Hosts: France Dates: 8 September to 28 October |
Coverage: Full commentary of every game on BBC Radio 5 Live and BBC Sounds, plus text updates on the BBC Sport website and app. |
The Rugby World Cup final take place on Saturday and you can listen to live radio commentary on the BBC.
Commentary will be available on BBC Radio 5 Live, BBC Sounds, the BBC Sport website and the BBC Sport app.
There will be live text commentary on the BBC Sport website.
In the UK, the tournament will be televised on ITV.
Rugby World Cup fixtures
All times are BST unless stated and are subject to change. The BBC is not responsible for any changes that may be made. Coverage is only available for UK users
World Cup third-place play-off
Friday, 27 October
Third-place match (Stade de France)
20:00 - Argentina v England - BBC Radio 5 Live
World Cup final
Saturday, 28 October
Final (Stade de France)
20:00 - New Zealand v South Africa - BBC Radio 5 Live
If teams are tied at full time, then the winner will be determined through extra time, then sudden death if there is still no winner and finally a kicking competition if the scores are still tied.
World Cup semi-finals
Friday, 20 October
Argentina 6-44 New Zealand (Stade de France)
Saturday, 21 October
England 15-16 South Africa (Stade de France)
World Cup quarter-finals
Saturday, 14 October
Wales 17-29 Argentina (Stade de Marseille)
Ireland 24-28 New Zealand (Stade de France)
Sunday, 15 October
England 30-24 Fiji (Stade de Marseille)
France 28-29 South Africa (Stade de France)
World Cup pool stage results
Friday, 8 September
Pool A: France 27-13 New Zealand (Stade de France)
Saturday, 9 September
Pool A: Italy 52-8 Namibia (Stade Geoffroy-Guichard)
Pool B: Ireland 82-8 Romania (Stade de Bordeaux)
Pool C: Australia 35-15 Georgia (Stade de France)
Pool D: England 27-10 Argentina (Stade de Marseille)
Sunday, 10 September
Pool D: Japan 42-12 Chile (Stade de Toulouse)
Pool B: South Africa 18-3 Scotland (Stade de Marseille)
Pool C: Wales 32-26 Fiji (Stade de Bordeaux)
Thursday, 14 September
Pool A: France 27-12 Uruguay (Stade Pierre-Mauroy)
Friday, 15 September
Pool A: New Zealand 71-3 Namibia (Stadium de Toulouse)
Saturday, 16 September
Pool D: Samoa 43-10 Chile (Stade de Bordeaux)
Pool C: Wales 28-8 Portugal (Stade de Nice)
Pool B: Ireland 59-16 Tonga (Stade de la Beaujoire)
Sunday, 17 September
Pool B: South Africa 76-0 Romania (Stade de Bordeaux)
Pool C: Australia 15-22 Fiji (Stade Geoffroy-Guichard)
Pool D: England 34-12 Japan (Stade de Nice)
Wednesday, 20 September
Pool A: Italy 38-17 Uruguay (Stade de Nice)
Thursday, 21 September
Pool A: France 96-0 Namibia (Stade de Marseille)
Friday, 22 September
Pool D: Argentina 19-10 Samoa (Stade Geoffroy-Guichard)
Saturday, 23 September
Pool C: Georgia 18-18 Portugal (Stadium de Toulouse)
Pool D: England 71-0 Chile (Stade Pierre-Mauroy)
Pool B: South Africa 8-13 Ireland (Stade de France)
Sunday, 24 September
Pool B: Scotland 45-17 Tonga (Stade de Nice)
Pool C: Wales 40-6 Australia (OL Stadium)
Wednesday, 27 September
Pool A: Uruguay 36-26 Namibia (OL Stadium)
Thursday, 28 September
Pool D: Japan 28-22 Samoa (Stade de Toulouse)
Friday, 29 September
Pool A: New Zealand 96-17 Italy (OL Stadium)
Saturday, 30 September
Pool D: Argentina 59-5 Chile (Stade de la Beaujoire)
Pool C: Fiji 17-12 Georgia (Stade de Bordeaux)
Pool B: Scotland 84-0 Romania (Stade Pierre-Mauroy)
Sunday, 1 October
Pool C: Australia 34-14 Portugal (Stade Geoffroy-Guichard)
Pool B: South Africa 49-18 Tonga (Stade de Marseille)
Thursday, 5 October
Pool A: New Zealand 73-0 Uruguay (OL Stadium)
Friday, 6 October
Pool A: France 60-7 Italy (OL Stadium)
Saturday, 7 October
Pool C: Wales 43-19 Georgia (Stade de la Beaujoire)
Pool D: England 18-17 Samoa (Stade Pierre-Mauroy)
Pool B: Ireland 36-14 Scotland (Stade de France)
Sunday, 8 October
Pool D: Japan 27-39 Argentina (Stade de la Beaujoire)
Pool B: Tonga 45-24 Romania (Stade Pierre-Mauroy)
Pool C: Fiji 23-24 Portugal (Stade de Toulouse)
Rugby World Cup venues: Where are the matches being played?
Matches will be played across nine host cities - Paris, Marseille, Nice, Bordeaux, Toulouse, Lyon, Lille, Saint-Etienne and Nantes.
World Cup squads
Each head coach has named a 33-man squad which was submitted to World Rugby on 28 August. Changes can be made because of injury throughout the tournament.
Who are the defending champions?
South Africa won the last World Cup held in Japan in 2019, beating England 32-12 in the final in Yokohama.
In the World Cup's 36-year history, only four countries - New Zealand, Australia, South Africa and England - have triumphed.
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