Rugby World Cup 2027 · Host cities
Melbourne
Only fully enclosed/roofed venue. Roof closed for all matches – guaranteed conditions.
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Docklands Stadium
🚆 excellent transitAlso known as Marvel Stadium
- Capacity
- 53,000
- From city centre
- 1.5 km
- Timezone
- AEDT (UTC+11)
- Matches hosted
- 6 pool + 2 Round of 16
Getting there
Southern Cross Station adjacent (100m walk). Excellent tram and train connections from CBD.
Indigenous name
Narrm
Tournament climate
October: 20° / 9°C
Variable spring, 'four seasons in a day'
November: 23° / 11°C
Warming up, changeable
Matches in Melbourne
- Sat, Oct 2, 2027France v USAPool EMelbourne · Docklands Stadium · 17:45
- Sun, Oct 3, 2027Scotland v UruguayPool DMelbourne · Docklands Stadium · 17:15
- Fri, Oct 8, 2027Wales v TongaPool FMelbourne · Docklands Stadium · 18:15
- Sun, Oct 10, 2027Argentina v SpainPool CMelbourne · Docklands Stadium · 15:15
- Fri, Oct 15, 2027New Zealand v Hong Kong ChinaPool AMelbourne · Docklands Stadium · 17:15
- Sun, Oct 17, 2027Ireland v UruguayPool DMelbourne · Docklands Stadium · 14:45
Plan your stay in Melbourne
Choose your match to search the night before through the morning after, centred on Docklands Stadium.
France v USA
2027-10-02 · accommodation around Docklands Stadium
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Scotland v Uruguay
2027-10-03 · accommodation around Docklands Stadium
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Wales v Tonga
2027-10-08 · accommodation around Docklands Stadium
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Argentina v Spain
2027-10-10 · accommodation around Docklands Stadium
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New Zealand v Hong Kong China
2027-10-15 · accommodation around Docklands Stadium
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Ireland v Uruguay
2027-10-17 · accommodation around Docklands Stadium
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