• England's Sam Burgess passes the ball during an England training session in Bagshot on Tuesday ahead of their Rugby World CUp match against Wales on Saturday. David Rogers / Getty Images
    England's Sam Burgess passes the ball during an England training session in Bagshot on Tuesday ahead of their Rugby World CUp match against Wales on Saturday. David Rogers / Getty Images
  • South Africa's full-back Willie le Roux attends a team training session in Birmingham, England on Tuesday ahead of their Saturday match against Samoa at the 2015 Rugby World Cup. Lionel Bonaventure / AFP
    South Africa's full-back Willie le Roux attends a team training session in Birmingham, England on Tuesday ahead of their Saturday match against Samoa at the 2015 Rugby World Cup. Lionel Bonaventure / AFP
  • Scotland's captain and scrum half Greig Laidlaw practices during a training session in Gloucester, England on Tuesday ahead of Wednesday's match against Japan at the 2015 Rugby World Cup. Damien Meyer / AFP
    Scotland's captain and scrum half Greig Laidlaw practices during a training session in Gloucester, England on Tuesday ahead of Wednesday's match against Japan at the 2015 Rugby World Cup. Damien Meyer / AFP
  • The official logo of the 2015 Rugby World Cup is seen on a ball at South Africa's training session on Tuesday ahead of their match against Samoa on Saturday. Lionel Bonaventure / AFP
    The official logo of the 2015 Rugby World Cup is seen on a ball at South Africa's training session on Tuesday ahead of their match against Samoa on Saturday. Lionel Bonaventure / AFP
  • Argentina's fly-half Juan Martin Hernandez passes the ball during a training session in Hertford, north of London, on Tuesday ahead of their Rugby World Cup match against Georgia on Friday. Bertrand Langlois / AFP
    Argentina's fly-half Juan Martin Hernandez passes the ball during a training session in Hertford, north of London, on Tuesday ahead of their Rugby World Cup match against Georgia on Friday. Bertrand Langlois / AFP
  • Members of France's rugby squad pass members of the media as they arrive for a team training session at the Olympic Stadium in London on Tuesday ahead of their Rugby World Cup match against Romania on Wednesday. Franck Fife / AFP
    Members of France's rugby squad pass members of the media as they arrive for a team training session at the Olympic Stadium in London on Tuesday ahead of their Rugby World Cup match against Romania on Wednesday. Franck Fife / AFP
  • Japan's fly-half Yu Tamura arrives on the pitch for a training session in Gloucester, England on Tuesday ahead of their Wednesday contest against Scotland at the Rugby World Cup. Damien Meyer / AFP
    Japan's fly-half Yu Tamura arrives on the pitch for a training session in Gloucester, England on Tuesday ahead of their Wednesday contest against Scotland at the Rugby World Cup. Damien Meyer / AFP
  • Scotland's rugby squad huddle during a team training session ahead of their match against Japan on Wednesday at the 2015 Rugby World Cup. Damien Meyer / AFP
    Scotland's rugby squad huddle during a team training session ahead of their match against Japan on Wednesday at the 2015 Rugby World Cup. Damien Meyer / AFP
  • Japan's Michael Leitch and Luke Thompson shown during training on Tuesday ahead of their Wednesday match against Scotland at the Rugby World Cup in England. Rebecca Naden / Action Images / Reuters
    Japan's Michael Leitch and Luke Thompson shown during training on Tuesday ahead of their Wednesday match against Scotland at the Rugby World Cup in England. Rebecca Naden / Action Images / Reuters

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Squads gear up for second round of Rugby World Cup pool play action – in pictures

Jake Badger

September 23, 2015

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Images from various national teams training in England the past couple days ahead of the second round of pool play matches in the 2015 Rugby World Cup, including Japan training for a meeting with Scotland, South Africa preparing for Samoa and England readying for Wales. Click the arrows below to scroll through the photos.

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