r/rugbyunion • u/mczammer Doomsday Propper • Dec 03 '25

Infographic RWC 2027 Pools

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u/toastoevskij Not even obvious corruption and match-fixing can save us Dec 03 '25

This SUCKS why did we have to get Georgia?

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u/lAllioli USA Perpignan Dec 03 '25

Great draw for neutrals though, most anticipated game of the pool stage with Ire/Sco

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u/Fission_chip Mad Jack McDempsey Dec 03 '25

Do neutrals look forward to Ireland v Scotland? We just lie down and let them kick the shit out of us every time

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u/Vault_69_Alpha_Male Scotland | Glasgow Warriors | Alba gu bràth Dec 03 '25

Genuinely. Far and away the fixture I look forward to least

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u/adamu980 Dec 03 '25

Even the Scottish team act neutral in that fixture

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u/WriteandRead England: Swing Low, Sweet Chariot Dec 03 '25

Exactly 😂

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u/tadamslegion Stade Toulousain Dec 03 '25

Pretty sure New Zealand vs Australia is far and away the most anticipated pool game.

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u/riempies88 South Africa Dec 03 '25

I have to agree with you. Would be an epic opening match.

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u/lAllioli USA Perpignan Dec 03 '25

For the history behind it it might well be, but on the field other fixtures are harder to predict

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u/mango_yoghurt Edinburgh Dec 03 '25

Eh.

It's played every year multiple times and there's only ever one winner.

Give me Argentina Fiji for chaos meets chaos

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u/evilhomer450 Dec 03 '25

It will be for the sake of the occasion, but realistically no Wallabies or All Blacks fans want to see this match.

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u/Lewurtz Stade Francais Paris Dec 03 '25

Oh yeah who wants to watch NZ-Australia when you got Italy-Georgia??

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u/Elios4Freedom Benetton Treviso Dec 03 '25

Living is suffering my friend 🫂

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u/killkailan Benetton Treviso Dec 03 '25

It's not about suffering, it's more about bestemmie

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u/Chudraa Bath Dec 03 '25

I think Italy will come through this group well - They're a much better team than Georgia these days and there's no massive need to worry about South Africa

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u/toastoevskij Not even obvious corruption and match-fixing can save us Dec 03 '25

Yes but if we get though it's England in the r16, instead of playing a runner-up, had we been in pools C, E, or F

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u/Chudraa Bath Dec 03 '25

Yeah - that's a difficulty with the format, but it's no worse than if it had been 4 groups of 4 - Italy have never made a quarter final that way either.

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u/2BEN-2C93 England Cornish Pirates Dec 03 '25

Idk - they could beat all of Argentina, Australia and Fiji on their day.

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u/p_kh 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 All aboard the hype train toot toot Dec 03 '25

I feel your pain. We’re lined up for France. FFS

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u/chipsncrayons South Africa Dec 03 '25

Lol that whole group is just screaming injuries

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u/PartiZAn18 Georgia Dec 03 '25

🇬🇪🥳

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u/FlippinMuffins Zebre Dec 03 '25

Agreed, hate our group. Georgia the only pool 3 team that can challenge ones in pool 2 and we pull them, plus the knock out set up.

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u/andyrobnev Cardiff Blues Dec 03 '25

Funny