🔗 Share this article England and Wales Drawn Together for the 2027 World Cup Down Under The group draw was conducted by rugby icons such as former All Black Dan Carter. The English side and their Welsh counterparts will face off in the same pool for the 2027 Rugby World Cup, setting up a highly-anticipated pool stage clash in the tournament Down Under. Completing the group in Group F by Tonga and Zimbabwe. This draw mirrors their infamous clash in the pool stages of the 2015 World Cup, where Wales' victory at Twickenham contributed to the English team's surprise group stage elimination. Key Pool Draws Ireland and Scotland also share a group together, replicating the scenario from the 2023 edition. In that tournament, Ireland claimed a convincing win, with their opponents unable to progress to the knockout stages. Los Teros and Os Lobos, who each impressed as surprise packages in the last World Cup, complete that same group. Notably, the winners of these two groups are kept apart from defending champions and world number one South Africa before the showpiece match, assuming the South Africans win their own group. Tournament Ramifications If the groups play out in line with the current global standings, further leading contenders like New Zealand and France would remain separated from both the English and the Irish until the final. In that scenario, Argentina would be the other top-ranked nation on the same side of the knockout draw as England and Ireland. Hosts Draw Major Fixture Hosts Australia have been drawn alongside their trans-Tasman rivals and three-time winners the All Blacks in Pool A. The Wallabies will open the World Cup in Perth on October 1st, 2027 in a marquee match aimed at launch the event. Elsewhere, reigning champions South Africa have drawn the Azzurri, the Lelos and Romania. The French team are in a pool with Japan, 2031 hosts the USA and Samoa. Larger Tournament for 2027 Argentina will face Fiji, Los Leones and Canada as the tournament grows to 24 teams from the twenty who competed in France. The 2027 tournament will feature a round of 16 round for the first time in the competition's history. Although the victor of Pool F may avoid some of the rugby's biggest beasts initially, they will have to face the second-placed team from Group B – most likely Italy – in the last 16. A total of four of the other six pool winners will face a team that finished third from the initial group phase. 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