World Cup fixture break for Ireland
Significantly, the scheduling announced by the IRB yesterday means Eddie O’Sullivan’s side will have one more day’s rest than Argentina ahead of their vital final pool game.
Ireland’s second game is against Georgia on Saturday, September 15, again in Bordeaux, a game which kicks off at 8pm (Irish time). The following Friday — September 21 — the men in green take on hosts France at the Stade de France in Paris, also at 8pm. That means Ireland will have an extra 24 hours’ rest compared to their final pool opponents, Argentina. The South Americans play Namibia on September 22 before they take on Ireland on Sunday, September 30, at Parc des Princes at 4pm.
France will kick-off the tournament against Argentina at the Stade de France Stadium in Paris at 8pm on Friday, September 7, while holders England will begin their defence of the Webb Ellis Cup against USA in Lens the following day, with the match kicking off at 5pm.
Warm favourites New Zealand open their Pool C fixtures against Europe 1 qualifier Italy in Marseille on Saturday September 8. That game kicks off at 12.45pm, while former double world champion Australia play their first match against Japan in Lyon on Saturday, September 8 at 2.45pm.
South Africa’s first Pool C match against Samoa at Parc des Princes, Paris, on Sunday, September 9 will kick-off at 3pm. Scotland’s first Pool C match on the same day in St. Etienne against the yet-to-be-determined Repechage 1 qualifier will kick-off at 5pm. On the same day Wales kick-off at 1pm against Americas 2 qualifier Canada in Nantes.
The Rugby World Cup Final will kick off at 8pm on Saturday, October 20.
Rugby World Cup (kick-offs, Irish time)
September 7, France v Argentina (Paris, 8pm); September 8, New Zealand v Italy (Marseille, 12.45pm), Australia v Japan (Lyon, 2.45pm), England v USA (Lens, 5pm).
September 9, Wales v Canada (Nantes, 1pm), South Africa v Samoa (Paris, 3pm), Scotland v Repechage 1 (St Etienne, 5pm), Ireland v Namibia (Bordeaux, 7pm).
September 11, Argentina v Georgia (Lyon, 7pm).
September 12, USA v Repechage 2 (Montpellier, 1pm), Japan v Fiji (Toulouse, 5pm), Italy v Romania (Marseille, 7pm).
September 14, England v South Africa (Paris, 8pm).
September 15, New Zealand v Repechage 1 (Lyon, midday), Wales v Australia (Cardiff, 2pm), Ireland v Georgia (Bordeaux, 8pm).
September 16, Fiji v Canada (Cardiff, 1pm), Samoa v Repechage 2 (Montpellier, 3pm), France v Namibia (Toulouse, 8pm).
September 18, Scotland v Romania (Edinburgh, 8pm).
September 19, Italy v Repechage 1 (Paris, 7pm).
September 20, Wales v Japan (Cardiff, 8pm).
September 21, France v Ireland (Paris, 8pm).
September 22, South Africa v Repechage 2 (Lens, 1pm), England v Samoa (Nantes, 3pm), Argentina v Namibia (Marseille, 8pm).
September 23, Australia v Fiji (Montpellier, 1.30pm), Scotland v New Zealand (Edinburgh, 4pm).
September 25, Canada v Japan (Bordeaux, 5pm), Romania v Repechage 1 (Toulouse, 7pm).
September 26, Georgia v Namibia (Lens, 5pm), Samoa v USA (St Etienne, 7pm).
September 28, England v Repechage 2 (Paris, 8pm).
September 29, New Zealand v Romania (Toulouse, midday), Australia v Canada (Bordeaux, 2pm), Wales v Fiji (Nantes, 4pm), Scotland v Italy (St Etienne, 8pm).
September 30, France v Georgia (Marseille, 2pm), Ireland v Argentina (Paris, 4pm), South Africa v USA (Montpellier, 7pm).
October 6, quarter-final one (Marseille, 2pm), quarter-final two (Cardiff, 8pm).
October 7, quarter-final three (Marseille, 2pm), quarter-final four (Paris, 8pm).
October 13, semi-final one (Paris, 8pm); October 14, semi-final two (Paris, 8pm).
October 19, third place play-off (Paris, 8pm).
October 20, final (Paris, 8pm).
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