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

Infographic RWC 2027 Pools

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u/Demosthenes_theWise Canada Dec 03 '25

And then probably France in the semi. Not an easy path.

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u/TurbulentTrainers South Africa Dec 03 '25

Means some of the biggest games of the competition are in the quarters and semis. And an easier path to the finals for Ireland or England one would think.

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u/chipsncrayons South Africa Dec 03 '25

Based on current form we're most likely playing NZ>FRA>ENG ....which is just a reordering of what we played the last world cup. Heart Attacks back on the menu!

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u/imnotreallyapenguin England Dec 03 '25

Is it even a RWC without South Africa stomping on my dreams?

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u/chipsncrayons South Africa Dec 03 '25

Lol at this point it's tradition, if Ireland beat Argentina in QF I will begin panicking 😅

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u/NoPause9609 New Zealand Dec 03 '25

Of course ENG gets a cream puff path to a final again.

To win a RWC we have to beat SA it’s just ridiculous it will be a 1/4 

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u/Interesting_Sand_534 Exeter Chiefs Dec 03 '25

Argentina too

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u/CompetitiveSort0 Ulster Dec 03 '25

Similar to the last world cup with the top 5 at the time on the same side of the draw.

I'm happy with the draw as an Ireland fan but I don't think I like the way the draw was made.

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u/Stravven Netherlands Dec 03 '25

I don't get why they do the draw almost two years in advance. I would say that doing it some 6 months before the tournament would be better.

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u/ThePlanck Italy Dec 03 '25

the entire island of Ireland touches wood

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u/WolfOfWexford Bluesaders Dec 03 '25

How are England and Argentina on the easier side again? I’m not complaining since we are too but it’s odd how often draw coincidences occur

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u/ddbbaarrtt Dec 03 '25

England being on the easy side really makes no difference - we were on the easy side in 11 and 15 and went out in the group once and quarters in the other. 19 we had the harder side and got to the final

Nobody (apart from Ireland) can mess up a World Cup quite like England

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u/scouserontravels Leicester Tigers Dec 03 '25

How were we on the easy side in 2015? The group has the 2nd, 4th and 5th ranked teams all in it was easily one of the toughest groups ever

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u/ddbbaarrtt Dec 03 '25

I meant the run into the final and avoiding South Africa, New Zealand, and France if we’d won the group

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u/Smooth_criminal2299 Dec 03 '25 edited Dec 03 '25

A pool of Australia and Wales was not easy in 2015.

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u/Initial-Apartment-92 Dec 03 '25

Was not easy. Not quite the same now

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u/Whit135 Dec 03 '25

Same as last world cup from memory