The Ireland RWC2027 Journey

Ireland will be looking to break their RWC Quarter Final Hoodoo in Australia next year. The tournament fixtures have been released and they will face Portugal (October 4), Scotland (October 10) and then Uruguay (October 17) in Pool D before heading off to the knock out stages which start with the Round of 16 on the weekend of October 23.

They and their fans will travel over 7 000km to reach the knock out stages as they go from Sydney to Perth and then Melbourne for their final pool game remaining there for the Round of 16 fixture a week later.