Rugby World Cup 2027 · Pools
Pool B
Defending champions South Africa open in Adelaide. Georgia and Romania are competitive Tier 2 sides.
Travel complexity
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- Total distance
- 7,237 km (4,497 mi)
- Cities
- 6
- Legs over 500 km
- 4
- Headline match
- South Africa v Italy (3 Oct, Adelaide)
Pool B map
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Following pool B: the route
- 1Adelaide → Townsville1,921 km · ~2h 30m
- 2Townsville → Brisbane1,111 km · ~2h
- 3Brisbane → Sydney732 km · ~1h 30m
- 4Sydney → Newcastle117 km · ~1h
- 5Newcastle → Perth3,356 km · ~4h+
Pool B fixtures
- Sun, Oct 3, 2027South Africa v ItalyAdelaide · Adelaide Oval · 14:15
- Sun, Oct 3, 2027Georgia v RomaniaTownsville · North Queensland Stadium · 20:15
- Sun, Oct 10, 2027South Africa v GeorgiaBrisbane · Brisbane Stadium · 16:45
- Mon, Oct 11, 2027Italy v RomaniaSydney · Sydney Football Stadium · 19:45
- Sun, Oct 17, 2027Italy v GeorgiaNewcastle · Newcastle Stadium · 12:15
- Sun, Oct 17, 2027South Africa v RomaniaPerth · Perth Stadium · 19:15