Top-ranked Ireland claimed a 13-8 statement victory over defending champions South Africa in a high-octane heavyweight World Cup clash that lived up to the hype at a sweltering Stade de France on Saturday.
Meantime, in Lille, Steve Borthwick’s triple-playmaker plan worked well against Chile as England delivered its best display at the tournament so far.
In a match that sometimes looked like a training run, Owen Farrell, George Ford and Marcus Smith showed on Saturday they can share the field and deliver.
On Sunday, Scotland take on Tonga in Nice knowing only victory will keepalive their hopes of progressing from Pool B.
Defeat in their opening match to current holders South Africa has taken away any margin for error for Gregor Townsend’s side.
Whilst, Wales and Australia collide in a massive Pool C showdown on Sunday evening. It is now do-or-die territory for the Wallabies in terms of their quarter-final hopes after slipping to a first defeat by Fiji for 69 years.
What are the next matches?
- Sunday, Sept 24 – Scotland v Tonga, Stade de Nice, 4.45pm – ITV 1
- Sunday, Sept 24 – Wales v Australia, OL Stadium, 8pm – ITV 1
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 2023 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 10
- Sunday, Sept 10 – Japan 42 Chile 12
- Sunday, Sept 10 – South Africa 18 Scotland 3
- Sunday, Sept 10 – 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 10
- 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 20 – Italy 38 Uruguay 17
- Thursday, Sept 21 – France 96 Namibia 0
- Friday, Sept 22 – Argentina 19 Samoa 10
- Saturday, Sept 23 – Georgia 18 Portugal 18
- Saturday, Sept 23 – England 71 Chile 0
- Saturday, Sept 23 – South Africa 8 Ireland 13
- Sunday, Sept 24 – Scotland v Tonga, Stade de Nice, 4.45pm
- Sunday, Sept 24 – Wales v Australia, OL Stadium, 8pm
- Wednesday, Sept 27 – Uruguay v Namibia, OL Stadium, 4.45pm – ITV 4
- Thursday, Sept 28 – Japan v Samoa, Stade de Toulouse, 8pm – ITV 4
- Friday, Sept 29 – New Zealand v Italy, OL Stadium, 8pm
- Saturday, Sept 30 – Argentina v Chile, Stade de la Beaujoire, 2pm
- Saturday, Sept 30 – Fiji v Georgia, Stade de Bordeaux, 4.45pm
- Saturday, Sept 30 – Scotland v Romania, Stade Pierre-Mauroy, 8pm
- Sunday, Oct 1 – Australia v Portugal, Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, 4.45pm – ITV 4
- Sunday, Oct 1 – South Africa v Tonga, Stade de Marseille, 8pm
- 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 20 – 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
