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Wales face off against Zimbabwe in Rugby World Cup Round 1 on Fri 1st October 2027 at Adelaide Oval. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 03:45. In South Africa it’s at 04:45 SAST, 15:45 NZST in New Zealand, 12:45 AEST in Australia and 19:45 EST in the US.
This is the first time Wales and Zimbabwe play each other but Zimbabwe are in the best form of their last 5 games.
Heading into the fixture, Wales sits at 11 in the World Rugby Rankings, while Zimbabwe holds 24.
The two sides are separated by 13 places in the rankings with Wales in position 11 and Zimbabwe in position 24 as such Wales are favourites on paper.
The official squads for Wales vs Zimbabwe 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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