All Blacks in same RWC pool as Wallabies
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The All Blacks are in the same pool as the Wallabies at the 2027 Rugby World Cup, after the completion of the tournament draw in Sydney.
Pool A, also features qualifiers Chile and Hong Kong China - two sides the All Blacks have never played in a test match.
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In other pools the World Champion Springbok are drawn with Italy, Georgia and Romania in Pool B.
This potentially sets up a probable quarter-final between the All Blacks and Springboks if both win their pool.
Other major team match ups see Ireland and Scotland in Pool D, while England and Wales are both in Pool F.
The tournament will be the first in an expanded format, featuring six pools of four teams. The top two teams from each pool plus the four best third-placed teams will qualify for the knockout phase.
Australia will host the World Cup for the second time, after the 2003 edition in which saw the Wallabies lose to England in the final. The only tiem a northern hemisphere side has won the World Cup.
The World Cup will take place in Sydney, Perth, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, Townsville and Newcastle.
Sydney's Accor Stadium will host the final, while Perth's Optus Stadium will have the opening game of the tournament on 1 October 2027.
2027 Rugby World Cup pools:
Pool A: All Blacks, Wallabies, Chile, Hong Kong China
Pool B: Springboks, Italy, Georgia, Romania
Pool C: Argentina, Fiji, Spain, Canada
Pool D: Ireland, Scotland, Uruguay, Portugal
Pool E: France, Japan, USA, Samoa
Pool F: England, Wales, Tonga, Zimbabwe
