Hosts: France Dates: 8 September to 28 October
Coverage: Full commentary of every game across BBC Radio 5 Live and Radio 5 Live Sports Extra, plus text updates on the BBC Sport website and app.

The 10th Rugby World Cup takes place in France from 8 September until 28 October.

There will be live text commentary, live scores and reports of all the games on the BBC Sport website.

In the UK, the tournament will be televised on ITV.

BBC Radio Scotland, BBC Radio Wales, BBC Radio Cymru and BBC Radio Ulster will produce bespoke output for their teams.

When do the British and Irish teams play this week?

All four teams play their final matches of the Pool stage on Saturday. Wales v Georgia kicks off at 14:00 BST in Nantes, England take on Samoa at 16:45 in Lille, and Ireland play Scotland at 20:00 in Paris.

England have already clinched top spot in Pool D and Wales are favourites to win Pool C; Ireland’s match with Scotland will determine who qualifies from Pool B.

What pools are England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland in?

Pool A: New Zealand, France, Italy, Uruguay, Namibia
Pool B: South Africa, Ireland, Scotland, Tonga, Romania
Pool C: Wales, Australia, Fiji, Georgia, Portugal
Pool D: England, Japan, Argentina, Samoa, Chile

World Cup pool stage fixtures

All times are BST unless stated and are subject to change. The BBC is not responsible for any changes that may be made. Coverage is only available for UK users

Week five

Thursday, 5 October

Pool A: New Zealand v Uruguay (OL Stadium), 20:00

Friday, 6 October

Pool A: France v Italy (OL Stadium), 20:00

Saturday, 7 October

Pool C: Wales v Georgia (Stade de la Beaujoire), 14:00

Pool D: England v Samoa (Stade Pierre-Mauroy), 16:45

Pool B: Ireland v Scotland (Stade de France), 20:00

Sunday, 8 October

Pool D: Japan v Argentina (Stade de la Beaujoire), 12:00

Pool B: Tonga v Romania (Stade Pierre-Mauroy), 16:45

Pool C: Fiji v Portugal (Stade de Toulouse), 20:00

Tournament rules

In the pool stage, teams receive four points for a win and two for a draw. A bonus point is awarded for scoring four tries or for a defeat by seven points or fewer.

The winner and runner-up in each pool qualify for the quarter-finals. If two teams are tied on the same number of points, the winner of the match between those teams will go through regardless of points difference.

World Cup knockout fixtures

If teams are tied at full-time, then the winner will be determined through extra time, then sudden death if there’s still no winner and finally a kicking competition if the scores are still tied.

Saturday, 14 October

Quarter-final 1: Winner Pool C v runner-up Pool D (Stade de Marseille), 16:00

Quarter-final 2: Winner Pool B v runner-up Pool A (Stade de France), 20:00

Sunday, 15 October

Quarter-final 3: England v runner-up Pool C (Stade de Marseille), 16:00

Quarter-final 4: Winner Pool A v runner-up Pool B (Stade de France), 20:00

Friday, 20 October

Semi-final 1: QF1 winner v QF2 winner (Stade de France), 20:00

Saturday, 21 October

Semi-final 2: QF3 winner v QF4 winner (Stade de France), 20:00

Friday, 27 October

Third-place match (Stade de France), 20:00

Saturday, 28 October

Final (Stade de France), 20:00

World Cup pool stage results

Friday, 8 September

Pool A: France 27-13 New Zealand (Stade de France)

Saturday, 9 September

Pool A: Italy 52-8 Namibia (Stade Geoffroy-Guichard)

Pool B: Ireland 82-8 Romania (Stade de Bordeaux)

Pool C: Australia 35-15 Georgia (Stade de France)

Pool D: England 27-10 Argentina (Stade de Marseille)

Sunday, 10 September

Pool D: Japan 42-12 Chile (Stade de Toulouse)

Pool B: South Africa 18-3 Scotland (Stade de Marseille)

Pool C: Wales 32-26 Fiji (Stade de Bordeaux)

Thursday, 14 September

Pool A: France 27-12 Uruguay (Stade Pierre-Mauroy)

Friday, 15 September

Pool A: New Zealand 71-3 Namibia (Stadium de Toulouse)

Saturday, 16 September

Pool D: Samoa 43-10 Chile (Stade de Bordeaux)

Pool C: Wales 28-8 Portugal (Stade de Nice)

Pool B: Ireland 59-16 Tonga (Stade de la Beaujoire)

Sunday, 17 September

Pool B: South Africa 76-0 Romania (Stade de Bordeaux)

Pool C: Australia 15-22 Fiji (Stade Geoffroy-Guichard)

Pool D: England 34-12 Japan (Stade de Nice)

Wednesday, 20 September

Pool A: Italy 38-17 Uruguay (Stade de Nice)

Thursday, 21 September

Pool A: France 96-0 Namibia (Stade de Marseille)

Friday, 22 September

Pool D: Argentina 19-10 Samoa (Stade Geoffroy-Guichard)

Saturday, 23 September

Pool C: Georgia 18-18 Portugal (Stadium de Toulouse)

Pool D: England 71-0 Chile (Stade Pierre-Mauroy)

Pool B: South Africa 8-13 Ireland (Stade de France)

Sunday, 24 September

Pool B: Scotland 45-17 Tonga (Stade de Nice)

Pool C: Wales 40-6 Australia (OL Stadium)

Wednesday, 27 September

Pool A: Uruguay 36-26 Namibia (OL Stadium)

Thursday, 28 September

Pool D: Japan 28-22 Samoa (Stade de Toulouse)

Friday, 29 September

Pool A: New Zealand 96-17 Italy (OL Stadium)

Saturday, 30 September

Pool D: Argentina 59-5 Chile (Stade de la Beaujoire)

Pool C: Fiji 17-12 Georgia (Stade de Bordeaux)

Pool B: Scotland 84-0 Romania (Stade Pierre-Mauroy)

Sunday, 1 October

Pool C: Australia 34-14 Portugal (Stade Geoffroy-Guichard)

Pool B: South Africa 49-18 Tonga (Stade de Marseille)

Where are matches being played?

Matches will be played across nine host cities – Paris, Marseille, Nice, Bordeaux, Toulouse, Lyon, Lille, Saint-Etienne and Nantes.

World Cup squads

Each head coach has named a 33-man squad which was submitted to World Rugby on 28 August. Changes can be made because of injury throughout the tournament.

Who are the defending champions?

South Africa won the last World Cup held in Japan in 2019, beating England 32-12 in the final in Yokohama.

In the World Cup’s 36-year history, only four countries – New Zealand, Australia, South Africa and England – have triumphed.