2027 Men's Rugby World Cup Pool F

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Pool F of the 2027 Men's Rugby World Cup will begin on Saturday 2 October and conclude on Saturday 16 October. The pool includes one-time champion England, along with Tonga, Wales and Zimbabwe.[1][2]

Teams

The draw for the pool stage will be held on 3 December 2025 in Sydney.[3] The World Rugby Rankings as of 1 December 2025 will determine four bands of six teams, and a team from each band will be randomly drawn into Pool A, B, C, D, E or F. Australia is the only exception, having been automatically placed into Pool A as hosts.[3]

Pos. Team Band Confederation Method of
qualification 		Date of
qualification 		Apps. Last Previous best
performance 		World Rugby Rankings[4]
1 December 2025[N 1] 27 September 2027[N 2]
F1  England 1 Europe 2023 Rugby World Cup pool stage 7 October 2023 11 2023 Champions (2003) 3
F2  Wales 2 Europe 2023 Rugby World Cup pool stage 24 September 2023 11 2023 Third place (1987) 11
F3  Tonga 3 Pacific (Oceania) 2025 Pacific Nations Cup third place 6 September 2025 10 2023 Pool stage (9 times) 18
F4  Zimbabwe 4 Africa 2025 Rugby Africa Cup winners 19 July 2025 3 1991 Pool stage (1987, 1991) 24

Standings

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

Matches

Wales v Zimbabwe

England v Tonga

Wales v Tonga

England v Zimbabwe

Notes:

  • This is the first meeting between England and Zimbabwe.[5]

Tonga v Zimbabwe

England v Wales

16 October 2027
19:45 AEDT (UTC+11)
England v Wales
Stadium Australia, Sydney

See also

Notes

  1. ^ The final rankings as of 1 December 2025 were used for the draw.
  2. ^ The final rankings before the first match of the tournament.

References

  1. ^ "Rugby World Cup 2027 draw: England and Wales paired together". BBC Sport. 3 December 2025. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
  2. ^ "Pools confirmed for Men's Rugby World Cup 2027 in Australia". Rugby World Cup. 3 December 2025. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
  3. ^ a b "All you need to know about the draw, format, pools and dates". Rugby World Cup. 27 November 2025. Retrieved 1 December 2025.
  4. ^ "Women's and Men's Rankings". World Rugby. Retrieved 1 December 2025.
  5. ^ Schofield, Daniel (4 December 2025). "Itoje: England can dare to dream about World Cup". Press Reader. The Daily Telegraph.
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