The Phantom

I’m sure many of you have no interest in the Rugby World Cup, but there’s a thread for those who are watching, to discuss this years competition.

Also if you’re from the US and Canada and following your teams, but have no idea what’s going on, I’d be more than happy to answer any questions about the game.

I will be offering my thoughts on each team later on, but here's the pools each team has been drawn into for the qualifying stages.

Pool A
England
Samoa
S Africa
Tonga
USA


Pool B
Australia
Canada
Fiji
Japan
Wales


Pool C
Italy
New Zealand
Portugal
Romania
Scotland


Pool D
Argentina
France
Georgia
Ireland
Namibia