2020 Rugby World Cup: France will face New Zealand in an appetizing opening match
France will face New Zealand in an appetizing opening match at the 2023 Rugby World Cup … both England and Scotland have been announced to be active at the bumper opening weekend in Marseille.
- France and New Zealand host 2023 Rugby World Cup in Saint-Denis
- England and Scotland face pool match in Marseille on first weekend
- Eddie Jones’ England side also has a pool match with Nice and Lille
- 2023 Rugby World Cup will be held in France from September 8th
France 2023 Rugby World Cup new Zealand It was held in Stade de France on September 8th, as the tournament schedule and venue were announced on Friday.
Meanwhile, English and Scottish fans will meet in Marseille on the first weekend of the tournament, both playing their first pool game with Argentina. South Africa Each at Stud Velodrome.
Eddie Jones’ side will vie for Pool D with Argentina, Japan And two other qualifiers that haven’t been decided yet-one from Oceania and the other from the Americas.
England will face Argentina in their first pool match on the second day of the tournament
Eight days after playing against Argentina in Marseille, England will play against Japan in Nice and the other two pool games will be played in Lille.
Scotland will also travel to Lille and Nice for qualifying matches from Asia / Pacific and Europe, respectively, before playing Ireland in the Stade de France for the final pool match on October 7.
This is one of the two pool matches Irish will face in the Stade de France against South Africa at the Saint Denis venue on September 23rd.
Scotland will face South African (above) holders in Marseille the day after England was launched.
Stade de France (above) will host two semifinals and the final showpiece on October 28th
With a capacity of 80,000, the Stade de France will also host two semifinals, a bronze medal match and the final on October 28th.
Wales will launch a campaign against Fiji on September 10th in Bordeaux, with an important Pool C match against Australia two weeks later in Lyon.
Wayne Pivac will also side with Nice and Nantes for the other two games, but the opponents have not yet been decided.
