Pool A has a winner-takes all finale, Pool B was finished before it started, Pool D can only have a late twist if Fiji surprise Wales and who actually wants to finish top of Pool C?Story so far Who would have thought it? The Pool of Death. Actually, there were clues this might be an interesting group. If a pool can be known by the strength of its third seed,
Japan began as the highest ranked of these. Still, beating the No 1 team in the world was really not supposed to happen. All those beyond
Ireland will rejoice that it did. Results such as this, like the one Japan achieved by beating
South Africa in 2015, are the clearest indication that rugby’s status quo might be changing.