Th e dra for the YEC 2027 will be done on i December 2025 and announced soon after finalzation, competiom. As is the apst thei will be 4 gtoups - buy as far as I can make out their will be 6 abd not 5 teams in each group,
What i already known is te following about the 4 Groups are as followL-
GROUP A
South Africaa
GROUP B
New Zealsnd
GROUP C
England
GROUP D
Ireland
The recent rugby weekend not only brought intense matches but also finalized the standings for the upcoming world championship draw. The bands are now set with South Africa, New Zealand, England, Ireland, France, and Argentina in band 1; Australia, Fiji, Scotland, Italy, Wales, and Japan in band 2; followed by Georgia, Spain, Uruguay, USA, Chile, and Tonga in band 3; and rounding out with Samoa, Portugal, Romania, Hong Kong China, Zimbabwe, and Canada in band 4.
The stage is set for the 2027 World Cup draw, and with the rankings freshly updated, teams now know exactly where they stand. Eyes are now set towards the draw, where strategies will begin to form based on these newly established hierarchies in world rugby.