England and Wales will meet within the 2027 Rugby World Cup pool stage, with Tonga and Zimbabwe making up the rest of Group F.
It should make the primary time the 2 nations will meet on the males’s Rugby World Cup since 2015, when Wales ran out 28-25 victors.
Wednesday’s draw implies that England, ought to they win Group F, would face a probably more durable round-of-16 conflict than the winners of Teams A, B, C and D, who will all face the very best third-place groups.
Nonetheless, it could additionally imply they’d seemingly keep away from the opposite group winners till a minimum of the semifinals.
Elsewhere, Hosts Australia missed out on being among the many prime six groups in pot one and paid the value once they have been paired with rivals New Zealand in Pool A.
Debutants Hong Kong face a baptism of fireside in the identical group together with Chile, whereas two-time defending champions South Africa are in Pool B with Italy, Georgia and Romania.
France head Pool E, which additionally consists of Japan, whereas Argentina and Fiji are in Pool C.
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The following males’s Rugby World Cup will broaden for the primary time since 2003 to be the largest event in its historical past — seeing a file 54 matches.
The eventual winners should play seven video games to elevate the Webb Ellis Cup, though it can function one much less pool-stage sport and one further knockout sport.
The event is scheduled to start on Oct. 1 at Perth Stadium and can end on Nov. 13 at Stadium Australia in Sydney.
Info from PA contributed to this report.
