When is Rugby World Cup 2023? Full schedule and how to watch in Australia

Bryn Wakefield

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Australia’s Wallabies are currently taking on the very best in their campaign to win the 2023 Rugby World Cup in France. 

For rugby union fans, the schedule is full of mouth-watering matchups.

It only gets better from here on, with eight of twenty participating nations to continue on into the World Cup’s tense knockout stages. 

MOREWatch all the action from the Rugby World Cup with every match streaming ad-free, live and on demand in 4K UHD, only on Stan Sport.

So, how can Australians watch the action? The Sporting News has all the details. 

When is the Rugby World Cup 2023? 

The 2023 Rugby World Cup began in early September with matches to run until late October. 

The pool stage opener took place on September 9th, with the Les Bleus hosting the All Blacks at the Stade de France in Paris. 

An all-important final is scheduled for October 29th, where the Rugby World Cup champions will be crowned. 

How to watch the Rugby World Cup 2023 in Australia

Stan Sport and Nine Network have exclusive rights to the 2023 Rugby World Cup in Australia. 

Every Wallabies game will be available free-to-air on Nine Network, with the final also to be broadcast nationally for free. 

Die-hard rugby fans are able to watch every 2023 Rugby World Cup game on Stan Sport. 

The streaming service, owned by Nine Digital, requires a monthly paid subscription for access to the World Cup games. 

Stan Sport will have every game available live and on-demand, including the finals and knockout stages. 

Rugby World Cup 2023 Pools

POOL A POOL B  POOL C POOL D

New Zealand

France

Italy 

Uruguay 

Namibia

South Africa

Ireland

Scotland 

Tonga

Romania

Wales

Australia

Fiji

Georgia

Portugal

England

Japan

Argentina

Samoa

Chile

Rugby World Cup 2023 Full Schedule

Pool games

GAME DATE TIME
France vs New Zealand Saturday, September 9 5:15 am AEST
Italy vs Namibia Saturday, September 9 9:00 pm AEST
Ireland vs Romania Saturday, September 9 11:30 pm AEST
Australia vs Georgia Sunday, September 10 2:00 am AEST
England vs Argentina Sunday, September 10 5:00 am AEST
Japan vs Chile Sunday, September 10 9:00 pm AEST
South Africa vs Scotland Monday, September 11 1:45 am AEST
Wales vs Fiji Monday, September 11 5:00 am AEST
France vs Uruguay Friday, September 15 5:00 am AEST
New Zealand vs Namibia Saturday, September 16 5:00 am AEST
Samoa vs Chile Saturday, September 16 11:00 pm AEST
Wales vs Portugal Sunday, September 17 1:45 am AEST
Ireland vs Tonga Sunday, September 17 5:00 am AEST
South Africa vs Romania Sunday, September 17 11:00 pm AEST
Australia vs Fiji Monday, September 18 1:45 am AEST
England vs Japan Monday, September 18 5:00 am AEST
Italy vs Uruguay Thursday, September 21 1:45 am AEST
France vs Namibia Friday, September 22 5:00 am AEST
Argentina vs Samoa Saturday, September 23 1:45 am AEST
Georgia vs Portugal Saturday, September 23 10:00 pm AEST
England vs Chile Sunday, September 24 1:45 am AEST
South Africa vs Ireland Sunday, September 24 5:00 am AEST
Scotland vs Tonga Monday, September 25 1:45 am AEST
Australia vs Wales Monday, September 25 5:00 am AEST
Uruguay vs Namibia Thursday, September 28 1:45 am AEST
Japan vs Samoa Friday, September 29 5:00 am AEST
New Zealand vs Italy  Saturday, September 30 5:00 am AEST
Argentina vs Chile Saturday, September 30 11:00 pm AEST
Fiji vs Georgia Sunday, October 1 1:45 am AEDT
Scotland vs Romania Sunday, October 1 6:00 am AEDT
Australia vs Portugal Monday, October 2 2:45 am AEDT
South Africa vs Tonga Monday, October 2 6:00 am AEDT
New Zealand vs Uruguay Friday, October 6 6:00 am AEDT
France vs Italy Saturday, October 7 6:00 am AEDT
Wales vs Georgia Sunday, October 8 12:00 am AEDT
England vs Samoa Sunday, October 8 2:45 am AEDT
Ireland vs Scotland Sunday, October 8 6:00 am AEDT
Japan vs Argentina Sunday, October 8 10:00 pm AEDT
Tonga vs Romania Monday, October 9 2:45 am AEDT
Fiji vs Portugal Monday, October 9 6:00 am AEDT

Quarter-finals 

GAME DATE TIME
Winner Pool C vs Runner-up Pool D Sunday, October 15 2:00 am AEDT
Winner Pool B vs Runner-up Pool A Sunday, October 15 6:00 am AEDT
Winner Pool D vs Runner-up Pool C Monday, October 16 2:00 am AEDT
Winner Pool A vs Runner-up Pool B Monday, October 16 6:00 am AEDT

Semi-finals

GAME DATE TIME
Winner QF 1 vs Winner QF 2 Saturday, October 21 6:00 am AEDT
Winner QF 3 vs Winner QF 4 Sunday, October 22 6:00 am AEDT

Third-place match 

GAME DATE TIME
Loser SF 1 vs Loser SF 2 Saturday, October 28 6:00 am AEDT

Final

GAME DATE TIME
Winner SF 1 vs Winner SF 2 Sunday, October 29 6:00 am AEDT

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Bryn is a content producer for Sporting News, covering AFL and Australian Rules Football. Based in Adelaide, South Australia, he has thrived in the passionate sporting city, desperate for ultimate success despite its underdog tag.