Rugby World Cup - Semi Finals Tickets

Rugby World Cup History

The first Rugby World Cup took place in 1987, and the competition has gone from strength to strength ever since.

In 2015 over two and a half million spectators watched the Rugby World Cup in England and in 2019 the tournament moved to Japan, where the competition proved as popular as ever, with an average of 90% of seats for matches sold.

The 2023 Rugby World Cup is the tenth edition of the tournament. New Zealand have won the famous Webb Ellis Cup three times, as have South Africa.

Australia have won it twice, and England were successful in 2003, when a Jonny Wilkinson drop goal 28 seconds from time gave the team the win in Sydney against hosts Australia.

Rugby World Cup 2023 Semi Finals

The upcoming Rugby World Cup will take place in France between September and October with the two semi-finals taking place on the following dates.

• 20th October - Stade de France, Saint-Denis
• 21st October - Stade de France, Saint-Denis

Both semi-final matches will take place at the famous Stade de France stadium which is one of the best venues in the sporting world. The stadium has a capacity of 81,500 and you can expect both games to sell out.

Rugby World Cup - How it Works

Twenty teams are taking part in the 2023 Rugby World Cup, and these are split into four pools of five with the winner and runner-up booking their place in the knockout phase.

This period starts with the quarter-finals, and the losers in the semi-finals play each other in the bronze final while the winners meet in the finale, the final, which in 2023 will take place on the 28th of October in Paris.