Americas & Pacific

SOUTH AMERICA

1 Team | July-September, 2025

The Sudamérica Rugby Championship 2025 winners will secure their place at Australia 2027, with the runner-up qualifying for the South America/Pacific Play-off and third placed team joining the line-up for the Final Qualification Tournament.

Nations involved: Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, Uruguay
Qualified: 

PACIFIC 

3 Teams | August-September, 2025

The best three teams of the Pacific Nations Cup 2025, other than already-qualified Fiji and Japan, will punch their tickets to RWC 2027. The sixth-placed team will join the South America/Pacific Play-off.

Nations involved: Canada, Fiji, Japan, Samoa, Tonga, USA
Qualified: Tonga

SOUTH AMERICA/PACIFIC 

1 Team | September, 2025

A home-and-away play-off between the Sudamérica Rugby Championship runner-up and the team finishing sixth in the Pacific Nations Cup played on 20 and 27 September, 2025.
The winner qualifies for Australia 2027 while the loser will join the Final Qualification Tournament.

Nations involved: TBC
Qualified: TBC