Rugby World cup 2007!!!?

Question

Hey South Africa is taking on the USA on 30/09/2007, Im guessing that South Africa will be champs... what say ye?

Answer 1

South Africa should flog the USA... but they wont be taking home the cup!

Answer 2

Yes South Africa would be the champs if Jake White uses the right players. . . If he put half of the bulls and sharks in his team he would achieve success.  South Africa have a great team lined up for England.

Answer 3

They will beat USA but will lose to the All Blacks

Answer 4

The US probably has some great athletes in rugby, however they usually start playing at quite a late stage in their lives, not as 5 or 6 yr olds. Therefore they don't have that deep down experience and haven't got the coaching depth of other nations.

When they conquor both those areas they will be very dangerous.

Remember USA is the only country that has a rugby Olympic gold medal!!!!!  1948

Answer 5

South Africa will kill USA by over 100 fielding a team of bench players.

The final will be Italy versus Japan. I am sometimes wrong though...

Answer 6

Yes, with the team they have now i think we stand a great change

Answer 7

SA will easily stick 80 points on the Americans.

Answer 8

Ireland to win comfortably :D

Answer 9

South Africa are a team to be reckoned with at the moment....I think they could easily thump the USA team....however they can be inconsistent too an could lose...having said that I would put my money on Springboks to beat them by 30 points!

Answer 10

Wesley D, when has the USA ever beaten the Springboks in rugby, dude? You must be thinking of a different sport.

Such games are usually a waste of time for the strong unions, but they're part of the tournament.

SA103 - USA 3

Answer 11

South Africa & all the other teams have equal oppurtunity to win this one but I hope it will be France as they are the host nation.

Answer 12

The US are an improving team and defensively are very organised, but SA are going to prove much too strong for them and probably win by about 20 or 30 points.

Answer 13

Ofcouse it will be SA... what with the pick of the Bulls and Sharks as a squad, how are the springboks not going to win?

Answer 14

South Africa will beat them quite easily.

USA are improving a lot which is good to see.

But they aren't ready for a class team like SA could be if the right team is on the field together.

Answer 15

I can honestly say that i think South Africa will walk all over the USA in the game on the 30th of September but this however will have no input into the result of the competition.

I think the most important match of the world cup will be the match between Ireland and France in the group stages. In my opinion the three favourite teams for the world cup are New Zealand, France and although people say they dont perform on the big occasions i think Ireland will perform well.

The all blacks will easily win their group and any match prior to facing either of these teams but the French and the Irish are grouped together (along with argentina). The runner up in this group will have to face the kiwi's in the quarter finals, while the winners of the group have a relatively easy run to the final. Playing either Italy or Scotland in the quarters (toss a coin) and either South Africa (physically strong but technically weak) or England (who have been rubbish lately) in the semi finals.

Whoever faces New Zealand in the quarters, i feel will be steam rolled as the kiwi's will be set on getting to the final and winning the competition and they certainly have the quality but when they get to the final its another matter. anything can happen in the final.

I hope it will be a New Zealand v Ireland final as i think it would be a great spectical of a game. the Irish backs on their day are at least equal to the best in the world with O'Driscoll and D'arcy in the centre, Hickie and Horgan on the wings, O'Gara and Stringer in supply and Dempsy(most under rated member of the team) behind at full back.



I feel if the Irish play to their potential it could be one of the greatest matches of all time but i still think that New Zealand are too strong for everyone in the competition. (sadly for the Irish)

What the rest of you think?

Answer 16

hey hey

USA have beaten south Africa before so it should be a tight game. it is going to be anyone game but i think South Africa is going to have the weight advantage which would be good in the scrums and line outs.