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The fixtures and draw for the 2011 Rugby Union World Cup is listed below. The RWC will be staged in New Zealand and will be played over seven weekends, beginning on the 9th of September, with the final being played on October 23. Also listed is the AEST kick-off time for all Rugby World Cup matches, and the rugby games Channel 9 will show on free to air TV. Fox Sports will broadcast all matches live.
Fox Sports will be showing every match of the tournament live and interrupted, while Channel 9 will be broadcasting all Australian matches, all quarter-finals, semi-finals, and finals live, and will be broadcasting the opening match between New Zealand and Tonga on delay, with the match being screened at 9.45pm on Friday night in eastern states, and 1.40am Saturday morning to all other areas.
For a Rugby World Cup TV schedule – try our definitive Rugby World Cup TV guide
| Date | No | Pool | Match details | Location | Stadium | Kick off (AEDT) |
| Fri Sept 9 | 1 | A | New Zealand v Tonga | Auckland | Eden Park | 6.30pm |
| Sat Sept 10 | 2 | B | Scotland v Romania | Invercargill | Rugby Park Stadium | 11.00am |
| Sat Sept 10 | 3 | D | Fiji v Namibia | Rotorua | Rotorua International Stadium | 1.30pm |
| Sat Sept 10 | 4 | A | France v Japan | North Shore | North Harbour Stadium | 4.00pm |
| Sat Sept 10 | 5 | B | Argentina v England | Dunedin | Otago Stadium | 6.30pm |
| Sun Sept 11 | 6 | C | Australia v Italy | North Shore | North Harbour Stadium | 1.30pm |
| Sun Sept 11 | 7 | C | Ireland v USA | New Plymouth | Stadium Taranaki | 4.00pm |
| Sun Sept 11 | 8 | D | South Africa v Wales | Wellington | Wellington Regional Stadium | 6.30pm |
| Wed Sept 14 | 9 | D | Samoa v Namibia | Rotorua | Rotorua International Stadium | 12.30pm |
| Wed Sept 14 | 10 | A | Tonga v Canada | Whangarei | Northland Events Centre | 3.00pm |
| Wed Sept 14 | 11 | B | Scotland v Georgia | Dunedin | Carisbrook | 5.30pm |
| Thurs Sept 15 | 12 | C | Russia v USA | New Plymouth | Stadium Taranaki | 5.30pm |
| Fri Sept 16 | 13 | A | New Zealand v Japan | Hamilton | Waikato Stadium | 6.00pm |
| Sat Sept 17 | 14 | B | Argentina v Romania | Invercargill | Rugby Park Stadium | 1.30pm |
| Sat Sept 17 | 15 | D | South Africa v Fiji | Wellington | Wellington Regional Stadium | 4.00pm |
| Sat Sept 17 | 16 | C | Australia v Ireland | Auckland | Eden Park | 6.30pm |
| Sun Sept 18 | 17 | D | Wales v Samoa | Hamilton | Waikato Stadium | 1.30pm |
| Sun Sept 18 | 18 | B | England v Georgia | Dunedin | Otago Stadium | 4.00pm |
| Sun Sept 18 | 19 | A | France v Canada | Napier | McLean Park | 6.30pm |
| Tues Sept 20 | 20 | C | Italy v Russia | Nelson | Trafalgar Park | 5.30pm |
| Wed Sept 21 | 21 | A | Tonga v Japan | Whangarei | Northland Events Centre | 5.30pm |
| Thurs Sept 22 | 22 | D | South Africa v Namibia | North Shore | North Harbour Stadium | 6.00pm |
| Fri Sept 23 | 23 | C | Australia v USA | Wellington | Wellington Regional Stadium | 6.30pm |
| Sat Sept 24 | 24 | B | England v Romania | Dunedin | Carisbrook | 4.00pm |
| Sat Sept 24 | 25 | A | New Zealand v France | Auckland | Eden Park | 6.30pm |
| Sun Sept 25 | 26 | D | Fiji v Samoa | Auckland | Eden Park | 12.30pm |
| Sun Sept 25 | 27 | C | Ireland v Russia | Rotorua | Rotorua International Stadium | 3.00pm |
| Sun Sept 25 | 28 | B | Argentina v Scotland | Wellington | Wellington Regional Stadium | 5.30pm |
| Mon Sept 26 | 29 | D | Wales v Namibia | New Plymouth | Stadium Taranaki | 4.30pm |
| Tues Sept 27 | 30 | A | Canada v Japan | Napier | McLean Park | 2.00pm |
| Tues Sept 27 | 31 | C | Italy v USA | Nelson | Trafalgar Park | 4.30pm |
| Wed Sept 28 | 32 | B | Georgia v Romania | Palmerston North | Arena Manawatu | 4.30pm |
| Fri Sept 30 | 33 | D | South Africa v Samoa | North Shore | North Harbour Stadium | 5.30pm |
| Sat Oct 1 | 34 | C | Australia v Russia | Nelson | Trafalgar Park | 12.30pm |
| Sat Oct 1 | 35 | A | France v Tonga | Wellington | Wellington Regional Stadium | 3.00pm |
| Sat Oct 1 | 36 | B | England v Scotland | Auckland | Eden Park | 5.30pm |
| Sun Oct 2 | 37 | B | Argentina v Georgia | Palmerston North | Arena Manawatu | 11.00am |
| Sun Oct 2 | 38 | A | New Zealand v Canada | Wellington | Wellington Regional Stadium | 1.30pm |
| Sun Oct 2 | 39 | D | Wales v Fiji | Hamilton | Waikato Stadium | 4.00pm |
| Sun Oct 2 | 40 | C | Ireland v Italy | Dunedin | Carisbrook | 6.30pm |
| Sat Oct 8 | 41 | QF1: Ireland v Wales | Wellington | Wellington Regional Stadium | 4.00pm | |
| Sat Oct 8 | 42 | QF2: England v France | Auckland | Eden Park | 6.30pm | |
| Sun Oct 9 | 43 | QF3: South Africa v Australia | Wellington | Wellington Regional Stadium | 4.00pm | |
| Sun Oct 9 | 44 | QF4: New Zealand v Argentina | Auckland | Eden Park | 6.30pm | |
| Sat Oct 15 | 45 | SF1: Wales v France | Auckland | Eden Park | 7.00pm | |
| Sun Oct 16 | 46 | SF2: Australia v New Zealand | Auckland | Eden Park | 7.00pm | |
| Fri Oct 21 | 47 | Wales v Australia | Auckland | Eden Park | 6.30pm | |
| Sun Oct 23 | 48 | New Zealand v France | Auckland | Eden Park | 7.00pm |
Note: TV refers to Australian TV schedule for Rugby World Cup 2011 coverage.
September 8th 2011 @ 12:52am
Pot Hale said | September 8th 2011 @ 12:52am | Report comment
Just thought this might be an added extra piece of info for those wanting to know what conditions their team is likely to be facing in upcoming RWC matches. I’ll update this on a regular basis to take into account matches coming up in next ten days within forecast range. Might be a useful sticky.
The match venues split between North Island and South Island (if I’ve got my geography right) are:
North: Auckland, Whangarei, Hamilton, Napier, Wellington, Rotorua, Palmerston North, New Plymouth
South: Queenstown, Nelson, Invercargill, Dunedin.
Cloudy. Mild winds.) (18/9. Rain. Wind.)
Plymouth
North
The first batch of RWC matches to see all teams play are on 9/10/11 & 14/15/16 Sept for which 10-day forecasts are available. Chart above shows forecast weather on day of match or if no match scheduled at venue, forecast on 10th day to show the outlook. NZ times of matches are given – the later in the day, the lower the temperature. Where two matches are at same venue, the weather for later matches are in brackets. Updates provided as the pools progress.
09 A New Zealand v Tonga – Auckland 20.30
10 B Scotland v Romania – Invercargill 13.00
10 D Fiji v Namibia – Rotorua 15.30
10 A France v Japan – Auckland 18.00
10 B Argentina v England – Dunedin 20.30
11 C Australia v Italy – Auckland 15.30
11 C Ireland v USA – New Plymouth 18.00
11 D South Africa v Wales – Wellington 20.30
14 D Samoa v Namibia – Rotorua 14.30
14 A Tonga v Canada – Whangarei 17.00
14 B Scotland v Georgia – Invercargill 19.30
15 C Russia v USA – New Plymouth 19.30
16 A New Zealand v Japan – Hamilton 20.00
September 9th 2011 @ 11:11am
Andy Thomas said | September 9th 2011 @ 11:11am | Report comment
Why is Channel 9 delaying the Opening Match until 1:40am?!? Just so they can screen an already-delayed Rugby League final first?
Why not show the World Cup match live first (it is the opening match, after all), and show the already-delayed League final afterwards?
If you are fan of League (I’m not, BTW), you’ll either find a way to watch it live, or if it’s delayed anyway, what’s a couple more hours?
This is the Opening Match of the World Cup – it’s not an every-year footy finals..
September 12th 2011 @ 3:30pm
Elizabeth said | September 12th 2011 @ 3:30pm | Report comment
Why did CH9 got the rights to Rugby World Cup screening if they only screen Australian participating games – we really want to watch the whole competition not only the home team. Please don’t bother next time. If you do not want to miss out on screening other sporting games, at least put it on GEM. It is not a yearly event after all!!!!
September 14th 2011 @ 2:48pm
Michael Brown said | September 14th 2011 @ 2:48pm | Report comment
This is unconscionable. I have not watched or owned a television in 3 years; got my PC TV card and aerial hooked up today to watch the world cup, only to find it’s only available at the pub. I’m currently madly searching for an online stream of FOX sports, to no avail. I honestly thought converting to Digital would mean I get to watch these games. Since hooking up my new TV card, I now find there are 25 channels on free to air, not one of which shows the pool matches not involving australia. To add insult to injury, I find there is now a dedicated sport channel called One, which is showing American Football at the time of the Samoa Namibia game. Sigh.
September 15th 2011 @ 8:29pm
Chuck Ling said | September 15th 2011 @ 8:29pm | Report comment
This worked for me
http://www.watchliverugby.com/ (bout $18 for a year) Live streaming through your internet. Most of the matches I’ve watched so far have been reasonable quality and only occasional hiccup.
September 19th 2011 @ 4:35pm
martin said | September 19th 2011 @ 4:35pm | Report comment
Hi Michael
I am in the exactly the same position as you! There a re some cracking games that we are just not given the chance to see.
Did you have luck with the alternatives?
September 14th 2011 @ 7:31pm
Malibu77 said | September 14th 2011 @ 7:31pm | Report comment
Hey Roar,
Your fixtures above show games at Carisbrook Dunedin which I believe is in the process of being sold and probably demolished!
Just to point out, todays Scotland v Georgia was in Invercargill and the England v Romania and Ireland v Italy games are at the new Otago Stadium in Dunedin.
September 14th 2011 @ 7:36pm
Kevin said | September 14th 2011 @ 7:36pm | Report comment
I have written to the IRB (irb@irb.com) to ask them why they gave the rights to Channel Nine when this amateur network has refused to abide by its commitment to show the games.
I also cc’d it to the Melbourne Rebels, david.mcnamara@melbournerebels.com.au, as we have decided not to rejoin the Rebels in protest at rugby officials trashing us by giving the TV rights to a corrupt network.
I suggest others do likewise – otherwise we will not be able to see the finals.
September 15th 2011 @ 8:59am
stella said | September 15th 2011 @ 8:59am | Report comment
Why so few matches. There are so many brilliant matches that dont include Australia. And the last Australian match wasn’t shown on 9 anyway. come on ch 9
September 15th 2011 @ 6:20pm
Anton said | September 15th 2011 @ 6:20pm | Report comment
Why are they not airing the All Blacks vs Japan game on Chanel 9 on Friday. or GEM (owned my channel 9)
Surely they could replace Departed or even Farmer wants a wife for the game. I am sure it will get better ratings then them!
September 16th 2011 @ 10:57am
valdave1942@yahoo.com.au said | September 16th 2011 @ 10:57am | Report comment
UNBELIEVABLE……Channel 9′s coverage is an insult to the game of rugby. Why did they even bother going for the tv rights if they arnt prepared to deliver. Then, to have to
put up with them promoting their coverage of it on channel 9 and there’s stuff all coverage. Tonight Australia play Ireland and we in S.A. have to wait until 11.30pm to watch it. Please someone give us rugby union fans a go.
September 16th 2011 @ 9:03pm
Mark said | September 16th 2011 @ 9:03pm | Report comment
I am too dumb founded why Rugby is not shown!! It is the world cup, I was hoping to record every single game and watch at a later date!,,, Hey Chn 9, why are you not listening to your viewers, you do have more than 1 channel now! To show all the games on GEM it would have only taken up about 24 hours of TV time! And yes, people do watch rugby! I would probably bet that if the wider community was surveyed, More people would be interested in watching Samoa and Namibia play rubgy that 2 teams in NRL that they can already see run around every 2nd week on TV!