* All times in AEDT
With pool play at the Rugby World Cup done and dusted, the quarter-final match-ups have been set.
After topping Pool C, Wales will face Pool D second place getters Argentina on Sunday at 2am at Stade de Marseille.
Later that morning, Pool B toppers Ireland will take on Pool A runners-up New Zealand at 6am at Stade de France in Saint-Denis.
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On Monday, Pool D winners England will take on Pool C bridesmaids Fiji at 2am in Marseille.
Perhaps the biggest match of the weekend will see Rugby World Cup hosts and Pool A toppers France face Pool B second place finishers South Africa at 6am in Saint-Denis.
https://twitter.com/rugbyworldcup/status/1711153245929058760The winners of Wales/Argentina will take on the winners of Ireland/New Zealand in the first semi-final.
The second semi-final will see the winner of England/Fiji face either France or South Africa.
Incredibly, for the first time in the history of the Rugby World Cup, northern hemisphere teams have topped every pool.
It's also the first time New Zealand has not topped pool play after losing to France in the Rugby World Cup opener.
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For Australia, it's the first time they've not made the quarter-finals of a Rugby World Cup.
It's just the third time Ireland has topped pool play. The only other times they've done that is in 2011 and 2015.
While France v South Africa will be a hot topic, there's just as much interest in the Ireland v New Zealand match.
For one team, history will repeat itself.
Ireland has never made it past the quarter-finals at the Rugby World Cup, and against an underrated New Zealand there's every chance the All Blacks could pull off something of an upset.
New Zealand has only failed to go past the quarter-finals once. Ironically, that was 16 years ago in France.
Damien Traille's forward pass to Frederic Michalak still lives fresh in the mind of most New Zealanders who rose early on Sunday morning to see the hosts win 20-18.
It remains the worst result for the All Blacks in their storied history and it could yet repeat with Ireland the narrow favourites.
Teams that have qualified for the 2027 Rugby World Cup in Australia are: Argentina, Australia, England, Fiji, France, Ireland, Italy, Japan, New Zealand, Scotland, South Africa, and Wales.
Rugby World Cup quarter-final schedule
QF1: Wales vs Argentina, Sunday 2am (AEDT), Stade de Marseille
QF2: Ireland vs New Zealand, Sunday 6am (AEDT), Stade de France
QF3: England vs Fiji, Monday 2am (AEDT), Stade de Marseille
QF4: France vs South Africa, Monday 6am (AEDT), Stade de France
* All times in AEDT
With pool play at the Rugby World Cup done and dusted, the quarter-final match-ups have been set.
After topping Pool C, Wales will face Pool D second place getters Argentina on Sunday at 2am at Stade de Marseille.
Later that morning, Pool B toppers Ireland will take on Pool A runners-up New Zealand at 6am at Stade de France in Saint-Denis.
Watch all the action from Rugby World Cup 2023 on the home of rugby, Stan Sport. Every match ad free, live and on demand in 4K UHD
On Monday, Pool D winners England will take on Pool C bridesmaids Fiji at 2am in Marseille.
Perhaps the biggest match of the weekend will see Rugby World Cup hosts and Pool A toppers France face Pool B second place finishers South Africa at 6am in Saint-Denis.
https://twitter.com/rugbyworldcup/status/1711153245929058760The winners of Wales/Argentina will take on the winners of Ireland/New Zealand in the first semi-final.
The second semi-final will see the winner of England/Fiji face either France or South Africa.
Incredibly, for the first time in the history of the Rugby World Cup, northern hemisphere teams have topped every pool.
It's also the first time New Zealand has not topped pool play after losing to France in the Rugby World Cup opener.
READ MORE: Heartbreak for Wallabies after dramatic World Cup exit
READ MORE: Marsh's 'really costly' World Cup blunder duds Aussies
READ MORE: Legend's 'nightmare' crash gifts Piastri another podium
For Australia, it's the first time they've not made the quarter-finals of a Rugby World Cup.
It's just the third time Ireland has topped pool play. The only other times they've done that is in 2011 and 2015.
While France v South Africa will be a hot topic, there's just as much interest in the Ireland v New Zealand match.
For one team, history will repeat itself.
Ireland has never made it past the quarter-finals at the Rugby World Cup, and against an underrated New Zealand there's every chance the All Blacks could pull off something of an upset.
New Zealand has only failed to go past the quarter-finals once. Ironically, that was 16 years ago in France.
Damien Traille's forward pass to Frederic Michalak still lives fresh in the mind of most New Zealanders who rose early on Sunday morning to see the hosts win 20-18.
It remains the worst result for the All Blacks in their storied history and it could yet repeat with Ireland the narrow favourites.
Teams that have qualified for the 2027 Rugby World Cup in Australia are: Argentina, Australia, England, Fiji, France, Ireland, Italy, Japan, New Zealand, Scotland, South Africa, and Wales.
Rugby World Cup quarter-final schedule
QF1: Wales vs Argentina, Sunday 2am (AEDT), Stade de Marseille
QF2: Ireland vs New Zealand, Sunday 6am (AEDT), Stade de France
QF3: England vs Fiji, Monday 2am (AEDT), Stade de Marseille
QF4: France vs South Africa, Monday 6am (AEDT), Stade de France
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