Host city guide

Townsville

How to get to Townsville, where to base yourself, and how the trip comes together around your match.

Townsville brings Rugby World Cup 2027 to tropical north Queensland at Queensland Country Bank Stadium. It is the launch point for the Great Barrier Reef and Magnetic Island, so a match here pairs with the reef trip of a lifetime. Full guide to come as the schedule firms up.

Matches in the city

Matches in Townsville are played at Queensland Country Bank Stadium.

Get the Townsville 2027 plan

For an international trip, the flights and the good accommodation near your ground sell out before tickets do. We tell you the moment each ticket phase and travel package opens, so you book the trip in the right order. One email per event, nothing else.