Wales coach Wayne Pivac has made it clear that the ultimate goal is winning the Rugby World Cup in France next year. So what exactly needs to happen for that dream to become a reality? Who would Wales have to beat to get to the final in Paris and give themselves a shot at the Webb Ellis trophy? Here’s the road map.
Group stage
To start with, Wales would need to progress from their group. They are in Pool C along with Australia, Fiji and Georgia. That’s a real deja vu scenario as those three were all group opponents in Japan back in 2019.