The Rugby World Cup 2023 fixtures run from Fri 8 September to Sat 28 October, with matches played across France. The opening game and final will be held at Stade de France in Paris.
And it’s shaping up to be a fascinating event, with Ireland Grand Slam champions and world No 1, but hosts France still Rugby World Cup favourites and three-time winners New Zealand just behind them in the bookmakers’ eyes. And of course there’s South Africa, who will defend their title after beating England 32-12 in the 2019 final in Japan.
Romania have replaced Spain in Pool B after the latter’s appeal against their disqualification was dismissed in June 2022. Spain fielded an ineligible player during qualification.
Namibia secured their place at a seventh successive World Cup by beating Kenya 36-0 in the final of the Rugby Africa Cup in Aix-en-Provence. They take their place in Pool A.
Chile will compete at their first-ever Rugby World Cup after beating the USA over two legs to qualify as Americas Two and take the final spot in Pool D, while Tonga completed Pool B by beating Hong Kong 44-22 in the Asia Pacific One play-off.
And finally, Portugal qualified for Rugby World Cup 2023 after defeating USA in a two-legged showdown. They are in Pool C.
All matches will be shown live on ITV in the UK and on RTÉ and Virgin Media in Ireland. The kick-off times below are UK & Ireland time.
Rugby World Cup 2023 Fixtures
POOL A – New Zealand, France, Italy, Uruguay, Namibia
Fri 8 Sept France v New Zealand (8.15pm, Stade de France, Paris)
Sat 9 Sept Italy v Namibia (noon, Stade Geoffroy Guichard, Saint-Étienne)
Thu 14 Sept France v Uruguay (8pm, Stade Pierre Mauroy, Lille)
Fri 15 Sept New Zealand v Namibia (8pm, Stadium de Toulouse, Toulouse)
Wed 20 Sept Italy v Uruguay (4.45pm, Stade de Nice, Nice)
Thu 21 Sept France v Namibia (8pm, Stade Vélodrome, Marseille)
Wed 27 Sept Uruguay v Namibia (4.45pm, Parc OL, Lyon)
Fri 29 Sept New Zealand v Italy (8pm, Parc OL, Lyon)
Thu 5 Oct New Zealand v Uruguay (8pm, Parc OL, Lyon)
Fri 6 Oct France v Italy (8pm, Parc OL, Lyon)
POOL B – South Africa, Ireland, Scotland, Romania, Tonga
Sat 9 Sept Ireland v Romania (2.30pm, Stade de Bordeaux, Bordeaux)
Sun 10 Sept South Africa v Scotland (4.45pm, Stade Vélodrome, Marseille)
Sat 16 Sept Ireland v Tonga (8pm, Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes)
Sun 17 Sept South Africa v Romania (2pm, Stade de Bordeaux, Bordeaux)
Sat 23 Sept South Africa v Ireland (8pm, Stade de France, Paris)
Sun 24 Sept Scotland v Tonga (4.45pm, Stade de Nice, Nice)
Sat 30 Sept Scotland v Romania (8pm, Stade Pierre Mauroy, Lille)
Sun 1 Oct South Africa v Tonga (8pm, Stade Vélodrome, Marseille)
Sat 7 Oct Ireland v Scotland (8pm, Stade de France, Paris)
Sun 8 Oct Tonga v Romania (4.45pm, Stade Pierre Mauroy, Lille)
POOL C – Wales, Australia, Fiji, Georgia, Portugal
Sat 9 Sept Australia v Georgia (5pm, Stade de France, Paris)
Sun 10 Sept Wales v Fiji (8pm, Stade de Bordeaux, Bordeaux)
Sat 16 Sept Wales v Portugal (4.45pm, Stade de Nice, Nice)
Sun 17 Sept Australia v Fiji (4.45pm, Stade Geoffroy Guichard, Saint-Étienne)
Sat 23 Sept Georgia v Portugal (1pm, Stadium de Toulouse, Toulouse)
Sun 24 Sept Wales v Australia (8pm, Parc OL, Lyon)
Sat 30 Sept Fiji v Georgia (4.45pm, Stade de Bordeaux, Bordeaux)
Sun 1 Oct Australia v Portugal (4.45pm, Stade Geoffroy Guichard, Saint-Étienne)
Sat 7 Oct Wales v Georgia (2pm, Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes)
Sun 8 Oct Fiji v Portugal (8pm, Stadium de Toulouse, Toulouse)
POOL D – England, Japan, Argentina, Samoa, Chile
Sat 9 Sept England v Argentina (8pm, Stade Vélodrome, Marseille)
Sun 10 Sept Japan v Chile (noon, Stadium de Toulouse, Toulouse)
Sat 16 Sept Samoa v Chile (2pm, Stade de Bordeaux, Bordeaux)
Sun 17 Sept England v Japan (8pm, Stade de Nice, Nice)
Fri 22 Sept Argentina v Samoa (4.45pm, Stade Geoffroy Guichard, Saint-Étienne)
Sat 23 Sept England v Chile (4.45pm, Stade Pierre Mauroy, Lille)
Thu 28 Sept Japan v Samoa (8pm, Stadium de Toulouse, Toulouse)
Sat 30 Sept Argentina v Chile (2pm, Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes)
Sat 7 Oct England v Samoa (4.45pm, Stade Pierre Mauroy, Lille)
Sun 8 Oct Japan v Argentina (noon, Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes)
Quarter-finals
Sat 14 Oct Winner Pool C v Runner-up Pool D (4pm, Stade Vélodrome, Marseille)
Sat 14 Oct Winner Pool B v Runner-up Pool A (8pm, Stade de France, Paris)
Sun 15 Oct Winner Pool D v Runner-up Pool C (4pm, Stade Vélodrome, Marseille)
Sun 15 Oct Winner Pool A v Runner-up Pool B (8pm, Stade de France, Paris)
Semi-finals
Fri 20 Oct Winner Quarter-final 1 v Winner Quarter-final 2 (8pm, Stade de France, Paris)
Sat 21 Oct Winner Quarter-final 3 v Winner Quarter-final 4 (8pm, Stade de France, Paris)
Third-place match
Fri 27 Oct Third-place Play-off (8pm, Stade de France, Paris)
Final
Sat 28 Oct World Cup Final (8pm, Stade de France, Paris)
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Rugby World Cup 2019 Results
POOL A
Ireland, Scotland, Japan, Russia, Samoa
Fri 20 Sep Japan 30-10 Russia (Tokyo) Match report
Sun 22 Sep Ireland 27-3 Scotland (Yokohama) Match Report
Tue 24 Sep Russia 9-34 Samoa (Kumagaya) Match Report
Sat 28 Sep Japan 19-12 Ireland (Shizuoka) Match Report
Mon 30 Sep Scotland 34-0 Samoa (Kobe), Match Report
Thu 3 Oct Ireland 35-0 Russia (Kobe), Match Report
Sat 5 Oct Japan 38-19 Samoa (Toyota) Match Report
Wed 9 Oct Scotland 61-0 Russia (Shizuoka) Match Report
Sat 12 Oct Ireland 47-5 Samoa (Fukuoka) Match Report
Sun 13 Oct Japan 28-21 Scotland (Yokohama) Match Report
POOL B
New Zealand, South Africa, Italy, Namibia, Canada
Sat 21 Sep New Zealand 23-13 South Africa (Yokohama) Match report
Sun 22 Sep Italy 47-22 Namibia (Osaka) Match Report
Thu 26 Sept Italy 48-7 Canada (Fukuoka) Match report
Sat 28 Sep South Africa 57-3 Namibia (Toyota) Match report
Wed 2 Oct New Zealand 63-0 Canada (Oita) Match Report
Fri 4 Oct South Africa 49-3 Italy (Shizuoka) Match Report
Sun 6 Oct New Zealand 71-9 Namibia (Tokyo) Match report
Tue 8 Oct South Africa 66-7 Canada (Kobe), Match Report
Sat 12 Oct New Zealand 0-0 Italy (Toyota), Match cancelled – click here for story
Sun 13 Oct Namibia 0-0 Canada (Kamaishi), Match cancelled – click here for story
POOL C
England, France, Argentina, USA, Tonga
Sat 21 Sep France 23-21 Argentina (Tokyo) Match report
Sun 22 Sep England 35-3 Tonga (Sapporo) Match report
Thu 26 Sep England 45-7 USA (Kobe) Match Report
Sat 28 Sep Argentina 28-12 Tonga (Osaka), Match Report
Wed 2 Oct France 33-9 USA (Fukuoka), Match Report
Sat 5 Oct England 39-10 Argentina (Tokyo) Match Report
Sun 6 Oct France 23-21 Tonga (Kumamoto) Match report
Wed 9 Oct Argentina 47-17 USA (Kumagaya) Match Report
Sat 12 Oct England 0-0 France (Yokohama), Match cancelled – click here for story
Sun 13 Oct USA 19-31 Tonga (Osaka) Match report
POOL D
Australia, Wales, Georgia, Fiji, Uruguay
Sat 21 Sep Australia 39-21 Fiji (Sapporo) Match report
Mon 23 Sep Wales 43-14 Georgia (Toyota) Match report
Wed 25 Sep Fiji 27-30 Uruguay (Kamaishi) Match report
Sun 29 Sep Georgia 33-7 Uruguay (Kumagaya) Match Report
Sun 29 Sep Australia 25-29 Wales (Tokyo) Match report
Thu 3 Oct Georgia 10-45 Fiji (Osaka), Match Report
Sat 5 Oct Australia 45-10 Uruguay (Oita) Match report
Wed 9 Oct Wales 29-17 Fiji (Oita) Match Report
Fri 11 Oct Australia 27-8 Georgia (Shizuoka) Match Report
Sun 13 Oct Wales 35-13 Uruguay (Kumamoto) Match Report
Quarter-finals
Sat 19 Oct England 40-16 Australia (Oita) Match Report
Sat 19 Oct New Zealand 46-14 Ireland (Tokyo) Match Report
Sun 20 Oct Wales 20-19 France (Oita) Match Report
Sun 20 Oct Japan 3-26 South Africa (Tokyo) Match Report
Semi-finals
Sat 26 Oct England 19-7 New Zealand (Yokohama) Match Report
Sun 27 Oct Wales 16-19 South Africa (Yokohama) Match Report
Third-place play-off
Fri 1 Nov New Zealand 40-17 Wales (Tokyo) Match Report
World Cup Final
Sat 2 Nov England 12-32 South Africa (Yokohama) Match Report
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