Rugby World Cup warm up matches: Fixtures, results, schedule for teams in build-up to France 2023

Joe Wright

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The 10th Rugby World Cup will take place in 2023 as France hosts the whole of the sport's showpiece event for the first time, starting on September 8 and playing through until October 28.

Before the action takes place, all of the teams play in a number of warm-up matches as they prepare to live up to expectations at the competition.

These Test matches were a chance for coaches to experiment with lineups before the World Cup gets underway, although it's fair to say some sides had more successful preparations than others.

The Sporting News keeps you up to date with all the fixtures and results from the warm-up matches before the 2023 Rugby World Cup.

Rugby World Cup warm up matches: Schedule, results

Argentina

DateVenueMatch
Aug. 5, 2023Estadio Jose AmalfitaniArgentina 13-24 South Africa
Aug. 26, 2023Estadio MetropolitanoSpain 3-62 Argentina

Australia

DateVenueMatch
Aug. 5, 2023Forsyth Barr StadiumNew Zealand 23-20 Australia
Aug. 26, 2023Stade de FranceFrance 41-17 Australia

Chile

DateVenueMatch
July 29, 2023Estadio CharruaUruguay 26-25 Chile
Aug. 12, 2023Estadio Elias Figueroa BranderChile 26-28 Namibia
Aug. 26, 2023Estadio German BeckerChile 26-28 Argentina XV

England

DateVenueMatch
Aug. 5, 2023Millennium StadiumWales 20-9 England
Aug. 12, 2023Twickenham StadiumEngland 19-17 Wales
Aug. 19, 2023Aviva StadiumIreland 29-10 England
Aug. 26, 2023Twickenham StadiumEngland 22-30 Fiji

Fiji

DateVenueMatch
Aug. 19, 2023Stade de la BeaujoireFrance 34-17 Fiji
Aug. 26, 2023Twickenham StadiumEngland 22-30 Fiji

France

DateVenueMatch
Aug. 5, 2023Murrayfield StadiumScotland 25-21 France
Aug. 12, 2023Stade Geoffroy-GuichardFrance 30-27 Scotland
Aug. 19, 2023Stade de la BeaujoireFrance 34-17 Fiji
Aug. 27, 2023Stade de FranceFrance 41-17 Australia

Georgia

DateVenueMatch
Aug. 12, 2023Mikheil Meskhi StadiumGeorgia 56-6 Romania
Aug. 19, 2023Mikheil Meskhi StadiumGeorgia 22-7 USA
Aug. 26, 2023Murrayfield StadiumScotland 33-6 Georgia

Ireland

DateVenueMatch
Aug. 5, 2023Aviva StadiumIreland 33-17 Italy
Aug. 19, 2023Aviva StadiumIreland 29-10 England
Aug. 26, 2023Stade Jean-DaugerIreland 17-13 Samoa

Italy

DateVenueMatch
July. 29, 2023Murrayfield StadiumScotland 25-13 Italy
Aug. 5, 2023Aviva StadiumIreland 33-17 Italy
Aug. 19, 2023Stadio Riviera delle PalmeItaly 57-7 Romania
Aug. 26, 2023Stadio Comunale di MonigoItaly 42-21 Japan

Japan

DateVenueMatch
July. 8, 2023Chichibunomiya Rugby StadiumJapan XV 6-38 All Blacks XV
July. 15, 2023Egao Kenko StadiumJapan 27-41 All Blacks XV
Aug. 26, 2023Stadio Comunale di MonigoItaly 42-21 Japan

Namibia

DateVenueMatch
July. 29, 2023Estadio CharrúaNamibia 27-34 Argentina XV
Aug. 5, 2023Estadio CharrúaUruguay 26-18 Namibia
Aug. 12, 2023Estadio Elías FigueroaChile 26-28 Namibia
Aug. 26, 2023Hage Geingob Rugby StadiumNamibia 30-43 Bulls

New Zealand

DateVenueMatch
July. 8, 2023Chichibunomiya Rugby StadiumJapan XV 6-38 All Blacks XV
July. 15, 2023Egao Kenko StadiumJapan 27-41 All Blacks XV
Aug. 5, 2023Forsyth Barr StadiumNew Zealand 23-20 Australia
Aug. 25, 2023Twickenham StadiumNew Zealand 7-35 South Africa

Portugal

DateVenueMatch
Aug. 12, 2023Estadio AlgarvePortugal 46-20 USA
Aug. 26, 2023Stade Jules-LadoumèguePortugal 17-30 Australia A

Romania

DateVenueMatch
Aug. 5, 2023Stadionul Arcul de TriumfRomania 17-31 USA
Aug. 12, 2023Mikheil Meskhi StadiumGeorgia 56-6 Romania
Aug. 19, 2023Stadio Riviera delle PalmeItaly 57-7 Romania

Samoa

DateVenueMatch
Aug. 18, 2023Stade Amedee-DomenechSamoa 28-14 Barbarians
Aug. 26, 2023Stade Jean-DaugerIreland 17-13 Samoa

Scotland

DateVenueMatch
July. 29, 2023Murrayfield StadiumScotland 25-13 Italy
Aug. 5, 2023Murrayfield StadiumScotland 25-21 France
Aug. 12, 2023Stade Geoffroy-GuichardFrance 30-27 Scotland
Aug. 26, 2023Murrayfield StadiumScotland 33-6 Georgia

South Africa

DateVenueMatch
Aug. 5, 2023Jose Amalfitani StadiumArgentina 13-24 South Africa
Aug. 19, 2023Millennium StadiumWales 16-52 South Africa
Aug. 25, 2023 Twickenham StadiumNew Zealand 7-35 South Africa

Tonga

DateVenueMatch
July. 14, 2023Teufaiva Sport StadiumTonga 27-21 Australia A
Aug. 10, 2023Teufaiva Sport StadiumTonga 28-3 Canada
Aug. 15, 2023Teufaiva Sport StadiumTonga 36-12 Canada

Uruguay

DateVenueMatch
July. 29, 2023Estadio CharruaUruguay 26-25 Chile
Aug. 5, 2023Estadio CharruaUruguay 26-18 Namibia
Aug. 18, 2023Estadio CharruaUruguay 33-13 Argentina XV

Wales

DateVenueMatch
Aug. 5, 2023Millennium StadiumWales 20-9 England
Aug. 12, 2023Twickenham StadiumEngland 19-17 Wales
Aug. 19, 2023Millennium StadiumWales 16-52 South Africa

Rugby World Cup 2023 live stream, TV channel 

 TV channelStreaming
USACNBCPeacock, NBC Sports
UKITV, S4CITVX, STV Player
Australia—Stan Sport
CanadaTSNTSN
India——
New ZealandSky Sport NZ, Prime TVSky Sport NOW, Prime TV
SingaporebeIN Sports (StarHub Ch. 212)StarHub TV+, beIN Sports Connect
Hong KongbeIN SportsbeIN Sports Connect
MalaysiabeIN SportsbeIN Sports Connect

Australia: Stan Sport will be streaming all 48 matches live and on demand. All games involving the Wallabies will also be shown on Channel 9 and streamed on 9Now.

Canada: Fans can stream the action via TSN.

UK: ITV will broadcast matches via its free-to-air channels and online platform ITVX.

USA: All matches can be streamed via Peacock or NBC's website and app. Certain games will also be broadcast on CNBC.

Joe Wright

Joe Wright is a Senior Editor at Sporting News, overseeing global soccer and multisport. He was previously a sub editor and writer for Goal.com before spending six years as part of the Stats Perform news service, covering major global sports news, data analytics, features and video content. Joe has extensive experience covering some of the biggest events in football, including two UEFA Champions League finals, Euro 2016, the Confederations Cup 2017 and the 2018 World Cup, which included the final in Moscow.