Rugby World Cup 2021 Fixtures

Rugby World Cup 2021 was due to take place in New Zealand from Saturday 18 September to Saturday 16 October 2021, but the tournament has been postponed until 2022 due to Covid.

A new match schedule was announced in May 2021, with games to played on weekends between 8 October and 12 November at Eden Park and Waitakere Stadium in Auckland as well as Northland Events Centre in Whangarei.

The top two in each pool, and the two best third-placed teams, will advance to the quarter-finals.

Hosts and defending champions the Black Ferns will kick off their campaign against Australia while Fiji will make their World Cup debut against England, who will face rivals France in their second pool game.

Organisers are aiming to set a new match attendance record for a women’s Rugby World Cup and fans can register for ticket information now.

Rugby World Cup 2021 Fixtures (Played in 2022)

Kick-off times listed below are local times in New Zealand.

Saturday 8 October – First Pool Matches

South Africa v France (2.15pm, Eden Park, Auckland, Pool C)

Fiji v England (4.45pm, Eden Park, Auckland, Pool C)

Australia v New Zealand (7.15pm, Eden Park, Auckland, Pool A)

Sunday 9 October – First Pool Matches

USA v Italy (12.45pm, Northland Events Centre, Whangarei, Pool B)

Japan v Canada (3.15pm, Northland Events Centre, Whangarei, Pool B)

Wales v Final Qualifier Winner (5.45pm, Northland Events Centre, Whangarei, Pool A)

Saturday 15 October – Second Pool Matches

Final Qualifier Winner v Australia (3pm, Northland Events Centre, Whangarei, Pool A)

USA v Japan (5.30pm, Northland Events Centre, Whangarei, Pool B)

France v England (8pm, Northland Events Centre, Whangarei, Pool C)

Sunday 16 October – Second Pool Matches

Italy v Canada (12.45pm, Waitakere Stadium, Auckland, Pool B)

Wales v New Zealand (3.15pm, Waitakere Stadium, Auckland, Pool A)

Fiji v South Africa (5.45pm, Waitakere Stadium, Auckland, Pool C)

Saturday 22 October – Third Pool Matches

Australia v Wales (2.15pm, Northland Events Centre, Whangarei, Pool A)

New Zealand v Final Qualifier Winner (4.45pm, Northland Events Centre, Whangarei, Pool A)

France v Fiji (7.15pm, Northland Events Centre, Whangarei, Pool C)

Sunday 23 October – Third Pool Matches

Japan v Italy (12.45pm, Waitakere Stadium, Auckland, Pool B)

Canada v USA (3.15pm, Waitakere Stadium, Auckland, Pool B)

England v South Africa (5.45pm, Waitakere Stadium, Auckland, Pool C)

Saturday 29 October – Quarter-finals

Quarter-final 1 (4.15pm, Northland Events Centre, Whangarei)

Quarter-final 2 (7.30pm, Northland Events Centre, Whangarei)

Sunday 30 October – Quarter-finals

Quarter-final 3 (1.30pm, Waitakere Stadium, Auckland)

Quarter-final 4 (4.30pm, Waitakere Stadium, Auckland)

Saturday 5 November – Semi-finals

Semi-final 1 (4.30pm, Eden Park, Auckland)

Semi-final 2 (7.30pm, Eden Park, Auckland)

Saturday 12 November – Final

Final (7.30pm, Eden Park, Auckland)

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