France will host the rugby world cup 2023. This competition involves 20 teams and will be held in several stadiums throughout the main cities of France from September 8th to October 21st, 2023. Nine stadiums have been selected to host the tournament matches. Stade de France will set the scene for fierce battles during this international rugby competition.
2023 World Cup Matches at Stade de France
All we know for now is that Stade de France will host 7 to 10 World Cup matches, yet, we still don’t know the 20 qualified teams as the draw isn’t topical. The great Saint-Denis stadium is known for hosting major international events as it did in 2007 when it received the opening match, the two semi-finals and the final of the Rugby World Cup.
The dates of the games were announced on February 26, 2021 and the ticketing system went online in March 2021.
- France - New Zealand: September 8, 2023
- Australia - Republic of Georgia: September 9, 2023
- South Africa - Ireland: September 23, 2023
- Ireland - Scotland: October 7, 2023
- Quarter-final 2 [Winner pool B - second pool A]: October 14, 2023
- Quarter-final 4 [Winner pool A - second pool B]: October 15, 2023
- Semi-final 1 [Winner QF1 - Winner QF2]: October 20, 2023
- Semi-final 2 [Winner QF3 - Winner QF4]: October 21, 2023
- 3rd place match: October 27, 2023
- 2023 Rugby Cup Final: October 28
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While you are waiting for the 2023 Rugby World Cup and the 2024 Olympic Games to start, you try all the sport activities Seine Saint-Denis has to offer like our upcoming sport events [6 Nations Tournament, Top 14 rugby final] often held in Stade de France.
By the way, you should check our useful pages on:
- What to do in Stade de France
- What to do around the Stade de France
- Hotel rooms near the stadium
In brief Rugby World Cup 2023
Where : The next rugby world cup 2023 will be held in France with many games at Paris St Denis Stade de France
When : september - october 2023
Who : Who will succeed South Africa?
Rugby World Cup 2025
Rugby league - France 2025
Between October and November 2025, the Rugby World Cup League will take place in France. The 40 cities that will host the matches will only be revealed at the end of 2022.
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In line with this mission, we partner with rugby institutions all around the world: in Europe, Africa, America [with recently Rugby Quebec in Canada], Asia Pacific [namely Hong Kong Valley rugby club, Sydney Easts rugby club and India rugby union] and last but not least, Rugby World Cup, for the seventh time.
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Together we share the passion and emotions of rugby across the world. After Rugby World Cup 2019 in Japan, get ready for a new exciting journey towards Rugby World Cup 2023 in France!
This journey will already start on 14 December with the draw, followed in 2021 by qualifying games of the Oceania Cup and Asia Rugby Championship, a chance for another Asian country to join Japan among the 20 participating teams.
More information on Rugby World Cup 2023 website
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The 2023 Rugby World Cup is being staged in France [Getty Images]
Rugby World Cup Fixtures
The 2023 Rugby World Cup runs from Friday 8 September to Saturday 28 October, with matches played across France.
South Africa will defend their title after beating England 32-12 in the 2019 final in Japan. Eddie Jones will want to claim the trophy before he bows out as England’s boss, but hosts France and three-time winners New Zealand will fancy their chances too.
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.
There is just one place left at RWC 2023. It will be decided at the Final Qualification Tournament involving Hong Kong, Kenya, Portugal and the USA due to take place in late 2022.
POOL A – New Zealand, France, Italy, Uruguay, Namibia
Fri 8 Sept France v New Zealand [Stade de France, Saint-Denis]
Sat 9 Sept Italy v Namibia [Stade Geoffroy Guichard, Saint-Étienne]
Thu 14 Sept France v Uruguay [Stade Pierre Mauroy, Lille]
Fri 15 Sept New Zealand v Namibia [Stadium de Toulouse, Toulouse]
Wed 20 Sept Italy v Uruguay [Stade de Nice, Nice]
Thu 21 Sept France v Namibia [Stade Vélodrome, Marseille]
Wed 27 Sept Uruguay v Namibia [Parc OL, Lyon]
Fri 29 Sept New Zealand v Italy [Parc OL, Lyon]
Thu 5 Oct New Zealand v Uruguay [Parc OL, Lyon]
Fri 6 Oct France v Italy [Parc OL, Lyon]
POOL B – South Africa, Ireland, Scotland, Romania, Tonga
Sat 9 Sept Ireland v Romania [Stade de Bordeaux, Bordeaux]
Sun 10 Sept South Africa v Scotland [Stade Vélodrome, Marseille]
Sat 16 Sept Ireland v Tonga [Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes]
Sun 17 Sept South Africa v Romania [Stade de Bordeaux, Bordeaux]
Sat 23 Sept South Africa v Ireland [Stade de France, Saint-Denis]
Sun 24 Sept Scotland v Tonga [Stade de Nice, Nice]
Sat 30 Sept Scotland v Romania [Stade Pierre Mauroy, Lille]
Sun 1 Oct South Africa v Tonga [Stade Vélodrome, Marseille]
Sat 7 Oct Ireland v Scotland [Stade de France, Saint-Denis]
Sun 8 Oct Tonga v Romania [Stade Pierre Mauroy, Lille]
POOL C – Wales, Australia, Fiji, Georgia, Final qualification winner
Sat 9 Sept Australia v Georgia [Stade de France, Saint-Denis]
Sun 10 Sept Wales v Fiji [Stade de Bordeaux, Bordeaux]
Sat 16 Sept Wales v Final qualification winner [Stade de Nice, Nice]
Sun 17 Sept Australia v Fiji [Stade Geoffroy Guichard, Saint-Étienne]
Sat 23 Sept Georgia v Final qualification winner [Stadium de Toulouse, Toulouse]
Sun 24 Sept Wales v Australia [Parc OL, Lyon]
Sat 30 Sept Fiji v Georgia [Stade de Bordeaux, Bordeaux]
Sun 1 Oct Australia v Final qualification winner [Stade Geoffroy Guichard, Saint-Étienne]
Sat 7 Oct Wales v Georgia [Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes]
Sun 8 Oct Fiji v Final qualification winner [Stadium de Toulouse, Toulouse]
POOL D – England, Japan, Argentina, Samoa, Chile
Sat 9 Sept England v Argentina [Stade Vélodrome, Marseille]
Sun 10 Sept Japan v Chile [Stadium de Toulouse, Toulouse]
Sat 16 Sept Samoa v Chile [Stade de Bordeaux, Bordeaux]
Sun 17 Sept England v Japan [Stade de Nice, Nice]
Fri 22 Sept Argentina v Samoa [Stade Geoffroy Guichard, Saint-Étienne]
Sat 23 Sept England v Chile [Stade Pierre Mauroy, Lille]
Thu 28 Sept Japan v Samoa [Stadium de Toulouse, Toulouse]
Sat 30 Sept Argentina v Chile [Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes]
Sat 7 Oct England v Samoa [Stade Pierre Mauroy, Lille]
Sun 8 Oct Japan v Argentina [Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes]
Quarter-finals
Sat 14 Oct Winner Pool C v Runner-up Pool D [Stade Vélodrome, Marseille]
Sat 14 Oct Winner Pool B v Runner-up Pool A [Stade de France, Saint-Denis]
Sun 15 Oct Winner Pool D v Runner-up Pool C [Stade Vélodrome, Marseille]
Sun 15 Oct Winner Pool A v Runner-up Pool B [Stade de France, Saint-Denis]
Semi-finals
Fri 20 Oct Winner Quarter-final 1 v Winner Quarter-final 2 [Stade de France, Saint-Denis]
Sat 21 Oct Winner Quarter-final 3 v Winner Quarter-final 4 [Stade de France, Saint-Denis]
Third-place match
Fri 27 Oct Third-place Play-off [Stade de France, Saint-Denis]
Final
Sat 28 Oct Final [Stade de France, Saint-Denis]
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
KNOCKOUT STAGES
Sat 19 Oct QF1 England 40-16 Australia [Oita] Match Report
Sat 19 Oct QF2 New Zealand 46-14 Ireland [Tokyo] Match Report
Sun 20 Oct QF3 Wales 20-19 France [Oita] Match Report
Sun 20 Oct QF4 Japan 3-26 South Africa [Tokyo] Match Report
Sat 26 Oct England 19-7 New Zealand [Yokohama] Match Report
Sun 27 Oct Wales 16-19 South Africa [Yokohama] Match Report
Fri 1 Nov Third-place Play-off New Zealand 40-17 Wales [Tokyo] Match Report
Sat 2 Nov RWC 2019 Final England 12-32 South Africa [Yokohama] Match Report
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