The 2023 Rugby World Cup will take place in France from 8 September to 28 October 2023.
The tenth men’s Rugby World Cup will be held in nine venues across the country and is the first to take place entirely in France.
The opening game and final will take be held at the Stade de France, north of Paris.
The defending champions are South Africa, who defeated England in the 2019 Rugby World Cup Final.
Chile will make their first appearance and Portugal will return for their second appearance, 16 years after their first appearance in 2007.
Every single game will be shown live and exclusively on ITV in the UK.
The network will have teams on the ground in France and in the UK, from the massive opening match, France v New Zealand on September 8, through to the Final at the Stade de France in Paris on October 28.
Mark Pougatch will lead the coverage alongside Jill Douglas, who will host coverage from France along with David Flatman and Hugh Woozencroft.
Expert analysis comes from a formidable pundit line-up including Jonny Wilkinson, Maggie Alphonsi, Sam Warburton, Jamie Roberts, Brian O’Driscoll, Greig Laidlaw, Philippa Tuttiett, Bryan Habana, Sir Clive Woodward, Rory Best, John Barclay, Sergio Parisse, Gareth Thomas, Jim Hamilton, George Gregan, Sir Ian McGeechan, Lawrence Dallaglio, and Sean Fitzpatrick.
Co-commentators include rugby figures with a wealth of experience, including: Ben Kay, Ugo Monye, Shane Williams, Scott Hastings, Tom Shanklin, Gordon D’Arcy and Nolli Waterman.
Gabriel Clarke, Lee McKenzie and Topsy Ojo will provide reports, interviews and insights from the teams competing in France while match commentary comes from Nick Mullins, Miles Harrison, Johnnie Hammond, Martin Gillingham and Claire Thomas.
8 September
France v New Zealand – 18:45 – ITV1
9 September
Italy v Namibia – 11:30 – ITV1
Ireland v Romania – 14:00 – ITV1
Australia v Georgia – 16:45 – ITV1
England v Argentina – 19:15 – ITV1
10 September
Japan v Chile – 14:00 – ITV1
South Africa v Scotland – 16:00 – ITV1
Wales v Fiji – 19:15 – ITV1
14 September
France v Uruguay – 19:15 – ITV1
15 September
New Zealand v Namibia – 19:15 – ITV1
16 September
Samoa v Chile – 13:30 – ITV4
Wales v Portugal – 16:00 – ITV1
Ireland v Tonga – 19:15 – ITV1
17 September
South Africa v Romania – 13:30 – ITV1
Australia v Fiji – 16:15 – ITV1
England v Japan – 19:15 – ITV1
20 September
Italy v Uruguay – 16:00 – ITV4
21 September
France v Namibia – 19:15 – ITV4
22 September
Argentina v Samoa – 16:00 – ITV1
23 September
Georgia v Portugal – 12:30 – ITV1
England v Chile – 16:00 – ITV1
South Africa v Ireland – 19:15 – ITV1
24 September
Scotland v Tonga – 16:00 – ITV1
Wales v Australia – 19:15 – ITV1
27 September
Uruguay v Namibia – 16:00 – ITV4
28 September
Japan v Samoa – 19:30 – ITV4
29 September
New Zealand v Italy – 19:30 – ITV1
30 September
Argentina v Chile – 13:30 – ITV1
Fiji v Georgia – 16:15 – ITV1
Scotland v Romania – 19:15 – ITV1
1 October
Australia v Portugal – 16:15 – ITV4
South Africa v Tonga – 19:15 – ITV1
5 October
New Zealand v Uruguay – 19:15 – ITV4
6 October
France v Italy – 19:30 – ITV1
7 October
Wales v Georgia – 13:15 – ITV1
England v Samoa – 16:15 – ITV1
Ireland v Scotland – 19:15 – ITV1
8 October
Japan v Argentina – 11:30 – ITV1
Tonga v Romania – 16:15 – ITV3
Fiji v Portugal – 19:30 – ITV4
14 October
QF 1 – 15:00 – ITV1
QF 2 – 19:15 – ITV1
15 October
QF 3 – 15:00 – ITV1
QF 4 – 20:00 – ITV1
20 October
SF 1 – 19:30 – ITV1
21 October
SF 2 – 19:15 – ITV1
27 October
Bronze final – 19:30 – ITV1
28 October
Final – 19:00 – ITV1
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