Rugby World Cup 2027 Draw - LIVE

Gunner

I expect us to get Italy, like almost every other World Cup…

Bovidae

I expect us to get Italy, like almost every other World Cup…

7 times so far.

I'd laugh if we got Australia. The only big team we haven't been in the same pool as previously.

The other fact I read:

Never played before: Chile, Hong Kong China, Spain, Zimbabwe

Gunner

So we get Aussie, Chile, Hong Kong

Bovidae

Called it!

booboo

So we get Aussie, Chile, Hong Kong

Should make it past 3x minnows ...

Canes4life

So it’s the Rugby Championship sides + a few more on one side of the draw, versus the Six Nation sides + a few more on the other side.

Bones

Happy enough with that. At least one stern test before (hopefully) progressing, whereas SA will have basically just had training runs.

Bovidae

So we knock off three firsts with our pool opponents.

The HKC coaches are Kiwis too.

jimmyb

That desperate to get a NH team into the final

stodders

Would NZ throw the Oz game to miss playing SA in the QFs?

mohikamo

SAs first stern test will probably be against us in the quarter-finals.

Canes4life

That’s it then, we better get accustomed to this Boks side next year as we’ll need to beat them to win another WC.

mohikamo

That is exactly what I was thinking

jimmyb

So will likely need to beat the Bok and France to get into the final

mohikamo

@jimmyb
definitely the harder side of the draw

jimmyb

@jimmyb
definitely the harder side of the draw

@jimmyb
definitely the harder side of the draw

Realistically the three best sides, and the home nations get a fairly piss easy ride into the semis. I bloody hope Argentina go and do it

Kruse

Ireland's best chance to get past QF. Just Scotland/Argentina in the way, really.
Boo.

stodders

So will likely need to beat the Bok and France to get into the final

Probably against England. SA, France and England on consecutive weekends…

Or…throw the Oz game and get (likely)…
Samoa/
Japan, England then France/Boks in the final

Gunner

There’s every chance we lose to Aussie in pool play and go to the other side of the draw.

Beating them isn’t a given.

Tim

Absolutely shit format. Pool games will be very boring.

The Silver Fern