Rugby World Cup warm up matches: Fixtures, results, schedule for teams in build-up to France 2023

Joe Wright

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The 10th Rugby World Cup will take place in 2023 as France hosts the whole of the sport's showpiece event for the first time, starting on September 8 and playing through until October 28.

Before the action takes place, all of the teams play in a number of warm-up matches as they prepare to live up to expectations at the competition.

These Test matches were a chance for coaches to experiment with lineups before the World Cup gets underway, although it's fair to say some sides had more successful preparations than others.

The Sporting News keeps you up to date with all the fixtures and results from the warm-up matches before the 2023 Rugby World Cup.

Rugby World Cup warm up matches: Schedule, results

Argentina

Date Venue Match
Aug. 5, 2023 Estadio Jose Amalfitani Argentina 13-24 South Africa
Aug. 26, 2023 Estadio Metropolitano Spain 3-62 Argentina

Australia

Date Venue Match
Aug. 5, 2023 Forsyth Barr Stadium New Zealand 23-20 Australia
Aug. 26, 2023 Stade de France France 41-17 Australia

Chile

Date Venue Match
July 29, 2023 Estadio Charrua Uruguay 26-25 Chile
Aug. 12, 2023 Estadio Elias Figueroa Brander Chile 26-28 Namibia
Aug. 26, 2023 Estadio German Becker Chile 26-28 Argentina XV

England

Date Venue Match
Aug. 5, 2023 Millennium Stadium Wales 20-9 England
Aug. 12, 2023 Twickenham Stadium England 19-17 Wales
Aug. 19, 2023 Aviva Stadium Ireland 29-10 England
Aug. 26, 2023 Twickenham Stadium England 22-30 Fiji

Fiji

Date Venue Match
Aug. 19, 2023 Stade de la Beaujoire France 34-17 Fiji
Aug. 26, 2023 Twickenham Stadium England 22-30 Fiji

France

Date Venue Match
Aug. 5, 2023 Murrayfield Stadium Scotland 25-21 France
Aug. 12, 2023 Stade Geoffroy-Guichard France 30-27 Scotland
Aug. 19, 2023 Stade de la Beaujoire France 34-17 Fiji
Aug. 27, 2023 Stade de France France 41-17 Australia

Georgia

Date Venue Match
Aug. 12, 2023 Mikheil Meskhi Stadium Georgia 56-6 Romania
Aug. 19, 2023 Mikheil Meskhi Stadium Georgia 22-7 USA
Aug. 26, 2023 Murrayfield Stadium Scotland 33-6 Georgia

Ireland

Date Venue Match
Aug. 5, 2023 Aviva Stadium Ireland 33-17 Italy
Aug. 19, 2023 Aviva Stadium Ireland 29-10 England
Aug. 26, 2023 Stade Jean-Dauger Ireland 17-13 Samoa

Italy

Date Venue Match
July. 29, 2023 Murrayfield Stadium Scotland 25-13 Italy
Aug. 5, 2023 Aviva Stadium Ireland 33-17 Italy
Aug. 19, 2023 Stadio Riviera delle Palme Italy 57-7 Romania
Aug. 26, 2023 Stadio Comunale di Monigo Italy 42-21 Japan

Japan

Date Venue Match
July. 8, 2023 Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium Japan XV 6-38 All Blacks XV
July. 15, 2023 Egao Kenko Stadium Japan 27-41 All Blacks XV
Aug. 26, 2023 Stadio Comunale di Monigo Italy 42-21 Japan

Namibia

Date Venue Match
July. 29, 2023 Estadio Charrúa Namibia 27-34 Argentina XV
Aug. 5, 2023 Estadio Charrúa Uruguay 26-18 Namibia
Aug. 12, 2023 Estadio Elías Figueroa Chile 26-28 Namibia
Aug. 26, 2023 Hage Geingob Rugby Stadium Namibia 30-43 Bulls

New Zealand

Date Venue Match
July. 8, 2023 Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium Japan XV 6-38 All Blacks XV
July. 15, 2023 Egao Kenko Stadium Japan 27-41 All Blacks XV
Aug. 5, 2023 Forsyth Barr Stadium New Zealand 23-20 Australia
Aug. 25, 2023 Twickenham Stadium New Zealand 7-35 South Africa

Portugal

Date Venue Match
Aug. 12, 2023 Estadio Algarve Portugal 46-20 USA
Aug. 26, 2023 Stade Jules-Ladoumègue Portugal 17-30 Australia A

Romania

Date Venue Match
Aug. 5, 2023 Stadionul Arcul de Triumf Romania 17-31 USA
Aug. 12, 2023 Mikheil Meskhi Stadium Georgia 56-6 Romania
Aug. 19, 2023 Stadio Riviera delle Palme Italy 57-7 Romania

Samoa

Date Venue Match
Aug. 18, 2023 Stade Amedee-Domenech Samoa 28-14 Barbarians
Aug. 26, 2023 Stade Jean-Dauger Ireland 17-13 Samoa

Scotland

Date Venue Match
July. 29, 2023 Murrayfield Stadium Scotland 25-13 Italy
Aug. 5, 2023 Murrayfield Stadium Scotland 25-21 France
Aug. 12, 2023 Stade Geoffroy-Guichard France 30-27 Scotland
Aug. 26, 2023 Murrayfield Stadium Scotland 33-6 Georgia

South Africa

Date Venue Match
Aug. 5, 2023 Jose Amalfitani Stadium Argentina 13-24 South Africa
Aug. 19, 2023 Millennium Stadium Wales 16-52 South Africa
Aug. 25, 2023  Twickenham Stadium New Zealand 7-35 South Africa

Tonga

Date Venue Match
July. 14, 2023 Teufaiva Sport Stadium Tonga 27-21 Australia A
Aug. 10, 2023 Teufaiva Sport Stadium Tonga 28-3 Canada
Aug. 15, 2023 Teufaiva Sport Stadium Tonga 36-12 Canada

Uruguay

Date Venue Match
July. 29, 2023 Estadio Charrua Uruguay 26-25 Chile
Aug. 5, 2023 Estadio Charrua Uruguay 26-18 Namibia
Aug. 18, 2023 Estadio Charrua Uruguay 33-13 Argentina XV

Wales

Date Venue Match
Aug. 5, 2023 Millennium Stadium Wales 20-9 England
Aug. 12, 2023 Twickenham Stadium England 19-17 Wales
Aug. 19, 2023 Millennium Stadium Wales 16-52 South Africa

Rugby World Cup 2023 live stream, TV channel 

  TV channel Streaming
USA CNBC Peacock, NBC Sports
UK ITV, S4C ITVX, STV Player
Australia Stan Sport
Canada TSN TSN
India
New Zealand Sky Sport NZ, Prime TV Sky Sport NOW, Prime TV
Singapore beIN Sports (StarHub Ch. 212) StarHub TV+, beIN Sports Connect
Hong Kong beIN Sports beIN Sports Connect
Malaysia beIN Sports beIN Sports Connect

Australia: Stan Sport will be streaming all 48 matches live and on demand. All games involving the Wallabies will also be shown on Channel 9 and streamed on 9Now.

Canada: Fans can stream the action via TSN.

UK: ITV will broadcast matches via its free-to-air channels and online platform ITVX.

USA: All matches can be streamed via Peacock or NBC's website and app. Certain games will also be broadcast on CNBC.

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Joe is a Senior Editor at Sporting News. He was previously a sub editor and writer for Goal.com before spending six years as part of the Stats Perform editorial news service, covering major global sports including football, tennis, boxing, NBA, rugby union and athletics. Joe has reported live on some of the biggest games in football, including two UEFA Champions League finals, Euro 2016, the Confederations Cup 2017 and the 2018 World Cup final at the end of a month in Russia.