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Who will be the runners-up when New Zealand become the next world champions in Paris ths year?

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  1. Ireland or France.  

    The ABs will be playing either Ireland or France in the Quarters.  So which ever team avoids that match will be the runner up.....maybe.


  2. France. All Blacks are powerful. Go All Blacks!!!!

  3. Sud Afrika ....right behind NZ !

  4. South Africa

  5. My guess would be that any of the top teams can win on a given day. In partuclar South Africa, France and Australia as well as NZ

  6. England (fingers crossed)

  7. no one, the all blacks are going to get knocked out early.

  8. i think you mean who will win when nz (the world cup choke masters) get knocked out in the 1/4

    or semi final like they always do.

    id like to say australia but i think the boks might get it this time around

  9. you mean whos going to win when the all blacks become runners up this year. the answer to that is the springboks

  10. Probably France but as the other chap said, any one of the top eight could beat each other in a one off. Not that I would put money on Wales beating the All Blacks.

  11. Blimey!

    Im a hard out one eyed AB supporter and I don't even have the b@lls to say that!! Good on ya lol!

    Im praying that the AB's make it to the finals but Im not sure how France keeps popping up? Im sorry but the AB's did what to their home advantage??

  12. Ireland

  13. Being French, I think France has no chance to win the tournament, but All Blacks has all chances to win it.

    See last wins against France,  but sure there are South Africa & Australia  (England > bad, Italia > bad, all European > bad)

    The three big teams are Australia, South Africa and New-Zealand.

  14. I want to say the American Eagles.  I really do.  But we all know their chances.  Especially pulling England to start.

    My gut is telling me it'll be France.

  15. irland, the winners of the six-nations, thats if they dont win it, and no one liks the home team to win

  16. I,d have thought the aussies would be. Maybe SA. lets face it. its only ever gunna be between 4 teams at the most. Could be 5 with france at a very long shot.

  17. I think that's very presumtious of you. I wouldn't write off any of the top 8 teams at this point

  18. It's got to come from 1 of 4 teams France, Ireland, South Africa & Austrailia.

    Mine would be France as they are the hosts and have the home crowd supporting them as well.

    My outsiders of the four would be Ireland as they have showen to be playing some good rugby over the past 2 years.  They might have peaked to early but I wouldnt count them out.

    My wish would be Wales but I think with the Squad we have this year we are 4 years to soon to be competing to win it. We will get to the Quarter Finals & maybe just maybe surprise even the Welsh public and reach the Semis.

  19. Of course the All Blacks deserve to be favourites but i am not convinced that winning the cup is a foregone conclusion for them. However I'm happy to speculate as to which team might be runner up IF NZ win.

    Should NZ win the World Cup this year they would need to win a quarter final and a semi final, thus eliminating (arguably) first Ireland and then Australia in the process. My expectation is that England, Wales and Scotland (or perhaps Italy) and Wales would all be despatched in their quarter finals, paving the way for a France versus South Africa semi final to decide the other team to contest the final.

    There is little to choose between these two, but I am inclined to favour the French playing at home against a team which is not very accomplished at winning away games. This would put the Tricolours into the final and (presuming NZ did win the cup) claim for them the runner up position.

    As a footnote: If NZ fall short in the semi final as they did last time, then Australia would be France's opponent in the Final. (Oh no, not a third World Cup for the Aussies, please).
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