MEN'S RUGBY WORLD CUP AUSTRALIA 2027

The Rugby World Cup will take place in Australia 2027.

The RWC 2027 is scheduled to be the 11th edition of the Rugby World Cup, the quadrennial world championship for men’s rugby union teams. It is due to take place in Australia from 1 October to 13 November 2027.

We have tour packages that cater for all needs, from full tour packages with flights, transfers, events and accommodation through to popular weekend-only hotel & ticket packages.

We are offering the following three payment plans. If you are looking for an alternative, then let us know – we are very flexible!

Option A: Full payment upon booking (25% is non-refundable)

Option B: 25% non-refundable deposit upon booking, followed by 25% 1 year prior to the match, 25% 28 weeks prior to the match and 25% balance 16 weeks prior to the match.

We appreciate that you are spending a lot of money on your package and want to reassure you that it is financially protected. We are fully bonded and licensed with the Irish Aviation Authority (Tour Operators Licence No. T.O. 260). Further details are available at http://www.aviationreg.ie/

Unfortunately, this was the case for all our hundreds of guests booked with us for The British & Irish Lions tour to South Africa in 2021. Every single guest of ours received a full refund or chose to take a credit note for future tours. The same would apply in the unlikely event of this happening again in 2027.

We have been in business for sixteen years and are fully licensed and bonded assuring you of financial security.

We have built a very strong reputation for delivering great tours where everyone is genuinely cared for and has great craic. It’s a rugby tour after all!

Our first ever tour was the British & Irish Lions tour to South Africa in 2009 and since then we have been official agents for the British & Irish Lions in 2013, 2017, 2021, 2025. We have also been official agents for RWC 2011, RWC 2015, RWC 2019 and RWC 2023 and now again for RWC 2027.

It is this level of experience that we offer you coupled with an unbeatable level of customer service from the first time you contact us through to post tour.

The best way to make your booking with Rugby Travel Ireland is to do so via our online booking process on our website. There is a “Book Now” button against each tour and this takes you into a simple process to make a booking. Here you can decide to make a payment (there are three choices as defined in our “WHAT IS REQUIRED TO SECURE MY BOOKING?” or you can choose to “PAY LATER”. In doing any of these you are provisionally securing your place/s. If you have any questions or bespoke requirements please contact us at rwc2027@rugbytravelireland.com and we will respond ASAP.

Please note that when we go on sale our telephone lines will be very busy so if you cannot get through please leave a message or email us your query and we will reply accordingly.

Yes, and there are no age restrictions but we strongly advise you that many of the experiences on offer may not be suitable for small children in terms of noise and the volume of fans in attendance. It is important to note that one match ticket is required per person for entry to the stadium regardless of their age. This means that there are no price reductions for children on any of our tour packages.

We have a very experienced Operations Team who have already been on a three-week site inspection visit to Australia. They inspected all the hotels that we are offering to ensure that they meet and exceed the standards that we demand.

If international flights are not required, then we can offer the tour that you wish to book less €2,500 per person. You can choose this option within the online booking process. Please note that if you choose this option then airport-hotel-airport transfers for international flights are not included in the service that we provide.

You are booking your Men’s RWC 2027 Tour because you want to watch the best rugby imaginable as well as experiencing everything that Australia has to offer. Our official status is your guarantee that your tickets are 100% official and that you will not be refused entry on admission to the stadiums.

Financial protection is guaranteed by booking with Rugby Travel Ireland and this is critical in the current climate.

Furthermore, our escorted packages provide you with our “switch off” guarantee in that we look after your flights, transfers, hotels, excursions and events. Just make sure you catch your flight to Australia and we look after everything else!

Our policy has always been to not treat customers like sheep. We will lay on plenty of inclusive excursions, optional excursions and events as well as giving you plenty of time at each destination to do your own thing.

Yes. As an official sub-agent (OSA) the tickets within our packages are 100%, guaranteed and official.

We have worked with the Men’s Rugby World Cup to protect your tickets and this is reflected in our official ticket stamp (below) which you will see on all our marketing and booking confirmation collateral to give you the complete peace of mind and reassurance you need. Any company without this ticket stamp can in no way guarantee match tickets.In Ireland, only the Men’s Rugby World Cup and appointed official sub agents (including Rugby Travel Ireland) have the rights to include tickets as part of a package. Any tickets you see elsewhere are likely to be unofficial and would not guarantee your access into the stadium. If you are unsure as to whether a travel company is part of the official programme then please get in contact with us and we will be able to help.

Currently, our packages provide for a guaranteed match ticket. As in previous tours, we expect to be offering an upgrade programme in

Yes. If you would like to fly with a particular airline, please get in touch with our team and we can quote accordingly.

Unfortunately there are no child discounts available because of huge demand across the entire hotel, ticket and flight program.

Package prices are based on a half twin / half double room occupancy basis so the single supplement makes up for the unsold “half” of the room.

Yes. We are happy to help pair you with another tour guest with the same request. We will put you directly in touch with each other and you can both make the decision whether you are suitable to share throughout the tour. If a suitable person cannot be found the single room supplement will be payable in full no later than eight weeks prior to your tour.

Yes we do, and we encourage it! If you are a member of a rugby club, school, corporate incentive group, etc. you can nominate a member of the group to act as the liaison for the booking and they will receive all correspondence from us regarding the booking.

No. It is not possible to buy tickets outside of our travel package or hotel + ticket package.

All our prices are in Euros so please bear that in mind when making price comparisons!

When you book with Rugby Travel Ireland you have booked on a Rugby World Cup Package that host of additional benefits this brings including official tickets, superbly located hotels all inspected by us and of course, the craic! We are competitively priced and we are guaranteeing you of a highly organised tour that will run smoothly and be the trip of a lifetime. There are significant commercial rights fees attached to tickets that customers don’t see along with staffing, merchandise and associated costs of delivering a tour of this size for the Rugby World Cup.

There are also significant other benefits, including our COVID-19 Customer Charter, flexible payment terms, over sixteen years of rugby tour experience and much more. 

Beware of cheap unofficial imitations.

Accommodation is on a bed and breakfast basis throughout. Many of our packages have extra meals and drinks, but please check our packages for full details.

Executive coach transfers are included on all our fully escorted packages. These include airport to hotel, hotel to hotel, hotel to airport and hotel to stadium to hotel where applicable.

For the Rugby World Cup we will have various special guests joining us in Australia. Please note that due to the various tours that we have on offer we cannot guarantee that the rugby legends will be on your exact tour but we do guarantee that you will have the opportunity to meet them at various events or over a casual beer.

For sure! This is a key element of any RWC tour and we will have a number of events planned throughout each tour. These usually consist of rugby legends, food, drink and fun! – Please these events might not include hotel and ticket only packages! 

We strongly suggest that you read our Terms & Conditions. We draw special attention to the Special Terms relating to Travel Insurance and COVID-19 / Other Communicable Diseases.