The tournament opener is just days away, so who are the favourites and will the Wallabies make it out of the group stage?
We’re just days out from the Rugby World Cup, and the anticipation is growing as fans count down to kick-off.
Australia play their first game on Sunday at 2am against Georgia. The Wallabies then take on Fiji, Wales and Portugal in their other pool C fixtures, and the knockout stage begins on the weekend of October 14-15. But after the All Blacks were whipped 35-7 by South Africa two weeks ago, the Springboks and host nation France will start the World Cup as many experts’ top picks.
Ireland are the world’s top-ranked team, and have been outstanding for several years. But the Irish are notorious for peaking between World Cups – they have never made it past the quarter-finals – and are in a pool with South Africa and a much-improved Scotland.handed the Wallabies their fifth-straight lossBut it’s tumultuous on France’s side of the draw.
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