Based on Ou Grote’s predictions, those of international rugby experts, and Oddschecker which combines the odds of the world’s top 22 bookmakers to give the most likely result.

Predictions for the knockout rounds
Hear the predictions of Will Carling, Zinzan Brooke, Scott Quinnell, Rob Henderson and Matt Burke:

RWC Semifinal 1
Saturday 15 October 10:00 SA – Wales v France (Auckland)
OuGrote: Wales by 1
Joel Stransky: France by 3
Allister Coetzee: Wales by 4
John Mitchell: France by 3
Garth Wright: Wales by 12
Colin Meads: Wales
David Kirk: Wales
David Campese: Wales
Ashwin Willemse: France
Owen Nkumane: Wales
Tank Lanning: Wales by 12
OddsChecker: Wales by 1 to 12
Prediction: WALES

RWC Semifinal 2
Sunday 16 October 10:00 SA – New Zealand v Australia (Auckland)

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Australia 11 – 9 South Africa
Springboks 9 (3)
Penalties: Morne Steyn (2)
Drop goal: Morne Steyn

Wallabies 11 (8)
Try: James Horwill
Penalties: James O’Connor (2)

MOTM: David Pocock (AUS)

New Zealand 33 – 10 Argentina
Pumas 10 (7)
Try: Julio Fabias Cabello
Conversion: Felipe Conteponi
Penalty: Marcelo Bosch

All Blacks 33 (12)
Tries: Kieran Reid, Brad Thorn
Conversions Aaron Cruden
Penalties: Piri Weepu (7)

MOTM: Piri Weepu (NZL)