The Rugby World Cup 2023 is well underway with competition set to head into the quarter-finals, check out all the details below including the fixtures draw, schedule, how to watch live, results, venue, teams, odds
Fiji narrowly entered the quarter-finals and will face England, despite losing to Portugal, who secured their first-ever Rugby World Cup win.
Rugby World Cup 2023 quarter-final fixtures schedule, date, time, draw, predictions, results, score and live stream telecast
Historique ! Os Lobos remportent le 1er match de leur histoire en Coupe du Monde de Rugby ! 🐺
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A historic match! @PortugalRugby win a 1st match in their Rugby World Cup history ! 🐺#RWC2023 | #FIJvPOR pic.twitter.com/zyFwCTptfT— Rugby World Cup France 2023 (@France2023) October 8, 2023
Ladies and gentleman…
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— ITV Rugby (@ITVRugby) October 8, 2023
Aside from Fiji and England, Argentina also secured their quarter-final berth on Sunday, after beating Japan. They will now face against Wales in the quarter-finals, while the other two quarter-finals will feature France vs South Africa and Ireland vs New Zealand.
Rugby World Cup 2023 how to watch live
ITV have secured all the exclusive broadcast rights for the tournament in the UK. As such, the entire tournament is available on their channels while all the knockout fixtures are also available on ITV1. Meanwhile, fans can listen to the radio commentary of every match on the BBC, Radio 5 Live, 5 Sports Extra and the BBC Sounds service. Fans in the USA can watch the tournament live on NBC Sports, while fans in South Africa can watch the live TV coverage on SuperSport.
Rugby World Cup 2023 full fixtures and schedule
Given below is the full fixtures and schedule for the knockout rounds:
| Quarter-finals | |||
| Date | Fixture | Stadium | Start-time |
| Saturday, Oct 14 (QF1) | Wales v Argentina | Stade de Marseille | 4pm |
| Saturday, Oct 14 (QF2) | Ireland v New Zealand | Stade de France | 8pm |
| Sunday, Oct 15 (QF3) | England v Fiji | Stade de Marseille | 4pm |
| Sunday, Oct 15 (QF4) | France v South Africa | Stade de France | 8pm |
| Semi-finals | |||
| Friday, Oct 20 | Winner QF1 v Winner QF2 | Stade de France | 8pm |
| Saturday, Oct 21 | Winner QF3 v Winner QF4 | Stade de France | 8pm |
| Bronze medal match | |||
| Friday, Oct 27 | TBD | Stade de France | 8pm |
| Final | |||
| Saturday, Oct 28 | TBD | Stade de France | 8pm |
Rugby World Cup 2023 pool-stage results
| Date | Fixture and results |
| Friday, Sept 8 | France 27 New Zealand 13 |
| Saturday, Sept 9 | Italy 52 Namibia 8 |
| Saturday, Sept 9 | Ireland 82 Romania 8 |
| Saturday, Sept 9 | Australia 35 Georgia 15 |
| Saturday, Sept 9 | England 27 Argentina 10 |
| Sunday, Sept 10 | Japan 42 Chile 12 |
| Sunday, Sept 10 | South Africa 18 Scotland 3 |
| Sunday, Sept 10 | Wales 32 Fiji 26 |
| Thursday, Sept 14 | France 27 Uruguay 12 |
| Friday, Sept 15 | New Zealand 71 Namibia 3 |
| Saturday, Sept 16 | Samoa 43 Chile 10 |
| Saturday, Sept 16 | Wales 28 Portugal 8 |
| Saturday, Sept 16 | Ireland 59 Tonga 16 |
| Sunday, Sept 17 | South Africa 76 Romania 0 |
| Sunday, Sept 17 | Australia 15 v Fiji 22 |
| Sunday, Sept 17 | England 34 Japan 12 |
| Wednesday, Sept 20 | Italy 38 Uruguay 17 |
| Thursday, Sept 21 | France 96 Namibia 0 |
| Friday, Sept 22 | Argentina 19 Samoa 10 |
| Saturday, Sept 23 | Georgia 18 Portugal 18 |
| Saturday, Sept 23 | England 71 Chile 0 |
| Saturday, Sept 23 | South Africa 8 Ireland 13 |
| Sunday, Sept 24 | Scotland 45 Tonga 17 |
| Sunday, Sept 24 | Wales 40 Australia 6 |
| Wednesday, Sept 27 | Uruguay 36 Namibia 26 |
| Thursday, Sept 28 | Japan 28 Samoa 22 |
| Friday, Sept 29 | New Zealand 96 Italy 17 |
| Saturday, Sept 30 | Argentina 59 Chile 5 |
| Saturday, Sept 30 | Fiji 17 Georgia 12 |
| Saturday, Sept 30 | Scotland 84 Romania 0 |
| Sunday, Oct 1 | Australia 34 Portugal 14 |
| Sunday, Oct 1 | South Africa 49 Tonga 18 |
| Thursday, Oct 5 | New Zealand 73 Uruguay 0 |
| Friday, Oct 6 | France 60 Italy 7 |
| Saturday, Oct 7 | Wales 43 Georgia 19 |
| Saturday, Oct 7 | England 18 Samoa 17 |
| Saturday, Oct 7 | Ireland 36 Scotland 14 |
| Sunday, Oct 8 | Japan 27 Argentina 39 |
| Sunday, Oct 8 | Tonga 45 Romania 24 |
| Sunday, Oct 8 | Fiji 23 Portugal 24 |
Rugby World Cup 2023 venue
Given below is the list of the nine stadiums and the nine cities hosting the Rugby World Cup 2023:
| Stadium | Capacity | City |
| Stade de France | 80,698 | Saint-Denis, Paris |
| Stade de Marseille | 67,394 | Marseille |
| OL Stadium | 59,186 | Lyon |
| Stade Pierre-Mauroy | 50,186 | Lille |
| Stade de Bordeaux | 42,115 | Bordeaux |
| Stade Geoffroy-Guichard | 41,965 | Saint-Étienne |
| Stade de Nice | 35,624 | Nice |
| Stade de la Beaujoire | 35,322 | Nantes |
| Stade de Toulouse | 33,150 | Toulouse |
Rugby World Cup 2023 teams
The tournament started off with a total of 20 qualified teams split across four pools of five each. Each pool of teams will have one team from the five ‘bands’. Band one consist of the four highest-ranked teams including South Africa, New Zealand, England, and Wales. Meanwhile, Band two consists of the next four highest-ranked teams, which include Ireland, Australia, France, and Japan. Band three consists of Scotland, Argentina, Fiji, and Italy. The 12 countries from each of these first three bands automatically qualified for the tournament based on their world ranking.
Meanwhile, the other two bands consist of the countries who entered the tournament via the qualifying rounds, which include. The teams include Samoa, Georgia, Uruguay, Tonga, Namibia, Romania, Chile, and Portugal. With the competition now at the quarter-finals stage, the eight remaining countries are England, Ireland, Wales, France, New Zealand, South Africa, Argentina and Fiji.
Rugby World Cup 2023 best team latest odds
Given below are the odds for the most favorable team at the upcoming Rugby World Cup 2023:
| Country | Odds |
| France | 3/1 |
| Ireland | 3/1 |
| South Africa | 7/2 |
| New Zealand | 7/2 |
| England | 16/1 |
| Wales | 28/1 |
| Argentina | 50/1 |
| Fiji | 80/1 |
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