With the news that two World Cup pool matches have been called off, and another under review, there is some confusion over who will finish where. Sportsmail takes a look at the pool permutations...

COMMENT BY JOHN GREECHAN: This utter farce accurately reflects not merely a shambolic lack of leadership in World Rugby, but Scotland's continued status as an international irrelevance.

SRU chiefs remain on a collision course with World Rugby after the decision on whether Sunday's make-or-break game with Japan goes ahead was delayed until the morning of the match.

Sunday's clash, which is effectively a play-off match for a quarter-final place, may still be called off by World Rugby in the aftermath of Super-Typhoon Hagibis, which is set to hit on Saturday.

EXCLUSIVE BY MATT HUGHES AND NIK SIMON: World Rugby are facing possible legal action whatever decision they make regarding Scotland's scheduled Pool A clash with Japan on Sunday.

World Rugby says it aims to make a decision on whether Scotland's storm-threatened clash with Japan on Sunday can go ahead as early as possible.

The captain's run for Japan had an altogether more aquatic feel on Saturday morning as the players waded through a flooded tunnel out onto the pitch. 

Japan captain Michael Leitch dedicated the team's 28-21 victory over Scotland at the Rugby World Cup on Sunday to those affected by the typhoon which nearly cancelled the match.

Hogg said he would be 'very annoyed' if one of his Scotland team-mates was so quick to move on from their own exit at this year's showpiece in Japan.

Stuart Hogg admits that if his Exeter Chiefs side win the Premiership, people will believe they triumphed only because of Saracens' hefty points deduction for breaching the salary cap.

The 34-year-old Clermont scrum-half skippered the side in 39 out of his 76 international appearances, more times than any other player, and is Scotland's second-highest point scorer with 714.

Finn Russell was dropped from Scotland's Six Nations opener after refusing to stop drinking at the team's hotel bar and then skipping training the following morning.

New Scotland captain Stuart Hogg is to seek out national icon Gavin Hastings for last-minute advice on how to lead the team from full-back in the Six Nations opener against Ireland.

Scotland head coach Gregor Townsend has backed captain Stuart Hogg to bounce back from his horror miss against Ireland and lead the team with confidence against England next week.

Finn Russell will be absent again when Scotland play England in the 2020 Guinness Six Nations Championship at Murrayfield.

Scotland head coach Gregor Townsend has warned his players not to let their emotions get the better of them in Saturday's Calcutta Cup showdown.

Thursday at Murrayfield. Greig Laidlaw looks at an empty arena. It is tempting to chronicle his career in a series of kicks, but the deserted grass surrounded by stands holds a comforting familiarity.

CHRIS FOY IN EDINBURGH - England's  task is to turn down the volume - in the Murrayfield stands and far beyond. There is suddenly a lot of noise swirling around the national team.

Dylan Hartley runs the rule on England's trip to Edinburgh, as Eddie Jones' side prepares to face old foe Scotland in a Calcutta Cup clash. 

All those training sessions when Steve Borthwick brings a bucket filled with slippery, soapy water paid off on Saturday night. England overcame foul weather to beat Scotland.

England captain Owen Farrell revealed the conditions the team's suffered at Murrayfield yesterday were some of the worst of his Test career.

Townsend has warned exile Russell that he will have to make the same 'sacrifices' as every other Scotland player - or be banished from his squad for the duration of the Six Nations.

EXCLUSIVE: A Scottish Women's Rugby player being treated for coronavirus spent days training near to Team GB Olympians at their base in Loughborough before she was diagnosed.

During the latest episode of BT Sport's 'What I Wore' series, Van Persie was asked to talk about the iconic moments from his career as he worked his way through the shirts he donned during his career.

The superstar musician's burgeoning domestic empire started in 2012, when he bought a modern farmhouse in the town of Framlingham.

The Grammy winner, 28, who is currently on his Divide tour in Hannover, Germany, took to Instagram on Friday to share the devastating news with fans.

Ed Sheeran has quietly donated 300 items of his wardrobe to a tiny charity in his hometown in Suffolk. The British singer has donated a strange plethora of items including ukuleles and trainers.

Billionaire Christian Candy and wife Emily Crompton live with their children in a £30 million Surrey house. Over the past four years, they have spent a further £20 million buying up four neighbouring properties.

Foxx, 51, was spotted leaving a Los Angeles nightclub hand-in-hand with Vave over the weekend, sparking rumours they were an item after Foxx split from Katie Holmes.

They're expected to tie the knot in a lavish ceremony at a stately home in Yorkshire on Saturday, in front of a host of celebrity pals.

The singer, 32, and her art dealer beau, 27, will apparently host an array of their famous pals at the stunning country estate, including Princess Eugenie, Ed Sheeran and Rita Ora.

A British vlogger, who hit headlines when her parody of Ed Sheeran's Shape of You racked up 20 million views in just a few weeks in 2017, has shared a hilarious rap about being 30.

The singer turned publican has just opened Bertie Blossoms, on West London's Portobello Road, with the venue named in honour of his wife Cherry Seaborn.

Cassie Lansdell coupled up with Gold Coast 'bad boy' Adam Farrugia on Monday night's episode of Love Island Australia. 

The singer, 28, surprisingly struggled to learn a selection of musical instruments during his childhood as he reflected on his rise to fame in his new documentary, In My Own Words.

Sarah and Daniel Hancock married in a whirlwind Las Vegas ceremony in April, eight months after meeting on TikTok. The couple are thought to be the first to meet and marry through the social media app.

Gino D'Acampo's son Luciano attended Tilly Ramsay's 18th birthday after she went public with her new beau despite her dad Gordon claiming they were dating weeks before.

Pelicano co-owner Andrew Becher said their landlord was pushing them out of their Double Bay building but the building owners claim it is in need of urgent renovations.

With the decade coming to a close in just a few weeks, Spotify has named Drake and Ed Sheeran the music streaming service's Most Streamed Artists of The Decade.

Britons' spending on digital music rose 23.5 per cent last year with Lewis Capaldi and Ed Sheeran topping the charts, according to the Entertainment Retailers Association.

Wiley dropped a second track, titled Eediyat Skengman 2, where he threatens to 'rip Stormzy's mum's weave off of her head' and takes aim at the rapper's absent father.

The two stars have been feuding since New Year's Day, when Wiley, 40, locked horns with Stormzy, 26, and criticised him for collaborating with Ed Sheeran.

Margaret Mackie, 83, lives in a care home in Edinburgh, and while she struggles to remember names, she stunned residents with a word-perfect rendition of the Sinatra classic.

The 'news story' about the case of mistaken identity was reported during the show on Thursday morning, with the Australian presenters giggling about the bizarre tale.

Singer-songwriter Tom Speight, 33, is one of 115,000 Britons who have Crohn's disease, a condition in which the lining of the digestive system becomes inflamed and often ulcerated.

The singer songwriter, 29, was spotted in the stands at Portman Road on Saturday.

Cabello and the 21-year-old heartthrob, who sang a select few of their greatest hits, sent fans into a frenzy, when they decided to cover the Ed Sheeran penned love song Kiss Me.

According to The Sun, the generous donation has gone toward several good causes including the children's hospital ward in Ipswich.

The Cats star, 85, added another string to her bow as she showcased her moves by dancing in a TikTok video alongside grandson Sam Williams, 22, with fans convinced he's actually Ed Sheeran.

The Bucket List, where celebrities such as Ed Sheeran have frequented, is believed to be letting it's July lease go until the multi-million dollar refurbishment of the Bondi Pavilion is complete.