The Rugby World Cup 2023 will take place in France. This is scheduled khổng lồ be the tenth men’s Rugby World Cup và will mark the 200th anniversary of the ‘invention’ of rugby by William Webb Ellis.

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Rugby World Cup 2023

The 2023 Rugby World Cup in France will include 16 men’s national rugby teams. The tournament is set to take place from 8 September to lớn 28 October 2023.

You can see the promotional video for the RWC 2023 in France here.

RWC 2023 Players’ Committee

In April 2021, a seven-person Players’ Committee was announced which will pursue several objectives at the RWC 2023. The committee includes:

John Eales – Former Wallaby captain và two-time RWC winner.Philippe Sella -Former French international player and Hall of Fame inductee.Yannick Jauzion – Former French international player.Gareth Thomas – Former Welsh international player & B&I Lions Captain.David Pocock – Former Australian international player.Jessy Trémoulière – French player & World Rugby Women’s 15s Player of the Decade.Iesinga Vunipola – Mother of England rugby players Mako & Billy.

RWC 2023 match schedule

The Rugby World Cup France 2023 match schedule were announced on Friday, February 26th 2021.

In total 9 host cities are set to be included in France. There are four pools of five teams with the đứng top two teams from each pool qualifying khổng lồ the knockout stages.

Some of the bigger pool matches are spread between Wednesdays lớn Sundays, while for the first time, Mondays & Tuesdays will be game-free.

Marseille (Stade Vélodrome) và Saint-Denis (Stade de France) will host the quarter-finals on 14-15 October 2023. The 80,000-capacity Stade de France will also host the two semi-finals on Friday 20 & Saturday, 21 October, the bronze final on Friday, 27 October & the final on Saturday, 28 October.

The full match schedule for RWC 2023 can be seen here.

RWC 2023 Pools

The pool draw for the RWC 2023 took place on 14 December 2020 at the iconic Palais Brongniart. You can find out more about the pool draw here.

Pool A RWC 2023

New ZealandFranceItalyUruguayNamibia

Pool B RWC 2023

South AfricaIrelandScotlandAsia/Pacific 1 (Tonga)Romania*

Pool C RWC 2023

WalesAustraliaFijiGeorgiaFinal Qualifier – Portugal

Pool D RWC 2023

EnglandJapanArgentinaSamoaChile

*Spain was due lớn be in the pool but in April 2022 they were disqualified for fielding an ineligible player in qualifying.

Qualified Teams: RWC 2023

World Rugby said, “With 12 teams having secured their place at France 2023 courtesy of finishing in the vị trí cao nhất three of their respective pools at RWC 2019, the remaining eight places will be determined by a process of regional & cross-regional qualifiers.”

The process will conclude with a four-team round-robin Final Qualification Tournament in November 2022 khổng lồ determine the final qualifier. This was won by Portugal on 18th November 2022 in Dubai.

RWC 2023 Qualified Nations:South AfricaEnglandNew ZealandWalesJapanFrance (host)AustraliaIrelandScotlandItalyArgentinaFijiSamoaGeorgiaRomania *UruguayNamibiaChileTongaPortugal

What Asian nations will play at RWC 2023?

Japan has already qualified for the Rugby World Cup 2023 based on their performances at the RWC 2019.

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For another Asian team to lớn qualify, they will need to win the Asian Rugby Men’s Championship 2021 and then take on the Oceania runner-up for play-off games home and away. The winner on aggregate will qualify while the loser will go khổng lồ Final Qualification – Asia / Pacific 1 in the final qualification tournament in 2022.

Asia/Pacific: The winner of the Asian Rugby Men’s Championship 2021 will play Oceania 2 home and away. The winner on aggregate will determine the qualifier and the loser will go to lớn Final Qualification – Asia / Pacific 1.

Final Qualification Tournament – November 2022

There will be four teams in the Final Qualification Tournament takes place in Dubai from November 6-18 to determine the last spot at RWC 2023 via a round-robin competition.

These teams are:

PortugalUSAKenyaHong Kong

The final placements were:

PortugalUSAHong KongKenyaRWC 2023 Final Qualification Tournament Fixtures

The tournament will be played over three match days between the 6 -18 November (6th, 12th, 18th) và the team which accrues the most competition points will gain the final spot in Pool C at RWC 2023:

Sunday, 6 November 2022 – Match-day 1Saturday, 12 November 2022 – Match-day 2Friday, 18 November 2022 – Match-day 3

The match officials for the RWC 2023 Final Qualification Tournament were confirmed.

Men’s Rugby World Cup winners

1987: New Zealand1991: Australia1995: South Africa1999: Australia2003: England2007: South Africa2011: New Zealand2015: New Zealand2019: South Africa2023: ?

How vày I buy tickets for RWC 2023?

Ticketing details for the Rugby World Cup 2023 in France were first announced on 4 March 2021. 500,000 people registered for the 2023 Family presale và fans have 48 hours to confirm their selection & can make phased payments.

Official Travel & Hospitality programme sales launched on 18 March 2021.The general public sale of Follow My Team and The đô thị Pack opened on 6 April 2021 at 18:00 CET.Exclusive pre-sale for Rugby World Cup 2023 Knockout packs xuất hiện on 15 March (18:00 CET), 2023 Family members will be able khổng lồ purchase four new types of packs, followed by a general public sale on 17 March (18:00 CET).An official re-sale platform will also be launched in 2022. Ticket holders will have the opportunity to lớn resell their tickets khổng lồ other fans through this secured platform.

Fans interested in tickets for the tournament are invited to join the 2023 Family for exclusive advantages for Rugby World Cup France 2023, including pre-sale access.

Rugby World Cup 2023 – Asian Official Travel Agents (OTA)

China/Hong Kong RWC 2023 OTA

BH Hospitality: Based in Hong Kong, bh Hospitality is part of the Byrom Group of companies that has more than 30 years of experience in providing services for large sporting events

Japan RWC 2023 OTA

In the whole of Asia, agents from only two countries were selected. It’s not clear how many OTA’s from the region applied.

Travel packages will go on sale in March 2021, but fans can already register their interest with the agency in their territory.

Rugby World Cup Commercial Partnerships

Rugby World Cup France 2023 Worldwide Partners include Societe Generale, Mastercard, Asahi, Capgemini, Facebook

In April 2021, Asahi Superdry was confirmed as the official beer of the RWC 2023 and the first Asian Commercial partner of the tournament in France.

In September 2021, Rugby World Cup 2023 announced the Capgemini & Facebook partnerships.

Capgemini will also become World Rugby’s Global Digital Transformation Partner.Facebook will be the Official Social media Services Supplier of Rugby World Cup France 2023.

How to Watch RWC 2023

World Rugby announced the Rugby World Cup 2021 and 2023 the broadcaster will be TF1 who will provide free-to-air coverage of the women and men’s tournaments.

Official Rugby Ball of RWC 2023

In September 2021, the official Gilbert Rugby World Cup 2023 match ball’s kiến thiết was unveiled. World Rugby said it “symbolises the special unity between rugby and the French host cities that will provide the welcoming backdrop to the teams & fans from across France and around the world.”