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🇳🇿 New Zealand

At a glance

Pool
Pool A →
World Rugby Ranking
#1
Best finish
Champions (1987, 2011, 2015)
Qualified via
2023 RWC pool stage

Route cities

Travel with the team

Follow New Zealand across Australia

This is a moving itinerary, not a one-hotel trip. Book the cities in match order and use domestic flights for the long legs.

3 matches · 3 stops · 13 days

  1. Stop 1Sat, 2 Oct

    Perth

    vs Chile · 13:15

    Perth Stadium

    Open travel guide →
  2. Stop 2Sat, 9 Oct

    Sydney

    vs Australia · 17:10

    Stadium Australia

    Open travel guide →
  3. Stop 3Fri, 15 Oct

    Melbourne

    vs Hong Kong China · 17:15

    Docklands Stadium

    Open travel guide →

Conditional knockout route

Where New Zealand could play next

The bracket fixes the match city for each pool finish. These are possible stops, not confirmed New Zealand fixtures. Each later round assumes a win in the previous round; opponents are decided by results.

If New Zealand finishes 1st in Pool A

  1. Round of 16 · Match 38

    Brisbane · Sat, 23 Oct

    Brisbane Stadium · 15:45 local

    vs Qualifying third-place team from Pool C, E or F

    City guide →

  2. Quarter-final · Match 45

    Sydney · Sat, 30 Oct

    Stadium Australia · 16:45 local

    vs Winner of R16 (4)

    City guide →

  3. Semi-final · Match 49

    Sydney · Fri, 5 Nov

    Stadium Australia · 20:00 local

    vs Winner of QF2

    City guide →

  4. Final · Match 52

    Sydney · Sat, 13 Nov

    Stadium Australia · 20:00 local

    vs Winner of SF2

    City guide →

If New Zealand finishes 2nd in Pool A

  1. Round of 16 · Match 43

    Brisbane · Sun, 24 Oct

    Brisbane Stadium · 18:15 local

    vs Pool E runner-up

    City guide →

  2. Quarter-final · Match 48

    Sydney · Sun, 31 Oct

    Stadium Australia · 20:00 local

    vs Winner of R16 (8)

    City guide →

  3. Semi-final · Match 50

    Sydney · Sat, 6 Nov

    Stadium Australia · 20:00 local

    vs Winner of QF3

    City guide →

  4. Final · Match 52

    Sydney · Sat, 13 Nov

    Stadium Australia · 20:00 local

    vs Winner of SF1

    City guide →

If New Zealand qualifies as one of the four best third-place teams, its round-of-16 slot depends on the qualifying pools. A semi-final loss leads to the bronze final in Sydney on 12 November. Dates and kick-off times are subject to change. Official match schedule ↗

Fixtures