"It is a tough draw for Wales, but after they dropped out of the top eight, it was always going to happen. ![]() Jonathan Davies Ex-Wales fly-half & BBC Sport analyst ![]() They are now ranked only 12th in the world - in the third band of seeds for the tournament - and they face a tough group that includes two-time world champions the Springboks and the notoriously hard-hitting Samoa. Scotland's recent struggles have seen them suffer autumn losses to the All Blacks, South Africa and Tonga, which led to the resignation of Andy Robinson as coach. The winner of England and Wales' pool will play the runner-up in Pool B, featuring South Africa, Samoa and Scotland, with the runners-up facing the winner of Scotland's pool. Wales against England games have a lot of rivalry anyway and, if you throw a Rugby World Cup in the mix, then it makes it very exciting." "It was always going to be a tough pool whichever way it worked out but the fact that we have got the hosts does make it very exciting. "We have made it tough work for ourselves being seeded in the third tier having lost the last seven games. "It's a really interesting pool," said Wales captain Sam Warburton. They have a poor record against Australia having won only one out of their five World Cup encounters, beating the southern hemisphere side 22-21 in the third-fourth place play-off in the first World Cup back in 1987.
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