🔗 Share this article England along with Wales Pitted in the Same Group for RWC 2027 Down Under The pool stage draw was overseen by sporting legends such as former All Black Dan Carter. The English side and their Welsh counterparts find themselves placed in the same pool for the World Cup in 2027, promising a highly-anticipated pool stage encounter in the tournament Down Under. Completing the group in Pool F by the Tongan Ikale Tahi and Zimbabwe. This pairing echoes their memorable meeting in the group phase of the 2015 World Cup, where Wales' victory at Twickenham contributed to the English team's surprise early exit. Key Group Draws The Irish alongside Scotland have likewise been drawn in a pool together, just as the situation from the 2023 edition. In that tournament, they claimed a convincing win, with their opponents failing to progress to the quarter-finals. Los Teros and Os Lobos, both made a strong impression as surprise packages in the last World Cup, complete that same group. Notably, the winners of both Pool D and Pool F are kept apart from holders and world number one South Africa before the showpiece match, presuming the Springboks win their own group. Knockout Implications If the groups conclude according to the current world rankings, further top favourites like the All Blacks and Les Bleus would remain separated from the likes of England and Ireland until the championship decider. In that scenario, Los Pumas would be the remaining top-ranked nation on that side of the knockout draw as England and Ireland. Hosts Face Blockbuster Opener Hosts Australia find themselves alongside their great rivals and triple champions New Zealand in Pool A. Australia will open the World Cup in the city of Perth on October 1st, 2027 in a marquee fixture aimed at launch the event. Elsewhere, holders South Africa have been paired with Italy, Georgia and the Oaks. The French team are grouped with Japan, future hosts the USA and Samoa. Larger Tournament for 2027 Argentina will face Fiji, Spain and Canada as the tournament expands to twenty-four nations from the twenty who took part in France. This edition will feature a last-16 stage for the first time in the competition's history. While the victor of Pool F may avoid some of the rugby's biggest beasts initially, they will meet the runner-up from Pool B – most likely Italy – in the first knockout round. A total of four of the other six pool winners will face a third-placed side from the pool stages. RWC 2027 Groups 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