Welcome along to our exclusive guide to each World Cup team in pool one. We supply you with our predictions for each country’s achievements and much more.
1st Place: New Zealand
Danger Man: Julian Savea
Key Player: Kieran Read
One to Watch: Nehe Milner-Skudder
Best XV: Franks, Coles, Faumuina, Retallick, Whitelock, Messam, McCaw, Read; Smith, Carter, Nonu, C. Smith, Savea, B. Smith, Milner-Sudder
Finish: Champions
Question to be answered: Current holders and the best team in the world but will they live up to expectations so far away from home?
2nd Place: Argentina
Danger Man: Juan Martin Hernandez
Key Player: Juan Martin Fernandez Lobbe
One to Watch: Marcelo Bosch
Best XV: Ayerza, Creevy, Chaparro, Carizza, Lavanini, Fernandez Lobbe, Leguizamon, Macome, Landajo, Sanchez, Bosch, Hernandez, Agulla, Imhoff, Amorosino
Finish: Quarter-Finals
Question to be answered: It looks very likely that the Pumas will be runners up in their group, but can they topple Ireland or France in the quarters?
3rd Place: Georgia
Danger Man: Mamuka Gorgodze
Key Player: Konstanin Mikautadze
One to Watch: Giorgi Pruidze
Finish: Group Stages
Question to be answered: Georgia’s grizzly pack will test their opponents physicality to the max but can they get their backline moving once and for all?
4th Place: Tonga
Danger Man: Fetu’u Vainikolo
Key Player: Kurt Morath
One to Watch: Taniela Moa
Finish: Group Stages
Question to be answered: Can Tonga defeat Argentina to make the knockouts or will they be subject to a couple of hammerings from their Rugby Championship group rivals.
5th Place: Namibia
Danger Man: Jaques Burger
Key Player: Jaques Burger
One to Watch: Jaques Burger
Finish: Group Stages
Question to be answered: Is Namibia a legitimate country?