Stadiums for Rugby World Cup Australia 2027

Rugby World Cup 2027 tournament organizers have confirmed the stadiums for the Men’s 2027 World Cup in Australia. The tournament will be played in seven cities with a total of eight venues hosting the matches.

The tournament will begin in Western Australia with Perth hosting the tournament opener. The match will be between hosts Australia and a pool opponent of one of Chile, Hong Kong and New Zealand. The tournament will conclude on the East Coast with Sydney, like it did in 2003 hosting the final.

The confirmation of the seven host cities and eight stadiums comes weeks before the announcement of the official match fixtures. The full list of fixtures will be announced on February 03.

Team members and the general public await the full list to which where and when the Americas’ competitors will play their matches. A record number of five countries from the Western Hemisphere will compete: Argentina, Canada, Chile, Uruguay, and the USA.

 

RUGBY WORLD CUP 2027 – HOST CITIES + STADIUMS

• Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, South Australia
• Capacity: 53,000
• Matches: Six pool matches
• Hosted matches at RWC 2003 including Argentina vs Ireland.

 

• Brisbane Stadium, Brisbane, Queensland
• Capacity: 52,500
• Matches: Six pool matches, two round of 16 and two quarter-finals
• Hosted the USA’s near miss against Fiji at RWC 2003.

 

• Docklands Stadium, Melbourne, Victoria
• Capacity: 53,000
• Matches: Six pool matches and two round of 16
• Hosted matches at RWC 2003 including two of Canada’s matches.

 

• Newcastle Stadium, Newcastle, New South Wales
• Capacity: 30,000
• Matches: Four pool matches
• Did not host matches at RWC 2003. Australia vs Argentina was a 15-15 draw in 2000.

 

• Perth Stadium, Perth, Western Australia
• Capacity: 60,000
• Matches: Five pool matches (including the opening) and two round of 16
• Larger than the venue used in Perth during RWC 2003. Uruguay played two matches in Perth in 2003.

 

• Stadium Australia, Sydney, New South Wales
• Capacity: 82,000
• Matches: Two pool matches, two quarter-finals, two semi-finals, Bronze Final and Final
• The largest venue in the tournament. It hosted the opening match in 2003 between Australia and Argentina.

 

• Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney, New South Wales
• Capacity: 42,500
• Matches: Three pool matches and two round of 16
• It hosted matches at RWC 2003 including wins for Argentina and Uruguay.

 

 

• North Queensland Stadium, Townsville, Queensland
• Capacity: 25,000
• Matches: Four pool matches
• A different venue to that used in Townsville at RWC 2003. It will be the northern most venue at RWC 2027.