Comments on: Rugby World Cup 2015: Round 2 Predictions http://www.therugbyblog.com/rugby-world-cup-2015-round-2-predictions Rugby Union opinion and discussion, for the fans, by the fans. Sat, 03 Sep 2016 21:01:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.1.1 By: Pablitohttp://www.therugbyblog.com/rugby-world-cup-2015-round-2-predictions#comment-380272 Wed, 23 Sep 2015 15:04:05 +0000 http://www.therugbyblog.com/?p=39281#comment-380272 Oh – not anymore. A step too far afte beating SA

]]> By: Pablitohttp://www.therugbyblog.com/rugby-world-cup-2015-round-2-predictions#comment-380270 Wed, 23 Sep 2015 15:01:02 +0000 http://www.therugbyblog.com/?p=39281#comment-380270 Damn it Japan. Sort it out. There’s still time!

]]> By: Robhttp://www.therugbyblog.com/rugby-world-cup-2015-round-2-predictions#comment-380239 Wed, 23 Sep 2015 10:56:26 +0000 http://www.therugbyblog.com/?p=39281#comment-380239 Some very interesting match-ups in midweek. Not much has been made of Georgia, after their shock win was immediately trumped by Japan, but they are basically playing for a quarter-final spot here.

New Zealand will win their 3 remaining games, so take them out of the equation. Assume a narrow win for Georgia, they could go to 8 points, leaving Argentina and Tonga on 1. Georgia would then need 3 points against Namibia to seal a QF spot, which is more likely than not.

Would a win for Georgia and a QF spot drive a change to European rugby, the way Argentina’s 2007 run did? Especially if one of England/Wales, Italy and possibly Scotland didn’t make the knock-outs?

Scotland too, without playing on the weekend, are already facing a near knock-out situation. If Japan beat them, and assuming Japan beat the USA, they’ll need to beat both Samoa and South Africa to quailfy, so this is a huge match for them.

France and NZ should comfortably win and march on in their pools. I also fancy Australia against Fiji, who probably won’t be fully recovered after a tough opener.

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