Updated Rugby World Cup 2015 Match Schedule Announced


By Kath
May 15 2014

Rugby World Cup Limited & England Rugby 2015 Ltd., have announced an updated match schedule for RWC 2015 in England, which will take place across 13 venues in England & Wales from September 18 to October 31.

Following further consultation with international broadcasters changes to the schedule have been agreed, delivering earlier evening kick-off times for attending fans and a stronger global broadcast platform for Rugby's showcase event.

• The Rugby World Cup 2015 Final at Twickenham on October 31 moves from 17:00 to 16:00
• All Twickenham quarter-finals and semi-finals also move from 17:00 to 16:00
• All pool matches that were previously scheduled to kick-off at 17:00 now kick-off 16:45, ensuring consistency across the tournament for fans

In total three match days see fixtures switch order:

• September 19: France's Pool D match against Italy at Twickenham kicks off at 20:00 with South Africa's opening Pool B match against the Asia 1 qualifier in Brighton kicking off at 16:45


• October 1: Wales' Pool A match against the Oceania 1 qualifier in Cardiff kicks off at 16:45 with France v Canada in Milton Keynes kicking off at 20:00


• October 17: Quarter-final 1 at Twickenham kicks off at 16:00 with quarter-final 2 at the Millennium Stadium kicking off at 20:00

18 Sep 2015
18/09 - 20:00 England    -    Oceania 1 Twickenham  
19 Sep 2015
19/09 - 12:00 Tonga    -    Georgia Kingsholm  
19/09 - 14:30 Ireland    -    Canada Millennium Stadium  
19/09 - 16:45 South Africa    -    Asia 1 Brighton Community Stadium  
19/09 - 20:00 France    -    Italy Twickenham  
20 Sep 2015
20/09 - 12:00 Samoa    -    USA Brighton Community Stadium  
20/09 - 14:30 Wales    -    Play-Off Winner Millennium Stadium  
20/09 - 16:45 New Zealand    -    Argentina Wembley Stadium  
23 Sep 2015
23/09 - 14:30 Scotland    -    Asia 1 Kingsholm  
23/09 - 16:45 Australia    -    Oceania 1 Millennium Stadium  
23/09 - 20:00 France    -    Romania Olympic Stadium  
24 Sep 2015
24/09 - 20:00 New Zealand    -    Africa 1 Olympic Stadium  
25 Sep 2015
25/09 - 16:45 Argentina    -    Georgia Kingsholm  
26 Sep 2015
26/09 - 14:30 Italy    -    Canada Elland Road  
26/09 - 16:45 South Africa    -    Samoa Villa Park  
26/09 - 20:00 England    -    Wales Twickenham  
27 Sep 2015
27/09 - 12:00 Australia    -    Play-Off Winner Villa Park  
27/09 - 14:30 Scotland    -    USA Elland Road  
27/09 - 16:45 Ireland    -    Romania Wembley Stadium  
29 Sep 2015
29/09 - 16:45 Tonga    -    Africa 1 Sandy Park  
01 Oct 2015
01/10 - 16:45 Wales    -    Oceania 1 Millennium Stadium  
01/10 - 20:00 France    -    Canada Stadiummk  
02 Oct 2015
02/10 - 20:00 New Zealand    -    Georgia Millennium Stadium  
03 Oct 2015
03/10 - 14:30 Samoa    -    Asia 1 Stadiummk  
03/10 - 16:45 South Africa    -    Scotland St James Park  
03/10 - 20:00 England    -    Australia Twickenham  
04 Oct 2015
04/10 - 14:30 Argentina    -    Tonga Leicester City Stadium  
04/10 - 16:45 Ireland    -    Italy Olympic Stadium  
06 Oct 2015
06/10 - 16:45 Canada    -    Romania Leicester City Stadium  
06/10 - 20:00 Oceania 1    -    Play-Off Winner Stadiummk  
07 Oct 2015
07/10 - 16:45 South Africa    -    USA Olympic Stadium  
07/10 - 20:00 Africa 1    -    Georgia Sandy Park  
09 Oct 2015
09/10 - 20:00 New Zealand    -    Tonga St James Park  
10 Oct 2015
10/10 - 14:30 Samoa    -    Scotland St James Park  
10/10 - 16:45 Australia    -    Wales Twickenham  
10/10 - 20:00 England    -    Play-Off Winner Manchester City Stadium  
11 Oct 2015
11/10 - 12:00 Argentina    -    Africa 1 Leicester City Stadium  
11/10 - 14:30 Italy    -    Romania Sandy Park  
11/10 - 16:45 France    -    Ireland Millennium Stadium  
11/10 - 20:00 USA    -    Asia 1 Kingsholm  
17 Oct 2015
17/10 - 16:00 QF1: Winner Pool B    -    Runner-up Pool A Twickenham  
17/10 - 20:00 QF2: Winner Pool C    -    Runner-up Pool D Millennium Stadium  
18 Oct 2015
18/10 - 13:00 QF3: Winner Pool D    -    Runner-up Pool C Millennium Stadium  
18/10 - 16:00 QF4: Winner Pool A    -    Runner-up Pool B Twickenham  
24 Oct 2015
24/10 - 16:00 Winner QF1    -    Winner QF2 Twickenham  
25 Oct 2015
25/10 - 16:00 Winner QF3    -    Winner QF4 Twickenham  
30 Oct 2015
30/10 - 20:00 Loser SF1    -    Loser SF2 Olympic Stadium  
31 Oct 2015
31/10 - 16:00 Winner SF1    -    Winner SF2 Twickenham



FOR THE FULL COLOUR REVISED RWC 2015 SCHEDULE CLICK HERE

The announcement comes with event preparations firmly on track to deliver an unforgettable experience for more than two million fans in stadia and those in over 200 television territories.

The updated schedule has been announced ahead of tickets going on general sale in September, enabling fans to begin their preparations in earnest to attend and watch Rugby's showcase event.

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