A feast of rugby tomorrow, anyone attending? Predictions welcomed, reviews also appreciate
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I'll bite...
NZ by 12 OZ by 15 SA by 1 ARG by 3 SCO by 65
If SA revert to type I know folks love those really brutal tackle all day games but for me they get decided by the whistle too much so i'm kinda expecting the Wales v Aus game to be the more fun watch. NZ-ENG has Amushkavili in charge so it'll be an absolute crapshoot at rucks.
Yeah, in knock out rugby SA's game comes into its own, with these no jeopardy windows I hope we see all teams throw the ball around more!
Argentina by 3 is interesting too, any reason for the tightness? Frances form hasn't been amazing, but they are still 4th in the world and the guly between the top 4 and rest has been there for some time
I have a counter-thought about SA's knockout rugby; it only looks good because they squeaky bummed it in those games. But they only won by 1 point and it could easily have been a result the other way & then people would have been asking questions about why they don't use their incredible backs more etc.
I just have a vibe about Argentina; they didn't have as good a year as they would have hoped in '23 but it was still pretty decent and they're playing at home against a French team that's only just finished their playoffs. So if they were ever going to get a win it would be now. We've seen more of Argentina at home thanks to the Rugby Championship and they're getting increasingly hard to beat there.