Full 2007 Rugby World Cup fixtures list for Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Japan, South Africa, USA. Find out where your team is playing and plan your hotels

The 2007 Rugby World Cup Fixtures aren't straightforward. No team is based in one place and most teams play matches in two or even three different venue cities. A full study of the 2007 Rugby World Cup fixtures list is essential. Following your team around will take some planning, so to simplify matters and help you plan your travels here's a full fixture list for the 2007 Rugby World Cup for the matches for the USA, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Japan and South Africa, plus the Quarter-finals, Semi-finals, 3rd Place Play-Off and of course the Final.

Below the 2007 Rugby World Cup fixtures list are details of each of the four Pools for the qualifying rounds. Only the Winners and Runners-Up in each pool go through to the Quarter-Final stages.

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AUSTRALIA 2007 Rugby World Cup fixtures list

Sep 8 Australia vs Japan – LYON, Stade de Gerland

Sep 15 Australia vs Wales – CARDIFF, Cardiff Millennium Stadium

Sep 23 Australia vs Fiji – MONTPELLIER, Stade La Mosson

Sep 29 Australia vs Canada – BORDEAUX, Stade Chaban-Delmas

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CANADA 2007 Rugby World Cup fixtures list

Sep 9 Canada vs Wales – NANTES, Stade de la Beaujoire

Sep 16 Canada vs Fiji – CARDIFF, Cardiff Millennium Stadium

Sep 25 Canada vs Japan – BORDEAUX, Stade Chaban-Delmas

Sep 29 Canada vs Australia – BORDEAUX, Stade Chaban-Delmas

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JAPAN 2007 Rugby World Cup fixtures list

Sep 8 Japan vs Australia– LYON, Stade de Gerland

Sep 12 Japan vs Fiji – TOULOUSE, Le Stadium

Sep 20 Japan vs Wales – CARDIFF, Cardiff Millennium Stadium

Sep 25 Japan vs Canada – BORDEAUX, Stade Chaban-Delmas

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NEW ZEALAND 2007 Rugby World Cup fixtures list

Sep 8 New Zealand vs Italy – MARSEILLE, Stade Velodrome

Sep 15 New Zealand vs Portugal – LYON, Stade de Gerland

Sep 23 New Zealand vs Scotland – EDINBURGH, Murrayfield Stadium

Sep 29 New Zealand vs Romania – TOULOUSE, Le Stadium

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SOUTH AFRICA 2007 Rugby World Cup fixtures list

Sep 9 South Africa vs Samoa – PARIS, Parc des Princes

Sep 14 South Africa vs England – ST-DENIS, Stade de France

Sep 22 South Africa vs Tonga – LENS, Stade Felix-Bollaert

Sep 30 South Africa vs USA – MONTPELLIER, Stade La Mosson

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USA 2007 Rugby World Cup fixtures list

Sep 8 USA vs England – LENS, Stade Felix-Bollaert

Sep 12 USA vs Tonga – MONTPELLIER, Stade La Mosson

Sep 26 USA vs Samoa – ST-ETIENNE, Stade Geoffrey-Guichard

Sep 30 USA vs South Africa – MONTPELLIER, Stade La Mosson

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QUARTER-FINALS 2007 Rugby World Cup

Oct 6

Quarter-final 1 (Winners Pool B vs Runners-Up Pool A)

MARSEILLE, Stade Velodrome

Quarter-final 2 (Winners Pool C vs Runners-Up Pool D)

CARDIFF, Cardiff Millennium Stadium

Oct 7

Quarter-final 3 (Winners Pool A vs Runners-Up Pool B)

MARSEILLE, Stade Velodrome

Quarter-final 4 (Winners Pool D vs Runners-Up Pool C)

ST DENIS, Stade de France

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SEMI-FINALS 2007 Rugby World Cup

Oct 13 Semi-final 1 (Winners Quarterfinal 1 vs Winners Quarterfinal 2)

Oct 14 Semi-final 2 (Winners Quarterfinal 3 vs Winners Quarterfinal 4)

Both at ST DENIS, Stade de France

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THIRD PLACE PLAY-OFF 2007 Rugby World Cup

Oct 19

PARIS, Parc des Princes

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FINAL 2007 Rugby World Cup

Oct 20

ST DENIS, Stade de France

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THE POOLS 2007 Rugby World Cup

Here are the four pools. The winners of Pool A play the runners-up in Pool B in one quarter-final, the winners of Pool B play the runners-up in Pool A in another. Likewise, the winners of Pool C play the runners-up in ool D, and the winners of Pool D play the runners-up in Pool C.

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WHO'S IN WHICH POOL?

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POOL A

England

South Africa

Samoa

USA

Tonga

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POOL B

Australia

Canada

Fiji

Wales

Japan

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POOL C

New Zealand

Scotland

Italy

Romania

Portugal

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POOL D

France

Ireland

Argentina

Georgia

Namibia

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If you want to see a Rugby World Cup Fixtures List for each of the venue cities, click here.

If you want to see the fixtures for England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales, click here.