: South Africa vs. Tonga (Stade Vélodrome, Marseille)
• 7 October 2023: Ireland vs. Scotland (Stade de France, Saint-Denis)
• 8 October 2023: Tonga vs. Romania (Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille)

Pool C fixtures

• 9 September 2023: Australia vs. Georgia (Stade de France, Saint-Denis) 
• 10 September 2023: Wales vs. Fiji (Nouveau Stade de Bordeaux, Bordeaux)
• 16 September 2023: Wales vs. Portugal (Allianz Riviera, Nice)
• 17 September 2023: Australia vs. Fiji (Stade Geoffroy Guichard, Saint-Etienne)
• 23 September 2023: Georgia vs. Portugal (Stadium de Toulouse, Toulouse)
• 24 September 2023: Wales vs. Australia (Parc Olympique Lyonnais, Décines-Charpieu)
• 30 September 2023: Fiji vs. Georgia (Nouveau Stade de Bordeaux, Bordeaux)
• 1 October 2023: Australia vs. Portugal (Stade Geoffroy Guichard, Saint-Etienne)
• 7 October 2023: Wales vs. Georgia (Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes)
• 8 October 2023: Fiji vs. Portugal (Stadium de Toulouse, Toulouse)

Pool D fixtures

• 9 September 2023: England vs. Argentina (Stade Vélodrome, Marseille) 
• 10 September 2023: Japan vs. Chile (Stadium de Toulouse, Toulouse)
• 16 September 2023: Samoa vs. Chile (Nouveau Stade de Bordeaux, Bordeaux)
• 17 September 2023: England vs. Japan (Allianz Riviera, Nice)
• 22 September 2023: Argentina vs. Samoa (Stade Geoffroy Guichard, Saint-Etienne)
• 23 September 2023: England vs. Chile (Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille)
• 28 September 2023: Japan vs. Samoa (Stadium de Toulouse, Toulouse)
• 30 September 2023: Argentina vs. Chile (Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes)
• 7 October 2023: England vs. Samoa (Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille)
• 8 October 2023: Japan vs. Argentina (Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes)

Quarter-finals 

• 14 October 2023: Winner of Pool C vs. Runner-up of Pool D (Stade Vélodrome, Marseille)
• 14 October 2023: Winner of Pool B vs. Runner-up of Pool A (Stade de France, Saint-Denis)
• 15 October 2023: Winner of Pool D vs. Runner-up of Pool C (Stade Vélodrome, Marseille)
• 15 October 2023: Winner of Pool A vs. Runner-up of Pool B (Stade de France, Saint-Denis)

Semi-finals 

• 20 October 2023: Winner of QF1 vs. Winner of QF2 (Stade de France, Saint-Denis) 
• 21 October 2023: Winner of QF3 vs. Winner of QF4 (Stade de France, Saint-Denis)

Bronze final 

• 27 October 2023: Loser of SF1 vs. Loser of SF2 (Stade de France, Saint-Denis) 

2023 Rugby World Cup final 

• 28 October 2023: Winner of SF1 vs. Winner of SF2 (Stade de France, Saint-Denis)