The Webb Ellis Cup is pictured before the Rugby World Cup 2019 pool draw outside Kyoto State Guest House in Kyoto, Japan May 10, 2017. REUTERS/Issei Kato
KYOTO, Japan (Reuters) - In-form England were drawn in the toughest pool for the second straight Rugby World Cup when they were grouped with France and Argentina for the opening round of the 2019 tournament on Wednesday.
New Zealand's bid for a hat-trick of titles will start against fellow southern hemisphere power South Africa and Italy in Pool B, while hosts Japan will take on Ireland and Scotland in Pool A at the start of Asia's first Rugby World Cup.
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