The Rugby World Cup Rugby 2019 will be held in Japan from September 20th until November 2nd. There are twelve venues that will host all the 48 World Cup matches, and here's your guide to the biggest stadiums in the tournament…
Oita Stadium
City: Oita
Opened: 2001
Built for: FIFA World Cup 2002
Capacity: 40.000
Matches during World Cup Rugby 2019:
- New Zealand vs. Canada – Wednesday 02 October
- Australia vs. Uruguay – Saturday 05 October
- Wales vs. Fiji – Wednesday 09 October
- Quarter Final 1 – Saturday 19 October
- Quarter Final 3 – Sunday 20 October
Sapporo Dome
City: Sapporo
Opened: 2001
Built for: FIFA World Cup 2002
Capacity: 41.410
Matches during World Cup Rugby 2019:
- Australia vs. Fiji – Saturday 21 September
- England vs. Tonga – Sunday 22 September
City of Toyota Stadium
City: Toyota
Opened: 2001
Built for: FIFA World Cup 2002 (but the application got rejected)
Capacity: 45.000
Matches during World Cup Rugby 2019:
- Wales vs. Georgia – Monday 23 September
- South Africa vs. Namibia – Saturday 28 September
- Japan vs. Samoa – Saturday 05 October
- New Zealand vs. Italy – Saturday 12 October
Tokyo Stadium
City: Tokyo
Opened: 2001
Built for: FIFA World Cup 2002 (but not selected as stadium for the tournament)
Capacity: 49.970
Matches during World Cup Rugby 2019:
- Japan vs. Russia – Friday 20 September
- France vs. Argentina – Saturday 21 September
- Australia vs. Wales – Sunday 29 September
- England vs. Argentina – Saturday 05 October
- New Zealand vs. Namibia – Sunday 06 October
- Quarter Final 2 – Saturday 19 October
- Quarter Final 4 – Sunday 20 October
- Bronze Final – Friday 01 November
Shizuoka Stadium Ecopa
City: Shizuoka
Opened: 2001
Built for: FIFA World Cup 2002
Capacity: 50.889
Matches during World Cup Rugby 2019:
- Japan vs. Ireland – Saturday 28 September
- South Africa vs. Italy – Friday 04 October
- Scotland vs. Russia – Wednesday 09 October
- Australia vs. Georgia – Friday 11 October
International Stadium Yokohama
City: Yokohama
Opened: 1998
Built for: FIFA World Cup 2002
Capacity: 72.327
Matches during World Cup Rugby 2019:
- New Zealand vs. South Africa – Saturday 21 September
- Ireland vs. Scotland – Sunday 22 September
- England vs. France – Saturday 12 October
- Japan vs. Scotland – Sunday 13 October
- Semi Final 1 – Saturday 26 October
- Semi Final 2 – Sunday 27 October
- Final – Saturday 02 November
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