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Rugby World Cup 2023 Schedule, Fixtures, Venues, Date, BD Time

The 2023 Rugby World Cup will be the men’s 10th Rugby WC featuring the Rugby Union national teams. The tournament will take place in the upcoming September-October in France. 20 teams will take part in this competition. GTV Live will bring the full Rugby World Cup 2023 Schedule here. ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 Schedule Fixtures (Qualifiers Date).

Rugby World Cup 2023 Schedule

Find the whole Rugby World Cup 2023 Schedule along with dates & times, teams, fixtures & venues.

Rugby World Cup 2023 Dates and Times

The competition will start on September 8th and will run till October 28th, 2023.

Event Date
Tournament Begins September 8th
Pool Stage September 8th to October 8th
Quarter Finals October 14th-15th
Semifinals October 20th-21st
Bronze Final October 27th
Final October 28th
Tournament Ends October 28th

Games will start at different times. Generally, the games will get underway at 1 pm, 2 pm, 3 pm, 3:30 pm, 5:45 pm, 6 pm, and 9 pm local time. The French local time is 4 hours behind the BD time or 3:30 hours behind of the Indian Standard Time. However, it’s 2 hours ahead of the GMT.

Rugby World Cup 2023 Schedule
Rugby World Cup 2023 Fixtures and Venues

Rugby World Cup 2023 Teams

There will be a total of 20 teams taking part in the main competition including the host nation France. Find out all 20 Rugby World Cup Teams with their basecamp locations.

Team or Country City of Base Camp
France (Host) Rueil-Malmaison
Argentina La Baule-Escoublac
Australia Saint-Étienne
Chile Perros-Guirec
England Le Touquet
Fiji Lormont
Georgia Île de Ré
Ireland Tours
Italy Bourgoin-Jallieu
Japan Toulouse
Namibia Aix-les-Bains
New Zealand Lyon
Portugal Perpignan
Romania Libourne
Samoa Montpellier
Scotland Nice
South Africa Toulon
Tonga Croissy-sur-Seine
Uruguay Avignon
Wales Versailles

Rugby World Cup 2023 Venues

9 venues from 9 different cities will host the games of the 2023 Rugby World Cup.

Venue Name Host City Capacity
Stade de France Saint-Denis, Paris 80,698
Stade Vélodrome Marseille 67,394
Stade Lyon-Décines Décines-Charpieu (Lyon) 59,186
Stade Pierre-Mauroy Villeneuve-d’Ascq (Lille) 50,186
Nouveau Stade de Bordeaux Bordeaux 42,115
Stade Geoffroy-Guichard Saint-Étienne 41,965
Stade de Nice Nice 35,624
Stade de la Beaujoire Nantes 35,322
Stadium Municipal Toulouse 33,150

Rugby World Cup 2023 Fixtures and Venues

The full Rugby World Cup 2023 schedule, fixtures, dates, times, and venues are as follows.

Rugby World Cup 2023 BD Time (Bangladesh)

Fixture Start Time Venue
FRIDAY, 8th SEPTEMBER
France vs New Zealand (Pool A) 9:15 pm Local Time, 1:15 am BD Time (+1d) Saint-Denis
SATURDAY, 9th SEPTEMBER
Italy vs Namibia (Pool A) 1 pm Local Time, 5 pm BD Time Saint-Etienne
Ireland vs Romania (Pool B) 3:30 pm Local Time, 7:30 pm BD Time Bordeaux
Australia vs Georgia (Pool C) 6 pm Local Time, 10 pm BD Time Saint-Denis
England vs Argentine (Pool D) 9 pm Local Time, 1 am BD Time (+1d) Marseille
SUNDAY, 10th SEPTEMBER
Japan vs Chile (Pool D) 1 pm Local Time, 5 pm BD Time Toulouse
South Africa vs Scotland (Pool B) 5:45 pm Local Time, 9:45 pm BD Time Marseille
Wales vs Fiji (Pool C) 9 pm Local Time, 1 am BD Time (+1d) Bordeaux
THURSDAY, 14th SEPTEMBER
France vs Uruguay (Pool A) 9 pm Local Time, 1 am BD Time (+1d) Lille
FRIDAY, 15th SEPTEMBER
New Zealand vs Namibia (Pool A) 9 pm Local Time, 1 am BD Time (+1d) Toulouse
SATURDAY, 16th SEPTEMBER
Samos vs Chile (Pool D) 3 pm Local Time, 7 pm BD Time Bordeaux
Wales vs Portugal (Pool C) 5:45 pm Local Time, 9:45 pm BD Time Nice
Ireland vs Tonga (Pool B) 9 pm Local Time, 1 am BD Time (+1d) Nantes
SUNDAY, 17th SEPTEMBER
South Africa vs Romania (Pool B) 3 pm Local Time, 7 pm BD Time Bordeaux
Australia vs Fiji (Pool C) 5:45 pm Local Time, 9:45 pm BD Time Saint-Etienne
England vs Japan (Pool D) 9 pm Local Time, 1 am BD Time (+1d) Nice
WEDNESDAY, 20th SEPTEMBER
Italy vs Uruguay (Pool A) 5:45 pm Local Time, 9:45 pm BD Time Nice
THURSDAY, 21st SEPTEMBER
France vs Namibia (Pool A) 9 pm Local Time, 1 am BD Time (+1d) Marseille
FRIDAY, 22nd SEPTEMBER
Argentina vs Samoa (Pool D) 5:45 pm Local Time, 9:45 pm BD Time Saint-Etienne
SATURDAY, 23rd SEPTEMBER
Georgia vs Portugal (Pool C) 2 pm Local Time, 6 pm BD Time Toulouse
England vs Chile (Pool D) 5:45 pm Local Time, 9:45 pm BD Time Lille
South Africa vs Ireland (Pool B) 9 pm Local Time, 1 am BD Time (+1d) Saint-Denis
SUNDAY, 24th SEPTEMBER
Scotland vs Tonga (Pool B) 5:45 pm Local Time, 9:45 pm BD Time Nice
Wales vs Australia (Pool C) 9 pm Local Time, 1 am BD Time (+1d) Lyon
WEDNESDAY, 27th SEPTEMBER
Uruguay vs Namibia (Pool A) 5:45 pm Local Time, 9:45 pm BD Time Lyon
THURSDAY, 28th SEPTEMBER
Japan vs Samoa (Pool D) 9 pm Local Time, 1 am BD Time (+1d) Toulouse
FRIDAY, 29th SEPTEMBER
New Zealand vs Italy (Pool A) 9 pm Local Time, 1 am BD Time (+1d) Lyon
SATURDAY, 30th SEPTEMBER
Argentina vs Chile (Pool D) 3 pm Local Time, 7 pm BD Time Nantes
Fiji vs Georgia (Pool C) 5:45 pm Local Time, 9:45 pm BD Time Bordeaux
Scotland vs Romania (Pool B) 9 pm Local Time, 1 am BD Time (+1d) Lille
SUNDAY, 1st OCTOBER
Australia vs Portugal (Pool C) 5:45 pm Local Time, 9:45 pm BD Time Saint-Etienne
South Africa vs Tonga (Pool B) 9 pm Local Time, 1 am BD Time (+1d) Marseille
THURSDAY, 5th OCTOBER
New Zealand vs Uruguay (Pool A) 9 pm Local Time, 1 am BD Time (+1d) Lyon
FRIDAY, 6th OCTOBER
France vs Italy (Pool A) 9 pm Local Time, 1 am BD Time (+1d) Lyon
SATURDAY, 7th OCTOBER
Wales vs Georgia (Pool C) 3 pm Local Time, 7 pm BD Time Nantes
England vs Samoa (Pool D) 5:45 pm Local Time, 9:45 pm BD Time Lille
 Ireland vs Scotland (Pool B) 9 pm Local Time, 1 am BD Time (+1d) Saint-Denis
SUNDAY, 8th OCTOBER
Japan vs Argentina (Pool D) 3 pm Local Time, 7 pm BD Time Nantes
Tonga vs Romania (Pool B) 5:45 pm Local Time, 9:45 pm BD Time Lille
Fiji vs Portugal (Pool C) 9 pm Local Time, 1 am BD Time (+1d) Toulouse
SATURDAY, 14th OCTOBER
Quarter Final 1 (C1 vs D2) 5 pm Local Time, 9 pm BD Time Marseille
Quarter Final 2 (B1 vs A2) 9 pm Local Time, 1 am BD Time (+1d) Saint-Denis
SUNDAY, 15th OCTOBER
Quarter Final 3 (D1 vs C2) 5 pm Local Time, 9 pm BD Time Marseille
Quarter Final 4 (A1 vs B2) 9 pm Local Time, 1 am BD Time (+1d) Saint-Denis
FRIDAY, 20th OCTOBER
Semi-Final 1 (Winners of QF 1 vs QF 2) 9 pm Local Time, 1 am BD Time (+1d) Saint-Denis
SATURDAY, 21st OCTOBER
Semi-Final 2 (Winners of QF 3 vs QF 4) 9 pm Local Time, 1 am BD Time (+1d) Saint-Denis
FRIDAY, 27th OCTOBER
Bronze Final (Losers of SF 1 vs SF 2) 9 pm Local Time, 1 am BD Time (+1d) Saint-Denis
SATURDAY, 28th OCTOBER
Final (Winners of SF 1 vs SF 2) 9 pm Local Time, 1 am BD Time (+1d) Saint-Denis

Lincoln Shifat

Sports writer and expert Lincoln Shifat joined GTV in 2022. He's long been established as one of the football & cricket freaks in the community. He is always active with updated football news happening around the globe.

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