The 10th Rugby World Cup will take place in 2023 as France hosts the whole of the sport's showpiece event for the first time, starting on September 8 and playing through until October 28.

The 2023 Rugby World cup features four pools of five teams playing 40 matches in pursuit of places in the knockout stage. The tournament began on September 8, when hosts France shocked the team ...

When Antoine Dupont and Sam Cane lead their teams onto the Stade de France turf next Friday, they will set a new tournament record as they kick off Rugby World Cup 2023. No fixture has been contested ...

PARIS (AP) — There will be water breaks at all matches on the first weekend of the Rugby World Cup, organizers said on Friday. That includes the opening match — France vs. New Zealand in Paris ...

France have not lost on home soil since Scotland beat them at an empty Stade de France in the COVID-19 affected 2021 Six Nations. It’s their only defeat in France in the Galthié era. New Zealand have ...

Rugby World Cup President Jacques Rivoal was asked if he expected there to be a reoccurrence of these issues ahead of the semifinals. “It doesn’t change anything,” said Rivoal, per Reuters.

PARIS — A brief history of Rugby World Cup matches between France and New Zealand before they meet again on Friday on the opening night of the 10th tournament at the Stade de France. 1987 final ...

France rugby team players attend a training session on the eve of their Rugby World Cup Pool A match against New Zealand, at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, north of Paris, Thursday, Sept. 7 ...

PARIS (AP) — There will be water breaks at all matches on the first weekend of the Rugby World Cup, organizers said on Friday. That includes the opening match — France vs. New Zealand in Paris ...

France rugby team players attend a training session on the eve of their Rugby World Cup Pool A match against New Zealand, at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, north of Paris, Thursday, Sept. 7 ...

PARIS (AP) — There will be water breaks at all matches on the first weekend of the Rugby World Cup, organizers said on Friday. That includes the opening match — France vs. New Zealand in Paris ...