Summary

  • Men's, women's and wheelchair draws held at Buckingham Palace

  • Hosts England to face Samoa, France and Greece in men's event

  • Holders Australia drawn with Fiji, Scotland and Italy

  • Wales in same group as Tonga, Ireland to play New Zealand in group phase

  • All three tournaments will run concurrently for the first time in 2021

  1. Group Bpublished at 12:20 Greenwich Mean Time 16 January 2020

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    Cook Islands complete group B with Australia, New Zealand and France.

  2. Group Apublished at 12:20 Greenwich Mean Time 16 January 2020

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    Brazil, England, PNG and Canada in Group A. England v Brazil at Leeds to open the women's tournament.

  3. Group Bpublished at 12:19 Greenwich Mean Time 16 January 2020

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    France, Australia and New Zealand in Group B.

  4. Group Apublished at 12:19 Greenwich Mean Time 16 January 2020

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    England, PNG and Canada in Group A.

  5. Group Bpublished at 12:19 Greenwich Mean Time 16 January 2020

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    New Zealand and Australia are in the Group B of the women's competition.

  6. Group Apublished at 12:18 Greenwich Mean Time 16 January 2020

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    England in Group A have Papua New Guinea in their group.

  7. Postpublished at 12:18 Greenwich Mean Time 16 January 2020

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    Right, now onto the women's draw...

  8. Group Dpublished at 12:17 Greenwich Mean Time 16 January 2020

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    Cook Islands complete Group D with Tonga, PNG and Wales.

  9. Group Cpublished at 12:17 Greenwich Mean Time 16 January 2020

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    Ireland are in Group C with New Zealand, Lebanon and Jamaica.

    Ireland drawnImage source, BBC Sport
  10. Group Bpublished at 12:16 Greenwich Mean Time 16 January 2020

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    Italy join Australia, Fiji and Scotland.

  11. Group Apublished at 12:15 Greenwich Mean Time 16 January 2020

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    Greece complete Group A with England, Samoa and France.

  12. Group Dpublished at 12:15 Greenwich Mean Time 16 January 2020

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    Wales join Tonga and PNG in Group D.

    Wales drawnImage source, BBC Sport
  13. Group Cpublished at 12:15 Greenwich Mean Time 16 January 2020

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    Jamaica are in Group C with New Zealand and Lebanon.

  14. Group Bpublished at 12:14 Greenwich Mean Time 16 January 2020

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    Scotland drawnImage source, BBC Sport

    Scotland have a tough group with Australia and Fiji.

  15. Group Apublished at 12:14 Greenwich Mean Time 16 January 2020

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    France are in Group A with England and Samoa.

  16. Group Dpublished at 12:13 Greenwich Mean Time 16 January 2020

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    Papua New Guinea join Tonga in Group D.

  17. Group Cpublished at 12:13 Greenwich Mean Time 16 January 2020

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    Lebanon are drawn in New Zealand's Group C.

  18. Group Bpublished at 12:13 Greenwich Mean Time 16 January 2020

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    Fiji join Australia in Group B. Semi-finalists in 2013 and 2017.

  19. Group Apublished at 12:12 Greenwich Mean Time 16 January 2020

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    Samoa drawnImage source, BBC Sport

    Samoa join England in Group A. That game will kick off the tournament at Newcastle's St James' Park on 23 October.

  20. Men's draw detailspublished at 12:11 Greenwich Mean Time 16 January 2020

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    Group A: England

    Group B: Australia

    Group C: New Zealand

    Group D: Tonga

    Pot 1: Fiji, Lebanon, Papua New Guinea, Samoa

    Pot 2: France, Jamaica, Scotland, Wales

    Pot 3: Cook Islands, Greece, Ireland, Italy