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Australias fixture for Rugby World Cup revealed

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Australias home Rugby World Cup campaign will kick off against debutants Hong Kong rather than bitter rivals New Zealand who also feature in the same pool Chile return for a second World Cup to round out Pool A at next years hotly anticipated tournament the first hosted in Australia since 2003 It will be Australias first match against the South American nation Its incredibly exciting to have the schedule locked in for the Wallabies pool fixtures ahead of whats going to be a truly special tournament here in Australia next year said Rugby Australia chief executive Phil Waugh The Wallabies will be rated favourites alongside the All Blacks second on the World Rugby rankings to finish in the top two of Pool A and advance to the knockout stage Four of the six thirdplaced teams from the group stage will also progress Should Australia place second in their pool they will face the Pool F runnersup one of England Wales Tonga and Zimbabwe for their first knockout clash Win their pool and Australia would face the thirdplaced team from Pool C E or F in the round of 16 Perth will hosts Australias first pool match on October 1 next year before the All Blacks clash in Sydney on October 9 then the match against Chile on October 16 in Brisbane POOLS AT THE 2027 RUGBY WORLD CUP POOL A New Zealand Australia Chile Hong Kong POOL B South Africa 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

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