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Rugby World Cup 2027 draw – live
Finally, World Rugby chief Brett Robinson does the duties for Band 1.
Wallabies legend James Slipper has Band 3 and here’s how the numbers fall…
Alicia will draw Band 3 and allot them into Pools. Here we go…
Here we go. Scruitneers from BDO are on hand to check there are no illegalities and it will be Dan Carter who will draw the first teams from Band 4 for each of the six pools…
Colm from Dublin and Sasha from Subiaco via Auckland agree that ‘World In Union’ will be hard to beat as a Cup anthem but Dan B of No Fixed Address has suggested this track from Australian punks Amyl & the Sniffers as an anthem for the RWC2027 draw tonight.
Rugby World Cup draw: England, Ireland, Scotland & Wales await 2027 opponents
The draw takes place at 09:00 GMT with England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales waiting to find out who they will face in the pool stage
The tournament takes place in Australia on 1 October – 13 November 2027 and will feature 24 teams
Teams are seeded from one to 24 based on their current world rankings and then placed into four bands of six teams
Australia are guaranteed to be in Pool A as hosts but will face a top seeded team as they are not in the top six of the world rankings
The draw takes place so early for a number of reasons, including to help fans make travel arrangements, give the organisers time to stage a successful tournament and reflect current form and rankings
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Rugby World Cup draw: Which teams will the All Blacks be grouped with?
Will Jordan scored a hat-trick against Argentina in the All Blacks' semifinal win at the Rugby World Cup. Photo / Photosport
The Rugby World Cup 2027 draw takes place in Sydney where the All Blacks will find out their potential path to a fourth title.
The four bands have been confirmed to decide the groups – which has been extended to six groups for the next World Cup.
Based on the current world rankings, Scott Robertson’s side sit in the top band with South Africa, England, Ireland, France and Argentina – which means they can’t be drawn in the same group with those teams.
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