We did call it a few months ago
Quarter-final match-ups

We could see a final rematch in the quarter-finals. This is probably worst case scenario for the All Blacks. There's a huge chance All Blacks, South Africa and France are on the same side of the draw.

Quarter finals - if goes as expected
Pool A winner (NZ) v Pool B winner (South Africa)
Pool C runner up (Fiji) v Pool E winner (France)/Pool D runner up (Scotland)
Pool A runner up (Australia)/Pool E runner up (Japan) v Pool F winner (England)
Pool C winner (Argentina) v Pool D winner (Ireland)



Round of 16

The first-ever Men’s Rugby World Cup round of 16 will see the winners of Pool A, B, C and D play the four best thirds, winners of Pool E and F will face the runners-up from Pool D and B, with the runners-up in Pool A and C to meet the second-placed teams from Pool E and F.

So if All Blacks top their group they'll face a third-placed team. It does mean Ireland or Scotland could be facing France or England in the round of 16.

So there you have it

All Blacks v Wallabies in Perth for the World Cup opener? We'll find out when the schedule is done in February. Chile and Hong Kong China also in the group.  

Ireland v Scotland in group D should be great 

Group A
New Zealand
Australia
Chile
Hong Kong China

Group B
South Africa
Italy
Georgia
Romania

All Blacks get the Wallabies!

Group C
Argentina
Fiji
Spain
Canada 

Group D
Ireland
Scotland
Uruguay
Portugal

Group E
France
Japan
USA
Samoa

Group F
England, Wales,Tonga, Zimbabwe

Now the big ones