The Springboks will represent South Africa at the 2023 Rugby World Cup in France, starting on 8 September. Photo: SA Rugby website.
Reminder: Dates, venues, kick-off times for Springboks’ World Cup pool games
The Springboks will begin their World Cup title defence next Sunday. Here is a full list of their upcoming pool fixtures.
The Springboks will represent South Africa at the 2023 Rugby World Cup in France, starting on 8 September. Photo: SA Rugby website.
The Springboks’ 33-man World Cup squad has now settled down for a week-long training in Corsica, and will arrive at their Rugby World Cup base in Toulon on Sunday, 3 September.
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The global showpiece will get underway on Friday, 8 September with a blockbuster battle between France and New Zealand.
For the Springboks, though, they will launch their Rugby World Cup title defence on Sunday, 10 September, against Scotland in Marseille, which will be followed by pool matches against Romania in Bordeaux (17 September), Ireland in Paris (23 September) and Tonga in Marseille (1 October).
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Make sure you don’t miss a minute of the action, with all the kick-off times falling at mostly favourable times in South Africa.
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CHECK OUT THE SPRINGBOKS’ FIXTURES BELOW:
RWC fixtures:
Sunday, 10 September – Springboks v Scotland (Stade Velodrome, Marseille). Kick-off time: 17:45
Sunday, 17 September – Springboks v Romania (Stade de Bordeaux, Bordeaux). Kick-off time: 15:00
Saturday, 23 September – Springboks v Ireland (Stade de France, Paris). Kick-off time: 21:00
Sunday, 1 October – Boks v Tonga (Stade Velodrome, Marseille). Kick-off time: 21:00
Weekend of 14/15 October – Quarter-finals
Weekend of 21/22 October – Semi-finals
Saturday, 28 October – Final
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You can also check out all the World Cup fixtures and kick-off times here, with South Africa and France notably in the same time zone.
Meanwhile, all the officials for the pool stages have been confirmed, with South Africa’s Jaco Peyper set to referee the opening match.
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RUGBY WORLD CUP 2023 POOL STAGE OFFICIALS
| France v New Zealand Stade de France, Saint-Denis Friday, 8 September, 2023 | Referee: Jaco Peyper (SARU) Assistant Referee 1: Karl Dickson (RFU) Assistant Referee 2: Christophe Ridley (RFU) TMO: Tom Foley (RFU) |
| Italy v Namibia Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne Saturday, 9 September, 2023 | Referee: Andrew Brace (IRFU) Assistant Referee 1: Paul Williams (NZR) Assistant Referee 2: Chris Busby (IRFU) TMO: Joy Neville (IRFU) |
| Ireland v Romania Stade de Bordeaux, Bordeaux Saturday, 9 September, 2023 | Referee: Nika Amashukeli (GRU) Assistant Referee 1: Wayne Barnes (RFU) Assistant Referee 2: Andrea Piardi (FIR) TMO: Brendon Pickerill (NZR) |
| Australia v Georgia Stade de France, Saint-Denis Saturday, 9 September, 2023 | Referee: Luke Pearce (RFU) Assistant Referee 1: James Doleman (NZR) Assistant Referee 2: Craig Evans (WRU) TMO: Brian MacNeice (IRFU) |
| England v Argentina Stade de Marseille, Marseille Saturday, 9 September, 2023 | Referee: Mathieu Raynal (FFR) Assistant Referee 1: Ben O’Keeffe (NZR) Assistant Referee 2: Pierre Brousset (FFR) TMO: Marius Jonker (SARU) |
| Japan v Chile Stadium de Toulouse, Toulouse Sunday, 10 September, 2023 | Referee: Nic Berry (RA) Assistant Referee 1: Karl Dickson (RFU) Assistant Referee 2: Andrea Piardi (FIR) TMO: Tom Foley (RFU) |
| South Africa v Scotland Stade de Marseille, Marseille Sunday, 10 September, 2023 | Referee: Angus Gardner (RA) Assistant Referee 1: Nika Amashukeli (GRU) Assistant Referee 2: Jordan Way (RA) TMO: Ben Whitehouse (WRU) |
| Wales v Fiji Stade de Bordeaux, Bordeaux Sunday, 10 September, 2023 | Referee: Matthew Carley (RFU) Assistant Referee 1: Wayne Barnes (RFU) Assistant Referee 2: Christophe Ridley (RFU) TMO: Brian MacNeice (IRFU) |
| France v Uruguay Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille Thursday, 14 September, 2023 | Referee: Ben O’Keeffe (NZR) Assistant Referee 1: Paul Williams (NZR) Assistant Referee 2: James Doleman (NZR) TMO: Ben Whitehouse (WRU) |
| New Zealand v Namibia Stadium de Toulouse, Toulouse Friday, 15 September, 2023 | Referee: Luke Pearce (RFU) Assistant Referee 1: Andrew Brace (IRFU) Assistant Referee 2: Jordan Way (RA) TMO: Brian MacNeice (IRFU) |
| Samoa v Chile Stade de Bordeaux, Bordeaux Saturday, 16 September, 2023 | Referee: Paul Williams (NZR) Assistant Referee 1: Angus Gardner Assistant Referee 2: James Doleman (NZR) TMO: Brett Cronan (RA) |
| Wales v Portugal Stade de Nice, Nice Saturday, 16 September, 2023 | Referee: Karl Dickson (RFU) Assistant Referee 1: Luke Pearce (RFU) Assistant Referee 2: Andrea Piardi (FIR) TMO: Marius Jonker (SARU) |
| Ireland v Tonga Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes Saturday, 16 September, 2023 | Referee: Wayne Barnes (RFU) Assistant Referee 1: Matthew Carley (RFU) Assistant Referee 2: Craig Evans (WRU) TMO: Tom Foley (RFU) |
| South Africa v Romania Stade de Bordeaux, Bordeaux Sunday, 17 September, 2023 | Referee: Mathieu Raynal (FFR) Assistant Referee 1: Angus Gardner (RA) Assistant Referee 2: Pierre Brousset (FFR) TMO: Brett Cronan (RA) |
| Australia v Fiji Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne Sunday, 17 September, 2023 | Referee: Andrew Brace (IRFU) Assistant Referee 1: Jaco Peyper (SARU) Assistant Referee 2: Chris Busby (IRFU) TMO: Brian MacNeice (IRFU) |
| England v Japan Stade de Nice, Nice Sunday, 17 September, 2023 | Referee: Nika Amashukeli (GRU) Assistant Referee 1: Nic Berry (RA) Assistant Referee 2: Andrea Piardi (FIR) TMO: Joy Neville (IRFU) |
| Italy v Uruguay Stade de Nice, Nice Wednesday, 20 September, 2023 | Referee: Angus Gardner (RA) Assistant Referee 1: Andrew Brace (IRFU) Assistant Referee 2: Jordan Way (RA) TMO: Tom Foley (RFU) |
| France v Namibia Stade de Marseille, Marseille Thursday, 21 September, 2023 | Referee: Matthew Carley (RFU) Assistant Referee 1: Andrew Brace (IRFU) Assistant Referee 2: Craig Evans (WRU) TMO: Joy Neville (IRFU) |
| Argentina v Samoa Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne Friday, 22 September, 2023 | Referee: Nic Berry (RA) Assistant Referee 1: Nika Amashukeli (GRU) Assistant Referee 2: Jordan Way (RA) TMO: Brett Cronan (RA) |
| Georgia v Portugal Stadium de Toulouse, Toulouse Saturday, 23 September, 2023 | Referee: Paul Williams (NZR) Assistant Referee 1: Matthew Carley (RFU) Assistant Referee 2: Chris Busby (IRFU) TMO: Joy Neville (IRFU) |
| England v Chile Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille Saturday, 23 September, 2023 | Referee: Jaco Peyper (SARU) Assistant Referee 1: Pierre Brousset (FFR) Assistant Referee 2: Andrea Piardi (FIR) TMO: Marius Jonker (SARU) |
| South Africa v Ireland Stade de France, Saint-Denis Saturday, 23 September, 2023 | Referee: Ben O’Keeffe (NZR) Assistant Referee 1: Mathieu Raynal (FFR) Assistant Referee 2: James Doleman (NZR) TMO: Brendon Pickerill (NZR) |
| Scotland v Tonga Stade de Nice, Nice Sunday, 24 September, 2023 | Referee: Karl Dickson (RFU) Assistant Referee 1: Nika Amashukeli (GRU) Assistant Referee 2: Craig Evans (WRU) TMO: Ben Whitehouse (WRU) |
| Wales v Australia OL Stadium, Lyon Sunday, 24 September, 2023 | Referee: Wayne Barnes (RFU) Assistant Referee 1: Luke Pearce (RFU) Assistant Referee 2: Christophe Ridley (RFU) TMO: Tom Foley (RFU) |
| Uruguay v Namibia OL Stadium, Lyon Wednesday, 27 September, 2023 | Referee: Mathieu Raynal (FFR) Assistant Referee 1: Nic Berry (RA) Assistant Referee 2: Chris Busby (IRFU) TMO: Ben Whitehouse (WRU) |
| Japan v Samoa Stadium de Toulouse, Toulouse Thursday, 28 September, 2023 | Referee: Jaco Peyper (SARU) Assistant Referee 1: Ben O’Keeffe (NZR) Assistant Referee 2: Craig Evans (WRU) TMO: Marius Jonker (SARU) |
| New Zealand v Italy OL Stadium, Lyon Friday, 29 September, 2023 | Referee: Matthew Carley (RFU) Assistant Referee 1: Nic Berry (RA) Assistant Referee 2: Christophe Ridley (RFU) TMO: Brett Cronan (RA) |
| Argentina v Chile Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes Saturday, 30 September, 2023 | Referee: Paul Williams (NZR) Assistant Referee 1: Angus Gardner (RA) Assistant Referee 2: James Doleman (NZR) TMO: Ben Whitehouse (WRU) |
| Fiji v Georgia Stade de Bordeaux, Bordeaux Saturday, 30 September, 2023 | Referee: Karl Dickson (RFU) Assistant Referee 1: Jaco Peyper (SARU) Assistant Referee 2: Pierre Brousset (FFR) TMO: Tom Foley (RFU) |
| Scotland v Romania Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille Saturday, 30 September, 2023 | Referee: Wayne Barnes (RFU) Assistant Referee 1: Andrew Brace (IRFU) Assistant Referee 2: Chris Busby (IRFU) TMO: Brendon Pickerill (NZR) |
| Australia v Portugal Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne Sunday, 1 October, 2023 | Referee: Nika Amashukeli (GRU) Assistant Referee 1: Mathieu Raynal (FFR) Assistant Referee 2: Andrea Piardi (FIR) TMO: Joy Neville (IRFU) |
| South Africa v Tonga Stade de Marseille, Marseille Sunday, 1 October, 2023 | Referee: Luke Pearce (RFU) Assistant Referee 1: Matthew Carley (RFU) Assistant Referee 2: Christophe Ridley (RFU) TMO: Brett Cronan (RA) |
| New Zealand v Uruguay OL Stadium, Lyon Thursday, 5 October, 2023 | Referee: Wayne Barnes (RFU) Assistant Referee 1: Matthew Carley (RFU) Assistant Referee 2: Jordan Way (RA) TMO: Marius Jonker (SARU) |
| France v Italy OL Stadium, Lyon Friday, 6 October, 2023 | Referee: Karl Dickson (RFU) Assistant Referee 1: Luke Pearce (RFU) Assistant Referee 2: Craig Evans (WRU) TMO: Marius Jonker (SARU) |
| Wales v Georgia Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes Saturday, 7 October, 2023 | Referee: Mathieu Raynal (FFR) Assistant Referee 1: Ben O’Keeffe (NZR) Assistant Referee 2: Pierre Brousset (FFR) TMO: Brendon Pickerill (NZR) |
| England v Samoa Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille Saturday, 7 October, 2023 | Referee: Andrew Brace (IRFU) Assistant Referee 1: Nika Amashukeli (GRU) Assistant Referee 2: Chris Busby (IRFU) TMO: Brian MacNeice (IRFU) |
| Ireland v Scotland Stade de France, Saint-Denis Saturday, 7 October, 2023 | Referee: Nic Berry (RA) Assistant Referee 1: Wayne Barnes (RFU) Assistant Referee 2: Jordan Way (RA) TMO: Brett Cronan (RA) |
| Japan v Argentina Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes Sunday, 8 October, 2023 | Referee: Ben O’Keeffe (NZR) Assistant Referee 1: Paul Williams (NZR) Assistant Referee 2: James Doleman (NZR) TMO: Brendon Pickerill (NZR) |
| Tonga v Romania Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille Sunday, 8 October, 2023 | Referee: Angus Gardner (RA) Assistant Referee 1: Mathieu Raynal (FFR) Assistant Referee 2: Christophe Ridley (RFU) TMO: Brian MacNeice (IRFU) |
| Fiji v Portugal Stadium de Toulouse, Toulouse Sunday, 8 October, 2023 | Referee: Luke Pearce (RFU) Assistant Referee 1: Jaco Peyper (SARU) Assistant Referee 2: Pierre Brousset (FFR) TMO: Ben Whitehouse (WRU) |
All the officials for the World Cup pool stage. Photo: World Rugby
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