Rugby World Cup 2023: the complete pool schedule

From September 8 to October 8, 2023, the French will be able to watch the group stages of the Rugby World Cup at home, in several stadiums across France. Discover the full program for this first stage!

Are you ready for the Rugby World Cup 2023? From September 8 onwards, France will be vibrating to the rhythm of the oval ball, and will be pushing behind its in-form Tricolor team! Over the course of a month, the group phase will see many of the sport's major nations compete in four pools and nine host cities: Bordeaux, Lille, Lyon, Marseille, Nantes, Nice, Saint-Etienne, Toulouse and Saint-Denis. As for the XV de France, the French players will take on New Zealand, Italy, Namibia and Uruguay.

For the final phase, where we hope to see our victorious XV de France after the group stage, we'll have to wait until October 14, until October 28, 2023. In the meantime, check out the full schedule for the group phase!

All matches

Pool A

FRANCE - NEW ZEALAND - September 8 at 21:15
Saint-Denis - Stade de France
ITALY - NAMIBIA - September 9 at 13:00
Saint-Étienne - Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
FRANCE - URUGUAY - September 14 at 21:00
Lille - Stade Pierre-Mauroy
NEW ZEALAND - NAMIBIA - September 15 at 21:00
Toulouse - Stadium de Toulouse
ITALY - URUGUAY - September 20 at 17:45
Nice - Stade de Nice
FRANCE - NAMIBIA - September 21 at 21:00
Marseille - Marseille Stadium
URUGUAY - NAMIBIA - September 27 at 17:45
Lyon - OL Stadium
NEW ZEALAND - ITALY - September 29 at 21:00
Lyon - OL Stadium
NEW ZEALAND - URUGUAY - October 5 at 21:00
Lyon - OL Stadium
FRANCE - ITALY - October 6 at 21:00
Lyon - OL Stadium

Group B

IRELAND - ROMANIA - September 9 at 15:30
Bordeaux - Stade de Bordeaux
SOUTH AFRICA - SCOTLAND - September 10 at 17:45
Marseille - Stade de Marseille
IRELAND - TONGA - September 16 at 21:00
Nantes - Stade de la Beaujoire
SOUTH AFRICA - ROMANIA - September 17 at 15:00
Bordeaux - Stade de Bordeaux
SOUTH AFRICA - IRELAND - September 23 at 21:00
Saint-Denis - Stade de France
SCOTLAND - TONGA - September 24 at 17:45
Nice - Stade de Nice
SCOTLAND - ROMANIA - September 30 at 21:00
Lille - Stade Pierre-Mauroy
SOUTH AFRICA - TONGA - October 1 at 21:00
Marseille - Stade de Marseille
IRELAND - SCOTLAND - October 7 at 21:00
Saint-Denis - Stade de France
TONGA - ROMANIA - October 8 at 17:45
Lille - Stade Pierre-Mauroy

Pool C

AUSTRALIA - GEORGIA - September 9, 18:00
Saint-Denis - Stade de France
WALES - FIDJI - September 10 at 21:00
Bordeaux - Stade de Bordeaux
WALES - PORTUGAL - September 16 at 17:45
Nice - Stade de Nice
AUSTRALIA - FIDJI - September 17 at 17:45
Saint-Étienne - Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
GEORGIA - PORTUGAL - September 23 at 14:00
Toulouse - Stadium de Toulouse
WALES - AUSTRALIA - September 24 at 21:00
Lyon - OL Stadium
FIDJI - GEORGIA - September 30 at 17:45
Bordeaux - Stade de Bordeaux
AUSTRALIA - PORTUGAL - October 1 at 17:45
Saint-Étienne - Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
WALES - GEORGIA - October 7 at 15:00
Nantes - Stade de la Beaujoire
FIDJI - PORTUGAL - October 8 at 21:00
Toulouse - Stadium de Toulouse

Group D

ENGLAND - ARGENTINA - September 9 at 21:00
Marseille - Stade de Marseille
JAPAN - CHILE - September 10 at 13:00
Toulouse - Stadium de Toulouse
SAMOA - CHILE - September 16 at 15:00
Bordeaux - Bordeaux Stadium
ENGLAND - JAPAN - September 17 at 21:00
Nice - Stade de Nice
ARGENTINA - SAMOA - September 22 at 17:45
Saint-Étienne - Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
ENGLAND - CHILE - September 23 at 17:45
Lille - Stade Pierre-Mauroy
JAPAN - SAMOA - September 28 at 21:00
Toulouse - Stadium de Toulouse
ARGENTINA - CHILE - September 30 at 15:00
Nantes - Stade de la Beaujoire
ENGLAND - SAMOA - October 7 at 17:45
Lille - Stade Pierre-Mauroy
JAPAN - ARGENTINA - October 8 at 13:00
Nantes - Stade de la Beaujoire

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