12 different cities hosted the 48 2011 New Zealand Rugby World Cup games. 36 of the games were in the North Island and 12 in the South Island. Teams were hosted in 23 different towns around New Zealand during the tournament - check out the Towns page for info.

The full games schedule (and results) is on the Rugby World Cup Games page

The Rugby World Cup final, bronze final, and both semi final matches were played in Auckland at the upgraded Eden Park.

At Eden Park, a new South Stand and temporary seating achieved the required 60,000 capacity. Dunedin had a new stadium to replace Carisbrook.

The 12 stadiums where games were held are listed below. Because stadiums lost their corporate branding during the Rugby World Cup, the normal name of the stadium other than during during the Cup is in brackets. The number of World Cup games each stadium hosted is also in brackets.

North Island Venues:

• Eden Park, Auckland (11 games)
• Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington (Westpac Stadium)(8 games)
• Waikato Stadium, Hamilton (3 games)
• North Harbour Stadium, Albany, Auckland (4 games)
• Rotorua International Stadium, Rotorua (3 games)
• Stadium Taranaki, New Plymouth (Yarrow Stadium)(3 games)
• Arena Manawatu, Palmerston North (2 games)
• McLean Park, Napier (2 games)
• Northland Events Centre, Whangarei (2 games)

• Stadium Christchurch, Christchurch (AMI Stadium )(0 games due to eathquake damage)
• Stadium Otago , Dunedin (replaces Carisbrook)(4 games)
• Rugby Park Stadium, Invercargill (3 games)
• Trafalgar Park, Nelson (3 games)