Rugby World Cup Schedule
The Rugby World Cup will be contested over a period of 44 days between 20 different rugby nations - totally over 48 fixtures.
France, the Rugby World Cup Host Nation, will open the tournament on the 7th September playing Argentina at Stade de France. This venue will also act as the stadium for the Rugby World Cup Final contested on the 20 October.
The 20 nations are split up into four pools of five teams, designated A through to D. Classification within each pool is based on the following scoring system; four points for a win, two for a draw and none for a loss.
A bonus point can be awarded in each of the following instances; a team scores four or more tries and/or a team loses by seven points or less.
There is a panel of 12 referees and 13 touch judges for the pool stages. For the finals stages, the 12 referees will be used as both referees and touch judges.
Rugby World Cup Pool A - Matches
| DateGMT | Team A | Team B | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-09-08 18:00 |
England | USA | Stade Félix Bollaert, Lens Referee: Jonathan Kaplan |
| 2007-09-09 16:00 |
South Africa | Samoa | Parc des Princes, Paris Referee: Paul Honiss |
| 2007-09-12 14:00 |
USA | Tonga | Stade de la Mosson, Montpellier Referee: Stuart Dickinson |
| 2007-09-14 21:00 |
England | South Africa | Stade de France, Saint-Denis Referee: Joël Jutge |
| 2007-09-16 16:00 |
Samoa | Tonga | Stade de la Mosson, Montpellier Referee: Jonathan Kaplan |
| 2007-09-22 14:00 |
South Africa | Tonga | Stade Félix Bollaert, Lens Referee: Wayne Barnes |
| 2007-09-22 16:00 |
England | Samoa | Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes Referee: Alan Lewis |
| 2007-09-26 20:00 |
Samoa | USA | Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne Referee: Wayne Barnes |
| 2007-09-28 21:00 |
England | Tonga | Parc des Princes, Paris Referee: Alain Rolland |
| 2007-09-30 20:00 |
South Africa | USA | Stade de la Mosson, Montpellier Referee: Tony Spreadbury |
Rugby World Cup Pool B - Matches
| DateGMT | Team A | Team B | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-09-08 15:45 |
Australia | Japan | Stade de Gerland, Lyon Referee: Alan Lewis |
| 2007-09-09 14:00 |
Wales | Canada | Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes Referee: Alain Rolland |
| 2007-09-12 18:00 |
Japan | Fiji | Stadium de Toulouse, Toulouse Referee: Marius Jonker |
| 2007-09-15 14:00 |
Wales | Australia | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff Referee: Steve Walsh |
| 2007-09-16 14:00 |
Fiji | Canada | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff Referee: Tony Spreadbury |
| 2007-09-20 21:00 |
Wales | Japan | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff Referee: Joël Jutge |
| 2007-09-23 14:30 |
Australia | Fiji | Stade de la Mosson, Montpellier Referee: Nigel Owens |
| 2007-09-25 18:00 |
Canada | Japan | Stade Chaban-Delmas, Bordeaux Referee: Jonathan Kaplan |
| 2007-09-29 15:00 |
Australia | Canada | Stade Chaban-Delmas, Bordeaux Referee: Chris White |
| 2007-09-29 17:00 |
Wales | Fiji | Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes Referee: Stuart Dickinson |
Rugby World Cup Pool C - Matches
| DateGMT | Team A | Team B | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-09-08 13:45 |
New Zealand | Italy | Stade Vélodrome, Marseille Referee: Wayne Barnes |
| 2007-09-09 18:00 |
Scotland | Portugal | Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne Referee: Steve Walsh |
| 2007-09-12 20:00 |
Italy | Romania | Stade Vélodrome, Marseille Referee: Tony Spreadbury |
| 2007-09-15 13:00 |
New Zealand | Portugal | Stade de Gerland, Lyon Referee: Chris White |
| 2007-09-18 21:00 |
Scotland | Romania | Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh Referee: Nigel Owens |
| 2007-09-19 20:00 |
Italy | Portugal | Parc des Princes, Paris Referee: Marius Jonker |
| 2007-09-23 17:00 |
Scotland | New Zealand | Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh Referee: Marius Jonker |
| 2007-09-25 20:00 |
Romania | Portugal | Stadium de Toulouse, Toulouse Referee: Paul Honiss |
| 2007-09-29 13:00 |
New Zealand | Romania | Stadium de Toulouse, Toulouse Referee: Joël Jutge |
| 2007-09-29 21:00 |
Scotland | Italy | Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne Referee: Jonathan Kaplan |
Rugby World Cup Pool D - Matches
| DateGMT | Team A | Team B | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-09-07 21:00 |
France | Argentina | Stade de France, Saint-Denis Referee: Tony Spreadbury |
| 2007-09-09 20:00 |
Ireland | Namibia | Stade Chaban-Delmas, Bordeaux Referee: Joël Jutge |
| 2007-09-11 20:00 |
Argentina | Georgia | Stade de Gerland, Lyon Referee: Nigel Owens |
| 2007-09-15 21:00 |
Ireland | Georgia | Stade Chaban-Delmas, Bordeaux Referee: Wayne Barnes |
| 2007-09-16 21:00 |
France | Namibia | Stadium de Toulouse, Toulouse Referee: Alain Rolland |
| 2007-09-21 20:00 |
France | Ireland | Stade de France, Saint-Denis Referee: Chris White |
| 2007-09-22 21:00 |
Argentina | Namibia | Stade Vélodrome, Marseille Referee: Stuart Dickinson |
| 2007-09-26 18:00 |
Georgia | Namibia | Stade Félix Bollaert, Lens Referee: Steve Walsh |
| 2007-09-30 15:00 |
France | Georgia | Stade Vélodrome, Marseille Referee: Alan Lewis |
| 2007-09-30 17:00 |
Ireland | Argentina | Parc des Princes, Paris Referee: Paul Honiss |
