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From 16th to 24th September 2023, the Côte d’Azur capital will host several of the world’s leading rugby nations at the Stade de Nice.

D-365 before the Rugby World Cup 2023 in Nice!


Official program

Follow the 4 group matches of the Rugby World Cup 2023 live from the Stade de Nice or on all the sites that will broadcast the event (bars and restaurants).

  1. Wales – Winner of final qualifying tournament / 16th September 2023
  2. England – Japan / 17th September 2023
  3. Italy – Uruguay / 20th September 2023
  4. Scotland – Asia / Pacific 1 / 24th September 2023



Friday, 8 September
FRANCE V NEW ZEALAND
Pool A –  Stade De France, Saint-Denis

Saturday, 9 September
ITALY V AFRICA 1
Pool A – Stade Geoffroy Guichard, Saint-Étienne

Saturday, 9 September
IRELAND V EUROPE 2
Pool B Stade De Bordeaux, Bordeaux

Saturday, 9 September
AUSTRALIA V EUROPE 1
Pool C – Stade De France, Saint-Denis

Saturday, 9 September
ENGLAND V ARGENTINA
Pool D – Stade Vélodrome, Marseille

Sunday, 10 September
JAPAN V AMERICAS 2
Pool D Stadium De Toulouse, Toulouse

Sunday, 10 September
SOUTH AFRICA V SCOTLAND

Pool B – Stade Vélodrome, Marseille

Sunday, 10 September
WALES V FIJI
Pool C – Stade De Bordeaux, Bordeaux

Thursday, 14 September
FRANCE V AMERICAS 1
Pool A – Stade Pierre Mauroy, Lille

Friday, 15 September
NEW ZEALAND V AFRICA 1
Pool A – Stadium De Toulouse, Toulouse

Saturday, 16 September
OCEANIA 1 V AMERICAS 2
Pool D – Stade De Bordeaux, Bordeaux

Saturday, 16 September
WALES V FINAL QUALIFIER WINNER
Pool C – Stade De Nice, Nice

Saturday, 16 September
IRELAND V ASIA / PACIFIC 1
Pool B – Stade De La Beaujoire, Nantes

Sunday, 17 September
SOUTH AFRICA V EUROPE 2
Pool B – Stade De Bordeaux, Bordeaux

Sunday, 17 September
AUSTRALIA V FIJI

Pool C – Stade Geoffroy Guichard, Saint-Étienne

Sunday, 17 September
ENGLAND V JAPAN
Pool D – Stade De Nice, Nice

Wednesday, 20 September
ITALY V AMERICAS 1
Pool A – Stade De Nice, Nice

Thursday, 21 September
FRANCE V AFRICA 1
Pool A – Stade Vélodrome, Marseille

Friday, 22 September
ARGENTINA V OCEANIA 1
Pool D – Stade Geoffroy Guichard, Saint-Étienne

Saturday, 23 September
EUROPE 1 V FINAL QUALIFIER WINNER
Pool C – Stadium De Toulouse, Toulouse

Saturday, 23 September
ENGLAND V AMERICAS 2
Pool D – Stade Pierre Mauroy, Lille

Saturday, 23 September
SOUTH AFRICA V IRELAND
Pool B – Stade De France, Saint-Denis

Sunday, 24 September
SCOTLAND V ASIA / PACIFIC 1
Pool B – Stade De Nice, Nice

Sunday, 24 September
WALES V AUSTRALIA
Pool C – Parc Ol, Lyon

Wednesday, 27 September
AMERICAS 1 V AFRICA 1
Pool A – Parc Ol, Lyon

Thursday, 28 September
JAPAN V OCEANIA 1
Pool D – Stadium De Toulouse, Toulouse

Friday, 29 September
NEW ZEALAND V ITALY
Pool A – Parc Ol, Lyon

Saturday, 30 September
ARGENTINA V AMERICAS 2
Pool D – Stade De La Beaujoire, Nantes

Saturday, 30 September
FIJI V EUROPE 1

Pool C – Stade De Bordeaux, Bordeaux

Saturday, 30 September
SCOTLAND V EUROPE 2
Pool B – Stade Pierre Mauroy, Lille

Sunday, 1 October
AUSTRALIA V FINAL QUALIFIER WINNER
Pool C – Stade Geoffroy Guichard, Saint-Étienne

Sunday, 1 October
SOUTH AFRICA V ASIA / PACIFIC 1
Pool B – Stade Vélodrome, Marseille

Thursday, 5 October
NEW ZEALAND V AMERICAS 1
Pool A – Parc Ol, Lyon

Friday, 6 October
FRANCE V ITALY
Pool A – Parc Ol, Lyon

Saturday, 7 October
WALES V EUROPE 1
Pool C – Stade De La Beaujoire, Nantes

Saturday, 7 October
ENGLAND V OCEANIA 1

Pool D – Stade Pierre Mauroy, Lille

Saturday, 7 October
IRELAND V SCOTLAND
Pool B – Stade De France, Saint-Denis

Sunday, 8 October
JAPAN V ARGENTINA
Pool D – Stade De La Beaujoire, Nantes

Sunday, 8 October
ASIA / PACIFIC 1 V EUROPE 2
Pool B – Stade Pierre Mauroy, Lille

Sunday, 8 October
FIJI V FINAL QUALIFIER WINNER
Pool C – Stadium De Toulouse, Toulouse

Saturday, 14 October
QUARTER-FINAL 1
Winner Pool C V Runner-Up Pool D
Stade Vélodrome, Marseille

Saturday, 14 October
QUARTER-FINAL 2

Winner Pool B V Runner-Up Pool A
Stade De France, Saint-Denis

Sunday, 15 October
QUARTER-FINAL 3
Winner Pool D V Runner-Up Pool C
Stade Vélodrome, Marseille

Sunday, 15 October
QUARTER-FINAL 4

Winner Pool A V Runner-Up Pool B
Stade De France, Saint-Denis

Friday, 20 October
SEMI-FINAL 1
Winner Quarter-Final 1 V Winner Quarter-Final 2
Stade De France, Saint-Denis

Saturday, 21 October
SEMI-FINAL 2
Winner Quarter-Final 3 V Winner Quarter-Final 4
Stade De France, Saint-Denis

Friday, 27 October
BRONZE FINAL
Runner-Up Semi-Final 1 V Runner-Up Semi-Final 2
Stade De France, Saint-Denis

Saturday, 28 October
FINAL
Winner Semi-Final 1 V Winner Semi-Final 2
Stade De France, Saint-Denis

Where are the Rugby World Cup games 2023?

The 2023 Rugby World Cup is scheduled to be the tenth Rugby World Cup, the quadrennial world championship for men's rugby union teams. It is scheduled to take place in France from 8 September to 28 October 2023 in nine venues across the country.

Who is playing in the Rugby World Cup 2023?

Twelve of the 20 teams qualified automatically by finishing in the top three places of their Rugby World Cup 2019 pool. These 12 teams are: South Africa, New Zealand, England, Wales, Ireland, France, Australia, Japan, Scotland, Argentina, Fiji and Italy.

Can I buy tickets for the RWC 2023?

For the first time, fans from across the world will have the opportunity to purchase tickets for individual matches to Rugby World Cup 2023. A pre-sale period of 24 hours will be reserved for members of the 2023 Family on Tuesday 13 September at 18:00 (CEST).

Who is most likely to win the 2023 Rugby World Cup?

France are the favourites to win next year's Rugby World Cup, despite Ireland overtaking them as the number one ranked team in the world. In fact, bookmakers only have Ireland as fourth favourites to win the tournament, behind New Zealand and about level with England.