Rugby: 2023 World Cup to open with France-NZ clash

AFTER a lengthy break, France and New Zealand are pitted against each other again for the upcoming Rugby World Cup.

The 2023 Rugby World Cup will kick off with a mouth-watering Pool A clash between hosts France and three-time champions New Zealand, organizers said on Friday.

England will start their Pool D campaign against Argentina on Sept. 9 in Marseille, where world champions South Africa will take on Scotland the day after in Pool B before facing Ireland in Paris on Sept. 23. England will stay in the south with their second game against Japan scheduled for Sept. 17 in Nice. The World Cup will be held from Sept. 8 to Oct. 28, 2023.