The tournament will see twelve of the strongest international rugby nations in the world form two groups of six teams.

The Six Nations teams form a European group to represent the Northern Hemisphere, and will face the powerhouse SANZAAR nations, plus invitational teams Japan and Fiji, who complete the line up representing the Southern Hemisphere.

Next July, the Northern Hemisphere group of teams will travel to play three rounds of fixtures, with every team playing a different rival from the opposing Hemisphere group. In November next year, the Southern Hemisphere group will then travel north of the equator for the remaining three rounds.

The Finals Weekend will deliver wall-to-wall elite sporting entertainment to fans, with three days of double headers taking centre stage at Allianz Stadium.

The Allianz Stadium will host the first iteration of these Finals, with three action-packed days of rugby double headers. The RFU has ensured that our affiliated clubs will have early access to purchase tickets to for the three November 2026 home pool games and then the three days that make up the finals weekend.

From 10am on Thursday 22nd January 2026, clubs will have the opportunity to go online and buy tickets for the three home pool games in November as shown below:

England v Australia: Sunday 8 November, KO 15:10
England v Japan: Saturday 14 November, KO 16:40
England v New Zealand: Saturday 21 November, KO 14:10

We will also be able to buy tickets for the 3 Finals days:

Friday 27 November, 6 v 6 final - KO 16:40 followed by the 3 v 3 final - KO 20:10
Saturday 28 November, 5 v 5 final - KO 13:10 followed by the 2 v 2 final - KO 16:40
Sunday 29 November, 4 v 4 final KO 13:10 followed by the 1 v 1 final - KO 16:40

If you wish to purchase tickets please let me have the following details by 18th January 2026.

• Number of tickets required
• The match(es) you would like tickets for
• The price of tickets you would like (details in attached document)

A ticket bought for any given finals day gives you both finals played on that day, so if you buy a ticket for the Friday, you get to watch the 6 v 6 and the 3 v 3 finals.