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<blockquote data-quote="Bruce_ma gooshvili" data-source="post: 1148042" data-attributes="member: 74121"><p>Yeah, as I've said I don't think Ireland vs Boks will impact on who reaches semis (although it is mildly fascinating).</p><p></p><p>Your first two should be great, Portugal can still have a say against Wallabies and Fiji in my opinion, they won't just roll over and concede 4 tries. If Samoa play as conservative and solid as they did against Ireland they can scare anyone in that group who does not perform. </p><p></p><p>However, Scotland vs Tonga could be a one-sided stomp. The Tongan coach is, not without justification, querying if 2x tests against the worst Canadian side in history was ideal RWC prep and Scotland are designed for 4 try BPs against packs that cannot dominate them.</p><p></p><p>Uruguay vs Italy is the biggest fixture for me this round in terms of Italian auto-qualification for 2027 being on the line and the potential for the Uruguayans to back up beating the Scottish u20s with something very special at senior level.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bruce_ma gooshvili, post: 1148042, member: 74121"] Yeah, as I've said I don't think Ireland vs Boks will impact on who reaches semis (although it is mildly fascinating). Your first two should be great, Portugal can still have a say against Wallabies and Fiji in my opinion, they won't just roll over and concede 4 tries. If Samoa play as conservative and solid as they did against Ireland they can scare anyone in that group who does not perform. However, Scotland vs Tonga could be a one-sided stomp. The Tongan coach is, not without justification, querying if 2x tests against the worst Canadian side in history was ideal RWC prep and Scotland are designed for 4 try BPs against packs that cannot dominate them. Uruguay vs Italy is the biggest fixture for me this round in terms of Italian auto-qualification for 2027 being on the line and the potential for the Uruguayans to back up beating the Scottish u20s with something very special at senior level. [/QUOTE]
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