There is very little separating the Springboks and the All Blacks as the top two sides in the current World Rugby rankings, and yet despite this, the arch-rivals appear likely to meet as early as the quarter-final stage of the next World Cup.
The Springboks would be expected to finish top of Pool B comfortably, and the All Blacks – although they have been drawn in Pool A with Australia – would still be backed to finish top of their group too.
Both sides would then face a third-place finisher in the Round of 16, where they’d be overwhelming favourites.
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