BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//https://biskoon.com///NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.10.15// METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20261007T043819UTC-9303H5lmgH@https://biskoon.com/ DTSTAMP:20261007T043819Z DESCRIPTION:\nAbout Men's Rugby World Cup Australia 2027\nMen's Rugby World Cup Australia 2027 takes place from 1 October to 13 November 2027\, bring ing the world's leading men's rugby nations to Australia for six weeks of international competition.\nThe 11th Men's Rugby World Cup introduces an e xpanded 24-team format\, with teams competing across six pools before a ne w Round of 16 leads into the quarter-finals\, semi-finals\, bronze final a nd final.\nThe tournament is being staged as a nationwide festival of rugb y across seven Australian host cities and eight stadiums.\n24 Teams\nThe t ournament features 24 teams divided into six pools of four.\nPool A\nNew Z ealand\, Australia\, Chile and Hong Kong China\nPool B\nSouth Africa\, Ita ly\, Georgia and Romania\nPool C\nArgentina\, Fiji\, Spain and Canada\nPoo l D\nIreland\, Scotland\, Uruguay and Portugal\nPool E\nFrance\, Japan\, U SA and Samoa\nPool F\nEngland\, Wales\, Tonga and Zimbabwe\n52 Matches\nMe n's Rugby World Cup Australia 2027 features 52 matches across the six-week tournament.\nThe complete match schedule\, including dates\, kick-off tim es and stadiums\, has been confirmed by World Rugby and the Rugby World Cu p organization.\nOpening Match\nThe tournament opens on 1 October 2027 at Perth Stadium in Perth | Boorloo\, with Australia playing Hong Kong China. \nKick-off is scheduled for 18:45 local time.\nPool Stage\nThe pool stage consists of six pools of four teams. Each team plays three pool matches.\n The pool matches are distributed across the seven Australian host cities\, giving fans across the country opportunities to experience international rugby.\nRound of 16\nFor the first time in Men's Rugby World Cup history\, an additional Round of 16 follows the pool stage.\nThe Round of 16 featur es the top two teams from each pool together with the four best third-plac ed teams.\nQuarter-finals\nThe eight Round of 16 winners progress to the q uarter-finals\, continuing the knockout phase of the tournament.\nSemi-fin als\nThe four quarter-final winners progress to the semi-finals\, where th e remaining teams compete for places in the final and bronze final.\nBronz e Final\nThe two losing semi-finalists meet in the bronze final before the tournament's championship match.\nThe Final\nThe Men's Rugby World Cup 20 27 final takes place on 13 November 2027 at Stadium Australia in Sydney | Wangal.\nSeven Host Cities\nRugby World Cup 2027 will be staged across sev en Australian host cities:\n\nAdelaide | Tarntanya\nBrisbane | Meeanjin\nM elbourne | Narrm\nNewcastle | Awabakal-Worimi\nPerth | Boorloo\nSydney | G adigal / Wangal\nTownsville | Gurambilbarra\n\nEight Stadiums\n\nAdelaide Oval – Adelaide\nBrisbane Stadium – Brisbane\nDocklands Stadium – Melbourn e\nNewcastle Stadium – Newcastle\nPerth Stadium – Perth\nSydney Football S tadium – Sydney\nStadium Australia – Sydney\nNorth Queensland Stadium – To wnsville\n\nAustralia as a Nationwide Rugby Destination\nThe tournament's multi-city structure allows visitors to combine international rugby with A ustralia's cities\, landscapes\, food\, culture\, beaches\, national parks and tourism destinations.\nEach host city provides a different visitor ex perience\, making the tournament relevant not only to rugby supporters but also to international travellers and families planning multi-city journey s.\nCommunity and Legacy\nWorld Rugby describes the tournament as a nation wide festival intended to bring rugby closer to communities across Austral ia.\nBeyond the eight match venues\, the tournament footprint also extends to team training facilities. A total of 29 Outdoor Training Venues have b een confirmed across the seven host cities.\nFamily Experience\nFamilies a re welcome at Rugby World Cup 2027. The official ticket information provid es child-ticket arrangements for children aged 3–15 inclusive\, with child ren under 16 required to attend with an adult aged 18 or over.\nVisitors s hould check the official ticket conditions and individual match informatio n before attending.\nTickets\nOfficial Rugby World Cup 2027 tickets are so ld through the tournament's official ticketing channels.\nThe official tou rnament information currently states that adult tickets start from AUD 40 for pool-phase matches and AUD 65 for Round of 16 matches. Ticket availabi lity\, prices and purchaser limits vary by match.\nTicket-inclusive hospit ality and travel packages are also available through Rugby World Cup Exper iences.\nMatch Schedule\nThe complete 2027 match schedule has been officia lly confirmed\, including match dates\, kick-off times and venues.\nBiskoo n can use the official match schedule as the source for detailed match-lev el itinerary entries and related event links.\nOfficial Event Website\nCur rent information about teams\, pools\, matches\, venues\, tickets\, visito r information and tournament updates is available through the official Rug by World Cup Australia 2027 website .\nOrganizer\nMen's Rugby World Cup 20 27 is organized under World Rugby and the Rugby World Cup tournament organ ization\, in partnership with Australian rugby and the relevant host-city authorities.\nOfficial Event Information\nThe official tournament sources confirm the 1 October–13 November 2027 dates\, 24-team format\, 52-match s chedule\, seven host cities and eight stadiums.\nBiskoon Editorial Note\nB iskoon lists Men's Rugby World Cup Australia 2027 as a curated global spor ts and community event\, with particular relevance for international sport s tourism\, family travel\, hospitality\, destination marketing and cross- city event experiences.\nBecause the tournament operates across seven Aust ralian cities\, Biskoon presents it as a national event network rather tha n a conventional single-venue event.\nBiskoon provides this listing as an editorial discovery resource. Tickets\, hospitality\, travel packages\, ma tch access and official tournament services are handled by the tournament organizers and their designated platforms.\nLast verified: October 2026.\n https://biskoon.com/events/locations/event/63-mens-rugby-world-cup-austra lia-2027 DTSTART:20271001T184500Z DTEND:20271113T230000Z LOCATION:Australia – Seven Host Cities / Eight Stadiums (Australia) SUMMARY:Men's Rugby World Cup Australia 2027 URL:https://biskoon.com/events/locations/event/63-mens-rugby-world-cup-aust ralia-2027 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR