RUGBY 2023. In less than a year, France will live to the rhythm of the Rugby World Cup with a French team considered one of the favourites.
[Mis à jour le 13 septembre 2022 à 11h10] Notice to rugby fans, the sale of tickets for the 2023 Rugby World Cup opens this Tuesday, September 13 from 6 p.m. To access it, it’s on the official website what happens if… You are part of the “2023 family”. To be able to be part of it, you still have until 12 p.m. on September 13 to register via this link. If you miss the information, don’t panic, you will simply have to wait two more days, Thursday September 15, to access the purchase of tickets. If more than 200,000 tickets are on sale, the waiting list is already very long and you have to hurry to collect a precious sesame.
In detail, note that each buyer will have the possibility of acquiring several tickets, within a limit of 6 tickets for the group stage, and 4 for the same match in the final stage. The selling price of these single tickets has been set at 10 euros for the group matches and 40 euros for the knockout phase.
The Rugby World Cup takes place once every four years. The next edition will take place in 2023 from Friday September 8 to Saturday October 28.
In 2019, the World Cup was held in Japan where South Africa became world champion. In 2023, the Rugby World Cup will take place in France.
Organized in France, the 2023 World Cup will take place in nine stadiums: the Stade de France in Paris, the Stade Vélodrome in Marseille, the Stade des Lumières in Lyon, the Stade Pierre-Mauroy in Lille, the Stade Atlantique in Bordeaux, the Geoffroy-Guichard stadium in Saint-Etienne, the Beaujoire stadium in Nantes, the Allianz Riviera in Nice and the Toulouse stadium.
Stade de France (Paris):
- France – New Zealand (Friday 8 September)
- Australia – Georgia (Saturday 9 September)
- South Africa – Ireland (Saturday 23 September)
- Ireland – Scotland (Saturday 7 October)
- Quarter-final 2: 1st Pool B – 2nd Pool A (Saturday 14 October)
- Quarter-final 4: 1st Pool A – 2nd Pool B (Sunday 15 October)
- Semi-final 1: Winner quarter-final 1 – Winner quarter-final 2 (Friday 20 October)
- Semi-final 2: Winner quarter-final 3 – Winner quarter-final 3 (Saturday 21 October)
- Final for third place (Friday, October 27)
- World Cup Final (Saturday October 28)
Matmut Atlantic (Bordeaux):
- Ireland – Romania (Saturday 9 September)
- Wales – Fiji (Sunday 10 September)
- Samoa – Americas 2 (Saturday September 16)
- South Africa – Romania (Sunday 17 September)
- Fiji – Georgia (Saturday September 30)
Pierre Mauroy Stadium (Lille):
- France – Uruguay (Thursday 14 September)
- England – America 2 (Saturday September 23)
- Scotland – Romania (Saturday 30 September)
- England – Samoa (Saturday 7 October)
- Asia 1- Romania (Saturday 8 October)
OL Park (Lyon):
- Wales – Australia (Sunday 24 September)
- Uruguay – Africa 1 (Wednesday, September 27)
- New Zealand – Italy (Friday 29 September)
- New Zealand – Uruguay (Thursday 5 October)
- France – Italy (Friday 6 October)
Velodrome Stadium (Marseille):
- England – Argentina (Saturday 9 September)
- South Africa – Scotland (Sunday September 10)
- France – Africa 1 (Thursday, September 21)
- South Africa – Asia 1 (Sunday October 1)
- Quarter-final 1: 1st Pool C – 2nd Pool D (Saturday 14 October)
- Quarter-final 3: 1st Pool D – 2nd Pool C (Sunday 15 October)
Beaujoire Stadium (Nantes):
- Ireland – Asia 1 (Saturday September 16)
- Argentina – Americas 2 (Saturday September 30)
- Wales – Georgia (Saturday 7 October)
- Japan – Argentina (Sunday 8 October)
Allianz Riviera (Nice):
- Wales – Winner of the Final Qualifying Tournament (Saturday 16 September)
- England – Japan (Sunday September 17)
- Italy – Uruguay (Wednesday 20 September)
- Scotland – Asia 1 (Sunday September 24)
Geoffrey Guichard Stadium (Saint-Étienne):
- Italy – South Africa (Saturday 9 September)
- Australia – Fiji (Sunday September 17)
- Argentina – Samoa (Friday September 22)
- Australia – Winner of the Final Qualifying Tournament (Sunday October 1)
Toulouse Stadium (Toulouse):
- Japan – America 2 (Sunday September 10)
- New Zealand – Africa 1 (Friday September 15)
- Georgia – Final Qualifying Tournament Winner (Saturday, September 23)
- Japan – Samoa (Thursday September 28)
- Fiji – Winner of the Final Qualifying Tournament (Sunday 8 October)
250,000 tickets went on sale in September 2021 and sold out fairly quickly. But packs for the final phases will be offered from March 15, 2022 from 6:00 p.m., to the Family 2023 on the site of the World Cup 2023. The general public will be able to obtain tickets for the semi-finals and finals from March 18, 2022 at 6:00 p.m.
On February 26, 2021, the full schedule for the 2023 World Cup was revealed. The Stade de France is the stadium that will host the most matches with ten matches including the opening match between France and New Zealand. Here is the schedule:
Friday, September 8:
- France – New Zealand (21:00)
Saturday September 9:
- Italy – Africa 1 (1:00 p.m.)
- Ireland – Romania (3:30 p.m.)
- Australia – Georgia (6:00 p.m.)
- England – Argentina (21:00)
Sunday September 10:
- Japan – America 2 (1:00 p.m.)
- South Africa – Scotland (5:45 p.m.)
- Wales – Fiji (21:00)
Thursday, September 14:
Friday, September 15:
- New Zealand – Africa 1 (21:00)
Saturday September 16:
- Samoa – America 2 (3:00 p.m.)
- Wales – Final Qualifying Tournament Winner (9:00 p.m.)
- Ireland – Asia 1 (21:00)
Sunday September 17:
- South Africa – Romania (3:00 p.m.)
- Australia – Fiji (21:00)
- England – Japan (21:00)
Wednesday, September 20:
Thursday, September 21:
Friday, September 22:
- Argentina – Samoa (5:45 p.m.)
Saturday September 23:
- Georgia – Final Qualifying Tournament Winner (2:00 p.m.)
- England – America 2 (5:45 p.m.)
- South Africa – Ireland (21:00)
Sunday September 24:
- Scotland – Asia 1 (5:45 p.m.)
- Wales – Australia (21:00)
Wednesday, September 27:
- Uruguay – Africa 1 (5:45 p.m.)
Thursday, September 28:
Friday, September 29:
- New Zealand – Italy (21:00)
Saturday September 30:
- Argentina – America 2 (3:00 p.m.)
- Fiji – Georgia (5:45 p.m.)
- Scotland – Romania (21:00)
Sunday October 1:
- Australia – Winner of the Final Qualifying Tournament (5:45 p.m.)
- South Africa – Asia 1 (21:00)
Thursday, October 5:
- New Zealand – Uruguay (21:00)
Friday, October 6:
Saturday October 7:
- Wales – Georgia (15:00)
- England – Samoa (5:45 p.m.)
- Ireland – Scotland (21:00)
Sunday October 8:
- Japan – Argentina (1:00 p.m.)
- Tonga – Romania (5:45 p.m.)
- Fiji – Final Qualifying Tournament Winner (9:00 p.m.)
The composition of the groups was determined in December 2020, after the draw, in the presence of the President of the Republic Emmanuel Macron, who had not brought luck to the Blues, who will find themselves opposed, from the first round to the New Zealand All Blacks. We also know officially, since this month of February 2021 that this France – All Blacks will be the opening match of the competition on Friday September 8, 2023.
In addition to New Zealand that the Blues will face in the opening match, the XV of France will also be opposed to Italy, Namibia and Uruguay. The composition of the hens :
- Pool A: New Zealand; Italy ; Uruguay; France ; Namibia
- Pool B: South Africa; Ireland; Scotland ; Tonga; Romania.
- Pool C: Wales; Australia; Fiji; Georgia; winner of the last qualifying tournament.
- Pool D: England; Japan; Argentina; Samoa; Chile
Defending champions South Africa are putting their title on the line in 2023 at the Rugby World Cup in France. New Zealand and the South Africans are among the favorites cited for the next World Cup. As for the European selections, England and France, 3rd and 4th nation in the world could come and shake up the plans of the nations of the southern hemisphere, just like Ireland, which has seen its flagship opener, Jonathan Sexton extend until 2023 with Irish Rugby Union.