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The kick-off time in your region for every Rugby World Cup game
With just days to go before the World Cup starts in Japan, excitement has reached fever pitch ahead of what promises to be one of the most open tournaments in history.
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The world will not need to wait long for pulsating fixtures, as the All Blacks face South Africa on the second day of the RWC in one of the biggest games ever seen in the pool stages. With France facing Argentina and Ireland facing Scotland that same weekend, the tournament is set to start with a bang.
But with Japan straddling the timezones of both the UK and New Zealand, and with clocks changing in different parts of the world as the RWC goes on, timings may become complicated. So here is a fixture list of all matches in the coming months.
POOL STAGES
Pool A: What times does Japan versus Russia kick-off?
Date: Friday, September 20
UK: 11.45am
Tokyo: 7.45pm
NZ: 10.45pm
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Pool D: What times does Australia versus Fiji kick-off?
Date: Saturday, September 21
UK: 5.45am
Tokyo: 1.45pm
NZ: 4.45pm
Pool C: What times does France versus Argentina kick-off?
Date: Saturday, September 21
UK: 8.15am
Tokyo: 4.15pm
NZ: 7.15pm
Pool B: What times does New Zealand versus South Africa kick-off?
Date: Saturday, September 21
UK: 10.45am
Tokyo: 6.45pm
NZ: 9.45pm
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Pool B: What times does Italy versus Namibia kick-off?
Date: Sunday, September 22
UK: 6.45am
Tokyo: 2.45pm
NZ: 5.45pm
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Pool A: What times does Ireland versus Scotland kick-off?
Date: Sunday, September 22
UK: 8.45am
Tokyo: 4.45pm
NZ: 7.45pm
Pool C: What times does England versus Tonga kick-off?
Date: Sunday, September 22
UK: 11.15am
Tokyo: 7.15pm
NZ: 10.15pm
Pool D: What times does Wales versus Georgia kick-off?
Date: Monday, September 23
UK: 11.15am
Tokyo: 7.15pm
NZ: 10.15pm
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Pool A: What times does Russia versus Samoa kick-off?
Date: Tuesday, September 24
UK: 11.15am
Tokyo: 7.15pm
NZ: 10.15pm
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Pool D: What times does Fiji versus Uruguay kick-off?
Date: Wednesday, September 24
UK: 6.15am
Tokyo: 2.15pm
NZ: 5.15pm
Pool B: What times does Italy versus Canada kick-off?
Date: Thursday, September 26
UK: 8.45am
Tokyo: 4.45pm
NZ: 7.45pm
Pool C: What times does England versus USA kick-off?
Date: Thursday, September 26
UK: 11.45am
Tokyo: 7.45pm
NZ: 10.45pm
Pool C: What times does Argentina versus Tonga kick-off?
Date: Saturday, September 28
UK: 5.45am
Tokyo: 1.45pm
NZ: 4.45pm
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Pool A: What times does Japan versus Ireland kick-off?
Date: Saturday, September 28
UK: 8.15am
Tokyo: 4.15pm
NZ: 7.15pm
Pool B: What times does South Africa versus Namibia kick-off?
Date: Saturday, September 28
UK: 10.45am
Tokyo: 6.45pm
NZ: 9.45pm
Pool D: What times does Georgia versus Uruguay kick-off?
Date: Sunday, September 29
UK: 6.15am
Tokyo: 2.15pm
NZ: 6.15pm
Pool D: What times does Australia versus Wales kick-off?
Date: Sunday, September 29
UK: 8.45am
Tokyo: 4.45pm
NZ: 8.45pm
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Pool A: What times does Scotland versus Samoa kick-off?
Date: Monday, September 30
UK: 11.15am
Tokyo: 7.15pm
NZ: 11.15pm
Pool C: What times does France versus USA kick-off?
Date: Wednesday, October 2
UK: 8.45am
Tokyo: 4.45pm
NZ: 8.45pm
Pool B: What times does New Zealand versus Canada kick-off?
Date: Wednesday, October 2
UK: 11.15am
Tokyo: 7.15pm
NZ: 11.15pm
Pool D: What times does Georgia versus Fiji kick-off?
Date: Thursday, October 3
UK: 6.15am
Tokyo: 2.15pm
NZ: 6.15pm
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Pool A: What times does Ireland versus Russia kick-off?
Date: Thursday, October 3
UK: 11.15am
Tokyo: 7.15pm
NZ: 11.15pm
Pool B: What times does South Africa versus Italy kick-off?
Date: Friday, October 4
UK: 10.45am
Tokyo: 6.45pm
NZ: 10.45pm
Pool D: What times does Australia versus Uruguay kick-off?
Date: Saturday, October 5
UK: 6.15am
Tokyo: 2.15pm
NZ: 6.15pm
Pool C: What times does England versus Argentina kick-off?
Date: Saturday, October 5
UK: 9.00am
Tokyo: 5.00pm
NZ: 9.00pm
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Pool A: What times does Japan versus Samoa kick-off?
Date: Saturday, October 5
UK: 11.30am
Tokyo: 7.30pm
NZ: 11.30pm
Pool B: What times does New Zealand versus Namibia kick-off?
Date: Sunday, October 6
UK: 5.45am
Tokyo: 1.45pm
NZ: 5.45pm
Pool C: What times does France versus Tonga kick-off?
Date: Sunday, October 6UK: 8.45am
Tokyo: 4.45pm
NZ: 8.45pm
Pool B: What times does South Africa versus Canada kick-off?
Date: Tuesday, October 8
UK: 11.15am
Tokyo: 7.15pm
NZ: 11.15pm
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Pool C: What times does Argentina versus USA kick-off?
Date: Wednesday, October 9
UK: 5.45am
Tokyo: 1.45pm
NZ: 5.45pm
Pool A: What times does Scotland versus Russia kick-off?
Date: Wednesday, October 9
UK: 8.15am
Tokyo: 4.15pm
NZ: 8.15pm
Pool D: What times does Wales versus Fiji kick-off?
Date: Wednesday, October 9
UK: 10.45am
Tokyo: 6.45pm
NZ: 10.45pm
Pool D: What times does Australia versus Georgia kick-off?
Date: Friday, October 11
UK: 11.15am
Tokyo: 7.15pm
NZ: 11.15pm
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Pool B: What times does New Zealand versus Italy kick-off?
Date: Saturday, October 12
UK: 5.45am
Tokyo: 1.45pm
NZ: 5.45pm
Pool C: What times does England versus France kick-off?
Date: Saturday, October 12
UK: 9.15am
Tokyo: 5.15pm
NZ: 9.15pm
Pool A: What times does Ireland versus Samoa kick-off?
Date: Saturday, October 12
UK: 11.45am
Tokyo: 7.45pm
NZ: 11.45pm
Pool B: What times does Namibia versus Canada kick-off?
Date: Sunday, October 13
UK: 4.15am
Tokyo: 12.15pm
NZ: 4.15pm
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Pool C: What times does USA versus Tonga kick-off?
Date: Sunday, October 13
UK: 6.45am
Tokyo: 2.45pm
NZ: 6.45pm
Pool D: What times does Wales versus Uruguay kick-off?
Date: Saturday, October 13
UK: 9.15am
Tokyo: 5.15pm
NZ: 9.15pm
Pool A: What times does Japan versus Scotland kick-off?
Date: Sunday, October 13
UK: 11.45am
Tokyo: 7.45pm
NZ: 11.45pm
QUARTER-FINALS
What times does the winner of Pool C versus the runner-up of Pool D kick-off?
Date: Saturday, October 19
UK: 8.15am
Tokyo: 4.15pm
NZ: 8.15pm
What times does the winner of Pool B versus the runner-up of Pool A kick-off?
Date: Saturday, October 19
UK: 11.15am
Tokyo: 7.15pm
NZ: 11.15pm
What times does the winner of Pool D versus the runner-up of Pool C kick-off?
Date: Sunday, October 20
UK: 8.15am
Tokyo: 4.15pm
NZ: 8.15pm
What times does the winner of Pool A versus the runner-up of Pool B kick-off?
Date: Sunday, October 20
UK: 11.15am
Tokyo: 19.15pm
NZ: 11.15pm
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SEMI-FINALS
What times does the winner of quarter-final one versus the winner of quarter-final two kick-off?
Date: Saturday, October 26
UK: 9.00am
Tokyo: 5.00pm
NZ: 9.00pm
What times does the winner of quarter-final three versus the winner of quarter-final four kick-off?
Date: Sunday, October 27
UK: 9.00am
Tokyo: 6.00pm
NZ: 9.00pm
FINALS
What times does the bronze final kick-off?
Date: Friday, November 1
UK: 9.00am
Tokyo: 6.00pm
NZ: 10.00pm
What times does the World Cup final kick-off?
Date: Saturday, November 2
UK: 9.00am
Tokyo: 6.00pm
NZ: 10.00pm
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Comments on RugbyPass
It’s not up to Wales to support Georgian Rugby. That’s up to International Rugby and Georgia. I sympathise with Georgia’s decent attempt to create this fixture. But for Wales the proposed match up is just a potential stick to beat them with and a potential big psychological blow that young Welsh team doesn’t need. (I’m Irish BTW.)
2 Go to commentsCale certainly looks great in space, but as you say, he has struggled in contact. At 23 years old, turning 24 this year, he should be close to full physical maturity and yet there exists a considerable gap in the power and physicality required for international rugby. Weight doesn’t automatically equate to power and physicality either. Can he go from a player who’s being physically dominated in Super rugby to physically dominating in international rugby in 1 or 2 years? That’s a big ask but he may end up being a late bloomer.
24 Go to commentsIf rugby wants to remain interesting in the AI era then it will need to work on changing the rules. AI will reduce the tactical advantage of smart game plans, will neutralize primary attacking weapons, and will move rugby from a being a game of inches to a game of millimetres. It will be about sheer athleticism and technique,about avoiding mistakes, and about referees. Many fans will find that boring. The answer is to add creative degrees of freedom to the game. The 50-22 is an example. But we can have fun inventing others, like the right to add more players for X minutes per game, or the equivalent of the 2-point conversion in American football, the ability to call a 12-player scrum, etc. Not saying these are great ideas, but making the point that the more of these alternatives you allow, the less AI will be able to lock down high-probability strategies. This is not because AI does not have the compute power, but because it has more choices and has less data, or less-specific data. That will take time and debate, but big, positive and immediate impact could be in the area of ref/TMO assistance. The technology is easily good enough today to detect forward passes, not-straight lineouts, offside at breakdown/scrum/lineout, obstruction, early/late tackles, and a lot of other things. WR should be ultra aggressive in doing this, as it will really help in an area in which the game is really struggling. In the long run there needs to be substantial creativity applied to the rules. Without that AI (along with all of the pro innovations) will turn rugby into a bash fest.
24 Go to commentsSouth Africa rarely play Ireland and France on these tours. Mostly, England, Scotland and Wales. I wonder why
1 Go to commentsIt was a let’s-see-what-you're-made-of type of a game. The Bulls do look good when the opposition allows them to, but Munster shut them down, and they could not find a way through. Jake should be very worried about their chances in the competition.
2 Go to commentsHats off to Fabian for a very impressive journey to date. Is it as ‘uniquely unlikely’ as Rugby Pass suggests, given Anton Segner’s journey at the Blues?
1 Go to commentsSad that this was not confirmed. When administrators talk about expanding the game they evidently don’t include pathways to the top tier of rugby for teams outside of the old boys club. Rugby deserves better, and certainly Georgia does.
2 Go to commentsLions might take him on if they move on Van Rooyen but I doubt he will want to go back, might consider it a step backwards for himself. Sharks would take him on but if Plumtree goes on to win the challenge cup they will keep him on. Also sharks showing some promising signs recently. Stormers and Bulls are stable and Springboks are already filled up. Quality coach though, interesting to see where he ends up
1 Go to commentsAnd the person responsible for creating a culture of accountability is?
3 Go to commentsMore useless words from Ben Smith -Please get another team to write about. SA really dont need your input, it suck anyway.
264 Go to commentsThis disgraceful episode must result in management and coach team sackings. A new manager with worse results than previous and the coaching staff need to coached. Awful massacre led by donkeys.
1 Go to commentsInteresting article with one glaring mistake. This sentence: “And between the top four nations right now, Ireland, France, South Africa, and New Zealand…” should read: And between the top four nations right now, South Africa, Ireland, New Zealand and France…”. Get it right wistful thinkers, its not that hard.
24 Go to commentsHow did Penny get the gig anyway?
3 Go to commentsNice write up Nick and I would have agreed a week ago. However as you would know Cale & co got absolutely monstered by the Blues back row of Sotutu, Ioane and Papaliti and not all of these 3 are guaranteed a start in the Black jumper. He may need to put some kgs before stepping up, Spring tour? After the week end Joe will be a bit more restless. Will need to pick a mobile tough pack for Wales and hope England does the right thing and bashes the ABs. I like your last paragraph but I would bring Swinton, Hannigan into the 6 role and Bobby V to 8
24 Go to commentsThe Crusaders can still get in to the Play Off’s. The imminent return of outstanding captain Scott Barrett and his All Black team mate Codie Taylor will be a big boost.There are others like Tamaiti Williams too. Two home games coming up. Fellow Crusader fans get there and support these guys. I will be.
2 Go to commentsCant get more Wellington than Proctor.
2 Go to commentsWhy not let the media decide. Like how they choose the head coach. Like most of us we entrust the rugby system to choose. A rugby team includes the coaches. It's collective.
14 Go to commentsHi NIck, I have been very impressed with him and he seems a smart player who can see opportunities which Bobby V _(who must be an international 6_) doesn’t see or have the speed to take advantage of. If he continues to improve and puts on 5kgs then he could be a great 8. He is a bit taller than Keiran Reid at 1.93m and 111 kgs, so his skill set fits his body size and who knows where it will lead. I hope the spate of Achilles tendon issues have been dealt with by the S&C people. It’s been a very long time since Mark Loane and Kefu stood out at 8. The question is will we be able to hold onto him, if he does make it he will be pretty hot property. I disagree with the idea of letting them go to the Northern Hemisphere and then bring them back.
24 Go to commentsBilly Fulton 🤣🤣🤣🤣 garrrmon not even close
14 Go to commentsDoes the AI take into account refs? hahaha Seriously why not have two on field refs to avoid bias?
24 Go to comments