🏉 Rugby World Cup 2027 · Melbourne

Your team is playing in Melbourne.
So are you.

Vic Masters Rugby is running a series of over-35s matches in the heart of Melbourne,
timed to Rugby World Cup 2027. Come for the World Cup. Pull the boots on while you're here.

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11 Nations. 8 Games. One City.

Melbourne is hosting 8 Rugby World Cup 2027 matches at Docklands Stadium.

Fans are flying in from everywhere.

If you're travelling from any of these countries — or you live here — Rugbyfest27 is your game.

🇫🇷 France

🇹🇴 Tonga

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland

🇪🇸 Spain

🇮🇪 Ireland

🇺🇸 USA

🇳🇿 New Zealand

🇺🇾 Uruguay

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales

🇦🇷 Argentina

🇭🇰 🇨🇳 Hong Kong / China

A Game for the Love of It

We're Vic Masters Rugby — Melbourne's over-35s competition. No training required. No pressure. Just good people, a proper game of rugby, and a post-match worth staying for.

Rugbyfest27 is our chance to open the doors wider — to Masters players from across Victoria, interstate, and every corner of the rugby world landing in Melbourne for the World Cup.

All skill levels. All backgrounds. All welcome.

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What You Need to Know

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Where

Melbourne CBD — city central venue (TBC)

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Who

35+ players. All skill levels. First timers welcome.

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Format

Light-contact 10s or 15s, then straight to the post-match.

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When

October 2027, aligned to RWC27 Melbourne fixtures

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Family

Partners and kids welcome. These are full club days.

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Cost

Free to register interest. Fees confirmed closer to date.

Melbourne RWC27 Games at Docklands

Sat 2 Oct / 🇫🇷 France v USA 🇺🇸 / Pool E

Sun 3 Oct / 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland v Uruguay 🇺🇾 / Pool D

Fri 8 Oct / 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales v Tonga 🇹🇴 / Pool F

Sun 10 Oct / 🇦🇷 Argentina v Spain 🇪🇸 / Pool C

Fri 15 Oct / 🇳🇿 New Zealand v Hong Kong China 🇭🇰 / Pool A

Sun 17 Oct / 🇮🇪 Ireland v Uruguay 🇺🇾 / Pool D

Sat 23 Oct / Round of 16 (3) — 1st Pool E v 2nd / Pool DR16

Sun 24 Oct / Round of 16 (6) — 1st Pool D v 3rd / Pool B/E/FR16

Travelling for one of these games? Register your interest below and we'll match a Rugbyfest27 match to your dates.

REGISTER YOUR INTEREST IN RUGBYFEST

Takes 30 seconds. Tell us where you're from and when you're in Melbourne — we'll do the rest.

More Than a Game

Whether you last played last season or twenty years ago — you're welcome here. Rugbyfest27 is about getting on the park with good people from across the rugby world and having a bloody good time doing it.

The World Cup brings the circus to town. We're the local pub that's been here all along.

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GET IN TOUCH

📧 president@vicmasters.com
🌐 vicmasters.com
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📷 @vicmastersrugby

This event is run independently by Vic Masters Rugby and is not affiliated with Rugby World Cup or World Rugby.