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Australia 2027

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AUSTRALIA 2027 VENUES

The opening match, as well as the opening ceremony, will take place at Perth Stadium, while the final (including both semi-finals and the bronze final) will be played at Stadium Australia in Sydney.

The pool matches, round of 16 and quarter-finals will take place across the seven venues chosen to host Rugby World Cup 2027 matches and include: Stadium Australia, Homebush; Sydney Football Stadium, Moore Park; and Newcastle International Sports Centre (all New South Wales). The other venues are the Adelaide Oval, Adelaide (South Australia); Perth Stadium (Western Australia); and Lang Parka, Brisbane, and North Queensland Stadium, Townsville (both Queensland).

AUSTRALIA 2027 MATCHES

There will be six pools of four teams at Australia 2027, with the round of 16 seeing the top two teams from each pool automatically qualifying, along with the best four third-placed teams.

The full Australia 2027 qualifying process explained

RWC2027

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