The '''Rugby World Cup 2007''' will be held in France between October and November in 2007.

Prepare

Tickets

Tickets are now on sale for the worldwide general public. They can be bought through the [http://www.france2007.fr/rugby_billetterie.php?id_mot=42 france2007 website]. Tickets are also distributed by the organizers to clubs, sponsors, travel agents and so on. So tickets may be available through a local Rugby Union.[http://www.worldcupweb.com/WCrugby/tickets.asp See also].

Accommodation

Visit [http://www.rth07.com/ rth07.com] which is the official travel and hospitality site for Rugby World Cup 2007.

Get in

:See: France#Get_in

Get around

:See: France#Get_around

Host cities information

France

  • '''Paris''' and (Saint-Denis)
  • '''Marseille'''
  • '''Lens'''
  • '''Lyon'''
  • '''Nantes'''
  • '''Toulouse'''
  • '''Saint-Etienne'''
  • '''Bordeaux'''
  • '''Montpellier'''
  • Outside France

  • '''Cardiff'''
  • '''Edinburgh'''
  • Fixtures

  • *''Note:Some teams have yet to qualify''
  • Pool stages

  • 7 September:
  • :'''France''' v '''Argentina''', Stade de France, Paris (St Denis) - Pool D

  • 8 September:
  • :'''England''' v '''Americas 3''', Lens - Pool A :'''Australia''' v '''Asia''', Lyon - Pool B :'''New Zealand''' v Europe 1''', Marseille - Pool C

  • 9 September:
  • :'''Ireland''' v '''Africa''', Bordeaux - Pool D :'''Wales''' v '''Americas 2''', Nantes - Pool B :'''South Africa''' v '''Samoa''', Parc des Princes, Paris - Pool A :'''Scotland''' v '''Repechage 1''', St Etienne - Pool C

  • 11 September:
  • :'''Argentina''' v '''Europe 3''', Lyon - Pool D

  • 12 September:
  • :'''Europe 1''' v '''Europe 2''', Marseille - Pool C :'''America 3''' v '''Repechage 2''', Montpellier - Pool A :'''Asia''' v '''Fiji''', Toulouse - Pool B

  • 14 September:
  • :'''England''' v '''South Africa''', Stade de France, Paris (St. Denis) - Pool A

  • 15 September:
  • :'''Ireland''' v '''Europe 3''', Bordeaux - Pool D :'''Wales''' v '''Australia''', Cardiff - Pool B :'''New Zealand''' v '''Repechage 1''', Lyon - Pool C

  • 16 September:
  • :'''Fiji''' v '''Americas 2''', Cardiff - Pool B :'''Samoa''' v '''Repechage 2''', Montpellier - Pool A :'''France''' v '''Africa''', Toulouse - Pool D

  • 18 September:
  • :'''Scotland''' v '''Europe 2''', Edinburgh - Pool C

  • 19 September:
  • :'''Europe 1''' v '''Repechage 1''', Parc des Princes, Paris - Pool C

  • 20 September:
  • :'''Wales''' v '''Asia''', Millennium Stadium, Cardiff - Pool B

  • 21 September:
  • :'''France''' v '''Ireland''', Stade de France, Paris - Pool D

  • 22 September:
  • :'''South Africa''' v '''Repechage 2''', Lens - Pool A :'''Argentina''' v '''Africa 1''', Marseille - Pool D :'''England''' v '''Samoa''', Nantes - Pool A

  • 23 September:
  • :'''Scotland''' v '''New Zealand''', Edinburgh - Pool C :'''Australia''' v '''Fiji''', Montpellier - Pool B

  • 25 September:
  • :'''Americas 2''' v '''Asia''', Bordeaux - Pool B :'''Europe 2''' v '''Repechage 1''', Toulouse - Pool C

  • 26 September:
  • :'''Europe 3''' v '''Africa''', Lens - Pool D :'''Samoa''' v '''Americas, 3''', St Etienne - Pool A

  • 28 September:
  • :'''England''' v '''Repechage 2''', Parc des Princes, Paris - Pool A

  • 29 September:
  • :'''Australia''' v '''Americas 2''', Bordeaux - Pool B :'''Wales''' v '''Fiji''', Nantes - Pool B :'''Scotland''' v '''Europe 1''', St Etienne - Pool C :'''New Zealand''' v '''Europe 2''', Toulouse - Pool C

  • 30 September:
  • :'''France''' v '''Europe 3''', Marseille - Pool D :'''South Africa''' v '''Americas 3''', Montpellier - Pool A :'''Ireland''' v '''Argentina''', Parc des Princes, Paris - Pool D

    Knock-out stages

    Quarter-finals

  • 6 October:
  • :QF1: W Pool B v RU Pool A, Marseille :QF2: W Pool C v RU Pool D, Cardiff

  • 7 October:
  • :QF3: W Pool A v RU Pool B, Marseille :QF4: W Pool D v RU Pool C, Paris

    Semi-finals

  • 13 October:
  • :SF1: W QF1 v W QF2, Paris

  • 14 October:
  • :SF2: W QF3 v W QF4, Paris

    3rd/4th place play-off

  • 19 October:
  • :L SF1 v L SF2, Paris

    Final

  • 20 October:
  • :W SF1 v W SF2, Paris