England have been handed a golden opportunity to win their first Rugby World Cup for 24 years.

Steve Borthwick’s men will face Wales, arguably the weakest of the second seed teams, in the pool stage and are projected to avoid New Zealand, France and double defending champions South Africa until the final.

If all the top seeds win their group, England will fall in the same side of the draw as Argentina and Ireland, with the latter a potential semi-final opponent in an all Six Nations clash.

But they will most likely have to come through Australia first, with the hosts slated to clash with the 2003 champions in a blockbuster quarter-final.

Rugby World Cup 2027 draw in full

Pool A: New Zealand, Australia, Chile, Hong Kong China

Pool B: South Africa, Italy, Georgia, Romania

Pool C: Arge

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