RWC Semi Final Preview
Published October 9th, 2007 in .This years Rugby World Cup Semi Finals will set up a North vs South final.
England - France
England was in tatters in the group stages and managed to get through to the Quarters while many thought that they would not. As we all know England stepped up and knew what they had to do to beat the Auzzies and played to their strengths. Giving them a chance to meet the Host nation France in the Quarter Finals. The French did not have a great start to the RWC when they lost to a fired up Argentina. However the French rose to the challenge when they played Ireland and were rewarded with a Quarter final against the top rated, tournament favorites, the All Blacks. In a game that will forever be remembered by French rugby fans they fought back from a 13 point deficit to beat New Zealand. Both teams are feeling the confidence from last weekend. Who will be able to carry it over to this weekend?
Argentina - South Africa
For the second time in History a major football match was moved forward so that the entire nation of Argentina would be able to watch “Los Pumas” Quarter Final against the Scottish. Argentina has had a fairytale story so far, now they face the Springboks. Will the fairytale stop here or will it become even more of a glorious story. South Africa was rated by the bookies as second favorites to win the RWC. They totally smashed England in the group stages however their other games saw the Boks perform in patches. Tonga and Fiji managed to give the Springboks a good run for their money. I’m predicting a major battle in the forwards.