While there might not be a traditional ‘Pool of Death’ in this year’s Rugby World Cup, where multiple high ranking teams fight for two quarterfinal spots, there will be an equally, if not more, exciting pool. Pool C will have Australia (6th World Ranking, 81.80 points), Wales (9th, 78.08), Georgia (13th, 76.23) Fiji (14th, 74.84), and Portugal (16th, 67.62). The top and bottom ranked teams in Pool C only have a position difference of 10 spots, whereas Pool A the difference is 19 (2 vs 21), Pool B is 18 (1 vs 19), and Pool D is 16 (6 vs 22).

You would be hard pressed to find many that dislike the additions of Moana Pasifika and Fijian Drua to Super Rugby Pacific. While the teams may have finished 11th and 12th in their first season, they were entertaining and competitive for the majority of their games.