Pool E of the 2027 Men's Rugby World Cup will begin on Saturday 2 October and conclude on Sunday 17 October. The pool includes France, Japan, Samoa and the United States.
Teams The draw for the pool stage will be held on 3 December 2025 in Sydney. The World Rugby Rankings as of 1 December 2025 will determine four bands of six teams, and a team from each band will be randomly drawn into Pool A, B, C, D, E or F. Australia is the only exception, having been automatically placed into Pool A as hosts. Team Band Confederation Method ofqualification Date ofqualification Previous bestperformance World Rugby Rankings 1 December 2025 27 September 2027 E1 1 Europe 2023 Rugby World Cup pool stage 21 September 2023 11 2023 Runners-up (1987, 1999, 2011) 5 E2 2 Pacific (Asia) 2023 Rugby World Cup pool stage 7 October 2023 11 2023 Quarter-finals (2019) 12 E3 3 Pacific (North America) 2025 Pacific Nations Cup fifth place 14 September 2025 9 2019 Pool stage 16 E4 4 Pacific (Oceania) Final Qualification Tournament 18 November 2025 10 2023 Quarter-finals (1991, 1995) 19
Standings
Matches France v United States
Japan v Samoa
United States v Samoa
France v Japan
Japan v United States
France v Samoa
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