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Rugby World Cup 2023: fixtures schedule and finals bracket

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Check out all the fixtures and venues for Rugby World Cup 2023 in France, including the knockout bracket.

What is the Rugby World Cup's format?

The 20 teams were drawn into four pools of five nations. The top two in each pool will advance to the knockout rounds.

The competition then moves onto the quarterfinals, semifinals and final.

The tournament is being hosted in France from Sept. 8 to Oct. 28.

Rugby World Cup fixtures and results

POOL STAGE

Friday, September 8

Pool A: France 27 def. New Zealand 13

Saturday, September 9

Pool A: Italy 52 def. Namibia 8

Pool B: Ireland 82 def. Romania 8

Pool C: Australia 35 def. Georgia 15

Pool D: England 27 def. Argentina 10

Sunday, September 10

Pool D: Japan 42 def. Chile 12

Pool B: South Africa 18 def. Scotland 3

Pool C: Wales 32 def. Fiji 26

Thursday, September 14

Pool A: France 27 def. Uruguay 12

Friday, September 15

Pool A: New Zealand 71 def. Namibia 3

Saturday, September 16

Pool D: Samoa 43 def. Chile 10

Pool C: Wales 28 def. Portugal 8

Pool B: Ireland 59 def. Tonga 16

Sunday, September 17

Pool B: South Africa 76 def. Romania 0

Pool C: Australia 15 lost Fiji 22

Pool D: England 34 def. Japan 12

Wednesday, September 20

Pool A: Italy 38 def. Uruguay 17

Thursday, September 21

Pool A: France 96-0 Namibia

Friday, September 22

Pool D: Argentina 19-10 Samoa

Saturday, September 23

Pool C: Georgia 18 drew 18 Portugal

Pool D: England 71 def. 0 Chile

Pool B: South Africa 8 def. by Ireland 13

Sunday, September 24

Pool B: Scotland 45 def. Tonga 17

Pool C: Wales 40 def. Australia 6

Wednesday September 27

Pool A: Uruguay 36 def. Namibia 26

Thursday, September 28

Pool D: Japan 28 def. Samoa 22

Friday, September 29

Pool A: New Zealand 96 def. 17 Italy

Saturday, September 30

Pool D: Argentina 59 def. 5 Chile

Pool C: Fiji 17 def. 12 Georgia

Pool B: Scotland 84 def. 0 Romania

Sunday, October 1

Pool C: Australia 34 def. 14 Portugal

Pool B: South Africa 49 def. 18 Tonga

Thursday, October 5

Pool A: New Zealand 73 def. 0 Uruguay

Friday, October 6

Pool A: France 60 def. 7 Italy

Saturday, October 7

Pool C: Wales 43 def. 19 Georgia

Pool D: England 18 def. 17 Samoa

Pool B: Ireland 36 def. 14 Scotland

Sunday, October 8

Pool D: Japan 27 def. by Argentina 39

Pool B: Tonga 45 def. 24 Romania

Pool C: Portugal 24 def. 23 Fiji

BRACKET - QUARTERFINALS

Saturday, Oct. 14

Quarterfinal 1: Argentina 29 def. 17 Wales

Quarterfinal 2: New Zealand 28 def. 24 Ireland

Sunday, Oct. 15

Quarterfinal 3: England 30 def. 24 Fiji

Quarterfinal 4: South Africa 29 def. 28 France

BRACKET - SEMIFINALS

Friday, Oct.20

Semifinal 1: New Zealand 44 def. 6 Argentina

Saturday, Oct. 21

Semifinal 2: South Africa 16 def; 15 England

BRACKET - THIRD PLACE

Friday, Oct. 27 Argentina vs. England - (Stade de France, Saint-Denis; 9p.m. local / 6a.m. AEDT / 8p.m. UK)

BRACKET - FINAL

Saturday, Oct. 28 New Zealand vs. South Africa - (Stade de France, Saint-Denis; 9p.m. local / 6 a.m. AEDT/ 8p.m. UK)