Updated May 10, 2017 18:45:42 <\/p>\n
The Wallabies have received a decent draw for the 2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan, set to meet Wales, Georgia and two qualifiers in Pool D. <\/p>\n
The Aussies are a 'Band One' team and drew the lowest-ranked 'Band Two' side in Wales, with Georgia ranked second-last in Band Three. <\/p>\n
Australia and Wales met in the group stage of the 2015 tournament, with the Wallabies winning 15-6 in London. <\/p>\n
They ultimately fell just short in 2015, losing to the All Blacks in the final of the eighth edition, hosted by England. <\/p>\n
The Wallabies will also be hoping they can fair better than those who advanced from Pool D in 2015, when Ireland and Argentina progressed and were both summarily thumped in the quarter-finals by Argentina and New Zealand from Pool C. <\/p>\n
The 2019 tournament will mark the first time it has been hosted in Asia, and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said at the draw he was excited to be a part of bringing the pinnacle of the sport to the continent. <\/p>\n
\"This is even more of a thrill than when I played Super Mario at the Rio Olympics,\" Mr Abe said, referring to his star turn at the 2016 Games' closing ceremony. <\/p>\n
The 2019 World Cup kicks off on September 20 and wraps up on November 2. <\/p>\n
Topics: rugby-union-world-cup, rugby-union, sport, japan, australia <\/p>\n
First posted May 10, 2017 18:36:27 <\/p>\n
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