England to face Japan and Argentina after 2023 Rugby World Cup draw

Sign up to our free sport newsletter for all the latest news on everything from cycling to boxing Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy England could meet Wales in the 2023 Rugby World Cup quarter-finals after the two rivals were placed in the same half of the draw, with Eddie Jones’s side avoiding the toughest opposition on offer as hosts France were paired with New Zealand. Jones’s side will still need to ensure they meet expectations by emerging from Pool D in one piece, with his former team Japan rewarded for their impressive run to the 2019 World Cup knockout stage by joining England in the group alongside resurgent Argentina, who were defeated by the 2003 world champions in the pool stage of last year’s tournament. Obviously with the way that Japan and Argentina are going at the minute, some of the rugby that has been played over the last few years by them both, it's going to be a tough pool.” Wales found themselves placed alongside familiar opposition as they were drawn in Pool C alongside Australia and Fiji for the third consecutive World Cup, meaning a fifth straight tournament in which they will come up against the Pacific Islanders. Rugby World Cup 2023 draw Pool A: New Zealand, France, Italy, Americas 1, Africa 1 Pool B: South Africa, Ireland, Scotland, Asia/Pacific 1, Europe 2 Pool C: Wales, Australia, Fiji, Europe 1, Final qualifier winner Pool D: England, Japan, Argentina, Oceania 1, Americas 2