Australia · 1 October–13 November 2027
The road to
World Cup 2027.
24 teams. One place to follow their journey. Choose a country for local reporting, international news, videos and preparation coverage.
Pool A
New Zealand265 stories Australia166 stories Chile22 stories Hong Kong China13 storiesPool B
South Africa270 stories Italy20 stories Georgia15 stories Romania9 storiesPool C
Argentina67 stories Fiji24 stories Spain9 stories Canada23 storiesPool D
Ireland43 stories Scotland45 stories Uruguay19 stories Portugal11 storiesPool E
France33 stories Japan29 stories USA39 stories Samoa8 storiesPool F
England129 stories Wales41 stories Tonga3 stories Zimbabwe13 storiesFollow the build-up.
Watch squad selections, coaching changes, injuries and warm-up matches as the tournament approaches. Country pages bring together matching coverage from our published editions, newest first, and update whenever we publish. Some teams currently have less coverage than others.
Our automatic matching uses national-team names and nicknames in headlines and excludes clearly labelled women’s, youth, sevens and rugby league stories. An occasional unrelated story can slip through; please send us corrections.