![]() ![]() ![]() The defending champions were South Africa, who defeated England in the 2019 Rugby World Cup final. This was the last tournament to feature 20 teams taking part, as the tournament will be expanded to include 24 teams in 2027. It was the fourth time France has hosted the Rugby World Cup, having previously done so in 2007 and co-hosted the 1991 Rugby World Cup and 1999 Rugby World Cup with England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales. This meant that teams had a minimum of five days' rest for all matches. The tournament was scheduled to last six weeks, but in February 2021 World Rugby added a week to provide additional rest days for player welfare. The tournament was held in the bicentenary year of the purported invention of the sport by William Webb Ellis. The opening game and final took place at the Stade de France, north of Paris. It took place in France from 8 September to 28 October 2023 in nine venues across the country. ![]() The 2023 Rugby World Cup ( French: Coupe du monde de rugby 2023) was the tenth men's Rugby World Cup, the quadrennial world championship for national rugby union teams. ![]()
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