Rugby World Cup 2027 · Teams
🇼🇸 Samoa
At a glance
- Pool
- Pool E →
- World Rugby Ranking
- #19
- Best finish
- Quarter-finals (1991, 1995)
- Qualified via
- Final Repechage
Travel with the team
Follow Samoa across Australia
This is a moving itinerary, not a one-hotel trip. Book the cities in match order and use domestic flights for the long legs.
3 matches · 3 stops · 14 days
- Stop 1Sun, 3 Oct
Newcastle
vs Japan · 12:15
Newcastle Stadium
Open travel guide → - Stop 2Sat, 9 Oct
Perth
vs USA · 12:15
Perth Stadium
Open travel guide → - Stop 3Sun, 17 Oct
Sydney (Moore Park)
vs France · 19:45
Sydney Football Stadium
Open travel guide →
Conditional knockout route
Where Samoa could play next
The bracket fixes the match city for each pool finish. These are possible stops, not confirmed Samoa fixtures. Each later round assumes a win in the previous round; opponents are decided by results.
If Samoa finishes 1st in Pool E
Round of 16 · Match 39
Melbourne · Sat, 23 Oct
Docklands Stadium · 19:15 local
vs Pool D runner-up
City guide →Quarter-final · Match 46
Brisbane · Sat, 30 Oct
Brisbane Stadium · 18:45 local
vs Winner of R16 (1)
City guide →Semi-final · Match 49
Sydney · Fri, 5 Nov
Stadium Australia · 20:00 local
vs Winner of QF1
City guide →Final · Match 52
Sydney · Sat, 13 Nov
Stadium Australia · 20:00 local
vs Winner of SF2
City guide →
If Samoa finishes 2nd in Pool E
Round of 16 · Match 43
Brisbane · Sun, 24 Oct
Brisbane Stadium · 18:15 local
vs Pool A runner-up
City guide →Quarter-final · Match 48
Sydney · Sun, 31 Oct
Stadium Australia · 20:00 local
vs Winner of R16 (8)
City guide →Semi-final · Match 50
Sydney · Sat, 6 Nov
Stadium Australia · 20:00 local
vs Winner of QF3
City guide →Final · Match 52
Sydney · Sat, 13 Nov
Stadium Australia · 20:00 local
vs Winner of SF1
City guide →
If Samoa qualifies as one of the four best third-place teams, its round-of-16 slot depends on the qualifying pools. A semi-final loss leads to the bronze final in Sydney on 12 November. Dates and kick-off times are subject to change. Official match schedule ↗