Rugby World Cup 2007 Travel Guide
From Wikitravel
The Rugby World Cup 2007 will be held in France between October and November in 2007.
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Prepare
Tickets
Tickets are now on sale for the worldwide general public. They can be bought through the france2007 website. Tickets are also distributed by the organizers to clubs, sponsors, travel agents and so on. So tickets may be available through a local Rugby Union.See also.
Accommodation
Visit rth07.com which is the official travel and hospitality site for Rugby World Cup 2007.
Get in
From the France page.
By plane
The main international airport, Roissy - Charles de Gaulle (CDG) near Paris, is likely to be your port of entry if you fly into France from outside Europe. CDG is the home of Air France (AF), the national company, for most intercontinental flights. Tranfers to another flight in France : AF operates domestic flights from CDG too, but a lot of domestic flights, and also some internal European flights, use Orly, the second Paris airport. Other airports have international destinations : Paris - Orly, Bordeaux, Clermont-Ferrand, Lille, Lyon, Marseille, Nantes, Nice, Toulouse have flights to cities in western Europe and North-Africa ; those airports are hubs to smaller airports in France and may be useful to avoid the transfer between the two Paris airports. Some low-cost airlines, including easyJet, Ryanair and Volare, fly to Beauvais airport situated about 80 km northwest of Paris. Buses to Paris are provided by the airlines. Check schedules and fares on their websites.
By train
The French rail company, SNCF, provides direct service from most European countries using regular trains. The Eurostar service uses high-speed to connect Lille and Paris with London, the later via the Calais-Dover channel tunnel.
By bus
Eurolines connects over 500 destinations, covering the whole of the continent, including Morocco. Eurolines allows travelling from Sicily to Helsinki and from Casablanca to Moscow.
See also
See the France article for more information.
Get around
Trains are a great way to get around in France. You can get pretty much from anywhere to anywhere else by train. For long distances, use the TGV (Train a Grande Vitesse - High-Speed Train). Reservations are obligatory. But, if you have time, take the slow train and enjoy the scenery. The landscape is part of what makes France one of the top tourist destinations in the world.
The national railway network is managed by the SNCF (Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français). You can get schedules and book a ticket from their website. Booking is available in two classes: première classe (First Class) is less crowded but also 50% more expensive than deuxième classe (Second Class). If your TGV is fully-booked, step aboard seconds before the doors close: the guard will find you a seat somewhere.
Host cities information
France
Outside France
Fixtures
- Note:Some teams have yet to qualify
Pool stages
- 7 September:
- France v Argentina, Stade de France, Paris (St Denis) - Pool D
- 8 September:
- England v Americas 3, Lens - Pool A
- Australia v Asia, Lyon - Pool B
- New Zealand v Europe 1, Marseille - Pool C
- 9 September:
- Ireland v Africa, Bordeaux - Pool D
- Wales v Americas 2, Nantes - Pool B
- South Africa v Samoa, Parc des Princes, Paris - Pool A
- Scotland v Repechage 1, St Etienne - Pool C
- 11 September:
- Argentina v Europe 3, Lyon - Pool D
- 12 September:
- Europe 1 v Europe 2, Marseille - Pool C
- America 3 v Repechage 2, Montpellier - Pool A
- Asia v Fiji, Toulouse - Pool B
- 14 September:
- England v South Africa, Stade de France, Paris (St. Denis) - Pool A
- 15 September:
- Ireland v Europe 3, Bordeaux - Pool D
- Wales v Australia, Cardiff - Pool B
- New Zealand v Repechage 1, Lyon - Pool C
- 16 September:
- Fiji v Americas 2, Cardiff - Pool B
- Samoa v Repechage 2, Montpellier - Pool A
- France v Africa, Toulouse - Pool D
- 18 September:
- Scotland v Europe 2, Edinburgh - Pool C
- 19 September:
- Europe 1 v Repechage 1, Parc des Princes, Paris - Pool C
- 20 September:
- Wales v Asia, Millenium Stadium, Cardiff - Pool B
- 21 September:
- France v Ireland, Stade de France, Paris - Pool D
- 22 September:
- South Africa v Repechage 2, Lens - Pool A
- Argentina v Africa 1, Marseille - Pool D
- England v Samoa, Nantes - Pool A
- 23 September:
- Scotland v New Zealand, Edinburgh - Pool C
- Australia v Fiji, Montpellier - Pool B
- 25 September:
- 26 September:
- Europe 3 v Africa, Lens - Pool D
- Samoa v Americas, 3, St Etienne - Pool A
- 28 September:
- England v Repechage 2, Parc des Princes, Paris - Pool A
- 29 September:
- Australia v Americas 2, Bordeaux - Pool B
- Wales v Fiji, Nantes - Pool B
- Scotland v Europe 1, St Etienne - Pool C
- New Zealand v Europe 2, Toulouse - Pool C
- 30 September:
- France v Europe 3, Marseille - Pool D
- South Africa v Americas 3, Montpellier - Pool A
- Ireland v Argentina, Parc des Princes, Paris - Pool D
Knock-out stages
Quarter-finals
- 6 October:
- 7 October:
Semi-finals
- 13 October:
- SF1: W QF1 v W QF2, Paris
- 14 October:
- SF2: W QF3 v W QF4, Paris
3rd/4th place play-off
- 19 October:
- L SF1 v L SF2, Paris
Final
- 20 October:
- W SF1 v W SF2, Paris
