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. "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.