🔗 Share this article England along with Welsh Placed in the Same Group for 2027 Rugby World Cup Down Under The pool stage draw was conducted by rugby legends including former All Black Dan Carter. England together with Wales find themselves placed in the same group for the 2027 RWC, setting up a highly-anticipated early clash in Australia. Completing the group in Group F by Tonga and Zimbabwe. This draw echoes their memorable clash in the pool stages of the 2015 World Cup, where Wales' victory at England's home ground played a part in the hosts' surprise group stage elimination. Key Pool Draws The Irish alongside the Scots have likewise been drawn in a group once again, just as the situation from the France 2023 tournament. On that occasion, they secured a 36-14 victory, with their opponents unable to progress to the quarter-finals. Uruguay and Os Lobos, who each made a strong impression as surprise packages in France, complete that Pool D. Notably, the victors of these two groups are kept apart from defending champions and world number one the Springboks before the final, assuming the Springboks top their own group. Tournament Implications Should the groups conclude according to the current world rankings, further leading contenders like the All Blacks and Les Bleus would also be kept apart from both the English and the Irish until the championship decider. Under those circumstances, Los Pumas would be the remaining highly-seeded nation on the same half of the knockout draw as England and Ireland. Hosts Draw Major Opener Tournament hosts Australia find themselves alongside their trans-Tasman rivals and triple champions the All Blacks in Pool A. Australia will open the tournament in Perth on 1 October 2027 in a blockbuster match designed to jump-start the event. In other groups, reigning champions South Africa have drawn the Azzurri, the Lelos and Romania. France are grouped with Japan, 2031 hosts the United States and Manu Samoa. Larger Tournament for 2027 Los Pumas will face Fiji, Los Leones and the Canadian team as the World Cup expands to twenty-four nations from the twenty who competed in France. This edition will introduce a round of 16 stage for the first time in the competition's existence. Although the victor of Pool F may avoid some of the rugby's heavyweights early on, they will meet the second-placed team from Pool B – most likely the Italians – in the first knockout round. Four of the remaining six pool winners will play a third-placed side from the initial group phase. Rugby World Cup 2027 Draw Pool A New Zealand Australia Chile Hong Kong Pool B South Africa Italy Georgia Romania Pool C Argentina Fiji Spain Canada Pool D Ireland Scotland Uruguay Portugal Pool E France Japan USA Samoa Pool F England Wales Tonga Zimbabwe