2021 Rugby World Cup draw: LIVE
The 2021 Rugby World Cup draw takes place this evening to see which pools each country will be placed in for the tournament.
The draw will start at 6.30pm. The countries have been split into bands according to world rankings so the four pools have a distribution of rankings within them.
The draw is about to take place!
Jacinda Ardern has returned to the stage!
Here we go…
New Zealand!
NZ will be in pool A and we are about to find out who is joining them
First draw
Pool A: NZ, final qualification winner
Pool B: Asia 1
Pool C: Fiji
Second and third draw
Pool A: NZ, final qualification winner, Wales, Australia
Pool B: Asia 1, USA, Europe 1
Pool C: Fiji, France
Final draw!
Pool A: NZ, Australia, Wales, Final qualification winner
Pool B: Canada, USA, Europe 1, Asia 1
Pool C: England, France, South Africa, Fiji
Analysis
Pool A’s interesting match will be between New Zealand and Australia.
Pool B will see a rivalry between Canada and USA
And Pool C will see England and France face off!
What an amazing tournament to look forward to!
Thank you for joining us!
What a draw! Thank you for joining us in this build up to the Rugby World Cup 2021.
As a recap, pool A consists of New Zealand, Australia, Wales and the final qualification winner.
Pool B is Canada, USA, Europe 1 and Asia 1
And finally pool C consists of England, France, South Africa and Fiji
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