Tony Johnson: All Blacks’ Tough Rugby World Cup Path Explained
We’ve got Tony Johnson back from the Northern Tour and straight into the fire, because there is so much to unpack.
The World Cup 2027 draw is out, and yep… the All Blacks have copped the toughest path. Tony walks us through how the seedings landed us here, why New Zealand and South Africa are staring at a quarterfinal collision, and whether World Rugby has painted itself into a corner by locking draws in years out.
We get into the (likely) Australia opener, the logistics versus logic debate, and the ripple effects for teams like England, Ireland, Fiji and France.
Then we shift to the All…
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