rwc 2015 final teams and predictions 30-10-15

 

SOUTH AFRICA V ARGENTENA

Here are the teams for the third place play off in the rugby world cup

South Africa: 15 Willie le Roux, 14 JP Pietersen, 13 Jesse Kriel, 12 Damian de Allende, 11 Bryan Habana, 10 Handre Pollard, 9 Ruan Pienaar; 1 Tendai Mtawarira, 2 Bismarck du Plessis, 3 Frans Malherbe, 4 Eben Etzebeth, 5 Victor Matfield (c), 6 Francois Louw, 7 Schalk Burger, 8 Duane Vermeulen.

Replacements: 16 Adriaan Strauss, 17 Trevor Nyakane, 18 Jannie du Plessis, 19 Lodewyk de Jager, 20 Willem Alberts, 21 Rudy Paige, 22 Pat Lambie, 23 Jan Serfontein.

Argentina: 15 Lucas Gonzalez Amorosino, 14 Santiago Cordero, 13 Matias Moroni, 12 Jeronimo de la Fuente, 11 Horacio Agulla, 10 Nicolas Sanchez (c), 9 Tomas Cubelli; 1 Marcos Ayerza, 2 Julian Montoya, 3 Ramiro Herrera, 4 Matias Alemanno, 5 Tomas Lavanini, 6 Javier Ortega Desio, 7 Juan Fernandez Lobbe, 8 Juan Manuel Leguizamon.

Replacements: 16 Lucas Noguera, 17 Juan Pablo Orlandi, 18 Juan Figallo, 19 Guido Petti, 20 Facundo Isa, 21 Martin Landajo, 22 Santiago Gonzalez Iglesias, 23 Juan Pablo Socino.

http://www.skysports.com/rugby-union/south-africa-vs-argentina/preview/74870

I feel that this game will be very close and depend more on who is up for it and I cannot see Argentina not be up for it but I can see South Africa. I think that Argentina will win this match but not by more than seven. Sanchez and Pollard in my opinion will score the point in a game of few tries. The people who will change the game are Du Plessis for South Africa and Fernandez Lobe for Argentina

AUSTRILIA V NEW ZEALAND

Here are the teams for the rugby world cup final 2015

New Zealand: Ben Smith; Nehe Milner-Skudder, Conrad Smith, Ma'a Nonu, Julian Savea; Dan Carter, Aaron Smith; Joe Moody, Dane Coles, Owen Franks, Brodie Retallick, Sam Whitelock, Jerome Kaino, Richie McCaw, Kieran Read.

Replacements: Keven Mealamu, Ben Franks, Charlie Faumuina, Victor Vito, Sam Cane, Tawera Kerr-Barlow, Beauden Barrett, Sonny Bill Williams.

Australia: Israel Folau; Adam Ashley-Cooper, Tevita Kuridrani, Matt Giteau, Drew Mitchell; Bernard Foley, Will Genia; Scott Sio, Stephen Moore (captain), Sekope Kepu, Kane Douglas, Rob Simmons, Scott Fardy, Michael Hooper, David Pocock.

Replacements: Tatafu Polota-Nau, James Slipper, Greg Holmes, Dean Mumm, Ben McCalman, Nick Phipps, Matt Toomua, Kurtley Beale.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-union/34671255

New Zealand have got a way of playing that makes them very hard to beat at times are very difficult to beat but Australia have beaten them this year. Another thing that has to be looked at is the fact of the closeness of the quarter final against Wales and playing against a team who preferred to kick than to go for tries. With the emergence of players like Miner Skudder coming through and if he is able to take control this could be a walkover. Drew Mitchell is looking to score the most tries in the competitions history and he can change the game just as easily.