2027 Men's Rugby World Cup Pool C

Pool C of the 2027 Men's Rugby World Cup will begin In October 2027. The pool includes Argentina, Fiji, Spain, and Canada.[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]
C1  Argentina 1 South America 2023 Rugby World Cup pool stage 7 October 2023 11 2023 Third place (2007) 6
C2  Fiji 2 Pacific (Oceania) 2023 Rugby World Cup pool stage 1 October 2023 10 2023 Quarter-finals (1987, 2007, 2023) 8
C3  Spain 3 Europe 2025 Rugby Europe Championship runners-up 9 February 2025 2 1999 Pool stage (1999) 15
C4  Canada 4 Pacific (North America) 2025 Pacific Nations Cup fourth place 6 September 2025 10 2019 Quarter-finals (1991) 25

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts Qualification
1  Argentina 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to knockout stage
2  Fiji 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Spain 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible knockout stage
4  Canada 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 3 December 2025.
  2. ^ "Pools confirmed for Men's Rugby World Cup 2027 in Australia". Rugby World Cup. 3 December 2025. Retrieved 3 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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