RWC 2023 Fixtures and results

[Scott1]

08/09/2023
20:15 France v New Zealand

09/09/2023
12:00 Italy v Namibia
14:30 Ireland v Romania
17:00 Australia v Georgia
20:00 England v Argentina

[wigworth]

Bookies currently showing France and Argentina 0.5 - 1 point favourites in the matches, for me Argentina should be a bit more favoured but I really don't have a clue about how France vs NZ will play out.

[Scott1]

Bookies currently showing France and Argentina 0.5 - 1 point favourites in the matches, for me Argentina should be a bit more favoured but I really don't have a clue about how France vs NZ will play out.

Im gonna go for NZ by 3,Argentina by 7 so if you're having a bet go the opposite!

[trendylfj]

I would have NZ further ahead due to French injuries - 8 -10

Also I will NEVER vote for England to lose (even if my head says differently) - England by 7

[Scott1]

The noise is that Curry could be involved,not for me. He's been out too long. I would go Lawes,Willis,Earl with Ludlam on the bench. Integrate Curry back in the Japan game. Thoughts?

[wigworth]

The noise is that Curry could be involved,not for me. He's been out too long. I would go Lawes,Willis,Earl with Ludlam on the bench. Integrate Curry back in the Japan game. Thoughts?

On the bench at most for me, echoing your point he hasn't played since the prem final so work him up slowly hopefully for the quarters.

[ourla]

Mitchell to start for England on Saturday apparently

[Scott1]

Mitchell to start for England on Saturday apparently

Makes sense,he started very well until the team fell apart after a bit of rain!

[Darc Tiger]

Jasper starts

[Scott1]

Springbok team to face Scotland in Marseille:
15 – Damian Willemse (DHL Stormers) – 33 caps, 41 points (3t, 4c, 4pg, 2dg)
14 – Kurt-Lee Arendse (Vodacom Bulls) – 10 caps, 55 points (11t)
13 – Jesse Kriel (Canon Eagles) – 62 caps, 70 points (14t)
12 – Damian de Allende (Wild Knights) – 73 caps, 50 points (10t)
11 – Cheslin Kolbe (Suntory Sungoliath) – 26 caps, 81 points (12t, 3c, 5pg)
10 – Manie Libbok (DHL Stormers) – 9 caps, 65 points (1t, 21c, 6pg)
9 – Faf de Klerk (Canon Eagles) – 49 caps, 44 points (5t, 2c, 5pg)

8 – Jasper Wiese (Leicester Tigers) – 23 caps, 5 points (1t)
7 – Pieter-Steph du Toit (Toyota Verblitz) – 71 caps, 35 points (7t)
6 – Siya Kolisi (captain, Racing 92) – 77 caps, 50 points (10t)
5 – Franco Mostert (Honda Heat) – 67 caps, 15 points (3t)
4 – Eben Etzebeth (Hollywoodbets Sharks) – 113 caps, 25 points (5t)
3 – Frans Malherbe (DHL Stormers) – 63 caps, 5 points (1t)
2 – Malcolm Marx (Kubota Spears) – 63 caps, 85 points (17t)
1 – Steven Kitshoff (Ulster) – 76 caps, 10 points (2t)

[Scott1]

Replacements:
16 – Bongi Mbonambi (Hollywoodbets Sharks) – 62 caps, 65 points (13t)
17 – Ox Nche (Hollywoodbets Sharks) – 21 caps, 0 points
18 – Trevor Nyakane (Racing 92) – 62 caps, 5 points (1t)
19 – RG Snyman (Munster) – 28 caps, 5 points (1t)
20 – Marco van Staden (Vodacom Bulls) – 14 caps, 0 points
21 – Duane Vermeulen (SA Rugby) – 70 caps, 15 points (3t)
22 – Grant Williams (Hollywoodbets Sharks) – 5 caps, 0 points
23 – Willie le Roux (Vodacom Bulls) – 87 caps, 65 points (13t)

[Scott1]

New Zealand squad: Beauden Barrett, Will Jordan, Rieko Ioane, Anton Lienert-Brown, Mark Telea, Richie Mo’unga, Aaron Smith, Ardie Savea, Sam Cane (capt), Dalton Papali’i, Scott Barrett, Sam Whitelock, Nepo Laulala, Codie Taylor, Ethan de Groot.
Replacements: Samisoni Taukei’aho, Ofa Tu’ungafasi, Fletcher Newell, Tupou Vaa’i, Luke Jacobson, Finlay Christie, David Havili, Leicester Fainga’anuku.

[Scott1]

So Cole,Mitchell and Curry starting at 8 according to leaks. BY not even in the 23

[Scott1]

Emoni Narawa ruled out the RWC for NZ

[sapajo]

So Cole,Mitchell and Curry starting at 8 according to leaks. BY not even in the 23

Well at least Saints supporters will be orgasmic over Mitchell and perhaps Ben Youngs days as an England starting 9 are now behind him barring injuries and rotation.