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 Zealand448 stories Australia278 stories Chile43 stories Hong Kong China16 storiesPool B
South Africa392 stories Italy27 stories Georgia17 stories Romania10 storiesPool C
Argentina77 stories Fiji77 stories Spain14 stories Canada35 storiesPool D
Ireland78 stories Scotland68 stories Uruguay22 stories Portugal29 storiesPool E
France73 stories Japan62 stories USA49 stories Samoa43 storiesPool F
England225 stories Wales70 stories Tonga17 stories Zimbabwe33 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.