Rugby is popular game in Europe and America.The interest in the game is overwhelming and for the world cup 2023 to be held in France is getting high and preparations are under way and it is hoped that by that time the Pandemic would have been controlled and great event will not be in anyway affected.
Japan hosted the 2019 Rugby World Cup and France will host the next in 2023. On 21 August 2019, World Rugby announced that gender designations would be removed from the titles of the men's and women's World Cups. Accordingly, all future World Cups for men and women will officially bear the "Rugby World Cup" name.
Australia and Russia have already signalled their intent to bid to host the 2027 men's World Cup, with France hosting the tournament in 2023. Argentina is also in the running for 2027 host status, with World Rugby's official bidding process opening in February 2021.
Hosts France were drawn in Pool A alongside New Zealand, Italy, Americas 1 and Africa 1.
France and the All Blacks have a long history of playing each other in World Cups. Les Bleus famously knocked New Zealand out of both the 1999 and 2007 tournaments while the All Blacks have beaten France in two finals to lift the title in 1987 and 2011.
Reigning world champions South Africa are in Pool B with Ireland, Scotland, Asia/Pacific 1 and Europe 2. Scotland and Ireland were also in the same pool at RWC 2019, when Japan topped the group and the Scots failed to reach the quarter-finals.
South Africa coach Jacques Nienaber said: “To be in the same pool as Ireland and Scotland will be a massive challenge, but to win the tournament, you have to be able to beat all the teams and we will be properly tested in the pool phases.”
There is a familiar feel to Pool C, which consists of Wales, Australia, Fiji, Europe 1 and Final Qualifier Winner. Those first three teams all met each other in the group stages at both the 2015 and 2019 World Cups.
England, the runners-up in 2019, are in Pool D with Japan, Argentina, Oceania 1 and Americas 2.
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The draw: The pools for RWC 2023 (Getty Images)
England captain Owen Farrell said: “It’s a great pool to be part of. If you look across them all, they’re all tough, tough pools. With the way Japan and Argentina are going at the minute and some of the rugby that has been played over the last few years by them both obviously it’s going to be a tough pool.”
The knockout stages will follow the same format as previous years, with teams from Pools A and B then Pools C and D meeting in the quarter-finals. So Wales and England could meet in the last eight, for example.
QF1 – Winner Pool C v Runner-up Pool D
QF2 – Winner Pool B v Runner-up Pool A
QF3 – Winner Pool D v Runner-up Pool C
QF4 – Winner Pool A v Runner-up Pool B
Practically all had revealed in the early hours of Tuesday morning (NZT), when the draw took place in the Palais Brongniart in Paris.
Here's everything you need to know , the draw split the 20 participating teams into four pools for the 10th edition of the tournament.
Twelve teams have automatically qualified for the tournament by virtue of a top-three finish in the pool stage of last year's tournament in Japan.
The table below shows the team rankings
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