Pool Draw

The pool draw for the 2023 Rugby World Cup occurred on December 14, 2020, in Paris. Following the previous World Cup, the draw returned to its traditional timing after the end-of-year internationals.

The seeding system used in previous World Cups was maintained, with the 12 automatic qualifiers from 2019 being assigned to their respective bands based on their World Rugby Rankings as of January 1, 2020:

• Band 1: Top four ranked teams
• Band 2: Next four ranked teams
• Band 3: Final four directly qualified teams

The remaining eight qualifying teams were divided into two bands based on their playing strength in the previous World Cup:

• Band 4: Oceania 1, Europe 1, Americas 1, Asia/Pacific 1
• Band 5: Africa 1, Europe 2, Americas 2, Final Qualifier Winner

Consequently, the 20 teams, both qualified and qualifiers, were seeded as follows (according to the world rankings as of January 1, 2020

Pool A

Pool B

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

Pool C

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

Pool D

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

 

All Fixtures by Date:

Friday, 8 September:

– France vs. New Zealand (Pool A) at Stade de France, Saint-Denis

Saturday, 9 September:

– Italy vs. Namibia (Pool A) at Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne
– Ireland vs. Romania (Pool B) at Stade de Bordeaux, Bordeaux
– Australia vs. Georgia (Pool C) at Stade de France, Saint-Denis
– England vs. Argentina (Pool D) at Stade de Marseille, Marseille

Sunday, 10 September:

– Japan vs. Chile (Pool D) at Stadium de Toulouse, Toulouse
– South Africa vs. Scotland (Pool B) at Stade de Marseille, Marseille
– Wales vs. Fiji (Pool C) at Stade de Bordeaux, Bordeaux

Thursday, 14 September:

– France vs. Uruguay (Pool A) at Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille

Friday, 15 September:

– New Zealand vs. Namibia (Pool A) at Stadium de Toulouse, Toulouse

Saturday, 16 September:

– Samoa vs. Chile (Pool D) at Stade de Bordeaux, Bordeaux
– Wales vs. Portugal (Pool C) at Stade de Nice, Nice
– Ireland vs. Tonga (Pool B) at Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes

Sunday, 17 September:

– South Africa vs. Romania (Pool B) at Stade de Bordeaux, Bordeaux
– Australia vs. Fiji (Pool C) at Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne

Wednesday, 20 September:

– Italy vs. Uruguay (Pool A) at Stade de Nice, Nice

Thursday, 21 September:

– France vs. Namibia (Pool A) at Stade de Marseille, Marseille

Friday, 22 September:
– Argentina vs. Samoa (Pool D) at Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne

Saturday, 23 September:

– Georgia vs. Portugal (Pool C) at Stadium de Toulouse, Toulouse
– England vs. Chile (Pool D) at Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille

Sunday, 24 September:

– South Africa vs. Ireland (Pool B) at Stade de France, Saint-Denis
– Scotland vs. Tonga (Pool B) at Stade de Nice, Nice
– Wales vs. Australia (Pool C) at OL Stadium, Lyon

Wednesday, 27 September:

– Uruguay vs. Namibia (Pool A) at OL Stadium, Lyon

Thursday, 28 September:

– Japan vs. Samoa (Pool D) at Stadium de Toulouse, Toulouse

Friday, 29 September:

– New Zealand vs. Italy (Pool A) at OL Stadium, Lyon

Saturday, 30 September:

– Argentina vs. Chile (Pool D) at Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes
– Fiji vs. Georgia (Pool C) at Stade de Bordeaux, Bordeaux
– Scotland vs. Romania (Pool B) at Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille

Sunday, 1 October:

– Australia vs. Portugal (Pool C) at Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne
– South Africa vs. Tonga (Pool B) at Stade de Marseille, Marseille

Thursday, 5 October:

– New Zealand vs. Uruguay (Pool A) at OL Stadium, Lyon

Friday, 6 October:

– France vs. Italy (Pool A) at OL Stadium, Lyon

Saturday, 7 October:

– Wales vs. Georgia (Pool C) at Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes
– England vs. Samoa (Pool D) at Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille
– Ireland vs. Scotland (Pool B) at Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille

Sunday, 8 October:

– Fiji vs. Portugal (Pool C) at Stadium de Toulouse, Toulouse

Finals

The knock-out fixtures for the Rugby World Cup 2023 take place staring on the 14th of October ending with the RWC Final at 9pm on the 28th of October (Pretoria time, GMT + 2):

Saturday, 14 October:

• Winner Quarter-Final 1 vs. Winner Quarter-Final 2 (Semi-Final 1) at Stade de France, Saint-Denis (Match time: 21:00)

Sunday, 15 October:

• Winner Quarter-Final 3 vs. Winner Quarter-Final 4 (Semi-Final 2) at Stade de Marseille, Marseille (Match time: 21:00)

Friday, 20 October:

• Winner Semi-Final 1 vs. Winner Semi-Final 2 (Final) at Stade de France, Saint-Denis (Match time: 21:00)

Saturday, 21 October:

• Runner-up Semi-Final 1 vs. Runner-up Semi-Final 2 (Bronze Final) at Stade de France, Saint-Denis (Match time: 21:00)

Friday, 27 October:

• Runner-up Semi-Final 1 vs. Runner-up Semi-Final 2 (Bronze Final) at Stade de France, Saint-Denis (Match time: 21:00)

Saturday, 28 October:

• Winner Semi-Final 1 vs. Winner Semi-Final 2 (Final) at Stade de France, Saint-Denis (Match time: 21:00)

Please note that these fixtures are based on the information available on the Rugby World Cup