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Revision as of 17:57, 7 October 2023
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| Host nation |  Australia |
| Dates | 10 September – 23 October 2027 |
| No. of nations | 24[1] |
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The 2027 Rugby World Cup is scheduled to be the eleventh edition of the Rugby World Cup, the quadrennial world championship for men's rugby union teams. It is scheduled to take place in Australia in 2027.
On 4 October 2023, it was reported that World Rugby decided to expand world cup to a 24-team tournament for growing the sport.[2] Alan Gilpin, its chief executive, has thrown his weight behind the expansion plans and mentioned “very positive signs” due to encouraging performances of Chile and Portugal during 2023 Rugby World Cup.[3] 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 are under consideration.[4]
Development and preparations
Australia won their bid to host the 2027 Rugby World Cup on 12 May 2022.
Venues
Twelve venues in nine cities have been shortlisted for hosting the tournament.
| Sydney, New South Wales | Perth, Western Australia | ||
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| Stadium Australiaa (Olympic Park, New South Wales) |
Sydney Football Stadiumab (Moore Park, New South Wales) |
Western Sydney Stadium (Parramatta, New South Wales) |
Perth Stadium |
| Capacity: 83,500 | Capacity: 45,000 | Capacity: 30,000 | Capacity: 65,000 |
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| Melbourne, Victoria | Melbourne, Victoria | ||
| Docklands Stadiuma (Docklands, Victoria) |
Melbourne Rectangular Stadium (Olympic Boulevard, Victoria) | ||
| Capacity: 47,000 | Capacity: 33,000 | ||
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| Brisbane, Queensland | Adelaide, South Australia | ||
| Lang Parka | Adelaide Ovala | ||
| Capacity: 52,500 | Capacity: 52,500 | ||
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| Newcastle, New South Wales | Gold Coast, Queensland | Canberra, Australian Capital Territory | Townsville, Queensland |
| Newcastle International Sports Centre | Robina Stadium | Canberra Stadiuma | North Queensland Stadium |
| Capacity: 30,500 | Capacity: 27,400 | Capacity: 25,011 | Capacity: 25,000 |
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Qualifying
A total of 12 teams will gain automatic qualification for the tournament by finishing in the top three of their pool at the 2023 Rugby World Cup.
The below table shows the qualified teams as of 5 October 2023:
| Region | Team | Qualification method |
Previous apps |
Previous best result | World Rugby Ranking¹ |
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| Asia |  Japan
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Top 3 in 2023 RWC pool | 10 | Quarter-finals (2019) | |
| Africa |  South Africa
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Top 3 in 2023 RWC pool | 8 | Champions (1995, 2007, 2019) | |
| Asia | Japan
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Top 3 in 2023 RWC pool | 10 | Quarter-finals (2019) | |
| Europe |  England
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Top 3 in 2023 RWC pool | 10 | Champions (2003) | |
 France
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Top 3 in 2023 RWC pool | 10 | Runners-up (1987, 1999, 2011) | ||
 Ireland
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Top 3 in 2023 RWC pool | 10 | Quarter-finals (seven times) | ||
 Italy
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Top 3 in 2023 RWC pool | 10 | Pool stage (ten times) | ||
 Scotland
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Top 3 in 2023 RWC pool | 10 | Fourth place (1991) | ||
 Wales
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Top 3 in 2023 RWC pool | 10 | Third place (1987) | ||
| Oceania | Australia
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Hosts | 10 | Champions (1991, 1999) | |
 Fiji
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Top 3 in 2023 RWC pool | 9 | Quarter-finals (1987, 2007) | ||
 New Zealand
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Top 3 in 2023 RWC pool | 10 | Champions (1987, 2011, 2015) | ||
| South America |  Argentina
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Top 3 in 2023 RWC pool | 10 | Third place (2007) |
Bidding
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.[5]
As of June 2019, Argentina, Australia and Russia had declared their interest in hosting the 2027 Rugby World Cup,[6][7] but Argentina withdrew their bid in April 2020, leaving two bidders.[8] 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.[9]
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.[10] 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.”[11] The hosts for the 2027 and 2031 tournaments will be revealed in May 2022.[12]
The fact that three consecutive World Cups (England 2015, Japan 2019, and France 2023) will have occurred in the northern hemisphere made the southern hemisphere countries considered the favourites.[13]
On 12 May 2022, it was announced that Australia would host the 2027 Rugby World Cup.[14]
Announced bidders
Australia
Rugby Australia announced on 13 December 2017 that Australia would bid for the 2027 Rugby World Cup.[15] Australia has previously hosted the 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.[16] Argentina is the only country to reach the World Cup semi-finals that has not hosted any World Cup matches.[17] In April 2020, Argentina withdrew its bid to strengthen the Australian bid, making Australia favourites for the 2027 Rugby World Cup host.[8][18]
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.[19][20] President Vladimir Putin backed Russia's bid to host the 2027 Rugby World Cup.[21]
Rugby Union of Russia could not proceed with its bid to host after Court of Arbitration for Sport imposed a two-year ban on 17 December 2020 on Russia hosting any major sports tournament.[22]
References
- ^ Kitson, Robert (4 October 2023). "World Rugby to reject plate competition for emerging nations at World Cups". Guardian. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
- ^ Kitson, Robert (4 October 2023). "World Rugby to reject plate competition for emerging nations at World Cups". Guardian. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
- ^ Rumsby, Ben (27 September 2023). "Rugby World Cup organisers eye expanded 24-team tournament and new pool-stage format". Telegraph. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
- ^ Kelleher, Will (27 September 2023). "Rugby World Cup could be expanded to 24 teams from 2027". Times. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
- ^ "USA Rugby considering bid for Rugby World Cup 2027". Stuff. 14 August 2020. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
- ^ "Australia to bid for 2027 Rugby World Cup and 2021 women's tournament". Guardian Australia. 13 December 2017. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
- ^ "Argentina announces 2027 Rugby World Cup bid". Rugby.com.au. 5 October 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
- ^ a b Mulvanney, Nick (16 April 2020). "Argentina ready to abandon 2027 Rugby World Cup bid making Australia strong favourites to host tournament". The Independent. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
- ^ Richardson, James (16 August 2020). "South Africa will not bid for 2027 or 2031 Rugby World Cup – Reports". The South African. Archived from the original on 3 June 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
- ^ "Australia and South Africa could miss out on 2027 Rugby World Cup as Bill Beaumont says another emerging nation could host tournament". Fox Sports Australia. 20 September 2018. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
- ^ "Rugby World Cup in sights of United States". www.insidethegames.biz. 26 September 2019.
- ^ "Rugby World Cup 2027 and 2031 hosts to be announced in May 2022". www.rugby-addict.com. 13 August 2020.
- ^ Neville, Conor (15 November 2017). "Why France win was the worst possible result for Ireland". RTÉ Sport. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
- ^ "Rugby World Cup 2025: England to host women's tournament". BBC Sport. 12 May 2022. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
- ^ "Australia bidding for 2027 Rugby World Cup". SBS News. 13 December 2017. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
- ^ Cleary, Mick (17 November 2017). "I will not resign, insists beleaguered Bill Beaumont in the eye of World Cup storm". The Telegraph. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
- ^ Tait, Paul (25 April 2017). "RWC 2027 in Argentina will cost US$200 million". Americas Rugby News. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
- ^ Gillen, Nancy (16 April 2020). "Argentina withdraw 2027 Rugby World Cup bid to strengthen Australian campaign". insidethegames.biz. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
- ^ "Russia To Bid To Host RWC 2027". 6 October 2019.
- ^ Dyachkova, Elena (31 May 2019). "Федерация регби России может подать заявку на проведение КМ-2027" [Russian Rugby Federation will apply to host the 2027 Rugby World Cup]. Ria (in Russian). Retrieved 2 June 2019.
- ^ "Vladamir Putin has backed Russian bid to host the 2027 Rugby World Cup". 29 July 2020.
- ^ "Россия не сможет претендовать на проведение Кубка мира по регби из-за решения CAS" (in Russian). 30 March 2021. Retrieved 3 December 2021.