Overview:

Despite finishing last in The Rugby Championship this year, South Africa are widely expected to run away with the group. The second spot to go through will most likely be contested between Samoa and Scotland, who play each other in the last round of games in the pool stage. The USA and Japan will be looking to cause an upset where possible, and USA showed recently against Australia that they are improving each year, and are not as far away from the top as some people might think.

Team Previews:

Japan

Samoa

Scotland

South Africa

USA

Poll – Who’s going through?

Fixtures:

Table: