It’s here! Rugby World Cup 2023 kicks off in France tonight!

It’s here! Rugby World Cup 2023 kicks off in France tonight with our two Altrad partner teams, XV de France and the New Zealand All Blacks playing the opening match at Stade de France.

For the players involved, today is the result of four years of effort, commitment, dedication and sacrifice to be selected and represent their nation in the world’s third biggest sporting event.

For fans across the world, today marks the start of a seven week celebration of the very best rugby and the coming together of different nations and communities as one.

For Altrad, today is a proud moment. We are honoured to be a Major Global Partner of these two teams.  Both teams display our shared values on and off the pitch and whatever the result tonight, we will surely see those values in abundance.

It's been an exciting week as we welcomed some famous faces. We have attached some imagery of this event, and imagery of how two giant shirts took over Paris ahead of the match.

It’s not too late to submit your match predictions on the Altrad Rugby Community. Guess the final score for every match from the pool stages to the final and those who have the best record over the tournament can win a trip to New Zealand, meet the New Zealand and French teams, receive signed merchandise, and much more.

Wherever and however you are watching the tournament, we hope you enjoy it.