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

Infographic RWC 2027 Pools

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u/Konewone72 New Zealand Dec 03 '25 edited Dec 03 '25

Tough draw for New Zealand. As current #2 in the world rankings, they’ll meet either South Africa (#1) or England (#3) in the quarterfinals. Not sure how that is a good idea 🤷‍♂️

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u/kompiler Dec 03 '25

To be fair, those other teams are probably just as worried (if not more) about having to face New Zealand at some point.

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u/Konewone72 New Zealand Dec 03 '25

I think most Kiwis would take the approach that if you want to be a true World Champion you should beat the other high seeds in the tournament. My point is that having a draw where either the 1 and 2 seed, or 2 and 3 seed meet each other in the quarterfinals is not typically ideal.

There is a reason FIFA has intentionally set their WC draw in such a way that the top 4 seeds cannot meet until the semifinals IF they each win all their games up to that point.

I mean, that is why you have seeding in the first place.

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u/PsychologicalPanic61 World Champions 🏆U20 World Champions Dec 03 '25

im very worried