Rugby World Cup 2023: This week’s matches, full schedule and group standings

England face Samoa on Saturday in their final pool match of the Rugby World Cup having already secured their quarter-final spot when Japan toppled Argentina on Thursday.

Steve Borthwick’s side progress as pool winners with a match to spare, taking full advantage of being positioned in the easier half of the draw. When they arrived in France, expectation outside the squad was at an all-time time low amid fears they would fail to emerge from the group, having lost five out of their previous six Tests.

But they have brushed aside Argentina, Japan and Chile and confidence is growing that they can advance deeper into the World Cup.

New Zealand face Uruguay on Thursday, while the following day hosts France play Italy.

How do I watch the Rugby World Cup on TV?

ITV have the exclusive broadcast rights in the UK. The channel for each match is listed below (the vast majority are on ITV1). You can read our guide to the 12 best pundits and commentators working at the tournament. 

The radio commentary of every match is available only on the BBC, across Radio 5 Live, 5 Sports Extra and the BBC Sounds service. 

In the US, the tournament is being shown on NBC Sports. In South Africa the TV coverage is on SuperSport.

Rugby World Cup 2src23 full results, fixtures and schedule

All matches on ITV1 unless specified

Pool matches

• Friday, Sept 8– France 27 New Zealand 13
• Saturday, Sept 9– Italy 52 Namibia 8
• Saturday, Sept 9– Ireland 82 Romania 8
• Saturday, Sept 9– Australia 35 Georgia 15
• Saturday, Sept 9– England 27 Argentina 1src
• Sunday, Sept 1src– Japan 42 Chile 12
• Sunday, Sept 1src– South Africa 18 Scotland 3
• Sunday, Sept 1src– Wales 32 Fiji 26
• Thursday, Sept 14– France 27 Uruguay 12
• Friday, Sept 15– New Zealand 71 Namibia 3
• Saturday, Sept 16 – Samoa 43 Chile 1src
• Saturday, Sept 16– Wales 28 Portugal 8
• Saturday, Sept 16– Ireland 59 Tonga 16
• Sunday, Sept 17– South Africa 76 Romania
• Sunday, Sept 17 – Australia 15 v Fiji 22
• Sunday, Sept 17– England 34 Japan 12
• Wednesday, Sept 2src– Italy 38 Uruguay 17
• Thursday, Sept 21– France 96 Namibia src
• Friday, Sept 22– Argentina 19 Samoa 1src
• Saturday, Sept 23– Georgia 18 Portugal 18
• Saturday, Sept 23– England 71 Chile src
• Saturday, Sept 23– South Africa 8 Ireland 13
• Sunday, Sept 24– Scotland 45 Tonga 17
• Sunday, Sept 24– Wales 4src Australia 6
• Wednesday, Sept 27– Uruguay 36 v Namibia 26
• Thursday, Sept 28– Japan 28 Samoa 22
• Friday, Sept 29– New Zealand 96 Italy 17
• Saturday, Sept 3src – Argentina 59 Chile 5
• Saturday, Sept 3src– Fiji 17 Georgia 12
• Saturday, Sept 3src– Scotland 84 Romania src
• Sunday, Oct 1– Australia 34 Portugal 14
• Sunday, Oct 1– South Africa 49 Tonga 18
• Thursday, Oct 5– New Zealand v Uruguay, OL Stadium, 8pm – ITV 4
• Friday, Oct 6– France v Italy, OL Stadium, 8pm
• Saturday, Oct 7– Wales v Georgia, Stade de la Beaujoire, 2pm
• Saturday, Oct 7– England v Samoa, Stade Pierre-Mauroy, 4.45pm
• Saturday, Oct 7– Ireland v Scotland, Stade de France, 8pm
• Sunday, Oct 8– Japan v Argentina, Stade de la Beaujoire, 12pm
• Sunday, Oct 8– Tonga v Romania, Stade Pierre-Mauroy, 4.45pm – ITV 3
• Sunday, Oct 8– Fiji v Portugal, Stade de Toulouse, 8pm – ITV 4

Quarter-finals

• Saturday, Oct 14– Winner Pool C v Runner-up Pool D, Stade de Marseille, 4pm
• Saturday, Oct 14– Winner Pool B v Runner-up Pool A, Stade de France, 8pm
• Sunday, Oct 15– Winner Pool D v Runner-up Pool C, Stade de Marseille, 4pm
• Sunday, Oct 15– Winner Pool A v Runner-up Pool B, Stade de France, 8pm

Semi-finals

• Friday, Oct 2src– Winner QF 1 v Winner QF 2, Stade de France, 8pm
• Saturday, Oct 21– Winner QF 3 v Winner QF 4, Stade de France, 8pm

Bronze medal match

• Friday, Oct 27– Runner-up SF 1 v Runner-up SF 2, Stade de France, 8pm

Final

• Saturday, Oct 28– Winner SF 1 v Winner SF 2, Stade de Fra