world cup predictions before world cup begins 18-9-15

POOL A

1 Purely because the rivalry they will have between Australia and Wales and the fact that one hard game in their back pocket I think that England will top the pool

Ambition Champion, Realistic Semi final

My Prediction Final

2 I would have to go for Australia in second place behind England as they know how to play smart but it will not be as easy as they think

Ambition Champion, Realistic Quarter final

My Prediction Quarter Final

3 I feel that this could be an interesting battle for third but Wales have shown that they are good enough to finish second or even first but I do think that the hard match against England might harm them but they could easily finish first there is not that much between the top 3

Ambition Final, Realistic Quarter final

4 Fiji I feel that the difference might be who is and is not able to get the bonus point against Fiji. I think that they might be able to pick up a surprise win but I do not think they have the consistency to win 2 or 3 matches

Ambition 3^rd place realistic 3^rd place

5 Uruguay the whopping boys of the group and with the way that this group goes if you do not get 5 points against Uruguay you might be in trouble  

Ambition 1 win Realistic 1 win

POOL B

1 South Africa I would think that South Africa are a class apart from the other teams in the group and I would think they would be to strong not to top it

Ambition Champion realistic semi final  

My prediction Semi final

2 Scotland I am going for Scotland ahead of Samoa because they are playing this world cup in the northern Hemisphere and I think that the match between the two matches will be very close and knowing the weather could be the difference

Ambition Quarter finals realistic Quarters

My prediction quarters

3 Samoa I think that Samoa will finish third which will be a good tournament for them

Ambition semi ,  realistic quarter

4 Japan seem to be more developed as a nation when it comes to rugby than the US and it has felt for a while that they have been ready to make the leap and become a big nation. I still feel that more development is needed for any sort of knock out rugby to be discussed

Ambition 3^rd spot realistic 4^th spot

5 USA A country with a sport of their own similar to Rugby but never having the progression required to move onto the next step they need to look at rugby as a serious sport before anything is discussed

Ambition 1 win realistic 1 win

POOL C

1 The best team in rugby New Zealand who have got bigger stronger faster players than most other countries sit on top of the seedlings as they are the best but year on year they fail at the world cup as they have only won it twice

Ambition Champion, Realistic final

My prediction Champion

2 Argentina This is a team that has developed more so than any other since the world cup began and I think that finishing in second is a strong place for Argentina

Ambition Semi, Realistic Semi

My prediction quarter

3 Georgia I think that Georgia are progressing nicely and finishing third is a realistic position for Georgia after winning the European nations cup I feel that there is a progression there but at the same time they are nowhere near ready to compete with the big guns

Ambition 3^rd place realistic 4^th place

4 Tonga I think that Tonga is a small nation who has had a few good world cups but they are not really ready but I could see them finishing third also

Ambition quarter realistic 3^rd place

5 Namibia this is one of the smaller nations when it comes to rugby and I think that again retaining there African crown and getting to the world cup I think they will be happy with that

Ambition 1 win realistic nothing

Here are some of the teams for Saturday’s matches in the rugby world cup

 Tonga

POOL D

Ireland I think that this Ireland team has got the tools to reach the quarters in top spot but they have had some poor performances in pre-season and have not have that form to back them but I do think that this match between France and Ireland could go either way

Ambition final, realistic quarter final

My prediction Semi

2 France They have got that odd habit of being able to lose to Romania and then being able to beat New Zealand a week later I think that they can go far in this competition possibly beating New Zealand

Ambition final realistic quarter

My Prediction Quarter

3 Italy I think that playing quality teams in the 6 nation’s w2ill help Italy to fining in third spot. They have a couple of players who are top class and are not afraid to put a surprise in the mix and they could reach the semi final

Ambition Quarter realistic 3^rd place

4 Romania I think that Romania are strong enough to finish in 4^th position this year as they are strong enough to do so

Ambition 4^th place realistic 4^th  Place

5 Canada I feel that Canada do not have the proper understanding of this sport and find it tricky to win a match

Ambition 1 win realistic 1 win