The third day of the Rugby World Cup will begin with a match this Wednesday. This time, if the France group will still be in the spotlight, we will find the Italians for their second match of the World Cup against the valiant Uruguay team. The next day, the Blues will play their third match of the group stage against the modest Namibian team who should see the return of the executives in the starting XV.
This new day will also offer one of the shocks of this World Cup with a tempting South Africa – Ireland. After two defeats in two days, the two nations will face each other in a sort of small final for first place in the group. In the event of defeat, Ireland could find themselves back against the wall against Scotland on the final day of the group stage on October 7. If several unbalanced matches will be on the program such as England – Chile, the 3rd day will conclude with the Wales – Australia match, determining for the future of the Wallabies after their historic defeat against Fiji on Sunday September 17.
Rugby World Cup schedule in PDF
Find all the dates of the Rugby World Cup matches with the group stage, but also the final phase. You will also find stadiums and match times.
Download the 2023 Rugby World Cup schedule
What are the World Cup stadiums?
Organized in France, the 2023 World Cup will take place in nine stadiums: the Stade de France in Paris, the Vélodrome stadium in Marseille, the Stade des Lumières in Lyon, the Pierre-Mauroy stadium in Lille, the Atlantique stadium in Bordeaux, the Geoffroy-Guichard stadium in Saint-Etienne, the Beaujoire stadium in Nantes, the Allianz Riviera in Nice and the Toulouse Stadium.
Stade de France (Paris):
- France – New Zealand (Friday September 8)
- Australia – Georgia (Saturday September 9)
- South Africa – Ireland (Saturday September 23)
- Ireland – Scotland (Saturday October 7)
- Quarter-final 2: 1st Pool B – 2nd Pool A (Saturday October 14)
- Quarter-final 4: 1st Pool A – 2nd Pool B (Sunday October 15)
- Semi-final 1: Quarter-final winner 1 – Quarter-final winner 2 (Friday, October 20)
- Semi-final 2: Quarter-final winner 3 – Quarter-final winner 3 (Saturday October 21)
- Final for third place (Friday October 27)
- World Cup Final (Saturday October 28)
Matmut Atlantique (Bordeaux):
- Ireland – Romania (Saturday September 9)
- Wales – Fiji (Sunday September 10)
- Samoa – Chile (Saturday September 16)
- South Africa – Romania (Sunday September 17)
- Fiji – Georgia (Saturday September 30)
Pierre Mauroy Stadium (Lille):
- France – Uruguay (Thursday September 14)
- England – Chile (Saturday September 23)
- Scotland – Romania (Saturday September 30)
- England – Samoa (Saturday October 7)
- Tonga – Romania (Saturday October 8)
OL Park (Lyon):
- Wales – Australia (Sunday September 24)
- Uruguay – Namibia (Wednesday September 27)
- New Zealand – Italy (Friday September 29)
- New Zealand – Uruguay (Thursday October 5)
- France – Italy (Friday October 6)
Stade Vélodrome (Marseille):
- England – Argentina (Saturday September 9)
- South Africa – Scotland (Sunday September 10)
- France – Namibia (Thursday September 21)
- South Africa – Tonga (Sunday October 1)
- Quarter-final 1: 1st Pool C – 2nd Pool D (Saturday October 14)
- Quarter-final 3: 1st Pool D – 2nd Pool C (Sunday October 15)
Beaujoire Stadium (Nantes):
- Ireland – Tonga (Saturday September 16)
- Argentina – Chile (Saturday September 30)
- Wales – Georgia (Saturday October 7)
- Japan – Argentina (Sunday October 8)
Allianz Riviera (Nice):
- Wales – Portugal (September 16)
- England – Japan (Sunday September 17)
- Italy – Uruguay (Wednesday September 20)
- Scotland – Tonga (Sunday September 24)
Geoffroy Guichard Stadium (Saint-Étienne):
- Italy – South Africa (Saturday September 9)
- Australia – Fiji (Sunday September 17)
- Argentina – Samoa (Friday September 22)
- Australia – Portugal (Sunday October 1)
Toulouse Stadium (Toulouse):
- Japan – Chile (Sunday September 10)
- New Zealand – Namibia (Friday September 15)
- Georgia – Portugal (September 23)
- Japan – Samoa (Thursday September 28)
- Fiji – Portugal (Sunday October 8)