2027 Men's Rugby World Cup Pool B

Pool B of the 2027 Men's Rugby World Cup will begin in October 2027. The pool includes four-time champions South Africa, Italy, Georgia, and Romania.[1][2]

Teams

The draw for the pool stage was held on 3 December 2025 in Sydney.[3] The World Rugby Rankings as of 1 December 2025 determined four bands of six teams, and a team from each band was randomly drawn into Pool A, B, C, D, E or F. Australia was the only exception, having been automatically placed into Pool A as hosts.[3]

Pos. Team Band Confederation Method of
qualification 		Date of
qualification 		Apps. Last Previous best
performance 		World Rugby Rankings[4]
1 December 2025[N 1] 27 September 2027[N 2]
B1  South Africa 1 Africa 2023 Rugby World Cup pool stage 1 October 2023 9 2023 Champions (1995, 2007, 2019, 2023) 1
B2  Italy 2 Europe 2023 Rugby World Cup pool stage 5 October 2023 11 2023 Pool stage (10 times) 10
B3  Georgia 3 Europe 2025 Rugby Europe Championship winner 9 February 2025 7 2023 Pool stage (6 times) 13
B4  Romania 4 Europe 2025 Rugby Europe Championship third place 9 February 2025 10 2023 Pool stage (9 times) 22

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts Qualification
1  South Africa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to knockout stage
2  Italy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Georgia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible knockout stage
4  Romania 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: October 2027. Source: World Rugby[5]
Rules for classification: Pool stage tiebreakers

Notes

  1. ^ The final rankings as of 1 December 2025 were used for the draw.
  2. ^ The final rankings before the first match of the tournament.

References

  1. ^ "Rugby World Cup 2027 draw: Englaned and Wales paired together". BBC Sport. 3 December 2025. Retrieved 4 December 2025.
  2. ^ "Pools confirmed for Men's Rugby World Cup 2027 in Australia". Rugby World Cup. 3 December 2025. Retrieved 4 December 2025.
  3. ^ a b "All you need to know about the draw, format, pools and dates". Rugby World Cup. 27 November 2025. Retrieved 1 December 2025.
  4. ^ "Women's and Men's Rankings". World Rugby. Retrieved 1 December 2025.
  5. ^ "Pools | Men's Rugby World Cup 2027". Rugby World Cup. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
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