Defending champion New Zealand has been grouped with Argentina and Tonga in the draw for the 2015 Rugby World Cup.

The toughest group, however, is Pool A where Australia, host England and Wales were drawn together.

South Africa is grouped with Samoa for the fourth straight World Cup, as well as Scotland in Pool B.

Pool D contains three European teams — France, Ireland and Italy.

The identities of the eight remaining qualifiers for the four five-team pools will be known at the end of the global qualifying process in 2014.

The 2015 World Cup takes place from Sept. 18 to Oct. 31.