2015 Rugby World Cup Fixtures

Find out about the Rugby World Cup matches, venues and kick-off times.

The next Rugby World Cup will take place in 2019, and will be hosted by Japan. This tournament takes place every four years.

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2015

Although the Rugby World Cup is taking place in England this year from Friday, 18 September to Saturday, 31 October 2015, that shouldn’t stop you from enjoying the game. Keep up-to-date with all the fixtures and plan your life so that you can kick back and relax when the matches are screened.

This will be the eighth Rugby World Cup, spanning a total of 28 years. The first ever Rugby World Cup was hosted by Australia and New Zealand in 1987 with 16 nations competing for the Webb Ellis Cup. That tournament was won by New Zealand. Since then, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand have all lifted the Webb Ellis Cup twice, while England has won the tournament once. South Africa last brought home the trophy in 2007 after they defeated reigning champions England in a try-less final.

Therefore, South Africa, New Zealand and Australia have the chance this year of being the first team in history to win the Rugby World Cup three times. In 2015, a total of 20 nations will compete – 12 of which qualified automatically from the 2011 Rugby World Cup, and the other eight having qualified through regional competitions.

The 2011 Rugby World Cup was won by the host-nation, New Zealand, who will no doubt play hard to keep the trophy this year.

The only other African country to qualify for this year’s tournament is our northern neighbour, Namibia. Japan is the only Asian country to qualify, and will be the hosts of the 2019 Rugby World Cup. Argentina, Canada, the USA and Uruguay will represent the Americas, whereas Australia, Fiji, New Zealand, Samoa and Tonga will represent the Australasian islands. The most entrants from a single continent, however, are from Europe - England, France, Georgia, Ireland, Italy, Romania, Scotland and Wales.

Check out our list of the top places to watch the Rugby World Cup in Cape Town and the Winelands. 

 

2015 RUGBY WORLD CUP FIXTURES
DATE	MATCH	TIME	VENUE
SEPTEMBER 2015
18 Sep	England vs. Fiji	9pm	Twickenham, London
19 Sep	Tonga vs. Georgia	1pm	Kingsholm Stadium, Gloucester
19 Sep	Ireland vs. Canada	3:30pm	Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
19 Sep	South Africa vs. Japan	5:45pm	Brighton Community Centre, Brighton
19 Sep	France vs. Italy	9pm	Twickenham, London
20 Sep	Samoa vs. USA	1pm	Brighton Community Centre, Brighton
20 Sep	Wales vs. Uruguay	3:30pm	Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
20 Sep	New Zealand vs. Argentina	5:45pm	Wembley Stadium, London
23 Sep	Scotland vs. Japan	3:30pm	Kingsholm Stadium, Gloucester
23 Sep	Australia vs. Fiji	5:45pm	Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
23 Sep	France vs. Romania	9pm	Olympic Stadium, London
24 Sep	New Zealand vs. Namibia	9pm	Olympic Stadium, London
25 Sep	Argentina vs. Georgia	5:45pm	Kingsholm Stadium, Gloucester
26 Sep	Italy vs. Canada	3:30pm	Elland Road, Leeds
26 Sep	South Africa vs. Samoa	5:45pm	Villa Park, Birmingham
26 Sep	England vs. Wales	9pm	Twickenham, London
27 Sep	Australia vs. Uruguay	1pm	Villa Park, Birmingham
27 Sep	Scotland vs. USA	3:30pm	Elland Road, Leeds
27 Sep	Ireland vs. Romania	5:45pm	Wembley Stadium, London
29 Sep	Tonga vs. Namibia	5:45pm	Sandy Park, Exeter
OCTOBER 2015
1 Oct	Wales vs. Fiji	5:45pm	Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
1 Oct	France vs. Canada	9pm	Stadium MK, Milton Keynes
2 Oct	New Zealand vs. Georgia	9pm	Millennium stadium, Cardiff
3 Oct	Samoa vs. Japan	3:30pm	Stadium MK, Milton Keynes
3 Oct	South Africa vs. Scotland	5:45pm	St James’ Park, Newcastle
3 Oct	England vs. Australia	9pm	Twickenham, London
4 Oct	Argentina vs. Tonga	3:30pm	Leicester City Stadium, Leicester
4 Oct	Ireland vs. Italy	5:45pm	Olympic Stadium, London
6 Oct	Canada vs. Romania	5:45pm	Leicester City Stadium, Leicester
6 Oct	Fiji vs. Uruguay	9pm	Stadium MK, Milton Keynes
7 Oct	South Africa vs. USA	5:45pm	Olympic Stadium, London
7 Oct	Namibia vs. Georgia	9pm	Sandy Park, Exeter
9 Oct	New Zealand vs. Tonga	9pm	St James’ Park, Newcastle
10 Oct	Samoa vs. Scotland	3:30pm	St James’ Park, Newcastle
10 Oct	Australia vs. Wales	5:45pm	Twickenham, London
10 Oct	England vs. Uruguay	9pm	Manchester City Stadium
11 Oct	Argentina vs. Namibia	1pm	Leicester City Stadium, Leicester
11 Oct	Italy vs. Romania	3:30pm	Sandy Park, Exeter
11 Oct	France vs. Ireland	5:45pm	Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
11 Oct	USA vs. Japan	9pm	Kingsholm Stadium, Gloucester
17 Oct (QF1)	Winner Pool B vs. Runner-up Pool A	5pm	Twickenham, London
17 Oct (QF2)	Winner Pool C vs. Runner-up Pool D	9pm	Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
18 Oct (QF3)	Winner Pool D vs. Runner-up Pool C	2pm	Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
18 Oct (QF4)	Winner Pool A vs. Runner-up Pool B	5pm	Twickenham, London
24 Oct (SF1)	Winner QF1 vs. Winner QF2	5pm	Twickenham, London
25 Oct (SF2)	Winner QF3 vs. Winner QF4	8:15pm	Bidvest Stadium
30 Oct	Loser SF1 vs. Loser SF2	10pm	Olympic Stadium, London
31 Oct	Winner SF1 vs. Winner SF2	6pm	Twickenham, London

TICKETS FOR THE 2015 RUGBY WORLD CUP IN ENGLAND

Tickets to this year’s Rugby World Cup can be purchased online via Tickets.rugbyworldcup.com and will remain on sale until they are sold out. Visit Rugbyworldcup.com for more information about selling and buying tickets via their Official Resale Service.

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