{"id":286240,"date":"2023-09-04T08:36:07","date_gmt":"2023-09-04T08:36:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/?p=286240"},"modified":"2023-09-04T08:36:07","modified_gmt":"2023-09-04T08:36:07","slug":"rugby-world-cup-stadiums-which-cities-in-france-are-hosting-matches","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/rugby-union\/rugby-world-cup-stadiums-which-cities-in-france-are-hosting-matches\/","title":{"rendered":"Rugby World Cup stadiums: Which cities in France are hosting matches?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The 2023 Rugby World Cup could be the most hard-fought yet with 20 nations competing in France.<\/p>\n
The venues for the competition are spread right around the country, from the rugby heartlands of the south up to Nantes, Paris and Lille further north.<\/p>\n
The men\u2019s World Cup was last hosted in France in 2007, and a number of stadiums used for that tournament again make the cut.<\/p>\n
And with hopes high for a home success, the atmosphere should be electric right around the country.<\/p>\n
Here\u2019s everything you need to know about every match venue:<\/p>\n
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Stade de Bordeaux, Bordeaux<\/strong><\/p>\n Capacity: 42,060<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Home to Bordeaux\u2019s top football team, now in Ligue 2, this impressive arena was opened in 2015 and is sponsored by French insurance company Matmut. Nestled next to a nature reserve towards the north of the city on the banks of the Garonne, the stadium features quirky architecture and hosted five games during Euro 2016 – though is yet to hold an international game of rugby. <\/p>\n Matches:<\/strong><\/p>\n Ireland vs Romania, Pool B, Saturday 9 September<\/p>\n Wales vs Fiji, Pool C, Sunday 10 September<\/p>\n Samoa vs Chile, Pool D, Saturday 16 September<\/p>\n South Africa vs Romania, Pool B, Sunday 17 September<\/p>\n Fiji vs Georgia, Pool C, Saturday 30 September<\/p>\n Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Etienne<\/strong><\/p>\n Capacity: 41,965<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Nicknamed \u201cle Chaudron\u201d (the Cauldron), or \u201cl\u2019enfer vert\u201d (the Green Hell), AS Saint-Etienne\u2019s home has been upgraded since hosting a handful of games during the 2007 tournament. English football fans may remember Stade Geoffroy-Guichard from their side\u2019s 1998 Fifa World Cup exit on penalties to Argentina, while the stadium will celebrate a centenary year in 2031. <\/p>\n Matches:<\/strong><\/p>\n Italy vs Namibia, Pool A, Saturday 9 September<\/p>\n Australia vs Fiji, Pool C, Sunday 17 September<\/p>\n Argentina vs Samoa, Pool D, Friday 22 September<\/p>\n Australia vs Portugal, Pool C, Sunday 1 October<\/p>\n Stade de Nice, Nice<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Capacity: 35,983<\/em><\/p>\n More commonly known as the Allianz Riviera, the World Cup marks a decade since the Nice venue was opened. Occasionally used by Toulon, the stadium is a few kilometres in-land from the hub of the Mediterranean hotspot, adjacent to the river Var. There is a museum of sports history on site for visitors to enjoy and the structure features a three-dimensional wooden frame that was the largest ever designed for a venue of this kind at the time of opening.<\/p>\n Matches:<\/strong><\/p>\n Wales vs Portugal, Pool C, Saturday 16 September<\/p>\n England vs Japan, Pool D, Sunday 17 September<\/p>\n Italy vs Uruguay, Pool A, Wednesday 20 September<\/p>\n Scotland vs Tonga, Pool B, Sunday 24 September<\/p>\n Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes<\/strong><\/p>\n Capacity: 35,520<\/em><\/p>\n Another returning venue from 2007, Ligue 1\u2019s FC Nantes are the regular tenants of the Stade de la Beaujoire. It had been marked for demolition, with a proposed new build entitled YelloPark due to be built for this tournament and next year\u2019s Paris Olympics, but the city council elected not to go ahead with the project. It was here in 2007 that Fiji stunned Wales to knock the Six Nations side out in the pool stages.<\/p>\n Matches:<\/strong><\/p>\n Ireland vs Tonga, Pool B, Saturday 16 September<\/p>\n Argentina vs Chile, Pool D, Saturday 30 September<\/p>\n Wales vs Georgia, Pool C, Saturday 7 October<\/p>\n Japan vs Argentina, Pool D, Sunday 8 October<\/p>\n Stadium de Toulouse, Toulouse<\/strong><\/p>\n Capacity: 33,150<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n The smallest of the nine venues, the Stadium de Toulouse is an occasional home of the city\u2019s rugby side, the reigning French champions and provider of many of the national team\u2019s best players. A third renovation was completed in 2016 to an arena first built for the 1938 Fifa World Cup.<\/p>\n Matches:<\/strong><\/p>\n Japan vs Chile, Pool D, Sunday 10 September<\/p>\n New Zealand vs Namibia, Pool A, Friday 15 September<\/p>\n Georgia vs Portgual, Pool C, Saturday 23 September.<\/p>\n Japan vs Samoa, Pool D, Thursday 28 September<\/p>\n Fiji vs Portugal, Pool C, Sunday 8 October<\/p>\n Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille<\/strong><\/p>\n Capacity: 50,096<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n The impressive Stade Pierre-Mauroy, named after the former French prime minister and sponsored by sporting retail giants Decathlon, has established itself as the marquee arena in northern France. Located in Villeneuve-d\u2019Ascq, which sits between Lille and Roubaix in a sprawling metropolis close to the border with Belgium, the stadium will host France\u2019s Six Nations game against Italy next year with the Stade de France unavailable ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympics<\/p>\n Matches:<\/strong><\/p>\n France vs Uruguay, Pool A, Thursday 14 September<\/p>\n England vs Chile, Pool D, Saturday 23 September<\/p>\n Scotland vs Romania, Pool B, Saturday 30 September<\/p>\n England vs Samoa, Pool D, Saturday 7 October<\/p>\n Tonga vs Romania, Pool B, Sunday 8 October<\/p>\n OL Stadium, Lyon<\/strong><\/p>\n Capacity: 58,883<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Located in the Lyon suburb of D\u00e9cines-Charpieu, the venue otherwise known as Groupama Stadium will host five tournament games. The brainchild of former Olympique Lyonnais president Jean-Michel Aulas, the final of the 2019 Fifa Women\u2019s World Cup was held at the venue. Taylor Swift\u2019s Eras Tour will visit for two dates next June, while the stadium will also host the encounter between France and England on the final weekend of the 2024 Six Nations.<\/p>\n Matches:<\/strong><\/p>\n Wales vs Australia, Pool C, Sunday 24 September<\/p>\n Uruguay vs Namibia, Pool A, Wednesday 27 September<\/p>\n New Zealand vs Italy, Pool A, Friday 29 September<\/p>\n New Zealand vs Uruguay, Pool A, Thursday 5 October<\/p>\n France vs Italy, Pool A, Friday 6 October<\/p>\n Stade Velodrome, Marseille<\/strong><\/p>\n Capacity: 67,847<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n A regular haunt for the French national team when away from the Stade de France, the Marseille amphitheatre was also the venue for La Rochelle\u2019s win over Leinster in last year\u2019s Champions Cup final. The Stade Velodrome is scheduled to host two quarter finals, just as it did in 2007. <\/p>\n Matches:<\/strong><\/p>\n England vs Argentina, Pool D, Saturday 9 September<\/p>\n South Africa vs Scotland, Pool B, Sunday 10 September<\/p>\n France vs Namibia, Pool A, Thursday 21 September<\/p>\n South Africa vs Tonga, Pool B, Sunday 1 October<\/p>\n Quarter-Final 1 (Winner Pool C vs Runner-up Pool D), Saturday 14 October<\/p>\n Quarter-Final 3 (Winner Pool D vs Runner-up Pool C), Sunday 15 October<\/p>\n Stade de France, Paris<\/strong><\/p>\n Capacity:<\/em>81,500<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n The French national stadium is one of only two arenas in the world (Yokohama Stadium) to have held both a football and rugby World Cup final, and hopes will be high that the host nation can replicate the achievement of their 1998 footballing counterparts and secure a World Cup crown on home soil. The problems fans encountered at last year\u2019s Champions League final will worry organisers, though World Rugby are confident there will be no repeat.<\/p>\n The sixth largest stadium in Europe will host the athletics during Paris 2024.<\/p>\n Matches:<\/strong><\/p>\n France vs New Zealand, Pool A, Friday 8 September<\/p>\n Australia vs Georgia, Pool C, Saturday 9 September<\/p>\n South Africa vs Ireland, Pool B, Saturday 23 September<\/p>\n Ireland vs Scotland, Pool B, Saturday 7 October<\/p>\n Quarter Final 2 (Winner Pool B vs Runner-up Pool A), Saturday 14 October<\/p>\n Quarter-Final 4 (Winner Pool A vs Runner-up Pool B), Sunday 15 October<\/p>\n Semi-Final 1 (Winner QF1 vs Winner QF 2), Friday 20 October<\/p>\n Semi-Final 2 (Winner QF3 vs Winner QF 4), Saturday 21 October<\/p>\n Bronze Final, Friday 27 October<\/p>\n Final, Saturday 28 October<\/p>\nRecommended<\/h3>\n
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