he Rugby World Cup is in full swing with matchday two now up and running as France returned to the top of Pool A with victory over Uruguay.
A much-changed Les Blues were almost made to pay for their nonchalance by the South Americans, who pushed the tournament hosts all the way before eventually going down 27-12 in Lille.
New Zealand face Namibia in Toulouse on Friday before Wales and Ireland return to action on Saturday, against Portugal and Tonga respectively.
Sunday sees South Africa face Romania before Australia face Figi. The round finishes with an intriguing clash between England and Japan.
Rugby World Cup 2023 fixtures and results
All times BST, unless stated
Pool A
Friday, September 8
France 27-13 New Zealand
Saturday, September 9
Italy 52-8 Namibia
Thursday, September 14
France 27-12 Uruguay
Friday, September 15
New Zealand vs Namibia (Stadium de Toulouse, 8pm, ITV4)
Wednesday, September 20
Italy vs Uruguay (Stade de Nice, 4:45pm, ITV4)
Thursday, September 21
France vs Namibia (Stade Velodrome, 8pm, ITV4)
Wednesday, September 27
Uruguay vs Namibia (OL Stadium, 4:45pm, ITV4)
Friday, September 29
New Zealand vs Italy (OL Stadium, 8pm, ITV1)
Thursday, October 5
New Zealand vs Uruguay (OL Stadium, 8pm, ITV1)
Friday, October 6
France vs Italy (OL Stadium, 8pm, ITV1)
Pool B
Saturday, September 9
Ireland 82-8 Romania
Sunday, September 10
South Africa 18-3 Scotland
Saturday, September 16
Ireland vs Tonga (Stade de la Beaujoire, 8pm, ITV1)
Sunday, September 17
South Africa vs Romania (Stade de Bordeaux, 2pm, ITV1)
Saturday, September 23
South Africa vs Ireland (Stade de France, 8pm, ITV1)
Sunday, September 24
Scotland vs Tonga (Stade de Nice, 4:45pm, ITV1)
Saturday, September 30
Scotland vs Romania (Stade Pierre-Mauroy, 8pm, ITV)
Sunday, October 1
South Africa vs Tonga (Stade Velodrome, 8pm, ITV1)
Saturday, October 7
Ireland vs Scotland (Stade de France, 8pm, ITV1)
Sunday, October 8
Tonga vs Romania (Stade Pierre-Mauroy, 4:45pm, ITV3)
Pool C
Saturday, September 9
Australia 35-15 Georgia
Sunday, September 10
Wales 32-26 Fiji
Saturday, September 16
Wales vs Portugal (Stade de Nice, 4:45pm, ITV1)
Sunday, September 17
Australia vs Fiji (Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, 4:45pm, ITV1)
Saturday, September 23
Georgia vs Portugal (Stadium de Toulouse, 1pm, ITV1)
Sunday, September 24
Wales vs Australia (OL Stadium, 8pm, ITV1)
Saturday, September 30
Fiji vs Georgia (Stade de Bordeaux, 4:45pm, ITV1)
Sunday, October 1
Australia vs Portugal (Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, 4:45pm, ITV1)
Saturday, October 7
Wales vs Georgia (Stade de la Beaujoire, 2pm, ITV1)
Sunday, October 8
Fiji vs Portugal (Stadium de Toulouse, 8pm, ITV4)
Pool D
Saturday, September 9
England 27-10 Argentina
Sunday, September 10
Japan 42-12 Chile
Saturday, September 16
Samoa vs Chile (Stade de Bordeaux, 2pm, ITV4)
Sunday, September 17
England vs Japan (Stade de Nice, 8pm, ITV1)
Friday, September 22
Argentina vs Samoa (Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, 4:45pm, ITV1)
Saturday, September 23
England vs Chile (Stade Pierre-Mauroy, 4:45pm, ITV1)
Thursday, September 28
Japan vs Samoa (Stadium de Toulouse, 8pm, ITV4)
Saturday, September 30
Argentina vs Chile (Stade de la Beaujoire, 2pm, ITV1)
Saturday, October 7
England vs Samoa (Stade Pierre-Mauroy, 4:45pm, ITV1)
Sunday, October 8
Japan vs Argentina (Stade de la Beaujoire, 12pm, ITV1)
Quarter-finals
Saturday, October 14
Winner of Pool C vs Runner-up of Pool D (Stade Velodrome, 4pm, ITV1)
Winner of Pool B vs Runner-up of Pool A (Stade de France, 8pm, ITV1)
Sunday, October 15
Winner of Pool D vs Runner-up of Pool C (Stade Velodrome, 4pm, ITV1)
Winner of Pool A vs Runner-up of Pool B (Stade de France, 8pm, ITV1)
Semi-finals
Friday, October 20
Winner of quarter-final 1 vs Winner of quarter-final 2 (Stade de France, 8pm, ITV1)
Saturday, October 21
Winner of quarter-final 3 vs Winner of quarter-final 4 (Stade de France, 8pm, ITV1)
Bronze final
Friday, October 27
Loser of semi-final 1 vs Loser of semi-final 2 (Stade de France, 8pm, ITV1)
Final
Saturday, October 28
Winner of semi-final 1 vs Winner of semi-final 2 (Stade de France, 8pm, ITV1)
Rugby World Cup 2023 venues
Stade de France, Paris (capacity 80,023)
Stade Velodrome, Marseille (capacity 67,847)
OL Stadium, Lyon (capacity 58,883)
Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille (capacity 50,096)
Stade de Bordeaux, Bordeaux (capacity 42,115)
Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Etienne (capacity 41,965)
Stade de Nice, Nice (capacity 35,983)
Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes (capacity 35,520)
Stadium de Toulouse, Toulouse (capacity 33,150)
Rugby World Cup 2023 odds
Winner
South Africa – 13/5
France – 3/1
New Zealand – 7/2
Ireland – 5/1
England – 9/1
Australia – 10/1
Wales – 30/1
Argentina – 30/1
Scotland – 60/1
Fiji – 60/1
Japan – 300/1
Italy – 500/1
Samoa – 500/1
Tonga – 500/1
Georgia – 500/1
Namibia – 500/1
Romania – 500/1
Uruguay – 500/1
Chile – 500/1
Portugal – 500/1
Odds via Betfair (subject to change).
