Rugby World Cup 2027 – Australia
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Rugby World Cup 2027 – Australia
1 October – 13 November 2027
Follow your team around Australia in a DriveNow campervan or motorhome. Tournament games are hosted in Perth, Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney, Newcastle, Brisbane and Townsville — perfect road-trip country. Tickets go on sale 1 October 2026, so lock in your vehicle early.
Use promo code RWC27 at checkout for an exclusive DriveNow Rugby World Cup 2027 discount.
Official Rugby World Cup 2027 site ›
On this page
- Book your campervan
- Team travel itineraries
- Round of 16
- Knockout stages
- Host city holiday parks
- DriveNow Campervan Handbook
- Rugby World Cup travel blogs
- FAQs
Book your Rugby World Cup 2027 campervan
Search availability across all seven host cities. Pick up in one city, drop off in another — one-way hires are ideal for following the tournament.
Popular RWC 2027 one-way routes
- Perth → Adelaide (Pool play West → South)
- Sydney → Brisbane (via Newcastle)
- Brisbane → Townsville (Tropical North Queensland)
- Melbourne → Sydney (Great Ocean Road + Coast)
Team travel itineraries
Each of the 24 nations plays three pool matches across three host cities. Below is a suggested DriveNow road-trip itinerary for every team.
Pool A
🇦🇺 Australia
PER › SYD › BNE
Date | Match | Venue |
|---|---|---|
1 Oct | vs Hong Kong China | Perth Stadium, Perth |
9 Oct | vs New Zealand | Stadium Australia, Sydney |
16 Oct | vs Chile | Brisbane Stadium, Brisbane |
🇳🇿 New Zealand
PER › SYD › MEL
Date | Match | Venue |
|---|---|---|
2 Oct | vs Chile | Perth Stadium, Perth |
9 Oct | vs Australia | Stadium Australia, Sydney |
15 Oct | vs Hong Kong China | Docklands Stadium, Melbourne |
🇨🇱 Chile
PER › TSV › BNE
Date | Match | Venue |
|---|---|---|
2 Oct | vs New Zealand | Perth Stadium, Perth |
9 Oct | vs Hong Kong China | North Queensland Stadium, Townsville |
16 Oct | vs Australia | Brisbane Stadium, Brisbane |
🇭🇰 Hong Kong China
PER › TSV › MEL
Date | Match | Venue |
|---|---|---|
1 Oct | vs Australia | Perth Stadium, Perth |
9 Oct | vs Chile | North Queensland Stadium, Townsville |
15 Oct | vs New Zealand | Docklands Stadium, Melbourne |
Pool B
🇿🇦 South Africa
ADL › BNE › PER
Date | Match | Venue |
|---|---|---|
3 Oct | vs Italy | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide |
10 Oct | vs Georgia | Brisbane Stadium, Brisbane |
17 Oct | vs Romania | Perth Stadium, Perth |
🇮🇹 Italy
ADL › SYD › NWC
Date | Match | Venue |
|---|---|---|
3 Oct | vs South Africa | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide |
11 Oct | vs Romania | Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney |
17 Oct | vs Georgia | Newcastle Stadium, Newcastle |
🇬🇪 Georgia
TSV › BNE › NWC
Date | Match | Venue |
|---|---|---|
3 Oct | vs Romania | North Queensland Stadium, Townsville |
10 Oct | vs South Africa | Brisbane Stadium, Brisbane |
17 Oct | vs Italy | Newcastle Stadium, Newcastle |
🇷🇴 Romania
TSV › SYD › PER
Date | Match | Venue |
|---|---|---|
3 Oct | vs Georgia | North Queensland Stadium, Townsville |
11 Oct | vs Italy | Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney |
17 Oct | vs South Africa | Perth Stadium, Perth |
Pool C
🇫🇯 Fiji
NWC › ADL › ADL
Date | Match | Venue |
|---|---|---|
4 Oct | vs Spain | Newcastle Stadium, Newcastle |
10 Oct | vs Canada | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide |
16 Oct | vs Argentina | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide |
🇦🇷 Argentina
BNE › MEL › ADL
Date | Match | Venue |
|---|---|---|
4 Oct | vs Canada | Brisbane Stadium, Brisbane |
10 Oct | vs Spain | Docklands Stadium, Melbourne |
16 Oct | vs Fiji | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide |
🇨🇦 Canada
BNE › ADL › TSV
Date | Match | Venue |
|---|---|---|
4 Oct | vs Argentina | Brisbane Stadium, Brisbane |
10 Oct | vs Fiji | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide |
16 Oct | vs Spain | North Queensland Stadium, Townsville |
🇪🇸 Spain
NWC › MEL › TSV
Date | Match | Venue |
|---|---|---|
4 Oct | vs Fiji | Newcastle Stadium, Newcastle |
10 Oct | vs Argentina | Docklands Stadium, Melbourne |
16 Oct | vs Canada | North Queensland Stadium, Townsville |
Pool D
🇮🇪 Ireland
SYD › PER › MEL
Date | Match | Venue |
|---|---|---|
4 Oct | vs Portugal | Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney |
10 Oct | vs Scotland | Perth Stadium, Perth |
17 Oct | vs Uruguay | Docklands Stadium, Melbourne |
🏴 Scotland
MEL › PER › BNE
Date | Match | Venue |
|---|---|---|
3 Oct | vs Uruguay | Docklands Stadium, Melbourne |
10 Oct | vs Ireland | Perth Stadium, Perth |
17 Oct | vs Portugal | Brisbane Stadium, Brisbane |
🇺🇾 Uruguay
MEL › NWC › MEL
Date | Match | Venue |
|---|---|---|
3 Oct | vs Scotland | Docklands Stadium, Melbourne |
11 Oct | vs Portugal | Newcastle Stadium, Newcastle |
17 Oct | vs Ireland | Docklands Stadium, Melbourne |
🇵🇹 Portugal
SYD › NWC › BNE
Date | Match | Venue |
|---|---|---|
4 Oct | vs Ireland | Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney |
11 Oct | vs Uruguay | Newcastle Stadium, Newcastle |
17 Oct | vs Scotland | Brisbane Stadium, Brisbane |
Pool E
🇫🇷 France
MEL › BNE › SYD
Date | Match | Venue |
|---|---|---|
2 Oct | vs USA | Docklands Stadium, Melbourne |
9 Oct | vs Japan | Brisbane Stadium, Brisbane |
17 Oct | vs Samoa | Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney |
🇺🇸 USA
MEL › PER › ADL
Date | Match | Venue |
|---|---|---|
2 Oct | vs France | Docklands Stadium, Melbourne |
9 Oct | vs Samoa | Perth Stadium, Perth |
15 Oct | vs Japan | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide |
🇯🇵 Japan
NWC › BNE › ADL
Date | Match | Venue |
|---|---|---|
3 Oct | vs Samoa | Newcastle Stadium, Newcastle |
9 Oct | vs France | Brisbane Stadium, Brisbane |
15 Oct | vs USA | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide |
🇼🇸 Samoa
NWC › PER › SYD
Date | Match | Venue |
|---|---|---|
3 Oct | vs Japan | Newcastle Stadium, Newcastle |
9 Oct | vs USA | Perth Stadium, Perth |
17 Oct | vs France | Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney |
Pool F
🏴 Wales
ADL › MEL › SYD
Date | Match | Venue |
|---|---|---|
2 Oct | vs Zimbabwe | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide |
8 Oct | vs Tonga | Docklands Stadium, Melbourne |
16 Oct | vs England | Stadium Australia, Sydney |
🏴 England
BNE › ADL › SYD
Date | Match | Venue |
|---|---|---|
2 Oct | vs Tonga | Brisbane Stadium, Brisbane |
8 Oct | vs Zimbabwe | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide |
16 Oct | vs Wales | Stadium Australia, Sydney |
🇹🇴 Tonga
BNE › MEL › TSV
Date | Match | Venue |
|---|---|---|
2 Oct | vs England | Brisbane Stadium, Brisbane |
8 Oct | vs Wales | Docklands Stadium, Melbourne |
15 Oct | vs Zimbabwe | North Queensland Stadium, Townsville |
🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
ADL › ADL › TSV
Date | Match | Venue |
|---|---|---|
2 Oct | vs Wales | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide |
8 Oct | vs England | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide |
15 Oct | vs Tonga | North Queensland Stadium, Townsville |
Round of 16
Date | Match | Fixture | Venue | Kick-off |
|---|---|---|---|---|
23 Oct | R16 (1) | 2nd Pool C v 2nd Pool F | Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney (Gadigal) | 14:15 |
23 Oct | R16 (2) | 1st Pool A v 3rd Pool C/E/F | Brisbane Stadium, Brisbane (Meeanjin) | 15:45 |
23 Oct | R16 (3) | 1st Pool E v 2nd Pool D | Docklands Stadium, Melbourne (Narrm) | 19:15 |
23 Oct | R16 (4) | 1st Pool B v 3rd Pool D/E/F | Perth Stadium, Perth (Boorloo) | 18:45 |
24 Oct | R16 (5) | 1st Pool C v 3rd Pool A/E/F | Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney (Gadigal) | 14:15 |
24 Oct | R16 (6) | 1st Pool D v 3rd Pool B/E/F | Docklands Stadium, Melbourne (Narrm) | 16:45 |
24 Oct | R16 (7) | 2nd Pool A v 2nd Pool E | Brisbane Stadium, Brisbane (Meeanjin) | 18:15 |
24 Oct | R16 (8) | 1st Pool F v 2nd Pool B | Perth Stadium, Perth (Boorloo) | 18:45 |
Knockout stages
Date | Match | Fixture | Venue | Kick-off |
|---|---|---|---|---|
30 Oct | QF1 | W R16 (2) v W R16 (4) | Stadium Australia, Sydney (Wangal) | 16:45 |
30 Oct | QF2 | W R16 (1) v W R16 (3) | Brisbane Stadium, Brisbane (Meeanjin) | 18:45 |
31 Oct | QF3 | W R16 (5) v W R16 (6) | Brisbane Stadium, Brisbane (Meeanjin) | 16:00 |
31 Oct | QF4 | W R16 (7) v W R16 (8) | Stadium Australia, Sydney (Wangal) | 20:00 |
5 Nov | SF1 | Winner QF1 v Winner QF2 | Stadium Australia, Sydney (Wangal) | 20:00 |
6 Nov | SF2 | Winner QF3 v Winner QF4 | Stadium Australia, Sydney (Wangal) | 20:00 |
12 Nov | Bronze Final | 3rd place play-off | Stadium Australia, Sydney (Wangal) | 19:45 |
13 Nov | Final | RWC 2027 Final | Stadium Australia, Sydney (Wangal) | 20:00 |
Host city holiday parks
Holiday parks close to each host city and stadium — ideal bases for match days.
- Perth (Boorloo) — Perth Stadium: coastal parks north & south of the city.
- Adelaide — Adelaide Oval: Adelaide Shores and Levi Park.
- Melbourne (Narrm) — Docklands Stadium: BIG4 Melbourne and Ashley Gardens.
- Sydney (Gadigal/Wangal) — Stadium Australia & Sydney Football Stadium: Sydney Lakeside and Cockatoo Holiday Park.
- Newcastle — Newcastle Stadium: Stockton Beach and Newcastle Lakeside.
- Brisbane (Meeanjin) — Brisbane Stadium: Brisbane Holiday Village and Newmarket Gardens.
- Townsville — North Queensland Stadium: BIG4 Townsville and Rowes Bay.
Interactive holiday park maps for each host city will be published closer to ticket release.
DriveNow Campervan Handbook
Everything first-time campervan travellers need to know before hitting the road for RWC 2027 — pick-up, driving in Australia, powered sites, dump points, insurance and returning your vehicle.
Download the DriveNow Campervan Handbook ›
Rugby World Cup travel blogs
- Best campervan road trips between RWC 2027 host cities
- Perth to Adelaide: the Nullarbor rugby run
- East Coast rugby road trip: Sydney → Newcastle → Brisbane → Townsville
- What to pack for a spring campervan trip in Australia
- Family-friendly holiday parks near every RWC 2027 venue
Blog posts will be linked here as they are published.
Frequently asked questions
When is Rugby World Cup 2027?
The tournament runs from 1 October to 13 November 2027 across seven Australian host cities.
Which cities are hosting matches?
Perth, Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney, Newcastle, Brisbane and Townsville.
When do tickets go on sale?
General ticket sales open 1 October 2026. Register interest via the official RWC 2027 site.
Why hire a campervan for the Rugby World Cup?
With seven host cities spread right across Australia, a DriveNow campervan or motorhome lets you follow your team without booking flights and hotels in every city. One-way hires are available between all major depots.
Can I pick up in one city and drop off in another?
Yes. One-way hires are available across all DriveNow depots in Perth, Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane and Cairns (for Townsville access). One-way fees may apply.
How far in advance should I book?
As early as possible. Campervan stock during RWC 2027 will be extremely limited — we recommend booking as soon as the fixture list is confirmed for your team.
Is there a Rugby World Cup discount?
Yes. Use promo code RWC27 at checkout for an exclusive DriveNow Rugby World Cup 2027 offer.
Do I need a special licence?
A current full car licence (in English or with an accredited translation) is all you need to drive a DriveNow campervan or motorhome in Australia.