2027 Men's Rugby World Cup – South America qualification

2027 Men's Rugby World Cup – South America qualification
Tournament details
Dates18 August 2024 – 18 October 2025
No. of nations8
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The qualifying process for the 2027 Men's Rugby World Cup for Sudamérica began in August 2024, with eight teams competing for one qualification spot (Sudamérica 1) into the final tournament and two spots into play-off matches (Sudamérica 2 & 3).[1]

Format

Unlike the other regional qualification process, a tournament did not operate as the regional qualification tournament for Rugby World Cup 2027 in Sudamérica. Instead a format between the main Sudamérica teams (excluding Argentina who had already qualified) and the four development teams was created to decide who would qualify for the World Cup.

Qualification took place over three rounds with a single repechage match between the second and third rounds;

  • Round 1 saw the four development Sudamérica nations (Colombia, Costa Rica, Peru and Venezuela), play in a straight knock-out format with the winner advancing to the Round 3 repechage match against the bottom placed side in Round 2.
  • Round 2 saw the evolving Sudamérica nations Brazil, Chile and Paraguay play in a round robin format with the top two sides advancing to Round 3 directly, whilst the bottom placed side progressed to the Round 3 repechage match against the winner of Round 1.
  • Round 3 saw the top two sides from Round 2 and the winner of the Round 3 repechage match join the highest remaining ranked Sudamérica team, Uruguay, in the final stage of qualification. The third round will start with a home and away two-legged semi-final play-off series (seeded by 1 v 4 and 2 v 3), with the two winners progressing to the Sudamérica 1 play-off series and the two losers advancing to the Sudamérica 3 play-off series.
    • The winner of the Sudamérica 1 series on aggregate over the two legs played home and away, qualified for the World Cup as Sudamérica 1, whilst the loser advanced to a cross-regional play-off series against Pacific 4 in a Pacific / Sudamérica play-off series to qualify for the World Cup.
    • The winner of the Sudamérica 3 series on aggregate over the two legs played home and away, progressed to the Final Qualification Tournament, as did the loser of the Pacific / Sudamérica play-off series.

Entrants

Eight teams will compete during the Sudamérica qualifiers for the 2027 Rugby World Cup, with Argentina the only team qualified from the Region prior to the qualification process.

(Rankings as of first qualification match in this region)

Nation Rank Began play Qualifying status
 Argentina 6 N/A Qualified with Top 12 finish at 2023 World Cup
 Brazil 29 18 August 2024 Advances to Final Qualification Tournament as Sudamérica 3 on 24 October 2025 following Paraguay's voluntary withdrawal.
 Chile 22 28 September 2024 Qualified as Pacific / Sudamérica qualifying play-off winner / Sudamérica 1 on 27 September 2025
 Colombia 42 25 September 2024 Eliminated by Paraguay on 16 October 2024
 Costa Rica 93 25 September 2024 Eliminated by Colombia on 25 September 2024
 Paraguay 41 18 August 2024 Voluntarily withdrawn on 24 October 2025 due to fielding an ineligible player in the 3rd place play-off.
 Peru 80 25 September 2024 Eliminated by Venezuela on 25 September 2024
 Uruguay 17 26 July 2025 Qualified as Sudamérica 2 on 6 September 2025
 Venezuela 78 25 September 2024 Eliminated by Colombia on 29 September 2024

Round 1

The first round was contested by four teams in a knockout format, which was held in Medellín, Colombia.[2]

The semi-finals match-ups were decided by the World Rugby Rankings; Colombia (42) played Costa Rica (93) and Venezuela (78) played Peru (80).

Colombia won the first round and advanced to the round 3 repechage match, whilst Costa Rica, Peru and Venezuela were eliminated.

Semi Finals

25 September 2024
10:00 COT (UTC-05)
Peru 15–27 Venezuela
Try: Vascones 10' m
Mendoza Flores 70' c
Con: Flores Lecca (1/2) 71'
Pen: Flores Lecca (1/2) 45'
Cards: Medina Yellow card 15'
Ramirez Yellow card 38'		Report
WR details		Try: Madriz 22' m
JE. Davila 28' m
Zabala 40' m
Lopez 49' m
Arrieta 63' m
Con: J. Hernandez (1/1) 63'
Cards: Veitia Millan Yellow card 67'
Estadio Cincuentenario, Medellín
Referee: Sergio Alvarenga (Paraguay)
25 September 2024
15:00 COT (UTC-05)
Colombia 136–0 Costa Rica
Try: Rodallegas 3' c
Agudelo 6' c
Garcia (3) 11' c, 19' m, 73' c
Guisao (8) 16' c, 28' c, 38' c, 42' c, 46', 55' c, 63' c, 79' c
L. Giraldo (3) 23' c, 31' c, 67' c
Romero 35' m
Tellez Hernández 51' c
Alzate 61' c
Huertas 70' c
Con: Arango (18/20) 4', 7', 12', 16', 24', 29', 32', 39', 43', 46', 52', 57', 62', 64', 68', 71', 73', 80'		Report
WR details		Cards: Robinson Yellow card 30' Red card 60'
Estadio Cincuentenario, Medellín
Referee: Frank Mendez (Chile)

Bronze Final

29 September 2024
10:00 COT (UTC-05)
Peru 44–0 Costa Rica
Try: Ramirez 2' c
Escanes 16' m
Mendoza Flores 21' m
Maria Ramirez 33' m
Andersson 54' m
Etchebarne 61' m
Vascones 75' c
Valdivia 78' m
Con: Machuga (1/5) 3'
Flores Lecca (1/3) 76'
Cards: Soto Yellow card 64'		Report
WR details		Cards: Sibaja Yellow card 29'
Carmona Yellow card 31'
Estadio Cincuentenario, Medellín
Referee: Luca Solda (Argentina)

Final

29 September 2024
15:00 COT (UTC-05)
Venezuela 5–50 Colombia
Try: Lopez 42' mReport
WR details		Try: Jiménez (2) 10' m, 51' m
Alvarez 15' c
Alzate 36' c
Llanos (2) 58' c, 76' c
Ruiz 71' m
Benites 79' c
Con: Arango (5/8) 15', 36', 59', 76', 80'
Cards: D. Giraldo Yellow card 40'
Estadio Cincuentenario, Medellín
Referee: Cauã Ricardo Santos (Brazil)

Final standings

Pos. Team Qualification
1  Colombia Advances to Round 3 - play off v  Paraguay
2  Venezuela Eliminated from Qualification.
3  Peru
4  Costa Rica

Round 2

Round 2 saw Paraguay finish bottom and dropped down to the Round 3 repechage match whilst Brazil and Chile advanced directly to the third round.

Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD B Pts Qualification
1  Chile 2 2 0 0 100 10 +90 2 10 Advances to Round 3
2  Brazil 2 1 0 1 87 53 +34 1 5
3  Paraguay 2 0 0 2 17 141 −124 0 0 Round 3 repechage
Source:
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers for teams tied on points: 1) Number of matches won; 2) Difference between points for and against; 3) Total number of points for; 4) Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams; 5) Number of matches won excluding the first match, then the second and so on until the tie is settled.

Matches

18 August 2024
15:30 BRT (UTC-03)
Brazil 77–17 Paraguay
Try: Rodrigues 4' c
Mignot (3) 13' c, 26' c, 57' c
Arruda (2) 16' c, 35' c
Rocha 22' c
Tenorio 43' c
Massari 62' c
Ferreira (2) 78' c, 80' c
Con: Tranquez (8/8) 5', 14', 17', 23', 27', 36', 44',58'
Moises Duque (3/3) 63', 79', 81'		Report
World Rugby		Try: Gracete 38' c
Urbieta 41' c
Con: Urbieta (2/2) 39', 42'
Pen: Urbieta (1/1) 8'
Estádio Nicolau Alayon, São Paulo
Referee: Pablo De Luca (Argentina)
28 September 2024
15:00 CDT (UTC-03)
Chile 64–0 Paraguay
Try: Saab 12’ c
Bohme (2) 17’ c, 24’ c
Armstrong 30’ c
C. Saavedra 34’ c
Martínez 48’ m
D. Saavedra 55' m
Garafulic 63’ m
Tchimino 71’ c
Torrealba 80' c
Con: S.Videla (7/1) 13’, 18’, 25’, 31’, 35’, 72’, 80’		Report
WR details
Estadio Municipal de La Pintana, La Pintana
Referee: Francisco González (Uruguay)
6 October 2024
15:00 CDT (UTC-03)
Chile 36–10 Brazil
Try: Garafulic (2) 14' m, 43' c
Sigren 40' c
Dittus 72' c
Tchimino 76' c
Con: S. Videla (4/5) 40', 44', 73', 76'
Pen: S. Videla (1/1) 49'
Cards: Eissmann Yellow card 52'		Report
WR details		Try: Paganini 79' c
Con: Tranquez (1/1) 80'
Pen: Tranquez (1/2) 33'
Cards: Pinheiro Yellow card 40'
Marino Yellow card 52'
Teixeira Yellow card 52'
Rodrigues Red card 59'
Estadio Municipal de La Pintana, La Pintana
Referee: Nehuen Jauri Rivero (Argentina)

Round 3 Repechage

The winner of this match, Paraguay, advanced to Round 3, whilst Colombia were eliminated.

16 October 2024
20:00 PYST (UTC-03)
Paraguay 49–18 Colombia
Try: González 26' c
Núñez 32' m
Bareiro 39' c
Camusio (2) 41' c, 67' m
Martínez 54' c
Con: Mussi (4/6) 26', 40', 42', 55'
Pen: Mussi (2/3) 23', 47'		Report
World Rugby		Try: Guisao 36' m
J Ortíz 80' c
Con: Ortíz (1/2) 80'
Pen: Ortíz (2/2) 4', 30'
Estadio Héroes de Curupayty, Luque
Referee: Damián Schneider (Argentina)

Round 3

The third round away a straight knockout format, seeded by 1 v 4 and 2 v 3.

The winner qualified for the World Cup as Sudamérica 1, whilst the runner-up progressed to a play-off series against Pacific 4 (Samoa) for direct qualification to the World Cup. The third placed team advanced to the Final Qualification Tournament, along with the loser of the play-off series.[3]

Bracket

Semifinals Finals
          
 Chile 35 35 70
 Brazil 21 20 41
 Chile 16 21 37
 Uruguay 28 18 46
 Uruguay 38 78 116
 Paraguay 0 10 10 Third place
 Brazil 19 24 43
 Paraguay 39 31 70

Matches

Semi-final 1

First leg
19 July 2025
15:00 BRT (UTC-3)
Brazil 21–35 Chile
Try: Hollister 11' c
Dell’Acqua 48' c
Oliveira 80' c
Con: Oviedo (3/3) 12', 49', 80'
Cards: Días Yellow card 66'		Report
WR details		Try: Gurruchaga 23' m
D. Escobar 29' c
A. Escobar 35' c
Penalty try 66'
Con: Videla (2/3) 30', 36'
Pen: Videla (3/3) 10', 40', 76'
Cards: Saavedra Yellow card 79'
Estádio Nicolau Alayon, São Paulo[4]
Attendance: 1,300
Referee: Pablo De Luca (Argentina)
Second leg
26 July 2025
14:00 CST (UTC-4)
Chile 35–20 Brazil
Try: Martínez (2) 19' m, 31' c
Savedra 59' c
Dittus 80' c
Con: Videla (3/4) 32', 60', 80+1'
Pen: Videla (3/4) 27', 54', 70'
Cards: Savedra Yellow card 44'		Report
WR details		Try: Willian 47' c
Moreno 67' c
Con: Oviedo (2/2) 48', 68'
Pen: Oviedo (2/2) 17', 41'
Cards: Cláudio Yellow card 59'
Chile Rugby High Performance Centre, La Reina[4]
Referee: Francisco Gonzalez (Uruguay)

Semi-final 2

First leg
26 July 2025
16:30 PYT (UTC-3)
Paraguay 0–38 Uruguay
Report
WR details		Try: Civetta (3) 2' c, 27' c, 71' c
T. Etcheverry 14' m
Kessler 25' m
S. Álvarez 67' c
Con: S. Álvarez (4/6) 3', 28', 68', 72'
Estadio Héroes de Curupayty, Luque[4]
Referee: Gonzalo De Achaval (Argentina)
Second leg
23 August 2025
15:30 UYT (UTC-3)
Uruguay 78–10 Paraguay
Try: Deus (3) 7' c, 15' c, 55' c
Amarillo 23' c
González (2) 29' c, 77' c
Pérez 33' c
S. Álvarez 36' c
I. Álvarez (2) 43' m, 63' c
Amaya 67' m
Pujadas 74' m
Con: S. Álvarez (6/7) 8', 16', 24', 30', 34', 37'
Amaya (3/5) 56', 64', 78'		Report
WR details		Try: Scribano 40' c
Con: Mussi (1/1) 40+1'
Pen: Mussi (1/1) 19'
Estadio Charrúa, Montevideo[4]
Referee: Damián Schneider (Argentina)

Sudamérica 3 play-off

Paraguay won 70–43 on aggregate. However, Paraguay voluntarily withdrew after fielding an ineligible player in the playoffs,[5] leaving Brazil to progress to the Final Qualification Tournament against Europe 5 (Belgium), Asia/Africa play-off winner (Namibia) and Pacific/Sudamérica qualifying play-off loser (Samoa)

First leg
11 October 2025
16:00 PYT (UTC-3)
Paraguay 39–19 Brazil
Try: Quinteros 1' c
Schauman 31' c
Ochipinti 51' m
Lopez 68' c
Salvi 75' c
Con: Urbieta (4/5) 2', 32', 69', 76'
Pen: Urbieta (2/2) 13', 48'
Cards: Gonzalez Yellow card 64'
Nunez Yellow card 78'		Report
WR details		Try: Tranquez 10' c
Arruda 17' c
De Morais 27' m
Con: Tranquez (2/3) 11', 18'
Cards: Pinheiro Yellow card 31'
Estadio Héroes de Curupayty, Luque[4]
Referee: Francisco Gonzalez (Uruguay)
Second leg
18 October 2025
15:00 BRT (UTC-03)
Brazil 24–31 Paraguay
Try: Arruda 9' c
do Amaral 15' c
Marino 69' c
Con: Tranquez (3/3) 10', 15', 70'
Pen: Tranquez (1/1) 3'
Cards: Alves Yellow card 12'
Arruda Yellow card 42'
Rebolo Yellow card 49'
Cláudio Yellow card 71'
Marino Red card 77'		Report
WR details		Try: Blasco 13' c
Núñez 40' c
Paiva 47' m
Con: López (2/3) 14', 40'
Pen: Urbieta (3/3) 48', 65', 73'
Drop: Urbieta (1/1) 33'
Cards: Martínez Yellow card 16'
Amarilla Yellow card 76'
Pérez Yellow card 80'
Estadio Du Cambusano, Jacareí[4]
Referee: Tomás Bertazza (Argentina)

Sudamérica 1 play-off

Uruguay qualified winning 46–37 on aggregate, while Chile progressed to a Pacific / Sudamérica qualifying play-off against Pacific 4 (Samoa).

First leg
30 August 2025
15:00 CST (UTC-4)
Chile 16–28 Uruguay
Try: M. Garafulic 34' c
Con: Videla (1/1) 35'
Pen: Videla (3/4) 18', 27', 48'		ReportTry: Pérez 7' c
Kessler 23' c
Arata 54' c
I. Álvarez 57' c
Con: Etcheverry (4/4) 8', 25', 55', 58'
Estadio Municipal de La Pintana, La Pintana[4]
Referee: Jérémy Rozier (France)
Second leg
6 September 2025
15:30 UYT (UTC-3)
Uruguay 18–21 Chile
Try: Etcheverry 25' c
Diana 67' m
Con: Etcheverry (1/2) 26'
Pen: Etcheverry (2/2) 54', 60'		ReportTry: Dittus (2) 46' c, 75' c
Lues 62' c
Con: S. Videla (3/3) 47', 62', 75'
Estadio Charrúa, Montevideo[4]
Referee: Jérémy Rozier (France)

See also

References

  1. ^ "South American Qualifying Pathway for Rugby World Cup 2027". Americas Rugby News. 2 July 2024. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
  2. ^ "Brasil comenzó con el pie derecho". Sudamérica Rugby (in Spanish). 19 August 2024. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
  3. ^ Rugby, Sudamérica. "El camino a Rugby World Cup 2027 tiene fechas". Sudamérica Rugby.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h "Los Teros inician su camino rumbo a la Copa del Mundo". Uruguayn Rugby Union. 31 March 2025. Retrieved 1 April 2025.
  5. ^ "Paraguay sensationally pull out of Rugby World Cup race". www.rugbypass.com. 24 October 2025. Retrieved 24 October 2025.
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