体坛英语资讯：Preview: Rugby World Cup Pool B
<p><span word="TOKYO">TOKYO</span>, <span word="Sept">Sept</span>. 20-- <span word="As">As</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2019 <span word="Rugby">Rugby</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="kicks">kicks</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span> <span word="evening">evening</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="of">of</span> 20 <span word="teams">teams</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="again">again</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="chase">chase</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Webb">Webb</span> <span word="Ellis">Ellis</span> <span word="Trophy">Trophy</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="heading">heading</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Asia">Asia</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="time">time</span>.</p><p><span word="Following">Following</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="preview">preview</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Pool">Pool</span> <span word="B">B</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="consists">consists</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Zealand">Zealand</span>, <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span>, <span word="Italy">Italy</span>, <span word="Namibia">Namibia</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Canada">Canada</span>:</p><p><span word="New">New</span> <span word="Zealand">Zealand</span></p><p><span word="Rank">Rank</span>: 2<span word="nd">nd</span></p><p><span word="Previous">Previous</span> <span word="best">best</span>: <span word="Winners">Winners</span> (1986, 2011, 2017)</p><p>Pushed off their mantel as the World's number one side last month, <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Zealand">Zealand</span> heads to Japan with question marks around them for the first time in almost eight years. They failed to win the Rugby Championship (the Southern hemisphere's premier international rugby competition) for the first time since 2017. While the side looks to be in transition, the All Blacks still have arguably the best players in the world in every position and many would not bet against them retaining the trophy they won in England four years ago.</p><p>The All Blacks have a huge first game against the Rugby Championship victors South Africa, and the winner of that clash win almost certainly top the group. Topping the group for <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Zealand">Zealand</span> will give them an easier, less physically demanding run to the final.</p><p><span word="Captain">Captain</span></p><p><span word="Kieron">Kieron</span> <span word="Read">Read</span> (33, <span word="Flanker">Flanker</span>, 122 <span word="caps">caps</span>) - <span word="Talismanic">Talismanic</span> <span word="captain">captain</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="All">All</span> <span word="Blacks">Blacks</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="lead">lead</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="success">success</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>. <span word="Perhaps">Perhaps</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="perfect">perfect</span> <span word="rugby">rugby</span> <span word="player">player</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="demon">demon</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="breakdown">breakdown</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pace">pace</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="ball">ball</span> <span word="carrying">carrying</span> <span word="skills">skills</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="backs">backs</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="leader">leader</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="field">field</span>, <span word="Read">Read</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="bow">bow</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="arena">arena</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="belt">belt</span>.</p>
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