The Americas participation at Rugby World Cup 2027 is guaranteed to at least tie the standing RWC record for the region. This past weekend saw the USA qualifying for Australia 2027, doing so by comfortably beating Samoa in Denver, Colorado. The outcome confirmed the USA as the fourth Americas participant for the next Men’s Rugby World Cup.
The USA missed out on Rugby World Cup 2023 as did Canada. Both are back for Rugby World Cup 2027. Canada qualified for RWC 2027 based on results in the 2025 Pacific Nations Cup (PNC), essentially gaining the spot by virtue of defeating the USA in Edmonton, Alberta.
The two North American countries join Uruguay, who won the Sudamérica 1 spot on aggregate, and the automatically qualified Argentina. Los Pumas qualified based on results from Rugby World Cup 2023; specifically, by finishing in the top three of their pool at France 2023.
The France hosted Rugby World Cup 2023 featured three teams from the Americas. It was historic in that there were no North American participants but also because there were three South American participants for the first time. Chile qualified by defeating the USA and by earlier eliminating Canada.
Three Americas competitors at Rugby World Cup 2023 was a decrease from the record of four at Rugby World Cups 1999, 2003, 2015 and 2019. The Australia hosted Rugby World Cup 2027 could see a new record set. Los Cóndores have the opportunity to become the 23rd team to qualify when they face Samoa in two upcoming matches, the first of which is in Salt Lake City, Utah this coming Saturday.
The losing side, on aggregate, from the Chile vs Samoa series will enter repechage. The repechage tournament will determine the 24th, and final, participant for Australia 2027. Belgium and Namibia are confirmed for the repechage tournament. The two remaining spots will go to (a) and the loser of Chile vs Samoa and (b) the winner of the Sudamérica 3 series between Brazil and Paraguay.
| ALL MEN’S RUGBY WORLD CUPS – AMERICAS PARTICIPATION |
ARGENTINA – Qualified (via RWC 2023 pool results)
CANADA – Qualified (via Pacific Nations Cup)
URUGUAY – Qualified (via Sudamérica Rugby Final)
USA – Qualified (via Pacific Nations Cup)
CHILE – Can Qualify (If (a) defeat Samoa on aggregate or (b) win repechage)
BRAZIL -Can Qualify (if defeat Paraguay for Sudamérica Rugby 3 and then win repechage)
PARAGUAY – Can Qualify (if defeat Brazil for Sudamérica Rugby 3 and then win repechage)
 RUGBY WORLD CUP 2027 – AMERICAS PARTICIPATION |
| RWC | HOST COUNTRY / COUNTRIES | AMERICAS PARTICIPANTS | NO. OF AMERICAS PARTICIPANTS |
| 1987 | New Zealand, Australia | Argentina, Canada, USA | 3 |
| 1991 | England, France, Ireland, Scotland, Wales | Argentina, Canada, USA | 3 |
| 1995 | South Africa | Argentina, Canada | 2 |
| 1999 | Wales, England, France, Ireland, Scotland | Argentina, Canada, Uruguay, USA | 4 |
| 2003 | Australia | Argentina, Canada, Uruguay, USA | 4 |
| 2007 | France, Scotland, Wales | Argentina, Canada, USA | 3 |
| 2011 | New Zealand | Argentina, Canada, USA | 3 |
| 2015 | England, Wales | Argentina, Canada, Uruguay, USA | 4 |
| 2019 | Japan | Argentina, Canada, Uruguay, USA | 4 |
| 2023 | France | Argentina, Chile, Uruguay | 3 |
| 2027 | Australia | Argentina, Canada, Uruguay, USA | 4 * |
* The qualifying process is ongoing.
