Sydney will host the 2027 Rugby World Cup final, 24 years after England upset the Wallabies at the harbour city's Stadium Australia in the 2003 decider, World Rugby confirmed on Thursday. Stadium Australia,

Sydney’s Olympic Stadium has been selected to host the 2027 Rugby World Cup final. The 83,000-seat venue previously hosted the 2003 championship match when the Wallabies lost to England following Jonny Wilkinson's dropped goal deep into extra time.

Almost a quarter of a century after one of the most heartbreaking moments in Australian sport, the Rugby World Cup is returning to the scene of the crime.

Sydney’s Accor Stadium has been confirmed as venue for the 2027 Rugby World Cup final. The 82,000-capacity Homebush venue will also stage both of the tournament’s semi-finals, the playoff for third and two quarter-finals.

The Men’s Rugby World Cup 2027 will be contested across seven host cities in Australia, between October 1 and November 13.

The host cities have even confirmed ahead of the 2027 Rugby World Cup in Australia, with Sydney announced as host of the Final. Sydney will host the decider for the second time in history following 2003, when England were victors over the Wallabies in extra-time at Accor Stadium, know previously as Stadium Australia.

World Rugby have confirmed that Sydney's Accor Stadium will host the 2027 Rugby World Cup final while Melbourne will also host some matches during the global showpiece.