The Rugby World Cup is back in France. Sixteen years after a first edition in France, won by South Africa in 2007, the French are once again organizing the biggest competition in the world of ovality from September 8 to October 28. With an opening match that promises sparks between the Blues and the All Blacks, in the setting of the Stade de France in Saint-Denis. Besides, where will all the meetings take place?
The organizers have chosen nine stadiums throughout the country to host the biggest teams in the world: the Stade de France, the Pierre-Mauroy stadium in Lille, the Beaujoire stadium in Nantes, the Groupama Stadium in Lyon, the Geoffroy stadium -Guichard in Saint-Étienne, the Matmut Atlantique in Bordeaux, the Stadium in Toulouse, the Vélodrome stadium in Marseille and the Allianz Riviera in Nice. Europe 1 invites you to discover them in pictures.
It is the Stade de France which will receive the greatest number of matches, with ten matches in total. In addition to the opening match, the largest arena in France with its 80,000 seats will notably be the scene of two quarter-finals, the semi-finals, the small final and the grand final on October 28.
The Vélodrome stadium in Marseille will also be well served in this World Cup, with group matches including France-Namibia on September 21, and two quarter-finals. Discover the list of matches and the places that will host the meetings.
List and schedule of matches
- Stade de France in Saint-Denis
Group stages:
France – New Zealand, Friday September 8 at 9:15 p.m.
Australia-Georgia, Saturday September 9 at 6 p.m.
South Africa-Ireland, Saturday September 23 at 9 p.m.
Ireland-Scotland, Saturday October 7 at 9 p.m.
Quarter-finals:
First of group B-Second of group A, Saturday October 14 at 9 p.m.
First of group A-Second of group B, Sunday October 15 at 5 p.m.
Semi-finals:
Winner of the first quarter-final-Winner of the second quarter-final, Friday, October 20 at 9 p.m.
Winner of the third quarter-final-Winner of the fourth quarter-final, Saturday, October 21 at 9 p.m.
Match for third place:
Loser of the first semi-final-Loser of the second semi-final, Friday, October 27 at 9 p.m.
Final:
Winner of the first semi-final-Winner of the second semi-final, Saturday October 28 at 9 p.m.
- Marseille Velodrome Stadium
Group stage:
England-Argentina, Saturday September 9 at 9 p.m.
South Africa-Scotland, Sunday September 10 at 5:45 p.m.
France-Namibia, Thursday 21 September at 9 p.m.
South Africa-Tonga, Sunday October 1 at 9 p.m.
Quarter-finals:
First of group C-Second of group D, Saturday October 14 at 5 p.m.
First of group D-Second of group C, Sunday October 15 at 5 p.m.
Group stage:
Wales-Australia, Sunday September 24 at 9 p.m.
Uruguay-Namibia, Wednesday September 27 at 5:45 p.m.
New Zealand – Italy, Friday September 29 at 9 p.m.
New Zealand – Uruguay, Thursday October 5 at 9 p.m.
France-Italy, Friday October 6 at 9 p.m.
- Pierre Mauroy Stadium in Lille
Group stage:
France-Uruguay, Thursday, September 14 at 9 p.m.
England-Chile, Saturday September 23 at 5:45 p.m.
Scotland-Romania, Saturday September 30 at 9 p.m.
England-Samoa, Saturday October 7 at 5:45 p.m.
Tonga-Romania, Sunday October 8 at 5:45 p.m.
- Geoffroy-Guichard Stadium in Saint-Étienne
Group stage:
Italy-Namibia, Saturday September 9 at 1 p.m.
Australia-Fiji, Sunday September 17 at 5:45 p.m.
Argentina-Samoa, Friday September 22 at 5:45 p.m.
Australia-Portugal, Sunday October 1 at 5:45 p.m.
- Matmut Atlantic from Bordeaux
Group stage:
Ireland-Romania, Saturday September 9 at 3:30 p.m.
Wales-Fiji, Sunday September 10 at 9 p.m.
Samoa-Chile, Saturday September 16 at 3 p.m.
South Africa-Romania, Sunday September 17 at 3 p.m.
Fiji-Georgia, Saturday September 30 at 5:45 p.m.
Group stage:
Wales-Portugal, Saturday September 16 at 5:45 p.m.
England-Japan, Sunday September 17 at 9 p.m.
Italy-Uruguay, Wednesday September 20 at 5:45 p.m.
Scotland-Tonga, Sunday September 24 at 5:45 p.m.
- Beaujoire stadium in Nantes
Group stage:
Ireland-Tonga, Saturday September 16 at 5:45 p.m.
Argentina-Chile, Saturday September 30 at 3 p.m.
Wales-Georgia, Saturday October 7 at 3 p.m.
Japan-Argentina, Sunday October 8 at 1 p.m.
Group stage:
Japan-Chile, Sunday September 10 at 1 p.m.
New Zealand – Namibia, Friday September 15 at 9 p.m.
Georgia-Portugal, Saturday September 23 at 2 p.m.
Japan-Samoa, Thursday September 28 at 9 p.m.
Fiji-Portugal, Sunday October 8 at 9 p.m.