Rugby World Cup 2011

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So they just did the draw for the 2011 World Cup pools.

Pool A - New Zealand, France, Tonga, Americas 1, Asia 1

Pool B - Argentina, England, Scotland, Europe 1, Playoff Winner

Pool C - Australia, Ireland, Italy, Europe 2, Americas 1 

Pool D - South Africa, Wales, Fiji, Oceania 1, Africa 1

We have Fiji. Again. And the defending champs, South Africa. Bah. Hard to say at the moment if any one pool is a particularly "easy" or "hard" one, as they seem pretty evenly matched. Pool B is possibly the easiest, but that really depends on how England and Scotland develop over the next two years, and if anything exciting happens to the Argentinian domestic game.

And of course, a lot depends on who actually qualifies for all those 4th/5th rank places. Lets not forget how Georgia nearly beat Ireland last year!