{"id":351046,"date":"2026-01-04T03:35:06","date_gmt":"2026-01-04T03:35:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/351046\/"},"modified":"2026-01-04T03:35:06","modified_gmt":"2026-01-04T03:35:06","slug":"2027-rugby-world-cup-draw-england-get-tough-group-page-2-of-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/351046\/","title":{"rendered":"2027 Rugby World Cup Draw: England get tough group &#8211; Page 2 of 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Pool D<\/p>\n<p>Ireland\u00a0\u2013 Well-drilled, intelligent, and ruthlessly efficient across the park.<br \/>Scotland\u00a0\u2013 Creative attackers with growing confidence and slick backline play.<br \/>Uruguay\u00a0\u2013 Tenacious, organized, and fearless against bigger rugby nations.<br \/>Portugal\u00a0\u2013 Exciting, fast-paced, and thriving with a young, fearless core.<\/p>\n<p>Pool E<\/p>\n<p>France\u00a0\u2013 Electric, unpredictable, and capable of brilliance from anywhere.<br \/>Japan\u00a0\u2013 High-tempo, disciplined, and tactically sharp\u2014they never stop moving.<br \/>USA\u00a0\u2013 Athletic and physical, with a growing pool of exciting talent.<br \/>Samoa\u00a0\u2013 Bone-shaking tackles, powerful runners, and trademark island flair.<\/p>\n<p>Pool F<\/p>\n<p>England\u00a0\u2013 Structured, strategic, and capable of grinding down any opponent.<br \/>Wales\u00a0\u2013 Proud, passionate, and dangerous when the momentum swings their way.<br \/>Tonga\u00a0\u2013 Heavy hitters with explosive power and fearless intensity.<br \/>Zimbabwe\u00a0\u2013 Energetic and ambitious, bringing speed and spirit to every contest.<\/p>\n<p>Quiz: Name these 10 retro rugby players<\/p>\n<p>From jaw-dropping tries to unforgettable moments (and yes, some questionable haircuts), these players defined a golden era of the game. If their names don\u2019t instantly come to mind, we suggest a quick trip to YouTube to jog your memory. Trust us, it\u2019s worth it.<\/p>\n<p>Ready to test your knowledge? Let\u2019s see if you\u2019ve still got it. Good luck!<\/p>\n<p>More Quizzes:<\/p>\n<p>Like this:<\/p>\n<p>Like Loading&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"sd-link-color\"\/>\t\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Pool D Ireland\u00a0\u2013 Well-drilled, intelligent, and ruthlessly efficient across the park.Scotland\u00a0\u2013 Creative attackers with growing confidence and slick&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":49578,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[5903,101,56,54,55],"class_list":{"0":"post-351046","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-rugby","8":"tag-rugby","9":"tag-sports","10":"tag-uk","11":"tag-united-kingdom","12":"tag-unitedkingdom"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/351046","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=351046"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/351046\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/49578"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=351046"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=351046"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=351046"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}