MATCH SCHEDULE BY DATE Date Pool Match details Host City Match Venue Fri Sep 18 A England v Oceania 1 London Twickenham Stadium Sat Sep 19 C Tonga v Europe 1 Gloucester Kingsholm Stadium Sat Sep 19 D Ireland v Americas 1 Cardiff Millennium Stadium Sat Sep 19 B South Africa v Asia 1 Brighton Brighton Community Stadium Sat Sep 19 D France v Italy London Twickenham Stadium Sun Sep 20 B Samoa v Americas 2 Brighton Brighton Community Stadium Sun Sep 20 C New Zealand v Argentina London Wembley Stadium Sun Sep 20 A Wales v Play-Off Winner Cardiff Millennium Stadium Wed Sep 23 B Scotland v Asia 1 Gloucester Kingsholm Stadium Wed Sep 23 A Australia v Oceania 1 Cardiff Millennium Stadium Wed Sep 23 D France v Europe 2 London Olympic Stadium Thu Sep 24 C New Zealand v Africa 1 London Olympic Stadium Fri Sep 25 C Argentina v Europe 1 Gloucester Kingsholm Stadium Sat Sep 26 D Italy v Americas 1 Leeds Elland Road Sat Sep 26 B South Africa v Samoa Birmingham Villa Park Sat Sep 26 A England v Wales London Twickenham Stadium Sun Sep 27 A Australia v Play-Off Winner Birmingham Villa Park Sun Sep 27 B Scotland v Americas 2 Leeds Elland Road Sun Sep 27 D Ireland v Europe 2 London Wembley Stadium Tue Sep 29 C Tonga v Africa 1 Exeter Sandy Park Thu Oct 1 D France v Americas 1 Milton Keynes stadiummk Thu Oct 1 A Wales v Oceania 1 Cardiff Millennium Stadium Fri Oct 2 C New Zealand v Europe 1 Cardiff Millennium Stadium Sat Oct 3 B Samoa v Asia 1 Milton Keynes stadiummk Sat Oct 3 B South Africa v Scotland Newcastle upon Tyne St James’ Park Sat Oct 3 A England v Australia London Twickenham Stadium Sun Oct 4 C Argentina v Tonga Leicester Leicester City Stadium Sun Oct 4 D Ireland v Italy London Olympic Stadium Tue Oct 6 D Americas 1 v Europe 2 Leicester Leicester City Stadium Tue Oct 6 A Oceania 1 v Play-Off Winner Milton Keynes stadiummk Wed Oct 7 C Africa 1 v Europe 1 Exeter Sandy Park Wed Oct 7 B South Africa v Americas 2 London Olympic Stadium Fri Oct 9 C New Zealand v Tonga Newcastle upon Tyne St James’ Park Sat Oct 10 B Samoa v Scotland Newcastle upon Tyne St James’ Park Sat Oct 10 A Australia v Wales London Twickenham Stadium Sat Oct 10 A England v Play-Off Winner Manchester Manchester City Stadium Sun Oct 11 D Italy v Europe 2 Exeter Sandy Park Sun Oct 11 B Americas 2 v Asia 1 Gloucester Kingsholm Stadium Sun Oct 11 C Argentina v Africa 1 Leicester Leicester City Stadium Sun Oct 11 D France v Ireland Cardiff Millennium Stadium Sat Oct 17 QF1: W Pool C v RU Pool D Cardiff Millennium Stadium Sat Oct 17 QF2: W Pool B v RU Pool A London Twickenham Stadium Sun Oct 18 QF3: W Pool D v RU Pool C Cardiff Millennium Stadium Sun Oct 18 QF4: W Pool A v RU Pool B London Twickenham Stadium Sat Oct 24 SF1: W QF1 v W QF2 London Twickenham Stadium Sun Oct 25 SF2: W QF3 v W QF4 London Twickenham Stadium Fri Oct 30 Bronze Final London Olympic Stadium Sat Oct 31 Final London Twickenham Stadium MATCH SCHEDULE BY POOL Date Match Details Host City Match Venue POOL A Fri Sep 18 England v Oceania 1 London Twickenham Stadium Sun Sep 20 Wales v Play-Off Winner Cardiff Millennium Stadium Wed Sep 23 Australia v Oceania 1 Cardiff Millennium Stadium Sat Sep 26 England v Wales London Twickenham Stadium Sun Sep 27 Australia v Play-Off Winner Birmingham Villa Park Thu Oct 1 Wales v Oceania 1 Cardiff Millennium Stadium Sat Oct 3 England v Australia London Twickenham Stadium Tue Oct 6 Oceania 1 v Play-Off Winner Milton Keynes stadiummk Sat Oct 10 Australia v Wales London Twickenham Stadium Sat Oct 10 England v Play-Off Winner Manchester Manchester City Stadium POOL B Sat Sep 19 South Africa v Asia 1 Brighton Brighton Community Stadium Sun Sep 20 Samoa v Americas 2 Brighton Brighton Community Stadium Wed Sep 23 Scotland v Asia 1 Gloucester Kingsholm Stadium Sat Sep 26 South Africa v Samoa Birmingham Villa Park Sun Sep 27 Scotland v Americas 2 Leeds Elland Road Sat Oct 3 Samoa v Asia 1 Milton Keynes stadiummk Sat Oct 3 South Africa v Scotland Newcastle upon Tyne St James’ Park Wed Oct 7 South Africa v Americas 2 London Olympic Stadium Sat Oct 10 Samoa v Scotland Newcastle upon Tyne St James’ Park Sun Oct 11 Americas 2 v Asia 1 Gloucester Kingsholm Stadium POOL C Palmerston North Sat Sep 19 Tonga v Europe 1 Gloucester Kingsholm Stadium Sun Sep 20 New Zealand v Argentina London Wembley Stadium Thu Sep 24 New Zealand v Africa 1 London Olympic Stadium Fri Sep 25 Argentina v Europe 1 Gloucester Kingsholm Stadium Tue Sep 29 Tonga v Africa 1 Exeter Sandy Park Fri Oct 2 New Zealand v Europe 1 Cardiff Millennium Stadium Sun Oct 4 Argentina v Tonga Leicester Leicester City Stadium Wed Oct 7 Africa 1 v Europe 1 Exeter Sandy Park Fri Oct 9 New Zealand v Tonga Newcastle upon Tyne St James’ Park Sun Oct 11 Argentina v Africa 1 Leicester Leicester City Stadium POOL D Sat Sep 19 Ireland v Americas 1 Cardiff Millennium Stadium Sat Sep 19 France v Italy London Twickenham Stadium Wed Sep 23 France v Europe 2 London Olympic Stadium Sat Sep 26 Italy v Americas 1 Leeds Elland Road Sun Sep 27 Ireland v Europe 2 London Wembley Stadium Thu Oct 1 France v Americas 1 Milton Keynes stadiummk Sun Oct 4 Ireland v Italy London Olympic Stadium Tue Oct 6 Americas 1 v Europe 2 Leicester Leicester City Stadium Sun Oct 11 Italy v Europe 2 Exeter Sandy Park Sun Oct 11 France v Ireland Cardiff Millennium Stadium PLAY-OFFS Sat Oct 17 QF1: W Pool C v RU Pool D Cardiff Millennium Stadium Sat Oct 17 QF2: W Pool B v RU Pool A London Twickenham Stadium Sun Oct 18 QF3: W Pool D v RU Pool C Cardiff Millennium Stadium Sun Oct 18 QF4: W Pool A v RU Pool B London Twickenham Stadium Sat Oct 24 SF1: W QF1 v W QF2 London Twickenham Stadium Sun Oct 25 SF2: W QF3 v W QF4 London Twickenham Stadium Fri Oct 30 Bronze Final London Olympic Stadium Sat Oct 31 Final London Twickenham Stadium POOL MATCHES BY VENUE Date Pool Match Details TWICKENHAM Host City | London Capacity | 81,605 Fri Sep 18 A England v Oceania 1 Sat Sep 19 D France v Italy Sat Sep 26 A England v Wales Sat Oct 3 A England v Australia Sat Oct 10 A Australia v Wales OLYMPIC STADIUM Host City | London Capacity | 54,000 Wed Sep 23 D France v Europe 2 Thu Sep 24 C New Zealand v Africa 1 Sun Oct 4 D Ireland v Italy Wed Oct 7 B South Africa v Americas 2 MILLENNIUM STADIUM Host City | Cardiff Capacity | 74,154 Sat Sep 19 D Ireland v Americas 1 Sun Sep 20 A Wales v Play-Off Winner Wed Sep 23 A Australia v Oceania 1 Thu Oct 1 A Wales v Oceania 1 Fri Oct 2 C New Zealand v Europe 1 Sun Oct 11 D France v Ireland WEMBLEY STADIUM Host City | London Capacity | 90,256 Sun Sep 20 C MatchNew Zealand details v Argentina Sun Sep 27 D Ireland v Europe 2 MANCHESTER CITY STADIUM Host City | Manchester Capacity | 47,800 Sat Oct 10 A England v Play-Off Winner BRIGHTON COMMUNITY STADIUM Host City | Brighton Capacity | 30,750 Sat Sep 19 B MatchSouth Africa details v Asia 1 Sun Sep 20 B Samoa v Americas 2 ELLAND ROAD Host City| Leeds Capacity | 37,914 Sat Sep 26 D MatchItaly v Americas details 1 Sun Sep 27 B Scotland v Americas 2 KINGSHOLM STADIUM Host City | Gloucester Capacity | 16,115 Sat Sep 19 C Tonga v Europe 1 Wed Sep 23 B Scotland v Asia 1 Fri Sep 25 C Argentina v Europe 1 Sun Oct 11 B Americas 2 v Asia 1 LEICESTER CITY STADIUM Host City | Leicester Capacity | 32,312 Sun Oct 4 C Argentina v Tonga Tue Oct 6 D Americas 1 v Europe 2 Sun Oct 11 C Argentina v Africa 1 SANDY PARK Host City | Exeter Capacity | 12,300 Tue Sep 29 C Tonga v Africa 1 Wed Oct 7 C Africa 1 v Europe 1 Sun Oct 11 D Italy v Europe 2 ST JAMES’ PARK Host City | Newcastle upon Tyne Capacity | 52,409 Sat Oct 3 B South Africa v Scotland Fri Oct 9 C New Zealand v Tonga Sat Oct 10 B Samoa v Scotland STADIUM MK Host City | Milton Keynes Capacity | 30,717 Thu Oct 1 D MatchFrance vdetails Americas 1 Sat Oct 3 B Samoa v Asia 1 Tues Oct 6 A Oceania 1 v Play-Off Winner VILLA PARK Host City | Birmingham Capacity | 42,785 Sat Sep 26 B MatchSouth Africa details v Samoa Sun Sep 27 A Australia v Play-Off Winner