Where is the Rugby World Cup 2023? Venues, cities, stadiums used for tournament in France

Dom Farrell

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Hosts France gets the Rugby World Cup underway against New Zealand at the Stade de France on Friday, September 8.

Both teams will have designs on returning to the famous Saint-Denis venue on the outskirts of Paris for the final on Saturday, October 8.

The Stade de France hosted the 2007 World Cup final, when South Africa beat England — as was the case in the 2019 final in Yokohama.

It will serve as the centrepiece venue once more and nine stadia will be used across nine cities the length and breadth of a rugby-man nation.

Below is a list of the 2023 Rugby World Cup venues, along with their capacities and the matches that will take place in each city.

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Rugby World Cup 2023: Venues, cities, stadiums

Although nine venues will be used in total, the eight knockout stage matches will be shared between Paris and Marseille.

Stadium City Capacity RWC 2023 matches
Stade de France Paris (Saint-Denis) 80,023 France vs. New Zealand (Pool A), Australia vs. Georgia (Pool C), South Africa vs. Ireland (Pool B), Ireland vs. Scotland (Pool B), QF2, QF4, SF1, SF2, Bronze final, Final 
Stade Velodrome Marseille 67,847 England vs. Argentina (Pool D), South Africa vs. Scotland (Pool B), France vs. Namibia (Pool A), South Africa vs Tonga (Pool B) , QF1, QF3
OL Stadium Lyon 58,883 Wales vs. Australia (Pool C), Uruguay vs. Namibia (Pool A), New Zealand vs. Italy (Pool A), New Zealand vs. Uruguay (Pool A), France vs. Italy (Pool A)
Stade Pierre-Mauroy Lille 50,096 France vs. Uruguay (Pool A), England vs. Chile (Pool D), Scotland vs. Romania (Pool B), England vs. Samoa (Pool D), Tonga vs. Romania (Pool B)
Stade de Bordeaux Bordeaux 42,115 Ireland vs. Romania (Pool B), Wales vs. Fiji (Pool C), Samoa vs. Chile (Pool D), South Africa vs. Romania (Pool B), Fiji vs. Georgia (Pool C)
Stade Geoffroy-Guichard Saint-Etienne 41,965 Italy vs. Namibia (Pool A) Australia vs. Fiji (Pool C), Argentina vs. Samoa (Pool D), Australia vs. Portugal (Pool C)
Stade de Nice Nice 35,983 Wales vs. Portugal (Pool C), England vs. Japan (Pool D), Italy vs. Uruguay (Pool A), Scotland vs. Tonga (Pool B)
Stade de la Beaujoire Nantes 35,520 Ireland vs. Tonga (Pool B), Argentina vs. Chile (Pool D), Wales vs. Georgia (Pool C), Japan vs. Argentina (Pool D)
Stadium de Toulouse Toulouse 33,150 Japan vs. Chile (Pool D), New Zealand vs. Namibia (Pool A), Georgia vs. Portugal (Pool C), Japan vs. Samoa (Pool D), Fiji vs. Portugal (Pool C)

How to watch Rugby World Cup on TV

TV networks worldwide will be showing all 48 matches at the tournament live, including many on free-to-air television.

Country TV Channel
USA NBC
Canada TSN
United Kingdom ITVX
Australia Stan
New Zealand Sky GO
Singapore beIN Sports
Hong Kong beIN Sports
Malaysia beIN Sports
India SuperSport

How to watch Rugby World Cup online

On social platforms alone, video content from the Rugby World Cup and organisers World Rugby drew more than 2.1 billion views in 2019 – almost six times the previous figure.

The tournament also has its own app, delivering highlights, news and more across the seven weeks of action.

Country Streaming
USA Peacock
Canada TSN+
United Kingdom ITVX
Australia Stan
New Zealand Sky GO
Singapore beIN Sports
Hong Kong beIN Sports
Malaysia beIN Sports
India SuperSport

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Dom is the senior content producer for Sporting News UK. He previously worked as fan brands editor for Manchester City at Reach Plc. Prior to that, he built more than a decade of experience in the sports journalism industry, primarily for the Stats Perform and Press Association news agencies. Dom has covered major football events on location, including the entirety of Euro 2016 and the 2018 World Cup in Paris and St Petersburg respectively, along with numerous high-profile Premier League, Champions League and England international matches. Cricket and boxing are his other major sporting passions and he has covered the likes of Anthony Joshua, Tyson Fury, Wladimir Klitschko, Gennadiy Golovkin and Vasyl Lomachenko live from ringside.