Japan v Samoa

Tuesday, 28 September, Pool D - Stadium de Toulouse

We strongly advise you to get to the stadium (located in the outskirts of the city) as early as possible. We remind you that the plaza gates will open 3 hours before kick-off. All A, B and C entrances are accessible to ticket holders.
Warning: please pay attention to the state of the tramway lines which might be impacted by a strike movement

Getting to the stadium:

Metro line A: Shuttle, stop at "Arènes"
Metro line B: stop at "St Michel" or "Empalot" / 15' walk
Tramway line T1: stop at "Croix de Pierre" / 21' walk or shuttle to the Stadium
A free shuttle will be available from the Zénith drive-and-ride parking from 18:00 and up until 2 hours after the end of the match

All information regarding Toulouse transports

All information regarding Occitanie region transports

Pierre de Coubertin bridge will be closed to traffic.
Zénith drive-and-ride free parking will open at 17:00, upon presentation of your match ticket

All useful information and other access options can be found below

OPENING TIMES

Match kick-off – 21:00
Gates opening and fan entertainment – from 18:00
Stands opening – 19:00

Find all information on the match on our Match Center:
https://www.rugbyworldcup.com/2023/match/pool-d-japan-samoa

THE VENUE

VENUE ACCESS – https://www.rugbyworldcup.com/2023/venues/stadium-de-toulouse/#Access

PARKING ACCESS – https://www.rugbyworldcup.com/2023/venues/stadium-de-toulouse/#parking

OFICIAL STORES AND MATCH PROGRAMME –

Don't forget to get the match programme and the official products of your favourite team upon your arrival, giving you the most immersive experience possible.

https://www.rugbyworldcup.com/2023/official-stores

RUGBY WORLD CUP 2023 CAR SHARING PLATFORM

Share your passion with other fans while reducing your impact on the environment with the RWC 2023 car sharing platform/app brought to you by our Official Sponsor TotalEnergies.

Discover the platform on carsharing.france2023.rugby

FOOD AND BEVERAGE

From 18:00 on the plaza (stadium concourse) of the Stadium de Toulouse, and from 19:00 inside the venue, discover our local food options, committed to supporting local produce and French gastronomy.
Chefs and producers from our regions will be waiting for you in the Food Trucks and refreshment stands.
These catering services will remain open until one hour after the end of the match.

Something to eat and drink for every taste, at every price!

You can pay with Mastercard, our official payment partner, or with any other payment method.

FAN ENTERTAINMENT

CONCOURSE ENTERTAINMENT

Come and enjoy a participatory artistic experience with the show La mêlée animée by the company La Ménagerie, programmed by the National Street Arts and Public Space Centre (CNAREP) l'Usine.

PARTNERS STANDS

Enjoy TotalEnergies fan experience and visit the GMF stand.

INSTITUTIONAL STAND

Come and visit the Region Occitanie, Toulouse Metropolis and Haute-Garonne Department stands.

A TOURNAMENT WITH A POSITIVE IMPACT

Japan and Samoa national anthems will be sung prior to kick-off by the children of the Mêlée des Chœurs. This choir is composed of students from Fonsorbe school, and Stella Blandy and Louisa Paulin Muret colleges, who recorded these anthems alongside professional singers from the Maîtrise Populaire of the Opéra-Comique.

This match will remain an unforgettable memory for 20 isolated seniors who are members of the French charity "Petits Frères des Pauvres". Through this initiative, France 2023 wants to enable isolated seniors to share the celebration of the tournament with others and overcome their loneliness.

DISCOVER MORE

Discover our official Rugby World Cup 2023 fantasy game: https://www.rugbyworldcup.com/2023/fantasy

Play our Rugby World Cup 2023 predictor game:
https://www.rugbyworldcup.com/2023/predictor