England 22 – 16 Scotland
Wales 19 – 13 Ireland
Italy 22 – 21 France
World Rugby has announced the match officials for the Rugby World Cup 2023 semi-finals at Stade de France this weekend.
Angus Gardner (Australia) will referee Argentina v New Zealand in Saint-Denis on Friday, 20 October (21:00 CET). He will be joined by assistant referees Nic Berry (Australia) and Karl Dickson (England) with Ben Whitehouse (Wales) as TMO.
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Semi-finals predictions:
Game 45 FRI 20 Oct 21h00 SF1 Argentina v New Zealand (Stade de France – Paris)
Rugby4Cast: New Zealand by 16 (28 – 12) 85% win likelihood
Rob @OuGrote: New Zealand by 10
James @OuGrote: New Zealand by 12
Bet.co.za: New Zealand (1.06 – 7.00) – lower # is favourite
Hollywoodbets: New Zealand (0.08 – 6.50) – lower # is favourite
Betway.co.za: New Zealand (1.09 – 9.20) – lower # is favourite
10Bet.co.za: New Zealand (1.08 – 8.00) – lower # is favourite
CXSports: New Zealand New Zealand (1.09 – 9.20) – lower # is favourite
Evening Standard: New Zealand
Scores24: New Zealand
ESPN: New Zealand
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Head coach Fabien Galthié has made just one change to his starting XV that defeated Italy 60-7 in the last last game, with captain Antoine Dupont returning just 24 days after fracturing his jaw against Namibia in Marseille.
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Highlights from the Autumn International match between South Africa and England at Twickenham Stadium in London, UK.
Get inside the head of this weekend’s France v Springboks ref Ben O’Keefe as he does a video review of his performance. He goes through his game review process, and highlights the general attitude of refs towards all aspects of the game.
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World Rugby has announced the Match Officials for the quarter-finals of Rugby World Cup 2023.
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Game 44 SUN 15 Oct 21h00 Quarter-final 4 France v South Africa (Stade de France – Paris)
Winner plays SF2 vs England / Fiji
Rugby4Cast: France by 6 (22 – 16) 61% win likelihood
Rob @OuGrote: South Africa by 5
James @OuGrote: South Africa by 4
Bet.co.za: France (1.64 – 2.20) – lower # is favourite
Hollywoodbets: France (0.85 – 1.00) – lower # is favourite
Betway.co.za: France (1.79 – 2.24) – lower # is favourite
10Bet.co.za: France (1.75 – 2.18) – lower # is favourite
CXSports: France
Evening Standard: France by less than 5
Scores24: France
ESPN: France