
The 2023 Rugby World Cup gets under way on 8 September with France taking on New Zealand in a mouth-watering curtain-raiser in Paris.
The All Blacks arrive as favourites to lift the Webb Ellis Cup for what would be a record fourth time, having just won the Rugby Championship in convincing fashion. But hosts France can be sensational on their day and it is set to be the perfect showdown to kickstart the seven-week tournament.