It will be the first tournament to be branded as the Men's Rugby World Cup, a change that was announced in October 2023 to promote gender parity.

[16][17] President Vladimir Putin backed Russia's bid to host the 2027 Rugby World Cup.

[18] Rugby Union of Russia could not proceed with its bid to host after Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) imposed a two-year ban on 17 December 2020 on Russia hosting any major sports tournament.

[26] The tournament will be the first branded as the Men's Rugby World Cup, a change that was announced in October 2023.

[27] All previous editions were branded as simply the Rugby World Cup, with the Women's tournament branded as the Women's Rugby World Cup between 1991—2017 and without a gender designation in 2021 tournament.

[29] In early January 2025, it was reported that no matches would take place in the state of Victoria, after the Victorian state government pulled its bid in protest of Rugby Australia's revocation of Melbourne Rebels' participation in Super Rugby Pacific.

These host cities will host the following matches; A total of 12 teams gained automatic qualification for the tournament by finishing in the top three of their pool at the 2023 Rugby World Cup, these positions being determined at the close of the pool stage.