Three-time champions New Zealand and three-time runners-up France will square off in a blockbuster opening match of the 2023 Rugby World Cup. Cameron Spencer/Getty Images The All Blacks will open the 2023 Rugby World Cup. READ MORE:* Rugby World Cup: All Blacks draw hosts France in 2023 tournament* France lambasts 2023 Rugby World Cup report as 'nonsense' and 'incompetence'* France bid for 2023 Rugby World Cup to involve 12 citiesThe opening weekend also features the 2019 finalists in action down south in Marseille. Shaun Botterill/Getty Images France is hosting the 2023 Rugby World Cup. However, the All Blacks have never lost a pool match at a Rugby World Cup.

Source: Stuff February 26, 2021 16:05 UTC