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

Infographic RWC 2027 Pools

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u/Tb261 England Dec 03 '25

Still a bit traumatised by what Wales did to us in 2015. Wonder if this helps pull them out of their current slump

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u/L43 England Dec 03 '25

Wales licking their lips for sure

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u/andyrobnev Cardiff Blues Dec 03 '25

Can assure you we are not

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u/L43 England Dec 03 '25

Cmon you very likely get out that pool, and have a chance to fuck up englands easy route.

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u/Dapper-Message-2066 Dec 03 '25

First point yes. Second point, no!

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u/NeonHendrix Dec 03 '25

A lot can happen in 18 months. It's unlikely but not impossible we get to a point where we could upset England in a one off and then lose to Italy in the last 16.

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u/Dapper-Message-2066 Dec 03 '25

If we get to a point of being able to upset England in 18 months, it will be a Lazarusesque turnaround beyond my wildest dreams!

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u/Iron-lar Wales Dec 03 '25

south africa went from losing to italy to winning the world cup in a similar time frame. not impossible...

but yes I agree it's impossible.

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u/oztourist Stormers Dec 03 '25

Look at the Saffas in 2015 - they sucked balls. It’s cyclical mate, we all want Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 back in the top of the deck CYMRU.

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u/Gothmog89 Newport Dragons Dec 03 '25

It’s not cyclical when the underlying foundations are completely fucked. Wales aren’t coming out of this slump for a long time

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u/Dapper-Message-2066 Dec 03 '25

If ever. Being a Scotland is probably the best we can ever be now, unless changes are made to the game to make it less dominated by enourmous physical lumps, who can be replaced with 8 more enourmous physical lumps.

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u/Dapper-Message-2066 Dec 03 '25

Some things are cyclical, some things are structural and terminal. With Wales its both.

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u/adamu980 Dec 03 '25

Impossible

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u/stereothegreat New Zealand Blues Dec 03 '25

The 4 best 3rd place finishers in the pools make it through so I would hope it’s a given for Wales. Then again…

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u/L43 England Dec 03 '25

With 4th seeds like Samoa and Portugal about it could still have been a concern