Qualifying for the 2027 Rugby World Cup for South America will begin in August 2024, with eight teams competing for one direct qualification spot into the final tournament. The runner up will play the bottom side ranked in the 2025 World Rugby Pacific Nations Cup for a second direct place in the final tournament and the loser progressing to the Final Qualification Tournament. The third ranked side will also qualify for a place in the Final Qualification Tournament.[1]
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 18 August 2024 – TBA |
| No. of nations | 8 |
← 2023 2031 → | |
Format
editQualifying will begin with two elimination matches between the bottom four ranked teams in South America; Colombia, Costa Rica, Peru and Venezuela. The first round will consist of a semi final and final format, with based on World Rugby Rankings dictating the semi-final match-ups, with the winners advancing to play each other in the final. The winner of the final, then plays the bottom placed side from Round 2, to advance to the final round of qualification.
Round 2 features Brazil, Chile and Paraguay in a round robin, format. The top two sides advance to round 4, whilst the bottom placed side will play-off against the winner of Round 1 to remain in qualification contention.
Round 4, will see the top two sides from Round 1 and the winner of the Round 1/2 play-off, join Uruguay in the final stage of qualification. This round will be round robin format, with the winner will directly qualifying for the World Cup as Sudamérica Rugby 1. The runner-up will face the bottom ranked side from the final round of the Pacific qualification process in a Sudamérica / Pacific play-off match to qualify for the World Cup. The third placed side, advances to the Final Qualification Tournament.
Entrants
editEight teams will compete during for the South America qualifiers for the 2027 Rugby World Cup, with Argentina the only team thus far qualified from the Region. (Rankings as of first qualification match in this region)
| Nation | Rank | Began play | Qualifying status |
|---|---|---|---|
 Brazil |
29 | 18 August 2024 | |
 Chile |
22 | 28 September 2024 | |
 Colombia |
42 | TBA | |
 Costa Rica |
93 | TBA | |
 Paraguay |
41 | 18 August 2024 | |
 Peru |
80 | TBA | |
 Uruguay |
17 | August 2025 | |
 Venezuela |
78 | TBA |
Round 1
editThe first round will see Colombia (42) play Costa Rica (93) and Venezuela (78) play Peru (80).
Semi Final 1
editSemi Final 2
editFinal
editRound 2
edit| Advances to Round 4 |
| Advances to play off with winner of Round 1 |
| Rank | Team | Games | Points | Bonus Points |
Table Points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Diff | ||||
| 1 | Brazil |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Chile |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Paraguay |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Points were awarded to the teams as follows: Win – 4 points Draw – 1 points 4 or more tries – 1 point Loss within 7 points – 1 point Loss greater than 7 points – 0 points | ||||||||||
Matches
editRound 3: Play-Off
editThe winner of this match advances to Round 4.
| 12 October 2024 |
| Winner Round 1 | v | Round 2 third place side |
| TBA |
Round 4
edit| Qualifies as Sudamérica Rugby 1 |
| Advances to South America / Pacific play off |
| Advances to Final Qualification Tournament |
| Rank | Team | Games | Points | Bonus Points |
Table Points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Diff | ||||
| 1 | Uruguay |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Round 2 Winner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Round 2 Runner up | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Round 3 winner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Points were awarded to the teams as follows: Win – 4 points Draw – 1 points 4 or more tries – 1 point Loss within 7 points – 1 point Loss greater than 7 points – 0 points | ||||||||||
See also
editReferences
editExternal links
edit- Rugby World Cup Official Site