Argentina's national rugby team, 'Los Pumas', has learned the full fixture list for the group stage of the Rugby World Cup, which will be held in Australia in 2027. World Rugby has confirmed the dates, times, and venues for the matches corresponding to Group C, which Argentina will share with Canada, Spain, and Fiji, according to the Argentine News Agency. The team coached by Felipe Contepomi will debut on Monday, October 4th, against Canada at 5:45 AM (Argentine time) at Brisbane Stadium in Brisbane. This match could be crucial for determining positions within the group and qualification for the next stage. The Australia 2027 Rugby World Cup will be held from October 1st to November 13th and will feature 24 teams, divided into six groups of four. The major format novelty will be the inclusion of the quarter-finals, to which the top two from each group and the four best third-placed teams will advance. The groups are as follows: Group A (New Zealand, Australia, Chile, and Hong Kong); Group B (South Africa, Italy, Georgia, and Romania); Group C (Argentina, Fiji, Spain, and Canada); Group D (Ireland, Scotland, Uruguay, and Portugal); Group E (France, Japan, USA, and Samoa); and Group F (England, Wales, Tonga, and Zimbabwe). In the quarter-finals, the winners of Groups A, B, C, and D will face the four best third-placed teams, while the leaders of Groups E and F will meet the runners-up of Groups D and B, and the runners-up of A and C will face the runners-up of E and F, on a path already traced towards the World Cup final. Argentina's second match will be on Sunday, October 10th, against Spain at 1:15 AM (Argentine time) at Docklands Stadium in Melbourne. The conclusion of the group stage for Los Pumas will be on Friday, October 15th against Fiji at 23:45 (Argentine time), which is already in the early hours of Saturday, October 16th in Australia, at Adelaide Oval in Adelaide.
