Pool F of the 2027 Men's Rugby World Cup will begin on Saturday 2 October and conclude on Saturday 16 October. The pool includes one-time champion England, along with Tonga, Wales and Zimbabwe.
Teams The draw for the pool stage will be held on 3 December 2025 in Sydney. 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. Team Band Confederation Method ofqualification Date ofqualification Previous bestperformance World Rugby Rankings 1 December 2025 27 September 2027 F1 1 Europe 2023 Rugby World Cup pool stage 7 October 2023 11 2023 Champions (2003) 3 F2 2 Europe 2023 Rugby World Cup pool stage 24 September 2023 11 2023 Third place (1987) 11 F3 3 Pacific (Oceania) 2025 Pacific Nations Cup third place 6 September 2025 10 2023 Pool stage 18 F4 4 Africa 2025 Rugby Africa Cup winners 19 July 2025 3 1991 Pool stage (1987, 1991) 24
Standings
Matches Wales v Zimbabwe
England v Tonga
Wales v Tonga
England v Zimbabwe
Notes: This is the first meeting between England and Zimbabwe.
Tonga v Zimbabwe
England v Wales
See also History of rugby union matches between England and Wales
Notes
References