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2027 Men's Rugby World Cup – Europe qualification

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2027 Men's Rugby World Cup – Europe qualification
Tournament details
Dates1 February 2025 – 16 March 2025
No. of nations8
2023
2031

Qualifying for the 2027 Rugby World Cup for Europe will commence in February 2025, with eight teams competing for four qualification spots (Europe 1, 2, 3 & 4) whilst Europe 5 advances to the Final Qualification Tournament.[1]

Format

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The Rugby Europe Championship, controlled by Rugby Europe, will act as the regional qualification tournament for Europe. The eight teams are separated into two pools of four, with the top two of each pool qualifying for the World Cup. The seedings of the four teams will then be decided via the semi-finals and final / bronze final matches, whilst Europe 5 will be decided through the other ranking finals matches between the other four teams in the pools.

Entrants

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Six teams competed during the European qualifiers for the 2023 Rugby World Cup; teams World Rankings are prior to the first European qualification matches on 6 March.

Nation Rank Began play Qualifying status
 Belgium 27 1 February 2024
 England 4 N/A Qualified with Top 12 finish at 2023 World Cup
 France 3 N/A Qualified with Top 12 finish at 2023 World Cup
 Georgia 12 1 February 2024
 Germany 32 1 February 2024
 Ireland 7 N/A Qualified with Top 12 finish at 2023 World Cup
 Italy 15 N/A Qualified with Top 12 finish at 2023 World Cup
 Netherlands 26 1 February 2024
 Portugal 15 1 February 2024
 Romania 20 1 February 2024
 Scotland 8 N/A Qualified with Top 12 finish at 2023 World Cup
 Spain 18 1 February 2024
  Switzerland 28 1 February 2024
 Wales 5 N/A Qualified with Top 12 finish at 2023 World Cup

Round 1: Rugby Europe Championship

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Qualified for Rugby World Cup
Advances to Final Qualification Tournament as Europe 5

Pool A

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Table

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Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts
1  Georgia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2  Netherlands 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Spain 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4   Switzerland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers for teams tied on points: 1) Number of matches won; 2) Difference between points for and against; 3) Total number of points for; 4) Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams; 5) Number of matches won excluding the first match, then the second and so on until the tie is settled.

Matches

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1–2 February 2025
TBA
Georgia v  Switzerland
TBA
Referee: TBA

1–2 February 2025
TBA
Spain v Netherlands
TBA
Referee: TBA

8–9 February 2025
TBA
Georgia v Netherlands
TBA
Referee: TBA

8–9 February 2025
TBA
Switzerland v Spain
TBA
Referee: TBA

15–16 February 2025
TBA
Spain v Georgia
TBA
Referee: TBA

15–16 February 2025
TBA
Netherlands v  Switzerland
TBA
Referee: TBA

Pool B

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Table

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Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts
1  Belgium 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2  Germany 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Portugal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Romania 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers for teams tied on points: 1) Number of matches won; 2) Difference between points for and against; 3) Total number of points for; 4) Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams; 5) Number of matches won excluding the first match, then the second and so on until the tie is settled.

Matches

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1–2 February 2025
TBA
Portugal v Belgium
TBA
Referee: TBA

1–2 February 2025
TBA
Romania v Germany
TBA
Referee: TBA

8–9 February 2025
TBA
Portugal v Germany
TBA
Referee: TBA

8–9 February 2025
TBA
Belgium v Romania
Stade Charles Tondreau, Mons
Referee: TBA

15–16 February 2025
TBA
Romania v Portugal
TBA
Referee: TBA

15–16 February 2025
TBA
Germany v Belgium
TBA
Referee: TBA

Grand Finals: World Cup seedings

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Semi-finals

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1–2 March 2025
TBA
TBAvTBA
TBA
Referee: TBA

1–2 March 2025
TBA
TBAvTBA
TBA
Referee: TBA

Bronze Final: Europe 3/4 play-off

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16 March
TBA
TBAvTBA
TBA
Referee: TBA

Final: Europe 1/2 play-off

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16 March
TBA
TBAvTBA
TBA
Referee: TBA

Ranking Finals

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Semi-finals

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1–2 March 2025
TBA
TBAvTBA
TBA
Referee: TBA

1–2 March 2025
TBA
TBAvTBA
TBA
Referee: TBA

Seventh-place final

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16 March
TBA
TBAvTBA
TBA
Referee: TBA

Fifth-place final: Europe 5 play-off

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16 March
TBA
TBAvTBA
TBA
Referee: TBA

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Qualification process confirmed for expanded Men's Rugby World Cup 2027 in Australia". Women's and Men's Rugby World Cup. 13 August 2024.
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