🔗 Share this article England and Welsh Drawn in the Same Group for the 2027 World Cup in Australia The group draw was conducted by sporting icons such as two-time World Cup winner Dan Carter. The English side and Wales will face off in an identical group for the 2027 Rugby World Cup, promising a highly-anticipated pool stage clash in Australia. Completing the group in Group F by the Tongan Ikale Tahi and the Zimbabwean Sables. This draw recalls their famous clash in the pool stages of the 2015 tournament, where a Welsh win at England's home ground contributed to the hosts' surprise group stage elimination. Other Notable Pool Draws The Irish alongside the Scots have likewise been drawn in a group together, just as the situation from the 2023 edition. In that tournament, Ireland claimed a 36-14 victory, with their opponents failing to advance to the knockout stages. Uruguay and Os Lobos, both impressed as underdogs in France, complete that same group. Notably, the winners of both Pool D and Pool F are kept apart from defending champions and top-ranked South Africa until the showpiece match, presuming the South Africans top their assigned pool. Knockout Ramifications Should the groups conclude in line with the current global standings, 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. In that scenario, Argentina would be the remaining highly-seeded nation on that half of the knockout draw as England and Ireland. Hosts Draw Major Opener Tournament hosts the Wallabies have been drawn together with their great rivals and triple champions New Zealand in Pool A. The Wallabies will kick off the World Cup in the city of Perth on 1 October 2027 in a blockbuster match aimed at launch the competition. Elsewhere, reigning champions the Springboks have been paired with the Azzurri, Georgia and the Oaks. The French team are in a pool with Japan, future hosts the USA and Samoa. Larger Tournament for 2027 Los Pumas will take on Fiji, Los Leones and Canada as the World Cup expands to 24 teams from the 20 who competed in France. The 2027 tournament will feature a last-16 stage for the first time in Rugby World Cup history. While the victor of Pool F may avoid some of the rugby's heavyweights early on, they will meet the second-placed team from Group B – most likely the Italians – in the first knockout round. Four of the remaining six group winners will play a third-placed side from the initial group phase. RWC 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