Sentence examples for winners of pool from inspiring English sources

The winners of pool C, likely to be New Zealand, will play the runner-up in pool D, most probably Ireland, while the runner-up in C, probably Argentina, will meet the winners of pool D, likely to be France, if results go as expected.

New Zealand top Pool A on 15 points with one match to play, while France will finish second on 11 points after completing their four fixtures and face the winners of Pool B in the quarter-finals.

Biarritz were worthy winners of Pool 1 and Stade Français were good value in hammering Newcastle in their quarter-final in the Paris sunshine, but the two served up a poor, if eventually thrilling, semi-final, which saw the Parisians snatch an outrageous victory.

Gary Street's England team advanced to the knockout stages as the winners of Pool A by virtue of their better points difference.

Assuming Wales progress, they will play the winners of Pool C, which will be Ireland so long as Declan Kidney's men beat Italy.

South Africa, runners-up in the last two World Series and bronze medallists in Delhi, were comfortable winners of Pool B after one-sided victories over Trinidad and Tobago (36-0), the Cook Islands (50-0) and Kenya (22-0).

Pool Two holds France, Fiji and Scotland; Tonga, Ireland and Samoa are in Pool Three Second round Play-off between winners of Pools Two and Three; rankings matches between other sides in those pools Semi-finals Top three in Pool One joined by winner of play-off.

The winner of pool B, most likely South Africa, will play the pool A runner-up.

The winner of Pool C depends on whether Russia defeats Belgium today.

If Montferrand win, they will be clear winners of the pool and thus go through as such.

Yachvili converted superbly with the last kick of the match, the result of which sees Biarritz leapfrog Connacht into second place with Harlequins looking like runaway winners of the pool.