

With Asia's first Rugby World Cup on the horizon, the 12 host cities are preparing themselves for an estimated 400,000 visiting fans from across the world.
With one year to go until the Rugby World Cup kicks off in Japan, our writers take a look through each of the pools and decide where it will all be won and lost in 2019.
The USA Eagles pulled away from Brazil late on last Saturday to banish the painful memories of 2016. As they chase Americas Rugby Championship history in Uruguay this weekend, though, captain Nate Augspurger says they need to stick to their game plan.
November 2 down the years
| Pool A | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | TEAM | GP | PD | P |
| 1 | Australia | 4 | +106 | 17 |
| 2 | Wales | 4 | +49 | 13 |
| 3 | England | 4 | +58 | 11 |
| 4 | Fiji | 4 | -17 | 5 |
| 5 | Uruguay | 4 | -196 | 0 |
| Pool B | ||||
| R | TEAM | GP | PD | P |
| 1 | South Africa | 4 | +120 | 16 |
| 2 | Scotland | 4 | +43 | 14 |
| 3 | Japan | 4 | -2 | 12 |
| 4 | Samoa | 4 | -55 | 6 |
| 5 | United States of America | 4 | -106 | 0 |
| Pool C | ||||
| R | TEAM | GP | PD | P |
| 1 | New Zealand | 4 | +125 | 19 |
| 2 | Argentina | 4 | +109 | 15 |
| 3 | Georgia | 4 | -70 | 8 |
| 4 | Tonga | 4 | -60 | 6 |
| 5 | Namibia | 4 | -104 | 1 |
| Pool D | ||||
| R | TEAM | GP | PD | P |
| 1 | Ireland | 4 | +99 | 18 |
| 2 | France | 4 | +57 | 14 |
| 3 | Italy | 4 | -14 | 10 |
| 4 | Romania | 4 | -69 | 4 |
| 5 | Canada | 4 | -73 | 2 |


