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The Millennium Stadium will host two quarter-finals and two Wales pool matches at the 2015 Rugby World Cup.

Organisers confirmed today that Wales will face the two yet-to-be-decided qualifiers in Pool A in Cardiff.

Quarter-finals involving the winner of Pool C - seeded to be New Zealand - and the Pool D runner-up, and the Pool D winner and the Pool C runner-up will also take place at the Millennium Stadium.

If pools C and D finish in line with seedings, the quarter-finals held in Cardiff would be New Zealand v Ireland and France v Argentina.

However, Wales will face both of their major Pool A rivals, Australia and England, at Twickenham, and are guaranteed to play their quarter-final at the home of English rugby, should they qualify from the group stage.

Overall, eight matches will be played at the Millennium Stadium, with other fixtures including France v Ireland and New Zealand's clash with Pool C's European qualifier.

The full list of venues involved in the tournament are: Twickenham Stadium (London), Wembley Stadium (London), Olympic Stadium (London), Millennium Stadium (Cardiff), Manchester City Stadium (Manchester), St James’ Park (Newcastle), Elland Road (Leeds), Leicester City Stadium (Leicester), Villa Park (Birmingham), Kingsholm Stadium (Gloucester), stadiummk (Milton Keynes), Brighton Community Stadium (Brighton) and Sandy Park (Exeter).

England Rugby 2015 chief executive Debbie Jevans said: “The world can now start planning for Rugby World Cup 2015.

"Today, we’ve brought the tournament to life, announcing the match venues and the full match schedule.

"In less than two and a half years time, we will be welcoming the world to England and to a celebration of Rugby, played in a range of atmospheric stadiums right across the country.”

Australia coach Robbie Deans, whose side will face Australia on neutral territory at Twickenham, welcomed the schedule.

“While we’ve got more immediate matters at hand to focus on, it’s always good to get clarity with these things so that the plans can begin to be put in place,” he said.

“Twickenham is one of the great Rugby destinations so the two games there to finish pool play will be something the playing group will no doubt look forward to.

“It’s also good to see a more equitable distribution of the playing demands on teams, as previously it has been slightly weighted against some of the emerging nations.”