RUGBY WORLD CUP | France’s nine sparkling stadiums

The 2023 Rugby World Cup kicks off with the pool A match between hosts France and the All Blacks at Stade de France in Saint-Denis, Paris on September 8.

Here is a guide to all the nine stadiums.

Paris (Saint-Denis) — Stade de France

Capacity: 80,023

Matches:

September 8: France v New Zealand           

September 8: Australia v Georgia

September 23: SA v Ireland          

October 7: Ireland v Scotland

October 14: Quarterfinal 2

October 15: Quarterfinal 4

October 20: Semifinal 1

October 21: Semifinal 2

October 27: Final

Marseille — Stade Vélodrome

Capacity: 67,847

Matches:

September 9: England v Argentina   

September 10: SA v Scotland       

September 21: France v Namibia     

October 1: SA v Tonga      

October 14: Quarterfinal 1    

October 15: Quarterfinal 3

Lyon — OL Stadium (Parc Olympique Lyonnais)

Capacity: 58,883

Matches:

September 24: Wales v Australia     

September 27: Uruguay v Namibia

September 29: New Zealand v Italy

October 5: New Zealand v Uruguay 

October 6: France v Italy      

Lille — Stade Pierre-Mauroy

Capacity: 50,096

Matches:

September 14: France v Uruguay     

September 23: England v Chile        

September 30: Scotland v Romania

October 7: England v Samoa

October 8: Tonga v Romania

Bordeaux — Stade de Bordeaux

Capacity: 42,115

Matches:

September 9: Ireland v Romania      

September 16: Samoa v Chile           

September 17: SA v Romania       

September 10: Wales v Fiji

September 30: Fiji v Georgia

Saint-Étienne — Stade Geoffroy-Guichard

Capacity: 41,965

Matches:

September 9: Italy v Namibia           

September 17: Australia v Fiji          

September 22: Argentina v Samoa   

October 1: Australia v Portugal        

Nice — Stade de Nice (Allianz Riviera)

Capacity: 35,983

Matches:

September 16: Wales v Portugal      

September 20: Italy v Uruguay         

September 24: Scotland v Tonga      

September 17: England v Japan        

Nantes — Stade de la Beaujoire

Capacity: 35,520

Matches:

September 16: Ireland v Tonga         

September 30: Argentina v Chile     

October 7: Wales v Georgia

October 8: Japan v Argentina

Toulouse — Stade de Toulouse

Capacity: 33,150

Matches:

September 10: Japan v Chile

September 15: New Zealand v Namibia

September 23: Georgia v Portugal    

September 28: Japan v Samoa          

October 8: Fiji v Portugal