South Africa will be aiming to defend their title, France will fancy their chances on home soil and can Fiji upset the established order?
The biggest unknown heading into this tournament is what the impact of the bunker review system will be. We’ve seen it play an influential role in the summer warm-up matches and I genuinely believe that a knockout fixture will be decided by a review and a card.The warm-up matches brought home how much impact the bunker review system is going to have.
Damien Penaud is also someone who deserves a mention, for rather different reasons.Photograph: Franck Fife/AFP/Getty ImagesFrance. Rarely has a RWC host nation felt a greater sense of approaching destiny. I can seebattling their way to a blockbuster final against the defending champions, South Africa. On a highly charged Saturday night in Paris, are the hosts really going to be beaten?South Africa to beat New Zealand in the final. Their power game and their depth give them the edge.
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