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Summary
Follow the draw for the 2027 Rugby World Cup
The draw takes place at 09:00 GMT with England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales waiting to find out who they will face in the pool stage
The tournament takes place in Australia on 1 October - 13 November 2027 and will feature 24 teams
Teams are seeded from one to 24 based on their current world rankings and then placed into four bands of six teams
Australia are guaranteed to be in Pool A as hosts but will face a top seeded team as they are not in the top six of the world rankings
The draw takes place so early for a number of reasons, including to help fans make travel arrangements, give the organisers time to stage a successful tournament and reflect current form and rankings
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Who will win the 2027 Rugby World Cup?
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A million tickets under £50published at 08:56 GMT
Image source, Getty ImagesOrganisers have promised that there will be "a million tickets available for less than A$100 (£50) across every stage of the tournament".
Ticket prices for adults will start from only A$40 (£20) for pool matches, except for Austalia's matches were the cheapest entry will be A$65 (£32).
Children’s tickets starting at A$20 (£10) will be available for all matches, bar the semi-finals and final.
get involved Get Involved - 'Ireland to choke again'published at 08:54 GMT
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Ireland to choke again, England to play their final in the semi final yet again, but a New Zealand v South Africa final is inevitable.
Craig
get involved Get Involved - 'England will get to the final'published at 08:51 GMT
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I honestly believe England will get to the final and have a good chance at winning. There’s something building...
Tom
Hard to look past South Africa at the moment, but England look to be building something & France will be as dangerous as ever.
Josh
2003 and all thatpublished at 08:48 GMT
Image source, Getty ImagesThis will be the first time that Australia has hosted the tournament since 2003, when Jonny Wilkinson's extra-time drop-goal secured England (and the northern hemisphere's) sole title.
Australia also co-hosted the inaugural tournament with New Zealand in 1987 and were crowned world champions twice in Europe, in 1991 and 1999.
get involved Get Involvedpublished at 08:45 GMT
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Choosing the seedings based on world rankings almost two years before the tournament starts is bonkers. The excuse that it gives fans time to plan is clearly disingenuous. 2 years to book a flight and a hotel? I can do it in 10 minutes from my kitchen table!
Alan
Why are hosts Australia not one of the top seeds?published at 08:41 GMT
Australia find themselves in band two of the World Cup seedings after dropping down to seventh in the current world rankings.
The tournament hosts failed to make it into the group of top six seeds after winning just five of 15 Tests in 2025, including a 2-1 series defeat to the British & Irish Lions.
They lost four of their six games in the 2025 Rugby Championship - which includes home and away matches against South Africa, New Zealand and Argentina.
And the Wallabies were on the losing side in all four matches of the recent Autumn Internationals - in England, Ireland and France, as well as a 26-19 loss to Italy in Udine.
Image source, Getty ImagesReady to go all outpublished at 08:35 GMT
If the spreadsheet, permuatations and third-place qualifier calculations aren't getting you in the mood, then why not have a gander at World Rugby's hype video for the tournament?
It is kind of Mad Max meets the Quidditch World Cup, with more Jonny Wilkinson, George Gregan and frill-necked lizard.
Enjoy!
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End of instagram postget involved Get Involved - 'South Africa will win'published at 08:33 GMT
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South Africa will win the 2027 rugby world cup in a close final against either New Zealand or England.
R
South Africa. They are way too strong and will be even stronger by the time the tournament starts.
Garry
South Africa will dominate the tournament.
Nick
Why is the Rugby World Cup draw done so early?published at 08:30 GMT
It is not uncommon for World Rugby to host the draw years before the tournament. The pools for the 2023 World Cup were decided in December 2020, for example.
That draw caused controversy as the world's five best ranked teams in 2023 - Ireland, France, New Zealand, South Africa and Scotland - ended up on the same side of the draw because of their rankings at the time of the draw three years earlier.
The 2027 draw is being conducted closer to the tournament this time. This is to:
- Reflect current form and rankings halfway through the international cycle
- Help fans and teams make travel and accommodation arrangements
- Give organisers time to stage a successful tournament
- Allow host cities and states time to engage with local communities
Image source, Getty Imagesget involved Get Involved - Who will win the World Cup?published at 08:25 GMT
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And, of course, we want you getting involved in this short time we're live this morning.
A simple question, but one that needs asking.
Who will win the 2027 Rugby World Cup?
Will England relive their 2003 glory on Australian soil? Will the hosts deliver a third title for their nation? Can South Africa make it a historic three-peat?
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What is the format?published at 08:20 GMT
The top two teams from each pool will progress to the round of 16 along with the four best third-place nations.
This is where it gets a bit more complicated...
- The top team in Pools A, B, C and D will face teams that finished third in their group
- The winners of Pools E and F will play the runners-up from Pools D and B
- The runners-up from Pools A and C will then take on the runners-up from Pools E and F
Some have said the format is imbalanced, but organisers say this is "addressed in the next round" and will even itself out.
So for example, the winner of Pool A will play a third-place team in the round of 16, but could face the winner of Pool B if that team advances. The winner of Pool E will play a second-place team in both knockout rounds.
Image source, World RugbyWhat are the current seedings?published at 08:15 GMT
- Band 1: South Africa, New Zealand, England, Ireland, France, Argentina
- Band 2: Australia, Fiji, Scotland, Italy, Wales, Japan
- Band 3: Georgia, Uruguay, Spain, United States, Chile, Tonga
- Band 4: Samoa, Portugal, Romania, Hong Kong, Zimbabwe, Canada
Image source, Getty ImagesHow does the draw work?published at 08:11 GMT
Image source, Getty ImagesTeams are seeded from one to 24 based on their world ranking at the time of the draw in December. They are then placed in four bands of six teams.
Each pool will have one team from each of the four bands.
The World Cup format added extra incentive for teams in the autumn internationals as teams looked to gain a late rise up the rankings and improve their seeding.
Australia are guaranteed to be in Pool A as hosts, but will face a top seeded team as they are not in the top six of the world rankings.
Hellopublished at 08:02 GMT
Good morning!
Welcome to today's whirlwind live where we bring you the 2027 Rugby World Cup draw, live from Australia.
Well, the draw is live from Australia, we're live from England and it's cold.
It is set to get under way at around 09:00 GMT so we'll have a little build-up to it before getting straight into the action.
Grab your brew, sit back and relax.