THE 2027 MEN’S Rugby World Cup final will be played in Sydney, World Rugby has confirmed.
The governing body has also released the official draw for the Australia-hosted tournament.
“We are delighted to reach another significant milestone on our journey to Men’s Rugby World Cup 2027,” World Rugby chair Brett Robinson said in a statement.
Local media reported that the final would be played at the Sydney Olympic stadium, an 80,000-seat venue purpose-built for the 2000 Olympics.
Sydney last hosted the World Cup final in 2003, when Australia lost to England in a gripping clash that went to extra-time.
Rugby Australia chief executive Phil Waugh, who played for the Wallabies in that game, said playing a home final was the “absolute pinnacle” of his career.
“I am delighted this generation of Wallabies will have the privilege of experiencing the emotion, excitement and joy of pulling on the gold jersey before our passionate fans at a Men’s Rugby World Cup in own backyard.”
Sydney will also host two semi-finals, the third-place playoff, and a string of other knockout and pool stage games.
The rest of the schedule is split between Brisbane, Melbourne, Newcastle, Perth, Adelaide and Townsville.
The tournament will run from 1 October to 13 November, according to the World Rugby schedule.
Right call
@Shimmy Shammy: Will you cop on.Anywhere else on the pitch it would have been a straight red no question’s asked.
@Padraic McHugh: This should of been a red but they got it wrong. End of discussion. Would rather see the ref association and FA learn from this and use VAR more effectively. No long term logic in handing out a ban because the Ref and VAR got it wrong.
@Shimmy Shammy: man United fans deluded as usual
@Kenh28: Wrong call made on the pitch, I think everyone is agreed on that. Liverpool fans looking for special treatment is what is delusional.
It’s bad enough losing VVD for the season without Everton further gaining by Pickford being suspended. Keeping him in goal is punishment enough.
@Paul Crampsie: What’s done is done, time for LFC to pick themselves up, hopefully full of furious raging fire to win the league.
@Dave O’Shaughnessy: agreed, the other worry though is that we’re left with Gomez and Matip, I think they can rise to the challenge but both are pretty injury prone. If either gets injured we will struggle.
He’s a liability so he’ll get caught out again during the season, a retrospective ban is meaningless to Liverpool but this can’t be allowed to happen again, especially with the ability to watch it over and over again to help make up your mind, challenges like that have ruined a players careers in the past.
Plain and simple it’s because he’s England’s number 1! Shocking again from the frank spencer brigade!
We see these moments of madness from Pickford in every game. He’s panicked and flung himself into the situation without thinking. Anyone who thinks it’s pre-meditated or intentional gives him far too much credit.
@Fergus O’Connor: Ya it was pure instinctive which makes it much worse because he’ll do it again.
Just like Liverpool will find it hard to win the league without VVD Everton will eventually slip back due to Pickford errors. While no action will be taken on Pickford surely there has to be consequences for the VAR official and the Ref. How they both saw it and thought nothing of it is baffling
I remember van Dijk went in late and studs up on Mertens against Napoli last year and only got a yellow when he should have seen red. His defense was “that’s football”, this is football too I guess.
Fairly amusing that all last season it was ‘liVARpool’ and people just moaning about the calls they were getting and the second it goes against liverpool just a bunch of fellas saying “get over it”
@Eric Murphy: I think you’re making their point. Liverpool got a lot of dodgy VAR decisions last season and the first time one goes against them they are up in arms. Short memory. Swings and roundabouts.
@Stephen Foster: Is that’s the Premier League title they won by 23 points? Yeah, VAR was the reason for that.
Christ please change the record on this utter rubbish about LFC getting the majority of favourable VAR decisions, they were middle of the road for favourable calls according to searchable stats, United as an example received much more positive outcomes on VAR.
Reminds me of world cup 1982 Germany v France. German keeper charged out to demolish Patrick Battison of France. He wasn’t even booked. How come goalkeepers always get away with this kind of behaviour. Pickford should have got red card.