The first Rugby World Cup with 24 teams will be held in Australia in 2027. Which will begin to be determined this week First stage lottery The World Rugby Championship will be held in Sydney. The event in which teams will meet their rivals It will be held next Wednesday at 6 (Argentine time) It will be broadcast live on ESPN and Disney+ Premium.
The teams are ranked from first to twenty-fourth according to the international rankings. Accordingly, they were divided into four ciboriums. In the first there are the six teams that will be seeded into their regions: South Africa, Ireland, New Zealand, France, England and the Pumas.
In second place are Australia, Scotland, Fiji, Italy, Wales, and Japan; And in the third: Georgia, Uruguay, Spain, the United States, Chile and Tonga; And at fourth place are Samoa, Portugal, Romania, Hong Kong, Zimbabwe and Canada.
By being the hosts, the Wallabies will be in Group A and They will play their opening match on October 1 at Perth Stadium. Since the Australians are part of Pot Two, a team will be drawn from Pot One to share the region with them.
Championship Four teams have been added More about the latest edition, France 2023. In this context, There will be six groups of four members each Each team will play three matches in the first stage. The winner of each team, in addition to the four best third-place teams, will qualify for the round of 16. Example added in relation to the previous format of 20 participants. From then on, there will be direct elimination matches until the selection on November 13, 2027 when the Webb Ellis Cup will be played.
In total, 52 matches will be played. Four more than the previous edition, in seven places: Adelaide, Tarantania, and Brisbane; Mainjin, Melbourne; Narm, Newcastle; Awabakal-Uremi, Perth; Borlow, Sydney; Gadigal and Townsville. And Jorambilpara.
The Rugby World Cup is a relatively recent tournament, with 10 editions having been organized so far. The first was in Australia and New Zealand in 1987, which they won all blacks, Which they also celebrated as locals in 2011 and in England and France 2015 as well as finishing second in South Africa 1995.
The Springboks have cemented their place as top winners for their star player at France 2023 The team will aim to defend the title in Australia 2027. Before that, they were crowned champions in their homeland in 1995, in France-Wales-Scotland 2007 and in Japan 2019. The podium is completed by two stars: Australia 1991 and UK-Ireland-France 1999.