{"id":93795,"date":"2025-12-03T15:43:05","date_gmt":"2025-12-03T15:43:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/springboks-and-italy-meet-in-2027-rugby-world-cup-pool"},"modified":"2025-12-03T16:06:20","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T16:06:20","slug":"springboks-and-italy-meet-in-2027-rugby-world-cup-pool","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/springboks-and-italy-meet-in-2027-rugby-world-cup-pool","title":{"rendered":"Springboks and Italy Meet in 2027 Rugby World Cup Pool"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>The draw for the 2027 Rugby World Cup in Australia was conducted on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>The expanded tournament will feature 24 teams for the first time and will see 16 teams go through to the knockout stages.<\/p>\n<p>Four-time world champions South Africa have received a favourable draw by virtue of being ranked 1st in the world.<\/p>\n<p>They\u2019ve been drawn in Pool B where they\u2019ll play against Italy, Georgia and Romania.<\/p>\n<p>The Springboks are the reigning champions and will be targeting an unprecedented 3rd consecutive world cup title.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">South-Africa<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Africa. The draw for the 2027 Rugby World Cup in Australia was conducted on Tuesday. The expanded tournament will feature 24 teams for the first time and will see 16 teams go through to the knockout stages. 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