🔗 Share this article England and Wales Drawn Together for the 2027 World Cup in Australia The pool stage draw was overseen by rugby legends such as two-time World Cup winner Dan Carter. The English side and their Welsh counterparts have been drawn in the same group for the 2027 Rugby World Cup, promising a major pool stage encounter in Australia. Completing the group in Group F by Tonga and the Zimbabwean Sables. This draw mirrors their memorable meeting in the pool stages of the 2015 tournament, where Wales' victory at Twickenham played a part in the hosts' shock group stage elimination. Other Notable Group Draws The Irish and Scotland also share a pool once again, just as the situation from the 2023 edition. On that occasion, Ireland claimed a 36-14 victory, with Scotland failing to progress to the knockout stages. Uruguay and Os Lobos, who each made a strong impression as surprise packages in France, round out that Pool D. Significantly, the victors of these two groups are kept apart from holders and top-ranked South Africa before the showpiece match, assuming the South Africans win their own group. Tournament Ramifications If the groups conclude according to the current world rankings, other top favourites like New Zealand and Les Bleus would also be kept apart from both the English and the Irish until the final. In that scenario, Los Pumas would be the other top-ranked nation on that side of the elimination bracket as England and Ireland. Hosts Face Blockbuster Fixture Hosts Australia have been drawn alongside their great rivals and triple champions New Zealand in Pool A. The Wallabies will kick off the tournament in the city of Perth on October 1st, 2027 in a blockbuster match designed to jump-start the competition. Elsewhere, reigning champions the Springboks have drawn Italy, the Lelos and Romania. France are grouped with the Brave Blossoms, 2031 hosts the USA and Samoa. Larger Tournament for 2027 Argentina will face the Flying Fijians, Spain and Canada as the tournament grows to twenty-four nations from the twenty who took part in France. The 2027 tournament will introduce a last-16 round for the first time in the competition's existence. Although the victor of England and Wales's group may avoid some of the rugby's biggest beasts initially, they will meet the runner-up from Group B – probably Italy – in the first knockout round. A total of four of the other six pool winners will face a team that finished third from the pool stages. Rugby World Cup 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