Following a controversial 2011 campaign, where they were knocked out by Australia in the quarter-final stage, the Springboks have included new faces in their squad, including exciting backline players to boost their quest to claim an unprecedented third William Webb Ellis Trophy.<\/p>\n
Host nation England, boosted by home turf advantage, will be vying for their second triumph \u2013 and, should they prevail, they\u2019ll join Southern Hemisphere superpowers the Boks, New Zealand and Australia in the two-times winners’ category.<\/p>
The All Blacks, who are defending champions, will be looking to do what no other team has done before – claim back-to-back titles.<\/p>\n
Only four nations have won the biggest prize in world rugby since the tournament\u2019s inception in 1987, when it was co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand. The Boks, All Blacks and Wallabies have each lifted the trophy twice, with England breaking Southern Hemisphere dominance with their triumph in Australia in 2003.<\/p>
Should either of the three southern giants win the trophy, they\u2019ll step into somewhere no other nation has been.<\/p>\n
Pool A<\/strong><\/p>\n Australia<\/p>\n England<\/p>\n Wales<\/p>\n Fiji<\/p>\n Uruguay<\/p>\n Fixtures<\/strong><\/p>\n September 18 \u2013 England vs Fiji<\/p>\n September 20 \u2013 Wales vs Uruguay<\/p>\n September 23 \u2013 Australia vs Fiji<\/p>\n September 26 \u2013 England vs Wales<\/p>\n September 27 \u2013 Australia vs Uruguay<\/p>\n October 1 \u2013 Wales vs Fiji<\/p>\n October 3 \u2013 England vs Australia<\/p>\n October 6 \u2013 Fiji vs Uruguay<\/p>\n October 10 \u2013 Australia vs Wales<\/p>\n October 10 \u2013 England vs Uruguay<\/p>\n Pool B<\/strong><\/p>\n South Africa<\/p>\n Samoa<\/p>\n Scotland<\/p>\n Japan<\/p>\n United States<\/p>\n Fixtures<\/strong><\/p>\n September 19 \u2013 South Africa vs Japan<\/p>\n September 20 \u2013 Samoa vs United States<\/p>\n September 23 \u2013 Scotland vs Japan<\/p>\n September 26 \u2013 South Africa vs Samoa<\/p>\n September 27 \u2013 Scotland vs United States<\/p>\n October 3 \u2013 Samoa vs Japan<\/p>\n October 3 – South Africa vs Scotland<\/p>\n October 7 \u2013 South Africa vs United States<\/p>\n October 10 \u2013 Samoa vs Scotland<\/p>\n October 11 \u2013 United States vs Japan<\/p>\n Pool C<\/strong><\/p>\n New Zealand<\/p>\n Argentina<\/p>\n Tonga<\/p>\n Georgia<\/p>\n Namibia<\/p>\n Fixtures<\/strong><\/p>\n September 19 \u2013 Tonga vs Georgia<\/p>\n September 20 \u2013 New Zealand vs Argentina<\/p>\n September 24 \u2013 New Zealand vs Namibia<\/p>\n September 25 \u2013 Argentina vs Georgia<\/p>\n September 29 \u2013 Tonga vs Namibia<\/p>\n October 2 \u2013 New Zealand vs Georgia<\/p>\n October 4 \u2013 Argentina vs Tonga<\/p>\n October 7 \u2013 Namibia vs Tonga<\/p>\n October 9 \u2013 New Zealand vs Tonga<\/p>\n October 11 \u2013 Argentina vs Namibia<\/p>\n Pool D<\/strong><\/p>\n France<\/p>\n Ireland<\/p>\n Italy<\/p>\n Canada<\/p>\n Romania<\/p>\n Fixtures<\/strong><\/p>\n September 19 \u2013 Ireland vs Canada<\/p>\n September 19 \u2013 France vs Italy<\/p>\n September 23 \u2013 France vs Romania<\/p>\n September 26 \u2013 Italy vs Canada<\/p>\n September 27 \u2013 Ireland vs Romania<\/p>\n October 1 \u2013 France vs Canada<\/p>\n October 4 \u2013 Ireland vs Italy<\/p>\n October 6 \u2013 Canada vs Romania<\/p>\n October 11 \u2013 Italy vs Romania<\/p>\n October 11 \u2013 France vs Ireland – @SabeloBoksburg<\/p>\n