2027 Men's Rugby World Cup Pool F
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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 based on ranking |
| 4 | Zimbabwe |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
First match(es) will be played: 2 October 2027. Source: World Rugby
Rules for classification: Pool stage tiebreakers
Rules for classification: Pool stage tiebreakers
Matches
Wales v Zimbabwe
England v Tonga
Wales v Tonga
England v Zimbabwe
Notes:
- This is the first meeting between England and Zimbabwe.[5]