Wow, after every week of unbelievable Rugby World Cup rugby we’re heading in the direction of the sharp finish!
Whereas most quarterfinal spots are all however locked in, outcomes this week may have big implications on who performs who in knock out rounds in two weeks time.
Learn forward for crew lists and previews.
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Soar forward to a specific recreation.
Wednesday, September 27
Uruguay vs. Namibia, OL Stadium, Lyon (5:45p.m. native / 1:45a.m. AEST / 4:45p.m. GMT)
Uruguay: Baltazar Amaya, Bautista Basso, Felipe Arcos Perez, Andres Vilaseca, Nicolas Freitas, Felipe Etcheverry, Santiago Arata, Carlos Deus, Santiago Civetta, Manuel Ardao, Manuel Leindekar, Felipe Aliaga, Diego Arbelo, German Kessler, Mateo Sanguinetti.
Replacements: Guillermo Pujadas, Facundo Gattas, Reinaldo Piussi, Juan Manuel Rodriguez, Eric Dosantos, Agustin Ormaechea, Felipe Berchesi, Juan Manuel Alonso
Namibia: Cliven Loubser, Gerswin Mouton, Alcino Izaacs, Danco Burger, JC Greyling, Tiaan Swanepoel, Damien Stevens, Richard Hardwick, Tjiuee Uanivi, Prince Gaoseb, Tiaan De Klerk, Adriaan Ludick, Johan Coetzee, Torsten Van Jaarsveld, Jason Benade.
Replacements: Louis van der Westhuizen, Desiderius Sethie, Haitembu Shifuka, PJ Van Lill, Max Katjijeko, Adriaan Booysen, Jacques Theron, Andre van der Bergh.
Verdict: The battle to keep away from the wood spoon in Pool A will get us getting in week 4 of the Rugby World Cup, a match the place Uruguay will begin heavy favourites. After a powerful first-up exhibiting in opposition to the event hosts, the South Individuals put Italy underneath real stress final week earlier than they misplaced their skipper to the sin-bin, and that proved the start of the top.
Namibia have in the meantime been a lot additional off the tempo and virtually gave up the ton to France final week. It was a sorry night time for the Africans, who misplaced skipper Jean Deysel to a purple card for a dreadful deal with on French celebrity Antoine Dupont, a success that has value the Namibia captain a five-week ban.
They are going to, nonetheless, have focused this recreation as their finest probability of an unlikely victory in what has turn out to be one other sorry event for the Welwitschias. However it’s arduous to see them getting inside 15 factors of the Uruguayans who’re one of many growing rugby nations genuinely on an uphill curve.
Tip: Uruguay by 23.
Thursday, September 28
Japan vs. Samoa, Stadium de Toulouse, Toulouse (9p.m. native / 5a.m. AEST / 8p.m. GMT)
Japan: Lomano Lemeki, Kotaro Matsushima, Dylan Riley, Ryoto Nakamura, Jone Naikabula, Rikiya Matsuda, Yutaka Nagare; Kazuki Himeno, Pieter Labuschagne, Michael Leitch, Amato Fakatava, Jack Cornelsen, Jiwon Gu, Shota Horie, Keita Inagaki.
Replacements: Atsushi Sakate, Craig Millar, Asaeli Ai Valu, Warner Dearns, Kanji Shimokawa, Naoto Saito, Seungsin Lee, Tomoki Osada.
Samoa: Duncan Paia’aua, Ed Fidow, Tumua Manu, Alai D’Angelo Leuila, Ben Lam, Christian Leali’ifano, Jonathan Taumateine, Sa Jordan Taufua, Fritz Lee, Taleni Seu, Theo McFarland, Chris Vui (co-captain), Paul Alo-Emile, Seilala Lam, James Lay.
Replacements: Sama Malolo, Jordan Lay, Michael Alaalatoa (co-captain), Steven Luatua, Alamanda Motuga, Melani Matavao, Neria Fomai, Danny Toala.
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Friday, September 29
New Zealand vs. Italy, OL Stadium, Lyon (9p.m. native / 5a.m. AEST / 8p.m. GMT)
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Saturday, September 20
Argentina vs. Chile, Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes (3p.m. native / 11p.m. AEST / 2p.m. GMT)
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Fiji vs. Georgia, Stade de Bordeaux, Bordeaux (5:45p.m. native / 1:45a.m. AEST / 4:45p.m. GMT)
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Scotland vs. Romania, Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille (9p.m. native / 6a.m. AEST / 8p.m. GMT)
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Sunday, October 1
Australia vs. Portugal, Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Etienne (5:45p.m. native / 2:45am AEDT / 4:45p.m. GMT)
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South Africa vs. Tonga, Stade de Marseille, Marseille (9p.m. native / 6a.m. AEDT / 8p.m. GMT)
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