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Fiji pooled with Australia, Wales for 2023 Rugby World Cup

Fiji pooled with Australia, Wales for 2023 Rugby World Cup

By Navitalai Naivalurua
15/12/2020
Ben Volavola in action for the Flying Fijians at the RWC 2019. [image: RWC]

The Fiji Airways Flying Fijians have been placed in Pool C with Australia, Wales and two other qualifying teams from Europe and the winner of the qualifiers for the 2023 Rugby World Cup in France.

Fiji was also pooled with Australia and Wales during last year’s world cup where Fiji finished third in the pool.

Champions South Africa is in Pool B with Ireland, Scotland, and two teams that qualifies from Asia/Pacific and Europe while the All Blacks are in Pool A with France, Italy, and two teams that qualifies from the Americas and Africa.

2019 Rugby World Cup runners up England are in Pool D with Japan, Argentina, and two teams that qualifies from Oceania and the Americas.

The remaining eight teams will come through the regional qualification process.

The 2023 Rugby World Cup will be held in France.

England are in Pool D with Japan, Argentina and two teams that will be confirmed after qualification.


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