The 2023 Rugby World Cup was the tenth men's Rugby World Cup, the quadrennial world championship for national rugby union teams. It took place in France from 8 September to 28 October 2023 in nine venues across the country. The opening game and final took place at the Stade de France, north of Paris. The tournament was held in the bicentenary year of the purported invention of the sport by William Webb Ellis.
South Africa–Scotland at the Stade Vélodrome in Marseille, 10 September 2023
Inaugural 2023 Rugby World Cup match between France and New Zealand on 8 September.
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The Rugby World Cup is a men's rugby union tournament contested every four years between the top international teams, the winners of which are recognised as the World champions of the sport.
The Webb Ellis Cup, awarded to the winner of men's Rugby World Cup.
Ireland v Argentina in 2007
A scrum between Samoa (in blue) and Wales (in red) during the 2011 World Cup
Gavin Hastings of Scotland is one of four players to have kicked a record eight penalties in a single World Cup match.