10 hours ago Rugby World Cup Harry Wilson and John Eales react to the current state of New Zealand Rugby
Wilson was quick to shutdown any suggestion of New Zealand Rugby struggling in any way, still calling them a "world class side".
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Wallabies face off against Hong Kong China in Rugby World Cup Round 1 on Fri 1st October 2027 at Optus Stadium. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 11:45. In South Africa it’s at 12:45 SAST, 23:45 NZST in New Zealand, 20:45 AEST in Australia and 03:45 EST in the US.
This is the first time Wallabies and Hong Kong China play each other both teams are in the same form for their last 5 games.
Heading into the fixture, Wallabies sits at 7 in the World Rugby Rankings, while Hong Kong China holds 23.
The two sides are separated by 16 places in the rankings with Wallabies in position 7 and Hong Kong China in position 23 as such Wallabies are favourites on paper.
The official squads for Wallabies vs Hong Kong China will become available around 24- 48 hours before kick-off. Teams can still make changes up to an hour before the match however.
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