The Rugby World Cup 2023 is being played in France, so prep your body for a whole lot of weird sleeping habits in September and October.
Rugby World Cup 2023 guide
2 min readThe Rugby World Cup 2023 is here! This time, the quadrennial event is happening in France. The bad news for Wallabies supporters and rugby union lovers watching from Australia is the matches are on at some pretty rough times. Let’s dive into everything you need to know about the Rugby World Cup 2023.
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Where to stream the Rugby World Cup 2023
If you want to watch every Rugby World Cup 2023 match, you’ll need a Stan Sport subscription. Alternatively, you can catch every Wallabies match via 9Now or live on Nine.
Rugby World Cup 2023 Wallabies matches and times
The initial Rugby World Cup 2023 matches are divided into four pools with five teams in each pool. Every team plays the other pool teams once, and the Wallabies are in Pool C. Below is every Wallabies match in the qualifying rounds:
- Australia vs Georgia: Sunday 10 September at 2:00am AEST
- Australia vs Fiji: Monday 18 September at 1:45am AEST
- Australia vs Wales: Monday 25 September at 5:00am AEST
- Australia vs Portugal: Monday 2 October at 2:45am
Get ready for some late nights and early mornings if you want to catch all of the Wallabies action live.
Rugby World Cup 2023 pools
There are four pools—Pool A, Pool B, Pool C and Pool D—in the Rugby World Cup 2023, each with five teams apiece. Here’s how each Rugby World Cup 2023 pool looks, alongside their world rankings at the time of writing.
Rugby World Cup 2023 Pool A
- New Zealand (2)
- France (4)
- Italy (13)
- Uruguay (17)
- Namibia (21)
I predict that New Zealand and France will be the top two teams in Pool A.
Rugby World Cup 2023 Pool B
- South Africa (3)
- Ireland (1)
- Scotland (5)
- Tonga (15)
- Romania (19)
As the numbers suggest, it’s likely that Ireland and South Africa will go through to the quarterfinals.
Rugby World Cup 2023 Pool C
- Wales (10)
- Australia (8)
- Fiji (9)
- Georgia (11)
- Portugal (16)
My money is on Australia and Wales making it through this particular pool.
Rugby World Cup 2023 Pool D
- England (6)
- Japan (14)
- Argentina (7)
- Samoa (12)
- Chile (22)
The rankings suggest England and Argentina will top this pool but I’m backing Japan to get up against Argentina, so I’m expecting England and Japan to take out the top spots.
Rugby World Cup 2023 frequently asked questions
The Rugby World Cup 2023 is being played in France. The first match is on Saturday 9 September 2023 (Australian time) and the final will be held on Sunday 29 October 2023.
There are nine stadiums in nine French cities that are hosting Rugby World Cup 2023 matches:
- Stade de Bordeaux (Bordeaux)
- Stade Pierre Mauroy (Lille)
- OL Stadium (Lyon)
- Stade de Marseille (Marseille)
- Stade de la Beaujoire (Nantes)
- Stade de Nice (Nice)
- Stade de France (Saint-Denis)
- Stade Geoffroy Guichard (Saint-Étienne)
- Stadium de Toulouse (Toulouse)
There are 20 teams separated into four pools. In each pool, every team plays against each other once. The top two teams of each pool go through to the quarterfinals, with the winner from one playing a runner-up from another. The winners of the quarterfinals square off in the semifinals, then the grand final is the two teams that win the semis.
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