Rugby World Cup 2023 schedule All dates: September / October 0 World Rugby rank (Aug 2023) 4 3 13 17 21 8 France - N. Zealand Saint-Denis 9 Italy - Namibia Saint-Étienne 14 France - Uruguay Lille 15 N. Zealand - Namibia Toulouse 20 Italy - Uruguay Nice 21 France - Namibia Marseille 27 Uruguay - Namibia Lyon 29 N. Zealand - Italy Lyon 5 N. Zealand - Uruguay Lyon 6 France - Italy Lyon 2 1 5 15 19 9 Ireland - Romania Bordeaux 10 S. Africa - Scotland Marseille 16 Ireland - Tonga Nantes 17 S. Africa - Romania Bordeaux 23 S. Africa - Ireland Saint-Denis 24 Scotland - Tonga Nice 30 Scotland - Romania Lille 1 S. Africa - Tonga Marseille 7 Ireland - Scotland Saint-Denis 8 Tonga - Romania Lille 10 9 7 11 16 9 Australia - Georgia Saint-Denis 10 Wales - Fiji Bordeaux 16 Wales - Portugal Nice 17 Australia - Fiji Saint-Étienne 23 Georgia - Portugal Toulouse 24 Wales - Australia Lyon 30 Fiji - Georgia Bordeaux 1 Australia - Portugal Saint-Étienne 7 Wales - Georgia Nantes 8 Fiji - Portugal Toulouse 8 14 6 12 22 9 England - Argentina Marseille 10 Japan - Chile Toulouse 16 Samoa - Chile Bordeaux 17 England - Japan Nice 22 Argentina - Samoa Saint-Étienne 23 England - Chile Lille 28 Japan - Samoa Toulouse 30 Argentina - Chile Nantes 7 England - Samoa Lille 8 Japan - Argentina Nantes KNOCKOUT STAGE Q-finals: Oct 14 Bronze final Oct 15 1 C1 Oct 27, Saint-Denis D1 3 D2 C2 Marseille Semi-finals Marseille Saint-Denis 1 Winner 1 Winner 3 2 Winner 2 Winner 4 Oct 20 Oct 21 Saint-Denis Saint-Denis 2 B1 A1 4 A2 B2 Oct 14 Oct 15 Final: Oct 28 Saint-Denis France hosts tournament in bicentenary year of William Webb Ellis first picking up and running with a football – an incident credited as birth of rugby football Source: World Rugby © GRAPHIC NEWS