South Africa have been drawn in Group B with the All Blacks, Italy, the Africa 1 qualifier, which is likely to be Namibia, and the playoff winners at the draw, which took place in Kyoto, Japan on Wednesday.
In Pool D, Wales meet Australia in the pool stage for a second consecutive tournament after both teams progressed at the expense of hosts England in 2015.
Today, Ireland were drawn alongside Scotland and Japan in Pool A for the 2019 World Cup.
"I think the crowd, the enthusiasm and the interest in that game is going to be huge".
All Blacks assistant coach Ian Foster says South Africa's recent form will count for nothing at the Rugby World Cup.
Jones, however, believes his Japan 2019 pool will leave his players battle hardened for when their pursuit of the Webb Ellis Cup reaches its critical phase.
"South Africa are a team that knows us very well, we know them very well and there's a lot of good history between the two teams", he said.
"They have shown real consistency over the past two or three years".
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"We lost to Scotland recently, so it's a mixed bag".
"This is an historic moment for the sport and a great step towards protecting the integrity, ethos and stature of worldwide rugby", said World Rugby vice-chairman Agustin Pichot.
And what about the current champions New Zealand? "It's very hard and we will try to match our rivals and to get out of the pool". The decision was made unanimously, and follows a long campaign led by World Rugby vice-chairman Agustin Pichot to reform the regulation.
Responding to the draw England coach Eddie Jones said: "It's all very exciting, we have two Tests against Argentina in June so we can practice a little bit".
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"You can plan the lay of the land, know the teams you're playing, know who the potential cross-over teams are, you can do the homework but at the end of the day it's all about how we play.""I have never felt so fired up as I do now about my role in picking Japan's group", Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said before the draw. "We tend not to worry about other teams". We're looking forward to it. "Every group is going to have some tough teams in it, but from a Welsh perspective, I'm happy how it has turned out".
"When you get into that type (of tournament) - the European Cup or all those things - you don't forecast, you don't predict what's going to happen, you don't gamble on things".
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