"I'm going to visit the temples because I need to pray.
It's not a tough group, it's a good group", said Jones, who has led England to 17 wins in 18 games and two straight Six Nations titles.
"Who is calling it a group of death?" he asked.
France nearly claimed a famous Twickenham win at the start of the Six Nations in February, only for a late try from Ben Te'o to hand England victory.
"Our pool will be highly competitive and full of intensity, as a World Cup group should be".
All Blacks assistant coach Ian Foster said they were "delighted" with the result of the 2019 Rugby World Cup draw, which has placed them in a pool alongside South Africa.
"There is still a long time to go - we are still a couple of years away - and I guess all teams are blooding some young players who are coming through, so it's going to be really exciting". England, France and Argentina are together in Pool C, which on paper is the toughest, and will be joined by either the United States or Canada (Americas 1) and the second best team from the Pacific Nations tournament (Oceania 2 - usually Fiji, Samoa or Tonga).
Twelve teams were included in yesterday's draw by virtue of finishing in the top three of their groups in 2015.
The make-up of the four groups, which will be completed when the final eight qualifying sides are added over the coming year, sets up a potential England versus Wales clash at the quarter-final stage.
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Ajax will have 10 days to prepare for the game with the Eredivisie season set to end on Sunday. Three minutes later, Guidetti failed to score on one final chance inside the box.
The All Blacks on Wednesday discovered they will come up against the Springboks, Italy and two qualifiers at the showpiece event in Japan in two years' time.
The Wallabies, meanwhile, will go up against Wales and Georgia, as well as qualifiers from Oceania and the Americas, in Pool D.
Ireland have been drawn with Scotland and hosts Japan in a favourable draw for the 2019 Rugby World Cup.
Twelve teams were in yesterday's draw by virtue of having finished in the top three of their groups at the 2015 edition.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was among the dignitaries to take part in the draw at the historic Kyoto Guest House.
All Blacks coach Steve Hansen said their Pool B match-up against South Africa would now give their annual Rugby Championship games extra meaning.
"Truth be told, no matter how the balls got pulled out, you know it's going to be about getting it right, turning up and making sure you play the best you can", he said.
"There will be a lot of interest in that pool and England will be wondering what they have done wrong".
"Any pool that we were going to get put in was going to be a big challenge", said Japan coach Jamie Joseph, whose side will face the Irish in a Test next month.
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