2027 Men's Rugby World Cup

2027 Men's Rugby World Cup
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Tournament details
Host nation Australia
Venue8 (in 7 host cities)
Dates1 October – 13 November 2027
No. of nations24 (77 qualifying)
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2031 →

The 2027 Men's Rugby World Cup is scheduled to be the 11th edition of the Rugby World Cup, the quadrennial world championship for men's rugby union teams. It is due to take place in Australia from 1 October to 13 November 2027. It will be the first tournament to be branded as the Men's Rugby World Cup, a change that was announced in October 2023 to promote gender parity. It will also be the first to host 24 teams.[2]

South Africa are the two-time defending champions, after beating New Zealand in the 2023 final.

Hong Kong China will make their Men's Rugby World Cup debut.[3]

Host selection and bidding

See also: Rugby World Cup hosts

World Rugby was hoping to award the bids for both the 2027 and 2031 men's World Cups (along with the bids for the 2025 and 2029 Women's World Cups) by May 2022. The process of talking to prospective nations began in February 2021 with the formal candidate process commencing three months later. Finalists were evaluated in February 2022.[4]

By June 2019, Argentina, Australia and Russia had declared their interest in hosting the 2027 Rugby World Cup,[5][6] but Argentina withdrew their bid in April 2020, leaving two bidders.[7] There was speculation that the United States and South Africa would be interested in hosting the event, but the South African Rugby Union has stated that it would not be bidding for the 2027 World Cup.[8]

World Rugby chairman Bill Beaumont suggested in late 2018 that the host of the Rugby World Cup following the 2023 event in France could be an emerging nation.[9] World Rugby CEO Brett Gosper also suggested in 2019 that World Rugby may bid the 2027 and 2031 World Cups together (as they did with England 2015 and Japan 2019), so that they could make "a bolder decision and a traditional decision."[10] The hosts for the 2027 and 2031 tournaments were to be revealed in May 2022.[11]

The fact that three consecutive World Cups (England 2015, Japan 2019, and France 2023) occurred in the Northern Hemisphere made the Southern Hemisphere countries considered the favourites.[12]

On 12 May 2022, it was announced that Australia would host the 2027 Rugby World Cup.[13]

Announced bidders

Australia

Rugby Australia announced on 13 December 2017 that Australia would bid for the 2027 Rugby World Cup.[14] Australia has previously hosted the inaugural 1987 Rugby World Cup together with New Zealand, as well as the 2003 Rugby World Cup on its own.

Withdrawn bids

Argentina

Argentina had announced on 5 October 2016 that it would bid for the 2027 Rugby World Cup, but withdrew its bid in April 2020. Argentina has never hosted the tournament before, and World Rugby chairman Bill Beaumont had pledged that he would back the right of countries such as Argentina to bid for the event.[15] Argentina is the only country to reach the World Cup semi-finals that has not hosted any World Cup matches.[16] In April 2020, Argentina withdrew its bid to strengthen the Australian bid, making Australia favourites for the 2027 Rugby World Cup host.[7][17]

Russia

Stanislav Druzhinin of the Russian Rugby Union said at a meeting on 31 May 2019 that Russia would apply to host the 2027 Rugby World Cup. Russia would use the 2018 FIFA World Cup stadiums and legacy for the 2027 Rugby World Cup.[18][19] President Vladimir Putin backed Russia's bid to host the 2027 Rugby World Cup.[20] Rugby Union of Russia could not proceed with its bid to host after Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) imposed a two-year ban on 17 December 2020 on Russia hosting any major sports tournament.[21]

Expansion

Talks of expanding the tournament to 24 teams intensified after the performances of emerging nations like Chile and Portugal at the 2023 Rugby World Cup, and on 4 October 2023, it was reported that World Rugby had decided to expand the World Cup to 24 teams in order to help grow the sport.[22] A "Swiss model" pool stage similar to those adopted by the European Rugby Champions Cup and football's UEFA Champions League, or six pools of four with an additional round of 16 were under consideration.[23]

The expansion to 24 teams was confirmed on 24 October 2023,[24][25][26] with the format later confirmed in October 2025.

To accommodate the expansion from a 20-team finals tournament to 24 teams, the format was changed from the one used since the 2003 Rugby World Cup.[24][26] Instead of the historical four pools of five teams, there will now be six pools with four teams in each. The top two teams from each pool, along with the four best third-place teams, will progress to the knockout stage, commencing with a newly included Round of 16 round. At the conclusion of the tournament, 52 matches would have taken place, an increase on the 48 matches taken place since 2003.[27]

Venues

1000km
621miles

Eight venues in seven cities have been chosen for the tournament.[28][29] The opening match, as well as the opening ceremony, will be at Perth Stadium, while the final (as well as both semi-finals and the bronze final) will be played at Stadium Australia in Sydney.[30]

In early January 2025, it was reported that no matches would take place in the state of Victoria after the Victoria State Government pulled its bid in protest of Rugby Australia's (RA) revocation of Melbourne Rebels' participation in Super Rugby Pacific.[31] The full list of host cities was revealed later in the month and confirmed that the state of Victoria would host games in Melbourne,[32][33] with the venue yet to be decided. In January 2026, Docklands Stadium was confirmed to be the Melbourne venue.[34] World Rugby reportedly struck a deal to host the tournament matches at the venue instead of the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) after the latter's availability could not be guaranteed in October 2027 due to an exclusive clause in a deal between the Victorian government and the National Football League (NFL).[35]

Sydney Perth Adelaide
Stadium Australia[a] Sydney Football Stadium[b] Perth Stadium Adelaide Oval[a]
Capacity: 82,000 Capacity: 42,500 Capacity: 65,000
(rectangular mode) 		Capacity: 53,500
Melbourne Brisbane Newcastle Townsville
Docklands Stadium[a] Brisbane Stadium[a] Newcastle Stadium North Queensland Stadium
Capacity: 53,000 Capacity: 52,500 Capacity: 33,000 Capacity: 25,455

These host cities will host the following matches:

Teams

Qualification

Main article: 2027 Men's Rugby World Cup qualifying

A total of 12 teams gained automatic qualification for the tournament by finishing in the top three of their pool at the 2023 Rugby World Cup, these positions being determined at the close of the pool stage.[36] The qualification process for the tournament was confirmed by World Rugby on 13 August 2024.[37] Four teams qualified from Europe, along with one each from Africa and Asia. Four teams qualified from the Pacific, one from South America, and one from a South America/Pacific play-off. The final team, Samoa the fourth Pacific team, was decided[38] in a four-team repechage tournament consisting of Belgium, winners of their continental ranking finals, Namibia as runners-up in their continental tournament, Samoa, the loser of the South America/Pacific play off, and Brazil, who replaced Paraguay after the latter had fielded an ineligible player in their third-place playoff in the South American qualifier.[39]

Qualified teams
Region Team Qualification
method 		Previous
apps 		Previous best result World Rugby
Ranking[c]
Africa  South Africa 2023 Rugby World Cup pool stage 8 Champions (1995, 2007, 2019, 2023) 1
 Zimbabwe 2025 Rugby Africa Cup winners (Africa 1) 2 Pool stage (1987, 1991) 24
Asia  Hong Kong China 2025 Asia Rugby Championship winners (Asia 1) N/a Debut 23
Europe  England 2023 Rugby World Cup pool stage 10 Champions (2003) 3
 France 2023 Rugby World Cup pool stage 10 Runners-up (1987, 1999, 2011) 5
 Ireland 2023 Rugby World Cup pool stage 10 Quarter-finals (eight times) 4
 Italy 2023 Rugby World Cup pool stage 10 Pool stage (ten times) 10
 Scotland 2023 Rugby World Cup pool stage 10 Fourth place (1991) 9
 Wales 2023 Rugby World Cup pool stage 10 Third place (1987) 11
 Georgia 2025 Rugby Europe Championship winners (Europe 1) 6 Pool stage (six times) 13
 Spain 2025 Rugby Europe Championship runners-up (Europe 2) 1 Pool stage (1999) 15
 Romania 2025 Rugby Europe Championship third place (Europe 3) 9 Pool stage (nine times) 22
 Portugal 2025 Rugby Europe Championship fourth place (Europe 4) 2 Pool stage (2007, 2023) 20
Pacific  Australia Hosts 10 Champions (1991, 1999) 7
 Fiji 2023 Rugby World Cup pool stage 9 Quarter-finals (1987, 2007, 2023) 8
 Japan 2023 Rugby World Cup pool stage 10 Quarter-finals (2019) 12
 New Zealand 2023 Rugby World Cup pool stage 10 Champions (1987, 2011, 2015) 2
 Tonga 2025 World Rugby Pacific Nations Cup third place (Pacific 1)[d] 9 Pool stage (nine times) 18
 Samoa Final qualifier 9 Quarter-finals (1991, 1995) 19
 Canada 2025 World Rugby Pacific Nations Cup fourth place (Pacific 2)[d] 9 Quarter-finals (1991) 25
 United States 2025 World Rugby Pacific Nations Cup fifth place (Pacific 3)[d] 8 Pool stage (eight times) 16
South America  Argentina 2023 Rugby World Cup pool stage 10 Third place (2007) 6
 Uruguay 2025 Sudamérica Rugby Championship winners (Sudamérica 1) 5 Pool stage (five times) 14
 Chile Pacific/Sudamérica qualifying play-off winner 1 Pool stage (2023) 17

Draw

In May 2025, World Rugby confirmed that the draw would take place on 3 December 2025,[41] and the format for the draw was later confirmed in September 2025.[27] For the first time, the draw took place after all teams had qualified. All of the 24 qualified teams were ranked within the top 25 of the world rankings. The only top 25 team to miss out on qualifying was 21st-ranked Belgium. Belgium drew to Samoa on the final matchday of the Final Qualification Tournament, which meant they finished behind Samoa by 1 point in the table.

The 24 teams were divided into six pools, with four teams in each. In the draw, one team from each band (described below) was randomly allocated to each pool. As hosts, Australia was automatically allocated to Pool A.[27]

The method for determining the pools was that the 24 qualified teams were divided into four bands, using the World Rugby Rankings at the end of the 2025 November international window to determine how the teams will be divided into the bands.

  • Band 1: Seeds 1 to 6
  • Band 2: Seeds 7 to 12
  • Band 3: Seeds 13 to 18
  • Band 4: Seeds 19 to 24

This meant the 24 qualified teams were seeded as follows (world ranking as of 1 December 2025, the final rankings before the draw.):

Band 1 Band 2 Band 3 Band 4

Pool stage

Competing countries were divided into six pools of four teams (pools A to F) as described above. Teams in each pool will play one another in a round-robin, with the top two teams advancing to the knockout stage, to be joined by the 4 highest ranked third placed teams.

Pool A Pool B Pool C Pool D Pool E Pool F

 New Zealand
 Australia
 Chile
 Hong Kong China

 South Africa
 Italy
 Georgia
 Romania

 Argentina
 Fiji
 Spain
 Canada

 Ireland
 Scotland
 Uruguay
 Portugal

 France
 Japan
 United States
 Samoa

 England
 Wales
 Tonga
 Zimbabwe

Points allocation in pool stage

  • Four points are awarded for a win.
  • Two points are awarded for a draw.
  • A try bonus point is awarded to teams that score four or more tries in a match.
  • A losing bonus point is awarded to teams that lose a match by fewer than eight points.

Pool A

Main article: 2027 Men's Rugby World Cup Pool A
Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts Qualification
1  New Zealand 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to knockout stage
2  Australia (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Chile 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible knockout stage based on ranking
4  Hong Kong China 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 1 October 2027. Source: World Rugby
Rules for classification: Pool stage tiebreakers
(H) Host
1 October 2027 Australia  v  Hong Kong China Perth Stadium, Perth
2 October 2027 New Zealand  v  Chile Perth Stadium, Perth
9 October 2027 New Zealand  v  Australia Stadium Australia, Sydney
9 October 2027 Chile  v  Hong Kong China North Queensland Stadium, Townsville
15 October 2027 New Zealand  v  Hong Kong China Docklands Stadium, Melbourne
16 October 2027 Australia  v  Chile Brisbane Stadium, Brisbane

Pool B

Main article: 2027 Men's Rugby World Cup Pool B
Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts Qualification
1  South Africa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to knockout stage
2  Italy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Georgia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible knockout stage based on ranking
4  Romania 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 3 October 2027. Source: World Rugby
Rules for classification: Pool stage tiebreakers
3 October 2027 South Africa  v  Italy Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
3 October 2027 Georgia  v  Romania North Queensland Stadium, Townsville
10 October 2027 South Africa  v  Georgia Brisbane Stadium, Brisbane
11 October 2027 Italy  v  Romania Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
17 October 2027 Italy  v  Georgia Newcastle Stadium, Newcastle
17 October 2027 South Africa  v  Romania Perth Stadium, Perth

Pool C

Main article: 2027 Men's Rugby World Cup Pool C
Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts Qualification
1  Argentina 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to knockout stage
2  Fiji 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Spain 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible knockout stage based on ranking
4  Canada 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 4 October 2027. Source: World Rugby
Rules for classification: Pool stage tiebreakers
3 October 2027 Argentina  v  Canada Brisbane Stadium, Brisbane
4 October 2027 Fiji  v  Spain Newcastle Stadium, Newcastle
10 October 2027 Fiji  v  Canada Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
10 October 2027 Argentina  v  Spain Docklands Stadium, Melbourne
16 October 2027 Argentina  v  Fiji Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
17 October 2027 Spain  v  Canada North Queensland Stadium, Townsville

Pool D

Main article: 2027 Men's Rugby World Cup Pool D
Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts Qualification
1  Ireland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to knockout stage
2  Scotland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Uruguay 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible knockout stage based on ranking
4  Portugal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 3 October 2027. Source: World Rugby
Rules for classification: Pool stage tiebreakers
3 October 2027 Scotland  v  Uruguay Docklands Stadium, Melbourne
4 October 2027 Ireland  v  Portugal Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
10 October 2027 Ireland  v  Scotland Perth Stadium, Perth
11 October 2027 Uruguay  v  Portugal Newcastle Stadium, Newcastle
17 October 2027 Ireland  v  Uruguay Docklands Stadium, Melbourne
17 October 2027 Scotland  v  Portugal Brisbane Stadium, Brisbane

Pool E

Main article: 2027 Men's Rugby World Cup Pool E
Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts Qualification
1  France 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to knockout stage
2  Japan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  United States 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible knockout stage based on ranking
4  Samoa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 2 October 2027. Source: World Rugby
Rules for classification: Pool stage tiebreakers
2 October 2027 France  v  United States Docklands Stadium, Melbourne
3 October 2027 Japan  v  Samoa Newcastle Stadium, Newcastle
9 October 2027 United States  v  Samoa Perth Stadium, Perth
9 October 2027 France  v  Japan Brisbane Stadium, Brisbane
15 October 2027 Japan  v  United States Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
17 October 2027 France  v  Samoa Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney

Pool F

Main article: 2027 Men's Rugby World Cup Pool F
Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts Qualification
1  England 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to knockout stage
2  Wales 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Tonga 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible knockout stage based on ranking
4  Zimbabwe 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 2 October 2027. Source: World Rugby
Rules for classification: Pool stage tiebreakers
2 October 2027 Wales  v  Zimbabwe Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
2 October 2027 England  v  Tonga Brisbane Stadium, Brisbane
8 October 2027 Wales  v  Tonga Docklands Stadium, Melbourne
8 October 2027 England  v  Zimbabwe Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
15 October 2027 Tonga  v  Zimbabwe North Queensland Stadium, Townsville
16 October 2027 England  v  Wales Stadium Australia, Sydney


Knockout stage

The knockout stage will consist of four single-elimination rounds culminating in a final and a third-place playoff. In the case of a tie in regulation time, two 10-minute periods of extra time will be played to determine a winner. If the scores are tied at the end of extra time, an additional 10-minute "sudden death" period will be played, with the first team to score any points being the winner. If the score still remains tied, a kicking competition will ensue.

While the positions of the winner and runner-up in each pool is fixed in the bracket, the four best third placed teams can find themselves in a number of different positions in the knock-out, depending which four pools they emerge from, but although fifteen different combinations of pool teams can emerge, each possible combination of four teams can only be accommodated in one manner. Furthermore, the construction of the draw is such that if the 3rd place team comes from any of pools A, B, C, or D they can only appear in one Round of 16 knockout match; meanwhile if the 3rd place team is from Pools E and/or F they can potentially appear in any of the slots, to ensure that only novel games take place during the first two knockout rounds.[43]

In the event of a tie in pool points for the 3rd placed team they will be separated by points difference, points scored, and tries scored, in that order. In the event teams are still tied after applying those three criteria, the team with the highest World Rugby Men's Ranking, as of 18 October 2027 will progress.[44]

Round of 16 third-place permutations

Third-placed teams
qualify from groups 		A1
vs 		B1
vs 		C1
vs 		D1
vs
A B C D C3 D3 A3 B3
A B C E C3 E3 A3 B3
A B C F C3 F3 A3 B3
A B D E E3 D3 A3 B3
A B D F F3 D3 A3 B3
A B E F E3 F3 A3 B3
A C D E C3 D3 A3 E3
A C D F C3 D3 A3 F3
A C E F C3 E3 A3 F3
A D E F E3 D3 A3 F3
B C D E C3 D3 E3 B3
B C D F C3 D3 F3 B3
B C E F C3 E3 F3 B3
B D E F E3 D3 F3 B3
C D E F C3 D3 E3 F3

Bracket

 
Round of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
              
 
23 October – Brisbane
 
 
Winner Pool A
 
30 October – Sydney (Stadium Australia)
 
Pool C/E/F 3rd
 
 
 
23 October – Perth
 
 
 
Winner Pool B
 
5 November – Sydney (Stadium Australia)
 
Pool D/E/F 3rd
 
 
 
23 October – Sydney (Football Stadium)
 
 
 
Runner-up Pool C
 
30 October – Brisbane
 
Runner-up Pool F
 
 
 
23 October – Melbourne
 
 
 
Winner Pool E
 
13 November – Sydney (Stadium Australia)
 
Runner-up Pool D
 
 
 
24 October – Brisbane
 
 
 
Runner-up Pool A
 
31 October – Sydney (Stadium Australia)
 
Runner-up Pool E
 
 
 
24 October – Perth
 
 
 
Winner Pool F
 
6 November – Sydney (Stadium Australia)
 
Runner-up Pool B
 
 
 
24 October – Sydney (Football Stadium)
 
 Bronze final
 
Winner Pool C
 
31 October – Brisbane12 November – Sydney (Stadium Australia)
 
Pool A/E/F 3rd
 
  
 
24 October – Melbourne
 
  
 
Winner Pool D
 
 
Pool B/E/F 3rd
 

Round of 16

23 October 2027
14:15 AEDT (UTC+11)
2nd Pool CRd16 12nd Pool F
Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
23 October 2027
15:45 AEDT (UTC+11)
1st Pool ARd16 23rd Pool C/E/F
Brisbane Stadium, Brisbane
23 October 2027
19:15 AEDT (UTC+11)
1st Pool ERd16 32nd Pool D
Docklands Stadium, Melbourne
23 October 2027
18:45 AWST (UTC+08)
1st Pool BRd16 43rd Pool D/E/F
Perth Stadium, Perth
24 October 2027
14:15 AEDT (UTC+11)
1st Pool CRd16 53rd Pool A/E/F
Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
24 October 2027
16:45 AEDT (UTC+11)
1st Pool DRd16 63rd Pool B/E/F
Docklands Stadium, Melbourne
24 October 2027
18:15 AEDT (UTC+11)
2nd Pool ARd16 72nd Pool E
Brisbane Stadium, Brisbane
24 October 2027
18:45 AWST (UTC+08)
1st Pool FRd16 82nd Pool B
Perth Stadium, Perth

Quarter-finals

30 October 2027
16:45 AEDT (UTC+11)
Winner R16 2QF 1Winner R16 4
Stadium Australia, Sydney
30 October 2027
18:45 AEDT (UTC+11)
Winner R16 1QF 2Winner R16 3
Brisbane Stadium, Brisbane
31 October 2027
16:00 AEDT (UTC+11)
Winner R16 5QF 3Winner R16 6
Brisbane Stadium, Brisbane
31 October 2027
20:00 AEDT (UTC+11)
Winner R16 7QF 4Winner R16 8
Stadium Australia, Sydney

Semi-finals

5 November 2027
20:00 AEDT (UTC+11)
Winner QF 1SF 1Winner QF 2
Stadium Australia, Sydney
6 November 2027
20:00 AEDT (UTC+11)
Winner QF 3SF 2Winner QF 4
Stadium Australia, Sydney

Bronze final

12 November 2027
19:45 AEDT (UTC+11)
RU SF 1vRU SF 2
Stadium Australia, Sydney

Final

13 November 2027
20:00 AEDT (UTC+11)
Winner SF 1vWinner SF 2
Stadium Australia, Sydney

Marketing

The tournament will be the first branded as the Men's Rugby World Cup, a change that was announced in October 2023.[45] All previous editions were branded as simply the Rugby World Cup, with the Women's tournament branded as the Women's Rugby World Cup between 1991 and 2017 and without a gender designation in the 2021 tournament.

Sponsorship

Principal partners[46] Official partners[46] Official suppliers[46] Official supporters[46]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d Stadium/site used in the 2003 Rugby World Cup.
  2. ^ Stadium built on the land of the old Sydney Football Stadium, which was used in the 2003 Rugby World Cup.
  3. ^ As of 1 December 2025, the rankings used for the draw following the end-of-year internationals.[40]
  4. ^ a b c The top two teams of the 2025 World Rugby Pacific Nations Cup, Fiji and Japan, respectively, already qualified based on their performance in the 2023 Rugby World Cup. The next best placed teams would fill the Pacific 1 and 2 berths.

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