Scotland were yesterday handed the best possible draw for the Rugby World Cup when they were placed in a pool with the only one of the higher-seeded teams that has never beaten them.
Scotland were yesterday handed the best possible draw for the Rugby World Cup when they were placed in a pool with the only one of the higher-seeded teams that has never beaten them.
Samoa have never beaten Scotland
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Kevin Ferrie
Further good news is that they have avoided being in the same half of the draw as New Zealand, the only leading country that Scotland have never beaten.
Instead, the Scots will face South Africa and Samoa in Pool B – both teams they are understood to be facing in South Africa next summer in a tournament that may also include Italy – as well as the top Asian qualifiers, likely to be Japan and the second-best qualifier from the Americas, the USA on current rankings.
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