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In a little over two days the great rugby nations of the world will face off in a tournament over six weeks to lift the William Webb Ellis Cup and be crowned winners of the Rugby World Cup.  The competition takes place in England and Wales, though mostly in England.  I'm a New Zealander, a Kiwi, and so I'm a supporter of the mighty All Blacks, who are the defending champions, and who I hope will be back-to-back winners.

My prediction for the quarter finals: New Zealand vs France with a New Zealand victory!

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French team 2015 isn't a fine vintage. But anyway, that'll be more than enough to kick some Kiwi asses

The finest (and the first) confrontation I've ever seen is France/NZ 1999. Both teams at their best. Beautiful passing game and heroic action on both sides. A spectacular comeback. Ever since, I feel like the game of the two teams has become too conventional (2007 and 2011).

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French team 2015 isn't a fine vintage. But anyway, that'll be more than enough to kick some Kiwi asses

The finest (and the first) confrontation I've ever seen is France/NZ 1999. Both teams at their best. Beautiful passing game and heroic action on both sides. A spectacular comeback. Ever since, I feel like the game of the two teams has become too conventional (2007 and 2011).

There have certainly been some great match-ups between New Zealand and France, my favourites are the ones the All Blacks win!  The game from 1999 was an example of the famous French flair, but it was also a lesson in underestimating the competition.  New Zealand was expected to win the game and the tournament but that didn't happen.  There were some fantastic tries from both sides - including one from Jonah Lomu at the end of the first half, and again, with the help of Jeff Wilson, at the start of the second half. 

But from there on it was only heartbreak.

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The 2015 Rugby World Cup Fixtures and Predictions

Saturday 19th September
England vs Fiji = England will win.
Tonga vs Georgia  = Tonga will win.
Ireland vs Canada = Ireland will win.
South Africa vs Japan = South Africa will win.
France vs Italy = France will win.

Sunday 20th September
Samoa vs USA = Samoa will win.
Wales vs Uruguay = Wales will win.
New Zealand vs Argentina = New Zealand will win.

Wednesday 23rd September
Scotland vs Japan = Japan will win.
Australia vs Fiji = Australia will win.
France vs Romania = France will win.

Thursday 24th September
New Zealand vs Namibia = New Zealand will win.

Friday 25th September
Argentina vs Georgia = Argentina will win.

Saturday 26th September
Italy vs Canada = Italy will win.
South Africa vs Samoa  = South Africa will win.
England vs Wales  = England will win.

Sunday 27th September
Australia vs Uruguay  = Australia will win.
Scotland vs USA  = Scotland will win.
Ireland vs Romania  = Ireland will win.

Tuesday 29th September
Tonga vs Namibia  = Tonga will win.

Thursday 1st October
Wales vs Fiji  = Wales will win.
France vs Canada  = France will win.

Friday 2nd October
New Zealand vs Georgia  = New Zealand will win.

Saturday 3rd October
Samoa vs Japan  = Samoa* will win.                      *I want Japan to win
South Africa vs Scotland  = South Africa will win.
England vs Australia  = Australia will win.......

Sunday 4th October
Argentina vs Tonga = Argentina will win.
Ireland vs Italy = Ireland will win.

Tuesday 6th October
Canada vs Romania = Romania will win.
Fiji vs Uruguay = Fiji will win.

Wednesday 7th October
South Africa vs USA  = South Africa will win.
Namibia vs Georgia  = Georgia will win.

Friday 9th October
New Zealand vs Tonga  = New Zealand will win.

Saturday 10th October
Samoa vs Scotland  = Samoa will win.
Australia vs Wales  = Australia will win.
England vs Uruguay  = England will win.

Sunday 11th October
Argentina vs Namibia  = Argentina will win.
Italy vs Romania  = Italy will win.
France vs Ireland  = Ireland will win.
USA vs Japan  = Japan will win.

Saturday 17th October
QF1 South Africa vs England = England will win.
QF2 New Zealand vs France = New Zealand will win.

Sunday 18th October
QF3 Ireland vs Argentina = Ireland will win.
QF4 Australia vs Samoa* = Australia will win.

Saturday 24th October
SF1 England vs New Zealand = New Zealand will win.

Sunday 25th October
SF2 Ireland vs Australia = Australia will win.

Friday 30th October
Bronze final England vs Ireland = England will win.

Saturday 31st October
Final New Zealand vs Australia = New Zealand will win.

Edit: I forgot to add the first game!!!

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and again, with the help of Jeff Wilson, at the start of the second half.

The combination and the course are particularly intelligent. Btw Jeff Wilson should have had an even better career.

But from there on it was only heartbreak.

It's something like...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75My04BA8es

England vs Australia  = Australia will win.......

Why ........?

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It's something like...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75My04BA8es

Except using The Matrix analogy I would be Agent Smith.

Smith, that sounds familiar...,

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England vs Australia  = Australia will win.......

Why ........?

the "........"?

That is because I'm not confident and I changed my mind several times.  Australia is good at upsetting other strong teams, They are ranked number two in the world and this year the beat both the number one and number three ranked teams.  I think they'll put on a good show, but it is England's backyard so it's really hard to predict.  One thing I am 100% confident in, is the fact that it will be a fantastic clash of titans!

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Saturday 31st October
Final New Zealand vs Australia = Australia will win.

Fixt !

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Hi Bob.  Lol.  You get the Cricket World Cup.  We get the Rugby World Cup!

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http://www.wat.tv/video/angleterre-fidj … f9zp_.html

The "Marseillaise" (french national anthem) during England - Fidji. English supporters have lost their voice seeing this game^^

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Nothing wrong with going for the quinella Winnie. You Kiwi's can have both next time around.

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My guess is it's just been crazy around you Winston !

Fuck me I can't see all those games.

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Japan win against South Africa ! I never expected that.
France - Italy in a few minuts.

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T'as vu les jap ?

Bon bah bon match, tu me raconteras...

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Non je me suis dit que j'allais pas me faire chier à chercher un lien en streaming pour voir les Jap' se faire défoncer : raté.

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When i want to see something primitive, there is K1.

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Argentina made me dream until the 57th minute against the All Blacks^^

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My guess is it's just been crazy around you Winston !

Fuck me I can't see all those games.

It's not too crazy because although I'm a Kiwi, I live in Japan.  Fortunately it's a public holiday this week so I've been able to watch a lot of games.  Also means I've drunk a lot too though.  It was great watching Japan beat the Springboks on Saturday night.  It was absolutely crazy in the bar where I watched it.  I almost bloody cried!

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Japan win against South Africa ! I never expected that.
France - Italy in a few minuts.

That was an amazing game.  They just held in there and never let South Africa get away from them.  I was watching it in an Irish bar in Japan with locals, Brits, Irish, and me the Kiwi.  It was the stuff dreams are made of!

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Argentina made me dream until the 57th minute against the All Blacks^^

I still kept the faith but I was a little nervous at times.  Actually the All Blacks often step it up a level when someone gets yellow carded, so when Richie McCaw went off I wasn't too worried.  It was quite a good match.  We started strongly but once Argentina took the momentum they kept it for a long time.  I knew it was going to be a tough match but I was confident we'd win by about ten points.  Although both teams had great moments, both also made bad mistakes and there were disciple issues for both sides too.  I have a lot of respect for Argentina.

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I'm looking forward to Japan vs Scotland on Wednesday night.  I'm hoping the Brave Blossoms can do it again!

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I'm looking forward to Japan vs Scotland on Wednesday night.  I'm hoping the Brave Blossoms can do it again!

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France will probably play New Zeeland or Argentina : I dont know which team would be the best for us^^

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France will probably play New Zeeland or Argentina : I dont know which team would be the best for us^^

Yeah I think NZ play France or Ireland.  I'm not sure which would be better for us either.   But I drink at an Irish bar and if NZ beats Ireland in the semifinals then I might not be allowed back!

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Japan vs Scotland is starting in an hour or so.  I'm looking for some more Japanese magic!

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4 tries for us. The job is done. It was hard the first 30 minuts !

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Is there a good free stream? Never saw a game.

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4 tries for us. The job is done. It was hard the first 30 minuts !

Yeah Scotland came back strong in the second half.  Japan looked exhausted and everything fell apart in the last 20-30 minutes.  Still I enjoyed the first half and the Japanese try was a good one.

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Is there a good free stream? Never saw a game.

There are a few games on YouTube.  Replays of games I mean.  Although I've heard they are not available in all areas. 

There's a streaming site called vipbox that usually has streams.   There are usually a couple of popups though so you have to be careful where you click.  And don't download any addons, if they tell you you need to download something they are dodgy!

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There's a streaming site called vipbox that usually has streams.   There are usually a couple of popups though so you have to be careful where you click.  And don't download any addons, if they tell you you need to download something they are dodgy!

Thx... yes i know these cheap tricks.