What time do the Wallabies play tonight? Kickoff time, location for Australia vs. France in Rugby World Cup warm-up

Joshua Mayne

What time do the Wallabies play tonight? Kickoff time, location for Australia vs. France in Rugby World Cup warm-up image

The Wallabies will play one more game before their Rugby World Cup campaign kicks off, with a friendly clash against tournament hosts France lined up.

Australia are yet to win a game since Eddie Jones' latest appointment and will be hoping they can record a victory before the group stage begins.

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The Sporting News has all the key details for the Wallabies' upcoming friendly, including the kickoff time.

What time do the Wallabies play tonight? Kickoff time for Australia vs. France friendly

It will be a late night/early morning for fans based in Australia, with kickoff for the Wallabies' friendly with France scheduled for 1:45 am AEST on Monday, August 28. 

  • Date: Monday, August 28
  • Time: 1:45 a.m. AEST 

Here's what time the game will kick off in other Australian time zones.

AEST ACST AWST
1:45 a.m. 1:15 a.m. 11:45 p.m.

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How to watch the Wallabies vs. France friendly in Australia

Stan Sport will exclusively broadcast Australia's friendly with France in the early hours of Monday morning.

Who do the Wallabies play at the World Cup?

The Wallabies will play four group games at the Rugby World Cup. 

Australia have been drawn into Pool C as the highest-ranked nation alongside Wales, Fiji, Georgia and Portugal.

The winner and runner-up from the group will be matched up against the two qualifiers from Pool D, meaning a clash with either England or Argentina in the knockout rounds is likely.

Date Time (AEST) Competition Opponent Venue
Mon. 28th August 1.45am Friendly France Stade de France
Sun. 10th September 2am RWC Group Stage Georgia Stade de France
Mon. 18th September 1.45am RWC Group Stage Fiji Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Mon. 25th September 5am RWC Group Stage Wales Parc OL
Mon. 2nd October 2.45am RWC Group Stage Portugal Stade Geoffroy-Guichard

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When does the 2023 Rugby World Cup start?

  • Dates: Sep. 08 - Oct. 28
  • Location: France

The 2023 Rugby World Cup will begin on Friday, September 8.

The tournament will take place across France and run through to October 28, with the single-elimination knockout stage beginning on October 15.

Joshua Mayne

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Joshua Mayne is a content producer for The Sporting News Australia based in Sydney, Australia. He has previously worked as a newsreader at 2SER and journalist at Ministry of Sport. While Joshua’s main passions are football, rugby league, basketball and F1, he will watch any sport that's on. He is still waiting for Arsenal to win the Premier League again.