Rugby World Cup 2027 Draw - LIVE

[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]

@stodders

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]

@mohikamo said in Rugby World Cup 2027 Draw - LIVE:

@jimmyb
definitely the harder side of the draw

@mohikamo said in Rugby World Cup 2027 Draw - LIVE:

@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]

@jimmyb said in Rugby World Cup 2027 Draw - LIVE:

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.

[antipodean]

How is it we've never had a good draw?

[mohikamo]

SA NZ France on one side
France to take on winner of SA/NZ

England, Ireland and Argies on the other side

Great chance for the Euros to get a win.

Probably not bad for the aussies as well, if they lose to us first up.

[stodders]

@antipodean said in Rugby World Cup 2027 Draw - LIVE:

How is it we've never had a good draw?

Define good draw? NZ had a good draw in 1995, but Suzie did her thing.

2007 was a decent draw too until the ABs and Wayne shat the bed.

[mohikamo]

@stodders said in Rugby World Cup 2027 Draw - LIVE:

Define good draw? NZ had a good draw in 1995, but Suzie did her thing.

Looking at it another way.
It's hard to imagine a worse draw.

SA, then France, then England (on rankings), to get the win.

Just thinking . . . the first game of the tournament will be match that both teams will not be bothered if they lose!

[Canes4life]

We’ve just got to stop being pussies and beat everyone in our path, you know.. like we’ve done before.

[jimmyb]

Can someone clarify how the round 16 games for top Pool A and B against Best 3rd of C, E, F and Best 3rd of D, E,F works? What if the 3rd best is the same team from E or F?