Men’s Rugby World Cup draw 2027 AUSTRALIA, OCT 1 – NOV 13 HOST CITIES AUSTRALIA Townsville Brisbane Melbourne Perth Sydney Adelaide Newcastle Official tournament matchball by Gilbert POOL A New Zealand Australia Chile Hong Kong POOL B South Africa Italy Georgia Romania POOL C Argentina Fiji Spain Canada POOL D Ireland Scotland Uruguay Portugal POOL E France Japan USA Samoa POOL F England Wales Tonga Zimbabwe NEW FORMAT Tournament expands to 24 teams, with Round of 16 stage introduced ROUND OF 16 1 A1 - C / E / F3 2 B1 - D / E / F3 3 C2 - F2 4 E1 - D2 A2 - E2 F1 - B2 C1 - A / E / F3 D1 - B / E / F3 QUARTER-FINALS 1 W1 - W2 2 W3 - W4 3 W5 - W6 4 W7 - W8 SEMI-FINALS 1 W1 - W2 2 W3 - W4 Knock-out stage dates / venues TBC BRONZE FINAL Stadium Australia, Sydney RUGBY WORLD CUP FINAL November 13 Stadium Australia, Sydney Source: World Rugby © GRAPHIC NEWS