The Rugby World Cup 2023 is scheduled to take place in France during the fall.
Stead de France in Saint-Denis, Paris will play host to the opening match of the Rugby World Cup 2023, which will be a marquee matchup between France, the tournament's hosts, and New Zealand on Friday, September 8 at 8:00 PM GMT. A little over seven weeks later, on Saturday, October 28, the final match will take place at the same venue. The trophy known as the Webb Ellis Cup will be up for grabs for the victor of this match.
Since 1987, the Rugby World Cup has been played once every four years, and the nation that currently holds the championship, South Africa, has a chance to make history if they are successful in defending it by becoming the first nation to win the event four times overall.
Here's why France-New Zealand is the ideal way to kick off the World Cup
At the Stade de France, a matchup between two giants of the sport on a worldwide scale is scheduled to take place.
Fans all over the globe will have their eyes fixed on the action on September 8th, when the All Blacks take on France in the opening match of the Rugby World Cup 2023. This matchup has quickly risen to become one of the most exciting matches in all of rugby.
Historically, New Zealand has had the upper hand in this matchup, having won 48 of the 62 times that the two teams have competed against one another. Nevertheless, France has secured two major victories in World Cups.
They eliminated the team that had won the global championship three times in a row at the semi-final and quarter-final rounds of the competition in 1999 and 2007, respectively.
The most recent time these two teams competed against one another was in the fall of 2021 when France came out on top with a decisive 40-25 victory. This victory put an end to France's 14-game losing skid against its competitors from the southern hemisphere, which dated back to 2009.
Les Bleus, the French national rugby union team, has only won one test series against the All Blacks in their entire history. In 1994, Les Bleus became the first team from the northern hemisphere to win a test series in New Zealand by sweeping both games.
Yet when these two teams faced off in the championship match of the 2011 Rugby World Cup, it was the All Blacks who prevailed, eking out a close 8-7 victory to claim the Webb Ellis Trophy for a second time.
The year 2022 was a great year for France in terms of their performance in tests, as they won all 10 of their matches and secured a Grand Slam in the 2022 Six Nations tournament along the way.
Even though New Zealand's luck was a lot less stable the year before, they still managed to win the 2022 Rugby Championship. Also, they didn't lose any games in the Autumn Nations Series. They tied with England, 25-25, and beat Japan, Wales, and Scotland.
The French will not be able to repeat their Grand Slam feat this year after Ireland defeated them. They lost to Ireland 32-19 in Round Two of the Six Nations in Dublin earlier, but the French are still ranked second in the world and keep playing exciting rugby.
The last time the tournament was held in France, in 2007, the All Blacks were knocked out in the quarterfinals. They will be hoping to do much better this time around.
Rugby's World Cup was held in 2007. France served as the host nation for the sixth iteration of the Rugby World Cup, with four of the tournament's games taking place in Wales and two in Scotland. In the championship game, South Africa prevailed against England by a score of 15-9; however, this only tells part of the story.
The quarterfinal match between France and New Zealand had been decided by a score of 20-18 in favor of Les Bleus, despite several contentious decisions made by the referees, including a French try that was allowed to stand despite what seemed to be a forward pass in the build-up to the attempt.
France suffered a devastating loss against Argentina in the first game of the tournament, which took place at Parc de Princes. Argentina defeated France 17-12.
It will be important for France to start their 2023 campaign off on the right foot against their competitors from the southern hemisphere in order to put an end to the nightmare that was their opening encounter in 2007.
Schedule for the Rugby World Cup in 2023
On the eighth of September, 2023, on a Friday
France against New Zealand (8 pm, Paris)
Saturday, September 9, 2023
Italy against Namibia (12 pm, Saint-Etienne)
Between Ireland and Romania (2.30 pm, Bordeaux)
Australia against Georgia (5 pm, Paris)
England against Argentina (8 pm, Marseille)
Sunday, September 10, 2023
Japan taking on Chile (12 pm, Toulouse)
The match between South Africa and Scotland (4.45 pm, Marseille)
Wales against Fiji (8 pm, Bordeaux)
On the 14th of September in 2023 on a Thursday
Taking on Uruguay is France (8 pm, Lille)
On the 15th of September in 2023 on a Friday
The battle of New Zealand and Namibia (8 pm, Toulouse)
Saturday, September 16, 2023
Samoa against Chile (2 pm, Bordeaux)
Wales against Portugal (4.45 pm, Nice)
Matchup: Ireland vs. Tonga (8 pm, Nantes)
Sunday, September 17, 2023
Romania taking on South Africa (2 pm, Bordeaux)
Australia against Fiji (4.45 pm, Saint-Etienne)
It's England vs Japan (8 pm, Nice)
On the 20th of September, 2023, on a Wednesday
Italy takes on Uruguay in this match (4.45 pm, Nice)
On the 21st of September, 2023 on a Thursday
France against Namibia (8 pm, Marseille)
On the 22nd of September, 2023 on a Friday
Argentina against Samoa (4.45 pm, Saint-Etienne)
Saturday, September 23, 2023
Georgia against Portugal (1 pm, Toulouse)
It's England vs Chile (4.45 pm, Lille)
Ireland takes on South Africa (8 pm, Paris)
Sunday, September 24, 2023
Taking on Tonga is Scotland (4.45 pm, Nice)
Competitors: Wales and Australia (8 pm, Lyon)
On the 27th of September, 2023, on a Wednesday
Uruguay against Namibia (4.45 pm, Lyon)
On the 28th of September, 2023 on a Thursday
Japan against Samoa (8 pm, Toulouse)
The 19th of September, 2023 is the day.
Taking on Italy is New Zealand (8 pm, Lyon)
Saturday, September 30, 2023
Argentina against Chile (2 pm, Nantes)
Fiji against Georgia (4.45 pm, Bordeaux)
Competitors: Scotland and Romania (8 pm, Lille)
On the first Sunday of October 2023
Australia against Portugal (4.45 pm, Saint-Etienne)
Tonga taking on South Africa (8 pm, Marseille)
On the 5th of October, 2023 on a Thursday
Taking on Uruguay is New Zealand (8 pm, Lyon)
On the sixth of October in 2023
Taking on France is Italy (8 pm, Lyon)
7th October 2023.
Wales vs Georgia (2 pm, Nantes)
England against Samoa (2.45 pm, Lille)
Ireland competing against Scotland (8 pm, Paris)
On the morning of Sunday, October 8, 2023
Japan against Argentina (12 pm, Nantes)
Tonga against Romania (4.45 pm, Lille)
Fiji against Portugal (8 pm, Toulouse)
On the 14th of October, 2023 on a Saturday
Quarter Final 1 – Pool C Winner against Pool D Runner-Up (4 pm, Marseille)
The winner of Pool B will face the runner-up from Pool A in the second quarter-final (8 pm, Paris)
On the morning of Sunday, October 15th, 2023
The winner of Pool D will face the runner-up in Pool C in the third and final quarterfinal (4 pm, Marseille)
The winner of Pool A will face the runner-up in Pool B in the quarterfinals (8 pm, Paris)
On the 20th of October, 2023 on a Friday
Semi Final 1 – Quarter Final 1 Winner against Quarter Final 2 Winner (8 pm, Paris)
The evening of October 21st, 2023
Semi Final 2 – Quarter Final 3 Winner against Quarter Final 4 Winner (8 pm, Paris)
On the 27th of October, 2023 on a Friday
The playoff for third place amongst the runners-up from the first and second semi-finals will take place (at 8 pm, Paris)
Final — (8 pm, Paris)
The final will be played at Stade de France, on Saturday, October 28th, 2023
Rugby supporters from every corner of the world are counting down the days until the Rugby World Cup 2023, and tickets are in extremely high demand as a result. Tickets to events of such a worldwide scale are notoriously difficult to come by; thus, you should purchase them as early as possible.
When exactly will the Rugby World Cup be held in 2023?
The Rugby World Cup 2023 is scheduled to take place in France during the fall.
Stead de France in Saint-Denis, Paris will play host to the opening match of the Rugby World Cup 2023, which will be a marquee matchup between France, the tournament's hosts, and New Zealand on Friday, September 8 at 8:00 PM GMT. A little over seven weeks later, on Saturday, October 28, the final match will take place at the same venue. The trophy known as the Webb Ellis Cup will be up for grabs for the victor of this match.
Since 1987, the Rugby World Cup has been played once every four years, and the nation that currently holds the championship, South Africa, has a chance to make history if they are successful in defending it by becoming the first nation to win the event four times overall.
