New Zealand, who went on to retain the trophy against Australia in the final, and South Africa, who won the tournament in 1995, have been drawn alongside Italy as well as two unknown qualifiers from the Americas continent and a repechage round victor.
The William Webb Ellis Cup is displayed during the Rugby World Cup 2019 Pool Draw.
The Springboks have been drawn in a tough group and will face the All Blacks in the pool stages of the Rugby World Cup for the first time ever.
New Zealand will face South Africa in the upcoming 2019 RWC pool stage along with Italy.
Ireland, ranked in band one alongside England, Australia and New Zealand, look to face an easier path through to the knockout phase having been drawn in Pool A alongside Scotland and hosts Japan in addition to the Europe 1 qualifier (potentially Romania) and eventual play-off victor. "It's all very exciting isn't it?".
Jones's men will be pitted against two tier one sides in Argentina and France, both of whom have reached the semi-finals in two out of the last three World Cups.
"The Rugby World Cup now comes into sharper focus for everyone, and it looks from the draw today like it's going to be another great tournament".
The quarter-finals will see the Pool A winner versus Pool B runner-up, Pool B winner versus Pool A runner-up, Pool C winner versus Pool D runner-up and Pool D winner versus Pool C runner-up.
England will be hoping to do better the time round, after a awful performance in the last World Cup, when they became the first team to host the tournament and exit before the knockout stages.
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In the last World Cup, England found themselves in the group of death and duly became the first host nation to crash out of the tournament without making it to the knockouts.
"The pool draw in Kyoto was a great success and brilliantly run. I need to pray really hard", he said.
Samoa, against whom Wales scraped a victory at the 2011 World Cup in New Zealand, or Fiji are set to feature in the group as Oceania 1, with Americas 2 completing the picture.
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Also in their pool, Allister Coetzee's men have been drawn alongside Italy, and repechage victor as well as the victor of the Africa 1 group which will be confirmed later this year.
"The more games you go through undefeated you do get that perception of being bulletproof".
"They won't be easy games", Cheika, who guided the Wallabies to the final in England, told Australian media from Kyoto.
All Blacks head coach Steve Hansen insists there are a number of credible challengers to New Zealand's crown.
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