2027 Men's Rugby World Cup Pool B
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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 based on ranking |
| 4 | Romania |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
First match(es) will be played: 3 October 2027. Source: World Rugby
Rules for classification: Pool stage tiebreakers
Rules for classification: Pool stage tiebreakers