France is hosting the Men’s Rugby World Cup 2023, where 20 countries compete for the trophy. Based on their victory in the Six Nations Tournament 2022, France has to secure their first-ever Rugby World Cup triumph on their turf.

The tournament will start with an electrifying clash between France and New Zealand on September 8 at the iconic Stade de France in Paris. This legendary venue will also serve as the stage for the semi-finals and the grand final, which will take place on Saturday, October 28.

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Pools

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

Rugby World Cup 2023 Schedule By Date

Date	Match	Venue	Time
8-09-23	France v New Zealand	Saint-Denis	8 pm
9-09-23	Ireland v Romania	Bordeaux	12 pm
9-09-23	Italy vs Namibia	Saint-Etienne	2:30 pm
9-09-23	Australia v Georgia	Saint-Denis	5 pm
9-09-23	England v Argentina	Marseille	8 pm
10-09-23	Japan v Chili	Toulouse	12 pm
10-09-23	South Africa v Scotland	Marseille	4: 45 pm
10-09-23	Wales v Fiji	Bordeaux	8 pm
14-09-23	France v Uruguay	Lille	8 pm
15-09-23	New Zealand v Namibia	Toulouse	8 pm
16-09-23	Samoa v Chili	Bordeaux	2 pm
16-09-23	Wales v Portugal	Nice	4:45 pm
16-09-23	Ireland v Tonga	Nantes	8 pm
17-09-23	South Africa v Romania	Bordeaux	2 pm
17-09-23	Australia v Fiji	Saint-Entienne	4:45 pm
17-09-23	England v Japan	Nice	8 pm
20-09-23	Italy v Uruguay	Nice	4:45 pm
21-09-23	France v Namibia	Marseille	8 pm
22-09-23	Argentina v Samoa	Saint-Entienne	4:45 pm
23-09-23	Georgia v Portugal	Toulouse	1 pm
23-09-23	England v Chili	Lille	4:45 pm
23-09-23	South Africa v Ireland	Saint-Denis	8 pm
24-09-23	Scotland v Tonga	Nice	4:45 pm
24-09-23	Wales v Australia	Lyon	8 pm
27-09-23	Uruguay v Namibia	Lyon	4:45 pm
28-09-23	Japan v Samoa	Toulouse	8 pm
29-09-23	New Zealand v Italy	Lyon	8 pm
30-09-23	Argentina v Chili	Nantes	2 pm
30-09-23	Fiji v Georgia	Bordeaux	4:45 pm
30-09-23	Scotland v Romania	Lille	8 pm
1-10-23	Australia v Portugal	Saint-Entienne	4:45 pm
1-10-23	South Africa v Tonga	Marseille	8 pm
5-10-23	New Zealand v Uruguay	Lyon	8 pm
6-10-23	France v Italy	Lyon	8 pm
7-10-23	Wales v Georgia	Nantes	2 pm
7-10-23	England v Samoa	Lille	4:45 pm
7-10-23	Ireland v Scotland	Saint-Denis	8 pm
8-10-23	Japan v Argentina	Nantes	8 pm
8-10-23	Tonga v Romania	Lille	12 pm
8-10-23	Fiji v Portugal	Toulouse	4:45 pm
14-10-23	C Winner vs. D Runner-Up	Marseille	4 pm
14-10-23	B Winner vs. A Runner-Up	Paris	8 pm
15-10-23	D Winner vs C Runner-Up	Marseille	4 pm
15-10-23	A Winner vs. B Runner-Up	Paris	8 pm
20-10-23	Quart Final 1 Winner vs. Quarter Final 2 Winner	Paris	8 pm
21-10-23	Quarter Final 3 Winner vs. Quarter Final 4 Winner	Paris	8 pm
27-10-23	Semi-Final 1 Runner-Up vs. Semi-Final 2 Runner-Up	Paris	8 pm
28-10-23	Semi-Final 1 Winner vs. Semi-Final 2 Winner	Paris	8 pm

Rugby World Cup 2023 Schedule By Pool

Pool A

Date	Match	Venue
8-09-23	France v New Zealand	Saint-Denis
17-09-23	Italy v Namibia	Saint-Entienne
14-09-23	France v Uruguay	Lille
15-09-23	New Zealand v Namibia	Toulouse
20-09-23	Italy v Uruguay	Nice
21-09-23	France v Namibia	Marseille
27-09-23	Uruguay v Namibia	Lyon
29-09-23	New Zealand v Italy	Lyon
5-10-23	New Zealand v Uruguay	Lyon
5-10-23	France v Italy	Lyon

Pool B

Date	Match	Venue
9-09-23	Ireland v Romania	Bordeaux
10-09-23	South Africa v Scotland	Marseille
16-09-23	Ireland v Tonga	Nantes
17-09-23	South Africa v Romania	Bordeaux
23-09-23	South Africa v Ireland	Saint-Denis
24-09-23	Scotland v Tonga	Nice
30-09-23	Scotland v Romania	Lille
1-10-23	South Africa v Tonga	Marseille
7-10-23	Ireland v Scotland	Saint-Denis
8-10-23	Tonga v Romania	Lille

Pool C

Date	Match	Venue
9-09-23	Australia v Georgia	Saint-Denis
10-09-23	Wales v Fiji	Bordeaux
16-09-23	Wales v Portugal	Nice
17-09-23	Australia v Fiji	Saint-Entienne
23-09-23	Georgia v Portugal	Toulouse
24-09-23	Wales v Australia	Lyon
30-09-23	Fiji v Georgia	Bordeaux
1-10-23	Australia v Portugal	Saint-Entienne
7-10-23	Wales v Georgia	Nantes
8-10-23	Fiji v Portugal	Toulouse

Pool D

Date	Match	Venue
9-09-23	England v Argentina	Marseille
10-09-23	Japan v Chili	Toulouse
16-09-23	Samoa v Chili	Bordeaux
17-09-23	England v Japan	Nice
22-09-23	Argentina v Samoa	Saint-Entienne
23-09-23	England v Chili	Lille
28-09-23	Japan v Samoa	Toulouse
30-09-23	Argentina v Chili	Nantes
7-10-23	England v Samoa	Lille
8-10-2023	Japan v Argentina	Nantes