2027 Men's Rugby World Cup Pool F

Pool F of the 2027 Men's Rugby World Cup will begin In October 2027. The pool includes 2003 Champions England, Wales, Tonga, and Zimbabwe who are making their first Rugby World Cup appearance since 1991. ^{[1] [2]}

Teams

The draw for the pool stage will be held on 3 December 2025 in Sydney. ^[3] The World Rugby Rankings as of 1 December 2025 will determine four bands of six teams, and a team from each band will be randomly drawn into Pool A, B, C, D, E or F. Australia is 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]
F1	England	1	Europe	2023 Rugby World Cup pool stage	7 October 2023	11	2023	Champions (2003)	3
F2	Wales	2	Europe	2023 Rugby World Cup pool stage	24 September 2023	11	2023	Third place (1987)	11
F3	Tonga	3	Pacific (Oceania)	2025 Pacific Nations Cup third place	6 September 2025	10	2023	Pool stage (9 times)	18
F4	Zimbabwe	4	Africa	2025 Rugby Africa Cup winners	19 July 2025	3	1991	Pool stage (1987, 1991)	24

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	TB	LB	Pts	Qualification
1	England	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Advance to knockout stage
2	Wales	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Tonga	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Possible knockout stage
4	Zimbabwe	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. "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.