Rugby World Cup 2023: Fixture list, full schedule, results, kick-off times, venues and odds

Les Bleus fans will be optimistic that a first global triumph on home soil may finally now beckon with Fabien Galthie’s side packed full of depth and talent and led by the irrepressible Antoine Dupont, though injuries and controversy have rather plagued their build-up as they seek to go one better than their previous three runners-up finishes.