World Rugby confirm 2023 Rugby World Cup venues
Rugby World Cup NewsWednesday, 17 February 2021 at 15:21
The nine stadiums to be used as the 2023 Rugby World Cup venues after France was named as hosts after a World Rugby vote on Wednesday.
Eight of the cities also hosted matches when France welcomed the world for Rugby World Cup 2007 with Lille and Nice the new locations for 2023. While some of the stadiums will be on the Rugby World Cup stage again, there are new venues in Bordeaux and Lyon from those used for France 2007.
The capacity of the nine stadiums for Rugby World Cup 2023 range from 33,150 for Stadium de Toulouse up to 80,056 for the Stade de France in Saint-Denis.
Scroll down to check out the 2023 Rugby World Cup venues
2023 Rugby World Cup venues
Bordeaux (stade Matmut Atlantique)
Capacity: 42 000
Date of construction: 2015
Events hosted: 2016 European football championships
Lille (stade Pierre-Mauroy)
Capacity: 50 000
Date of construction: 2012
Events hosted: Davis Cup final 2014, 2017; 2016 European football championships; 2015 European basketball championships; 2017 world handball championships
Lyon (Parc OL)
Capacity: 59 000
Date of construction: 2016
Events hosted: European Cup rugby finals 2016; 2016 European football championships
Marseille (stade Velodrome)
Capacity: 67 400
Date of construction: 1937 (last renovation in 2014)
Events hosted: 1960, 1984, 2016 European football championships; 1998 Football World Cup; 2007 Rugby World Cup; 2017 Top 14 semi-finals
Nantes (stade de La Beaujoire - Louis-Fonteneau)
Capacity: 37 500
Date of construction: 1984 (last renovation in 2015)
Events hosted: 1984 European football championships; 1998 Football World Cup; 2007 Rugby World Cup
Nice (Allianz Riviera)
Capacity: 35 000
Date of construction: 2013
Events hosted: 2016 European football championships
Saint-Denis (Stade de France)
Capacity: 81 300
Date of construction: 1998 (last renovation in 2010)
Events hosted: 2016 European football championships; 1998 Football World Cup; 1999, 2007 Rugby World Cup; Six Nations rugby; 2003 World Athletics Championships
Saint-Etienne (stade Geoffroy-Guichard)
Capacity: 42 000
Date of construction: 1931 (last renovation in 2014)
Events hosted: 1984, 2016 European football championships; 1998 Football World Cup; 2007 Rugby World Cup; 2015 European Cup rugby semi-final
Toulouse (Stadium municipal)
Capacity: 33 150
Date of construction: 1937 (last renovation in 2015)
Events hosted: 2016 European football championships; 1938, 1998 Football World Cup; 1999, 2007 Rugby World Cup; French national rugby finals
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