Rugby World Cup back in action from tomorrow

Rugby World Cup back in action from tomorrow

The 2023 Rugby World Cup got under way with blockbuster battle between hosts France and two-time world champions New Zealand this past weekend, while the Springboks opened their title defence with a good win over Scotland amidst a series of entertaining encounters.

The Springboks’ upcoming pool matches are against Romania in Bordeaux (17 September), Ireland in Paris (23 September) and Tonga in Marseille (1 October), while it’s worth noting that the next group game takes place on Thursday between France and Uruguay.

This will be followed by three more days of consecutive action over the weekend.

The quarter-finals will be played on the weekend of 14/15 October, with the semi-finals on 20/21 October and the final on Saturday, 28 October.

Below you can find all the details for every fixture and kick-off time during the pool stages.


WORLD CUP POOL MATCHES - Round 2
Thursday, Sept 14 – France v Uruguay, Stade Pierre-Mauroy, 9pm

Friday, Sept 15 – New Zealand v Namibia, Stadium de Toulouse, 9pm


Saturday, Sept 16 – Samoa v Chile, Stade de Bordeaux, 3pm

Saturday, Sept 16 – Wales v Portugal, Stade de Nice 5.45pm

Saturday, Sept 16 – Ireland v Tonga, Stade de la Beaujoire, 9pm

Sunday, Sept 17 – South Africa v Romania, Stade de Bordeaux, 3pm

Sunday, Sept 17 – Australia v Fiji, Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, 5.45pm

Sunday, Sept 17 – England v Japan, Stade de Nice, 9pm

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