England’s path to a attainable dwelling Rugby World Cup triumph has been mapped out with the hosts positioned in a pool alongside Australia, USA, and Samoa for subsequent summer time’s match.
The Crimson Roses, runaway leaders on the high of the world rankings and on 20-match successful streak, are clear favourites to go one higher than they did in New Zealand in 2022.
If the top-seeded workforce wins every pool, England may solely meet world quantity twos Canada or defending champions New Zealand within the ultimate.
Eire, who claimed a well-known upset win over New Zealand in WXV earlier this month, are grouped with the Black Ferns, Japan and Spain after failing to qualify for the earlier match.
England face a possible quarter-final in opposition to the runners-up from the pool containing Scotland and Wales – drawn collectively for the second straight match – Canada and Fiji.
France are England’s likeliest last-four opponents and so they, who together with the Crimson Roses, Canada and New Zealand have been high seeds, are in a gaggle with Italy, South Africa and Brazil.
The draw was carried out on BBC’s The One Present by England’s 2014 World Cup winner Maggie Alphonsi.
The match begins on Friday 22 August with England in motion at Sunderland’s Stadium of Mild and culminates within the ultimate at Twickenham’s Allianz Stadium on 27 September.
