Rugby World Cup 2023 final: New Zealand v South Africa kick-off time, venue and BBC coverage
| Venue: France Dates: 8 September-28 October |
| Coverage: Full commentary of every game on BBC Radio 5 Live and text updates on the BBC Sport website and app. |
Rugby World Cup final
Saturday, 28 October
Stade de France, Paris
20:00: New Zealand v South Africa - live on BBC Radio 5 Live
How does extra time work?
In the event scores are level at the end of a knockout match, extra time will occur. This will be two halves of 10 minutes with a five-minute break in between.
If there is still no winner, there will be 10 minutes of sudden death with the first points scored winning the game.
If there is still no winner after sudden death, a place-kicking competition involving five players from each team will decide the final outcome.
Third-place play-off
Friday, 27 October
Stade de France, Paris
Semi-final results
Stade de France, Paris
Friday, 20 October
Argentina 6-44 New Zealand
Saturday, 21 October
England 15-16 South Africa
Quarter-final results
Saturday, 14 October
Wales 17-29 Argentina
Ireland 24-28 New Zealand
Sunday,15 October
England 30-24 Fiji
France 28-29 South Africa
Final pool stage standings
France and New Zealand qualified for the quarter-finals from Pool A, Ireland and South Africa from Pool B, Wales and Fiji from Pool C and England and Argentina from Pool D.
Teams earned four points for a win and two for a draw. A bonus point was awarded for scoring four tries or for a defeat by seven points or fewer.
If two teams were tied on the same number of points, the winner of the match between those teams went through regardless of points difference.
Rugby World Cup 2027 qualifiers
The sides who finished third in each pool automatically qualified for the 2027 World Cup in Australia.
The quarter-finalists also qualify.
The 12 teams are: Argentina, Australia, England, Fiji, France, Ireland, Italy, Japan, New Zealand, Scotland, South Africa and Wales.
Pool A
France secured top spot and their place in the last eight with a superb 60-7 win over Italy on Friday.
New Zealand finished in second place, having lost to France in the tournament's opening match.
After two heavy defeats, Italy had to settle for third and automatic qualification for the next World Cup.
Uruguay had the consolation of one win but Namibia were unable to record a victory.
Pool B
Ireland dismantled Scotland with a display of clinical brilliance to reach the quarter-finals and knock their opponents out of the tournament.
Ireland went through as pool winners while South Africa, who beat Scotland 18-3, took second place.
Pool C
Wales scored six tries in a 43-19 victory over Georgia on Saturday to secure top spot with four straight wins.
Fiji joined Wales in the quarter-finals despite losing their final game 24-23 to Portugal on Sunday.
They finished on the same points total as Australia but went through because they won the head-to-head match 22-15.
Portugal finished fourth after winning their first World Cup game to end the pool stage in thrilling fashion.
Pool D
England had secured top spot and a place in the quarter-finals before they finished their pool campaign with a tense 18-17 win over Samoa on Saturday.
Mateo Carreras scored a hat-trick as Argentina overcame Japan 37-29 in a thrilling game on Sunday to take second place. They will face Wales in the last eight in Marseille.
Japan's third place means they have secured a place at he 2027 World Cup in Australia.
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