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Keep track of all the latest news on the Springboks’ ‘Road to the Rugby World Cup’ below. It’s now less than 100 days to go until the global showpiece takes place in France.

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The 2023 Rugby World Cup is scheduled to take place in France from 8 September to 28 October 2023 in nine venues across the country, with the Boks set to go in search of a famous fourth world title.

The opening match and final will take place at the Stade de France, in the commune of Saint-Denis, north of Paris.

VENUES AND CITIES FOR THE RUGBY WORLD CUP 2023:

• Stade de Bordeaux in Bordeaux
• Stade Pierre-Mauroy in Lille
• OL Stadium in Lyon
• Stade Velodrome in Marseille
• Stade de la Beaujoire in Nantes
• Stade de Nice in Nice
• Stade de France in Saint-Denis
• Stade Geoffroy-Guichard in Saint-Etienne
• Stadium de Toulouse in Toulouse

WHERE THE SPRINGBOKS WILL PLAY THEIR POOL B MATCHES:

• Sunday, 10 September v Scotland – Marseille
• Sunday, 17 September v Romania – Bordeaux
• Saturday, 23 September v Ireland – Saint-Denis
• Sunday, 1 October v Tonga – Marseille

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SPRINGBOKS’ 2023 FIXTURES:

Rugby Championship:
Saturday, 8 July – Springboks vs Australia (Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria)
Saturday, 15 July – Springboks vs New Zealand (Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland)
Saturday, 29 July – Springboks vs Argentina (Ellis Park, Johannesburg)

RWC warm-up fixtures:
Saturday, 5 August – Springboks v Argentina (Buenos Aires)
Saturday, 19 August – Springboks vs Wales (Principality Stadium, Cardiff)
Friday, 25 August – Springboks vs New Zealand (Twickenham, London)

RWC fixtures:
Sunday, 10 September – Boks v Scotland (Stade Velodrome, Marseille)
Sunday, 17 September – Boks v Romania (Stade de Bordeaux, Bordeaux)
Saturday, 23 September – Boks v Ireland (Stade de France, Paris)
Sunday, 1 October – Boks v Tonga (Stade Velodrome, Marseille)

Weekend of 14/15 October – Quarter-finals
Weekend of 21/22 October – Semi-finals
Saturday, 28 October – Final