What chance do you think England have of retaining the rugy world cup?

Question

What chance do you think England have of retaining the rugy world cup?

Answer 1

It's 50/50...

Think england have a good chance. You have genuinely got to admire them for getting this far....and I really like ashton the coach..but supporting them is just to big a leap for this "neutral"..

Answer 2

I think it will be a hard battle.  I also think that SA will win - but by nowhere near as much as the 36-0 in the pool play.  Dianne - any team in the final 'deserves' to win.  England didn't get there by cheating, nor by mere luck - they have grafted and improved over each game.  I think it will be a great game if they both play as well as they can and it's kept clean.

Answer 3

England have only got 'One' chance of winning

No chance!

Answer 4

According to my calculation about a 12.74555982 % chance.

You can trust that figure, I'm a genius.

Answer 5

I don't think England have a chance in h**l, of beating the mighty Bok's. England don't play Rugby, South Africa do.

I mean let's face it the English are only there by share luck.Quite unbelievable to be honest. They are hopeless rugby players, and if they didn't get a pot at goal, or a penalty they wouldn't have any points. That is not rugby, lets see some backs running the ball. Boks will win and they deserve it.

Answer 6

every chance..... they are after all in the finals!

Being realistic though, Id say if England can draw SA into there style of play, slow the game right down - shut down habana before he even gets a chance to run rampant and take every opportunity to punt one over, they do have more than a 40-60 chance of winning. No way do I like Englands' style of play by far however somewhere mixed in all that appears to be a winning formular.....

we'll see on saturday.....

Answer 7

Very little.  In this W.C. England have scored 12 tries to South Africa's 33.  As long as a converted try is worth seven points and the drop goal only 3, South africa will win, regardless of jonny boy's boot, which quite honestly, doesnt measure up to Montgomery, despite the hype that would have some believe otherwise.  S.A. score tries.  They will win and win convincingly, wait and see.

Answer 8

If you had posted this question a month ago I would have said none.

Now I look forward to England becoming the first country to retain the title of World Champions.

Answer 9

Their chances are very 'slim'!

Answer 10

I say its 60-40 in Springboks favour. They just havte play the same type of rugby they've being playing in the last 2months for 80 more minutes.