ENGLAND WILL FACE WALES IN THE 2027 RUGBY WORLD CUP GROUP STAGES
England have been drawn in the same pool as Wales for the 2027 World Cup and have a potentially dream route to the final.
Steve Borthwick’s side have been placed in Pool F alongside the Welsh, Tonga and Zimbabwe.
The fixtures have landed relatively kindly for England, who will avoid facing a group winner until the semi-finals.
If England, Ireland, South Africa and New Zealand progress as expected according to their seed rankings, Borthwick's men would face Australia in the quarter-final.
They would then meet Ireland, who have never made it past the last eight, in the semi-final.
And in the showpiece, England would finally cross paths with one of the southern hemisphere giants in South Africa or the All Blacks - unless France can upset one of those juggernauts on the other side of the draw.
England went into the draw as one of the top seeds after winning 11 Tests in a row in 2025.
Wales are not the force they used to be but the encounter will bring back memories of the 2015 World Cup, when Dan Biggar helped dump England out of their home World Cup.
So England will be strong favourites to top their pool but they could face a tricky quarter-final against hosts Australia, should they finish second to the All Blacks in Pool A.
Six Nations rivals Ireland and Scotland have also been drawn in the same pool South Africa, who are on a mission to win their third consecutive World Cup title under Rassie Erasmus.
They have been drawn in a pool with Italy Georgia and Romania - and could face the All Blacks in the quarter final.
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