ProSieben MAXX Rugby World Cup 2023 begins on Friday 8 September with France vs New Zealand duel

From Friday 8 September 2023, ProSieben MAXX will show the world’s biggest sporting event of the year live and exclusively in Germany: at the start of the 2023 Rugby World Cup, the channel will broadcast the first match between hosts France (No. 2). In the world rankings ) and three-time world champions New Zealand best live broadcast time from 8:15 p.m.

ProSieben MAXX broadcasts 35 World Cup matches live, and all 48 matches can be watched live on Joyn and ran.de. Matches from the “Ran” studio in Unterföhring are commented on by Jan Lüdeke and Markus Krawinkel, while ranRugby experts are Manuel Wilhelm (former national rugby player, sports director and chairman of the German Rugby Union) and Simon Jung (Rugby). (Second Bundesliga player) During the game, Max Zielke and Mike Stifelhagen moderate the live broadcast. ProSieben MAXX is showcasing the Rugby World Cup for the second time after 2019.

20 teams will compete in France at the 2023 Rugby World Cup (8 September to 28 October 2023): favorites include defending champions South Africa, Ireland (ranked number one in the world rankings), New Zealand, Australia, England and hosts France. . The teams play in four groups, and the top two teams qualify for the quarter-finals.

Group A: New Zealand, France, Italy, Uruguay, Namibia

Group Two: South Africa, Ireland, Scotland, Tonga, Romania

Group C: Wales, Australia, Fiji, Georgia, Portugal

Group Four: England, Japan, Argentina, Samoa, Chile

The 10th edition of the Rugby World Cup will take place over 51 days across nine stadiums, in Paris, Bordeaux, Lille, Lyon, Marseille, Nantes, Nice, Toulouse and Saint-Etienne. The final will be held on October 28, 2023 in Paris.

The first three matches of the 2023 Rugby World Cup

Live on ProSieben MAXX:

Friday, September 8, 2023

8:15 pm France – New Zealand

With Max Zielke, Jan Ledec, Simon Jung and Manuel Wilhelm

Saturday, September 9, 2023

12:45 pm Italy – Namibia

With Jan Luedecky and Simon Young

9:15 pm: England – Argentina

With Max Zielke, Jan Ledec, Simon Jung and Manuel Wilhelm

Sunday, September 10, 2023

5:30 pm: South Africa – Scotland

With Max Zielke, Markus Krawinkel and Simon Jung

9:00 pm: Wales x Fiji

With Max Zielke, Jan Luedecki and Simon Jung

Schedule overview: https://www.ran.de/sports/rugby/wm/spielplan

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