{"id":454484,"date":"2026-02-02T22:54:07","date_gmt":"2026-02-02T22:54:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/454484\/"},"modified":"2026-02-02T22:54:07","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T22:54:07","slug":"scotland-learn-match-schedule-for-2027-rugby-world-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/454484\/","title":{"rendered":"Scotland learn match schedule for 2027 Rugby World Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n The dates and venues for all the pool stage matches were revealed on Monday evening, with Scotland fans facing trips between Melbourne – where captain Sione Tuipulotu<\/a> grew up – as well as Perth and Brisbane for pool matches.\n<\/p>\n

\n Scotland will open their campaign on October 3, 2027 at Docklands Stadium, Melbourne against the South Americans.\n<\/p>\n

\n Scotland captain Sione Tuipulotu is set for a return to Melbourne (Image: \u00a9INPHO\/Dan Sheridan)\n<\/p>\n

\n A second-string Scottish side was pushed close when the sides met in the 2024 summer tour before winning 31-19 in Montevideo. Scotland will be huge favourites to open their campaign with a big win.\n<\/p>\n

\n Then it will be to Perth for the crunch clash with Ireland<\/a> – who have beaten Scotland in each of the last two World Cups and enjoyed a run of 11 consecutive wins in the fixture.\n<\/p>\n

\n That match will be played on October 10 in Perth.\n<\/p>\n

\n The final pool match will see Scotland face another team they have faced in the recent past, Portugal, in Brisbane on October 17.\n<\/p>\n

\n Scotland ran in nine tries in a 59-21 victory when the sides met during the 2024 Autumn Nations Series at Murrayfield<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n

\n However, the draw means Scotland fans who make the trip face significant travel once they have made the 9,000-mile journeys Down Under.\n<\/p>\n

\n And if Townsend’s charges qualify for the knockout stage – a feat they have failed to achieve in the last two World Cups – they will be back in Melbourne for the round of 16 clash on either October 23 or 24, depending on their pool placing.\n<\/p>\n

\n The World Cup will kick off when hosts Australia host Hong Kong China in Perth on October The final will take place on November 13 at Stadium Australia in Sydney.\n<\/p>\n

\n World Rugby Chair Brett Robinson said: \u201cThe wait is over. This is the moment teams and fans have been waiting for and the start of their Rugby World Cup 2027 journey.\n<\/p>\n

\n “We\u2019ve assembled the most compelling match schedule to date, carefully designed to balance player welfare, fan experience and global reach.\n<\/p>\n

\n World Rugby chair Brett Robinson (Image: World Rugby)\n<\/p>\n

\n “From the opening match in Perth to the final in Sydney, get ready for six weeks of the greatest brand of rugby as our sport enters a new era of openness and entertainment with Australia 2027.\u201d\n<\/p>\n

\n Tickets will be on sale from 18 February for fans registered for the pre-sale. Organisers stated they start at AUD$40 for adults and AUD$20 for children.\n<\/p>\n

\n However, the most expensive tickets for Scotland’s match with Ireland are priced at AUD$635 (about \u00a3320).\n<\/p>\n

\n Chris Stanley, managing director of Rugby World Cup 2027, added: \u201cIt\u2019s an exhilarating time to be a rugby fan.\n<\/p>\n

\n “The biggest edition of our sport\u2019s pinnacle competition has taken full shape, with mouth-watering fixtures across the pool phase and blockbusters in every round.\n<\/p>\n

\n “By clustering matches on weekends, local communities in our seven vibrant host cities will enjoy a festival atmosphere, with tickets available to suit all needs and budgets.”\n<\/p>\n

Scotland Rugby World Cup 2027 schedule<\/p>\n

\n Sunday October 3 (17:15 local time, 07:15 UK time): Scotland v Uruguay, Docklands Stadium Melbourne\n<\/p>\n

\n Sunday October 10 (17:45 local time, 10:45 UK time): Ireland v Scotland, Perth Stadium Perth\n<\/p>\n

\n Sunday 17 October (16:15 local time, 07:15 UK time): Scotland v Portugal, Brisbane Stadium Brisbane<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The dates and venues for all the pool stage matches were revealed on Monday evening, with Scotland fans…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":454485,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[567],"tags":[64,63,760,85],"class_list":["post-454484","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-rugby","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-rugby","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/454484","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=454484"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/454484\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/454485"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=454484"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=454484"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=454484"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}