Townsville is officially on the world stage, locking in a major role for the 2027 Men\u2019s Rugby World Cup and becoming the only regional Queensland location chosen to host four pool\u2011stage matches.<\/p>\n
Across two huge weeks in October 2027, eight international teams will run out at Queensland Country Bank Stadium, bringing global attention and a major economic boost, estimated around $30M, to North Queensland. Fans can expect to see Georgia, Romania, Chile, Hong Kong China, Tonga, Zimbabwe, Spain and Canada battle it out.<\/p>\n
Townsville\u2019s World Cup schedule begins on 3 October, before rolling into a Friday night showdown on 9 October, and finishing with a blockbuster back\u2011to\u2011back weekend on 15\u201316 October. <\/p>\n
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Sport Minister Tim Mander says the decision to bring World Cup fixtures to Townsville is a win for both fans and the local economy, with the event tipped to deliver significant benefits for businesses, tourism operators and the wider community.<\/p>\n
Townsville\u2019s selection highlights its growing reputation as a major events destination. Queensland Country Bank Stadium has already proven it can host world\u2011class sport, and the World Cup will further cement its status on the national and international stage.<\/p>\n
Local leaders say the matches will showcase the region\u2019s hospitality, culture and sporting passion to a global audience \u2014 while giving North Queenslanders the rare chance to experience Rugby World Cup action in their own backyard.<\/p>\n
Rugby fans across the North are being encouraged to sign up early to avoid missing out on what\u2019s shaping up to be a once\u2011in\u2011a\u2011generation sporting moment for the region.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Townsville is officially on the world stage, locking in a major role for the 2027 Men\u2019s Rugby World…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":456847,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[567],"tags":[64,63,760,85],"class_list":["post-456846","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\/456846","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=456846"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/456846\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/456847"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=456846"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=456846"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=456846"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}