Just over a year before the start of the 2027 Men’s Rugby World Cup, Australia confirmed the 29 outdoor training venues that will be used by the 24 participating teams during the tournament’s eleventh edition, which will take place between October 1 and November 13, 2027. The facilities will be spread across the seven host cities: Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne, Newcastle, Perth, Sydney and Townsville. The initiative aims to provide national teams with high-performance facilities to prepare for their matches while also bringing the competition closer to local communities, expanding the tournament’s presence beyond the stadiums where the matches will be played.
The selection of these facilities includes a wide variety of sporting venues, including rugby clubs, centers of excellence, universities, schools and stadiums, which will provide teams with the necessary conditions to train, recover and maintain their performance throughout the competition. Each team will have an exclusive base in the host city where it plays each week, with access to its assigned facilities ahead of its matches. In addition, teams will be able to use gyms, swimming pools and world-class indoor training centers as they travel across the country. The confirmation of the venues came after all 24 teams completed their inspection visits to the stadiums and training facilities.
Australia confirms 29 training venues for the 2027 Rugby World Cup
The 29 selected facilities will be spread across the seven host cities, with venues combining high-level sports infrastructure and strong ties to local communities. In Adelaide, teams will be able to train at St Peter’s College, Adelaide University West Beach, Norwood Oval and Unley Oval. Brisbane will have six facilities, including the National Rugby Training Centre Ballymore, St Joseph’s Nudgee College, Sunnybank Rugby Union Club and Brisbane Grammar School. In Melbourne, the venues will be La Trobe University, Xavier College and Bridges Recreation Reserve, while Newcastle will have Southern Beaches Rugby, 2 Sportsground and the University of Newcastle.
In Perth, teams will have access to UWA Sports Park, Kingsway Regional Sporting Complex, Waterbank Training Facility and Perth Rectangular Stadium. Sydney will have six facilities, including the NSW Rugby Centre of Excellence, Jubilee Stadium, NSWRL Centre of Excellence and Shore School, as well as Eric Tweedale Stadium and Parramatta Eels Community Centre of Excellence. Meanwhile, Townsville will host training sessions at Townsville Sports Precinct, Riverway Stadium and North Queensland Cowboys Centre of Excellence. This distribution will allow teams to establish their bases in different parts of Australia, bringing the tournament closer to a greater number of fans and communities.
The venues will bring teams closer to Australian communities
The organizers aim to ensure that the 2027 Rugby World Cup experience goes beyond the matches and allows fans to get a closer look at the teams’ work. The outdoor training facilities will create new opportunities for local residents to interact with the teams, especially during the pool stage, when open training sessions for the public are being considered. The presence of delegations at clubs, universities and sports centers will also allow communities to become involved in the tournament atmosphere before the competition begins. As part of the venue announcement, players and coaches from South Africa, the reigning world champions, took part in a youth rugby clinic at the UWA Rugby Centre alongside former Australian international Nick Cummins, where they shared experiences and advice with young athletes.
The general manager of the 2027 Men’s Rugby World Cup, Chris Stanley, highlighted the quality of the facilities and their importance for team preparation, as well as the connections they can build with host communities. The selected infrastructure will provide high-performance spaces and support services so that players can train and recover throughout the tournament. As teams travel between cities, they will also have access to specialized centers such as the South Australian Sports Institute and Rugby WA, which will complement the outdoor facilities. The organizers believe that the involvement of clubs, educational institutions and sports centers will help extend the tournament’s impact across the country, beyond the days of competition.
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