{"id":190739,"date":"2025-06-17T04:22:07","date_gmt":"2025-06-17T04:22:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/190739\/"},"modified":"2025-06-17T04:22:07","modified_gmt":"2025-06-17T04:22:07","slug":"world-rugby-confirm-2027-mens-rugby-world-cup-draw-england-set-to-face-wales-page-2-of-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/190739\/","title":{"rendered":"World Rugby confirm 2027 Men\u2019s Rugby World Cup draw \u2013 England set to face Wales &#8211; Page 2 of 3"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Pool C: Ireland, Fiji, USA, Chile<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ireland<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The only blemish on an otherwise stellar recent era \u2014 that World Cup quarter-final curse. Despite topping the world rankings and winning Six Nations titles, Ireland have never reached a semi-final. Pool C is no walkover, but anything short of a deep run will feel like failure.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Fiji<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Everyone\u2019s favourite second team \u2014 and now genuine contenders. Quarter-finalists in 2023 after defeating Australia, the Flying Fijians have added set-piece steel to their signature flair. Their match-up with Ireland has instant classic written all over it.<\/p>\n<p><strong>USA<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Absent in 2023, but back in 2027 with a point to prove. The Eagles will aim to finally shake off the \u201calso-ran\u201d tag. Their best finish remains a solitary pool win \u2014 but a winnable match against Chile and a shot at Fiji offer potential for progress.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Chile<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Made history in 2023 by qualifying \u2014 and won over plenty of fans with their passion and pride. Now, with experience in the bank, they\u2019ll be targeting a first ever World Cup win. The showdown with the USA could be their best chance.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Pool D: France, Italy, Spain, Belgium<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>France<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Finalists in 1987, 1999, and 2011, the French are long overdue a title. Their heartbreaking quarter-final exit in Paris in 2023 still hurts, but they\u2019ve got the squad \u2014 and the style \u2014 to make another deep run. One of the tournament favourites.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Italy<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ever-present since 1987 but never past the pool stages. Despite notable wins in the Six Nations, the Azzurri have struggled to convert that into World Cup success. Their clash with Spain could be pivotal in this group.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Spain<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Denied a place in 2023 due to eligibility issues, Spain return with a vengeance. They\u2019ve beaten Portugal and Georgia in recent years and are capable of a statement win. A true wild card.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Belgium<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Welcome to the big time. Belgium\u2019s debut appearance will be historic, and while they\u2019ll be underdogs, they\u2019ll be out to cause problems \u2014 especially against fellow European nations they know well.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ruck.co.uk\/world-rugby-confirm-2027-mens-rugby-world-cup-draw-england-set-to-face-wales\/3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CONTINUES ON PAGE THREE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Like this:<\/p>\n<p>Like Loading&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"sd-link-color\"\/>\t\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Pool C: Ireland, Fiji, USA, Chile Ireland The only blemish on an otherwise stellar recent era \u2014 that&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":190574,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4102],"tags":[4151,79,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-190739","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-rugby","8":"tag-rugby","9":"tag-sports","10":"tag-uk","11":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114696797819316321","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/190739","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=190739"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/190739\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/190574"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=190739"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=190739"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=190739"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}