Rugby World Cup 2023: schedule, watch online, final

The 2023 Rugby World Cup is well underway, with France beating New Zealand at home, Ireland thrashing Namibia and England winning their first matches against Argentina and Japan. In this article we will show you how to watch all of the matches and keep up with a thrilling fews weeks of sport.

Where is the 2023 Rugby World Cup?

The 10th Rugby World Cup is being hosted in France and is being played out in a number of stadiums across the country. The final will be held in Paris.

When is the 2023 Rugby World Cup?

The Rugby World Cup runs from September 8th through to October 28th.

How to watch the Rugby World Cup live?

Matches are available through various channels:

U.K. — ITVX (FREE STREAM)
AUS — 9Now / Stan
U.S. — Peacock
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Fortunately, you don't need to miss any of the action, even if there isn't full coverage in your country. All 48 games of the event are being aired for free on ITV in the UK. In Australia, 9Now will be playing all of the Wallabies' matches. In South Africa, SABC will be airing the Springbok's games for free. Even if you are travelling, you can still catch the 2023 Rugby World Cup from anywhere with a VPN. ExpressVPN is one of the best VPNs that you can use to watch, if you want to see some of the others, check out our article on the best VPNs.

What are the Rugby World Cup Pools?

The group stages will play out between the 8th September and the 8th October. The knockout stages begin on the 14th October.

Pool A	Pool B	Pool C	Pool D
New Zealand	South Africa	Wales	England
France	Ireland	Australia	Japan
Italy	Scotland	Fiji	Argentina
Uruguay	Tonga	Georgia	Samoa
Namibia	Romania	Portugal	Chile

2023 Rugby World Cup fixtures

Here are the 2023 Rugby World Cup fixtures in local time (CEST)

Pool A:

Fri. 8 Sep. – France vs New Zealand (9:15 p.m., Stade de France, Paris)
Sat. 9 Sep. – Italy vs Namibia (1:00 p.m., Stade Geoffroy Guichard, Saint-Étienne)
Thu. 14 Sep. – France vs Uruguay (9:00 p.m., Stade Pierre Mauroy, Lille)
Fri. 15 Sep. – New Zealand vs Namibia (9:00 p.m., Stadium de Toulouse)
Wed. 20 Sep. – Italy vs Uruguay (5:45 p.m., Stade de Nice)
Thu. 21 Sep. – France vs Namibia (9:00 p.m., Stade Vélodrome, Marseille)
Wed. 27 Sep. – Uruguay vs Namibia (5:45 p.m., Parc OL, Lyon)
Fri. 29 Sep. – New Zealand vs Italy (9:00 p.m., Parc OL, Lyon)
Thu. 5 Oct. – New Zealand vs Uruguay (9:00 p.m., Parc OL, Lyon)
Fri. 6 Oct. – France vs Italy (9:00 p.m., Parc OL, Lyon)

Pool B:

Sat. 9 Sep. – Ireland vs Romania (3:30 p.m., Stade de Bordeaux, Bordeaux)
Sun. 10 Sep. – South Africa vs Scotland (5:45 p.m., Stade Vélodrome, Marseille)
Sat. 16 Sep. – Ireland vs Tonga (9:00 p.m., Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes)
Sun. 17 Sep. – South Africa vs Romania (3:00 a.m., Stade de Bordeaux, Bordeaux)
Sat. 23 Sep. – South Africa vs Ireland (9:00 p.m., Stade de France, Paris)
Sun. 24 Sep. – Scotland vs Tonga (5:45 p.m., Stade de Nice, Nice)
Sat. 30 Sep. – Scotland vs Romania (9:00 p.m., Stade Pierre Mauroy, Lille)
Sun. 1 Oct. – South Africa vs Tonga (9:00 p.m., Stade Vélodrome, Marseille)
Sat. 7 Oct. – Ireland vs Scotland (9:00 p.m., Stade de France, Paris)
Sun. 8 Oct. – Tonga vs Romania (5:45 p.m., Stade Pierre Mauroy, Lille)

Pool C:

Sat. 9 Sep. – Australia vs Georgia (8:00 p.m., Stade de France, Paris)
Sun. 10 Sep. – Wales vs Fiji (11:00 p.m., Stade de Bordeaux, Bordeaux)
Sat. 16 Sep. – Wales vs Portugal (5:45 p.m., Stade de Nice)
Sun. 17 Sep. – Australia vs Fiji (5:45 p.m., Stade Geoffroy Guichard, Saint-Étienne)
Sat. 23 Sep. – Georgia vs Portugal (2:00 p.m., Stadium de Toulouse)
Sun. 24 Sep. – Wales vs Australia (9:00 p.m., Parc OL, Lyon)
Sat. 30 Sep. – Fiji vs Georgia (5:45 p.m., Stade de Bordeaux, Bordeaux)
Sun. 1 Oct. – Australia vs Portugal (5:45 p.m., Stade Geoffroy Guichard, Saint-Étienne)
Sat. 7 Oct. – Wales vs Georgia (11:00 p.m., Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes)
Sun. 8 Oct. – Fiji vs Portugal (9:00 p.m., Stadium de Toulouse, Toulouse)

Pool D:

Sat. 9 Sep. – England vs Argentina (9:00 p.m., Stade Vélodrome, Marseille)
Sun. 10 Sep. – Japan vs Chile (1:00 p.m., Stadium de Toulouse)
Sat. 16 Sep. – Samoa vs Chile (3:00 p.m., Stade de Bordeaux)
Sun. 17 Sep. – England vs Japan (9:00 p.m., Stade de Nice, Nice)
Fri. 22 Sep. – Argentina vs Samoa (5:45 p.m., Stade Geoffroy Guichard, Saint-Étienne)
Sat. 23 Sep. – England vs Chile (5:45 p.m., Stade Pierre Mauroy, Lille)
Thu. 28 Sep. – Japan vs Samoa (9:00 p.m., Stadium de Toulouse)
Sat. 30 Sep. – Argentina vs Chile (3:00 a.m., Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes)
Sat. 7 Oct. – England vs Samoa (5:45 p.m., Stade Pierre Mauroy, Lille)
Sun. 8 Oct. – Japan vs Argentina (1:00 p.m., Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes)