Autumn results
It was a brilliant autumn for England and South Africa, who came away with perfect records, while Scotland were left disappointed after squandering a huge lead against Argentina.
Week one
- England 25-7 Australia
- South Africa 61-7 Japan
- Scotland 85-0 USA
- Ireland 13-26 New Zealand
Week two
- Ireland 41-10 Japan
- Scotland 17-25 New Zealand
- England 38-18 Fiji
- Italy 26-19 Australia
- France 17-32 South Africa
Week three
- Italy 14-32 South Africa
- England 33-19 New Zealand
- Wales 24-23 Japan
- France 34-21 Fiji
- Ireland 46-19 Australia
Week four
- Wales 26-52 New Zealand
- Ireland 13-24 South Africa
- France 48-33 Australia
- Italy 34-19 Chile
- Scotland 56-0 Tonga
- England 27-23 Argentina
Week five
Lawrence Ostlere3 December 2025 08:23
Rugby World Cup 2027 draw
We’re expecting the draw to get going at around 9am GMT. Here is a reminder of all the nations involved:
Automatic qualifiers: South Africa, England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland, Wales, Australia, Fiji, Japan, New Zealand, Argentina.
Continental qualifiers: Zimbabwe, Hong Kong, Georgia, Spain, Romania, Portugal, Tonga, Canada, United States, Uruguay
Play-off/final qualification tournament: Chile, Samoa.
Lawrence Ostlere3 December 2025 08:15
Wales and Scotland’s best and worst case scenarios from Rugby World Cup 2027 draw
Scotland and Wales face a tricky test as a band two sides, here’s the best and worst case scenarios for them
Worst-case scenario: South Africa, Scotland/Wales, Georgia, Samoa
Best-case scenario: Argentina, Scotland/Wales, Tonga, Canada
Jack Rathborn3 December 2025 07:50
England and Ireland’s best and worst case scenarios from Rugby World Cup 2027 draw
If we look at the world rankings, Steve Borthwick and Andy Farrell’s sides, given they are in band one, could face:
Worst-case scenario: England/Ireland, Australia, Georgia, Samoa
Best-case scenario: England/Ireland, Japan, Tonga, Canada
England head coach Steve Borthwick (right) sees Elliot Daly (left) as an important player for the 2027 World Cup (Andrew Matthews/PA) (PA Archive)
Jack Rathborn3 December 2025 07:40
Rugby World Cup 2027 odds: Who is the favourite?
- South Africa 9/4
- New Zealand 10/3
- France 9/2
- England 5/1
- Ireland 13/2
- Australia 15/2
- Argentina 22/1
- Scotland 40/1
- Fiji 50/1
- Wales 66/1
- Italy 150/1
- Japan 250/1
- Samoa 250/1
Jack Rathborn3 December 2025 07:30
Where are the Rugby World Cup host cities?
The Rugby World Cup 2027 will be hosted in seven cities across Australia.
- Townsville, Queensland
- Adelaide, South Australia
- Brisbane, Queensland
- Melbourne, Victoria
- Newcastle, New South Wales
- Perth, Western Australia
- Sydney, New South Wales
Jack Rathborn3 December 2025 07:20
When is the 2027 Rugby World Cup draw?
The draw for the 2027 Rugby World Cup will be held on Wednesday 3 December from 9am GMT. Proceedings will be fronted by former Australia international Morgan Turinui, with World Rugby chair and former Australian international Brett Robinson, All Blacks legend and two-time RWC winner Dan Carter, former Wallabies captain and Australia’s most-capped player James Slipper, and Olympic gold medallist and former Australian Sevens star Alicia Lucas on hand as Draw Presenters.
Jack Rathborn3 December 2025 07:10
How will Rugby World Cup 2027 draw work?
An expanded edition of the World Cup will see six pools of four drawn, with a round-of-16 introduced for this tournament in a bigger knockout phase. The 24 qualified nations will be divided into four bands of six based on their place in the World Rugby Rankings at the end of the November international window.
- Band 1: South Africa, New Zealand, England, Ireland, France, Argentina
- Band 2: Australia, Fiji, Scotland, Italy, Wales, Japan
- Band 3: Georgia, Uruguay, Spain, USA, Chile, Tonga
- Band 4: Samoa, Portugal, Romania, Hong Kong, Zimbabwe, Canada
Jack Rathborn2 December 2025 16:56
Who has qualified for Rugby World Cup 2027?
Automatic qualifiers: South Africa, England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland, Wales, Australia, Fiji, Japan, New Zealand, Argentina.
Continental qualifiers: Zimbabwe, Hong Kong, Georgia, Spain, Romania, Portugal, Tonga, Canada, United States, Uruguay
Play-off/final qualification tournament: Chile, Samoa.
Jack Rathborn2 December 2025 16:56
Springboks lock Eben Etzebeth facing long ban after red card for eye gouge mars record win over Wales
A 73-0 defeat was the hosts’ heaviest in history on home soil, with the world champions in impressive form in running in 11 tries against an under-strength Wales unable to pick their foreign-based players.
But another one-sided victory for Rassie Erasmus’s men was spoiled at the last after Etzebeth appeared to direct a thumb into the eye of Alex Mann, the Wales flanker.
Jack Rathborn2 December 2025 16:54
