Rugby World Cup 2027 Schedule Confirmed
2 Feb 2026Scotland will open their Rugby World Cup 2027 campaign in Melbourne against Uruguay at the Docklands Stadium in Melbourne on Sunday 3 October, kick-off 5.15pm (local time).
A week later, Scotland will take on Ireland in Perth on Sunday 10 October before facing Portugal on Sunday 17 October at Brisbane Stadium.
The tournament will culminate in a showpiece Final on Saturday 13 November at Stadium Australia in Sydney.
At the end of 2025, Scotland were drawn against Ireland for the third such tournament in succession.
The Six Nations sides also met at the previous two iterations of Men’s Rugby World Cup, in 2019 and 2023, as well as the 1991 tournament.
Uruguay, who will be competing at a sixth Men’s Rugby World Cup, are familiar opponents having hosted Scotland during the 2024 Skyscanner Americas Tour, while Portugal were visitors to Scottish Gas Murrayfield later that year, losing 59-21 in an entertaining encounter.
Pool D Match Schedule
Sunday 3 October: (17:15 local time, 07.15 UK time), Scotland v Uruguay, Docklands Stadium Melbourne, Narrm
Sunday 10 October: (17:45 local time, 10.45 UK time), Ireland v Scotland, Perth Stadium Perth, Boorloo
Sunday 17 October: (16:15 local time, 07.15 UK time), Scotland v Portugal, Brisbane Stadium Brisbane, Meeanjin
Tournament Format
Pool phase
The pool phase will consist of a round robin in which each team shall play each other within the pool once.
There will be six Matches played in each pool, for a total of 36 Matches in the pool phase of the Tournament.
Round of 16
Round of 16 Matches will take place on Saturday 23 and Sunday 24 October, 2027. The winner and runner-up in each pool and the four best third-place Teams (based on cumulative match points) qualify for the Round of 16.
R16 (3) Saturday 23 October: 19:15, 1st Pool E v 2nd Pool, Docklands Stadium Melbourne, Narrm
R16 (4) Saturday 23 October: 18:45, 1st Pool B v 3rd Pool D / E / F, Perth Stadium Perth, Boorloo
R16 (6) Sunday 24 October: 16:45, 1st Pool D v 3rd Pool B / E / F, Docklands Stadium Melbourne, Narrm
All kick-off times are in local time.
Quarter-finals
The quarter-finals will take place on Saturday 30th and Sunday 31st October, 2027, as follows:
QF1 Saturday 30 October: 16:45, Winner R16 (2) v Winner R16 (4), Stadium Australia Sydney, Wangal
QF2 Saturday 30 October: 18:45, Winner R16 (1) v Winner R16 (3), Brisbane Stadium Brisbane, Meeanjin
QF3 Sunday 31 October: 16:00, Winner R16 (5) v Winner R16 (6), Brisbane Stadium Brisbane, Meeanjin
QF4 Sunday 31 October: 20:00, Winner R16 (7) v Winner R16 (8), Stadium Australia Sydney, Wangal
All kick-off times are in local time.
Semi-finals
The semi-finals will take place on Friday 5th and Saturday 6th November, 2027, as follows:
SF1 Friday 5 November: 20:00, Winner QF1 v Winner QF2 Stadium Australia Sydney, Wangal
SF2 Saturday 6 November: 20:00, Winner QF3 v Winner QF4 Stadium Australia Sydney, Wangal
All kick-off times are in local time.
Finals
Bronze Final
Friday 12 November 19:45, Runner-up SF1 v Runner-up SF2 Stadium Australia Sydney | Wangal
Final
Saturday 13 November 20:00, Winner SF1 v Winner SF2 Stadium Australia Sydney | Wangal
All kick-off times are in local time.
