The 10th edition of the Rugby World Cup gets underway on Friday as host France faces New Zealand at the Stade de France in Paris.
As curtain-raising games go, this is about as big as it gets, pitting two of the best teams in the world against each other in front of a likely sell-out crowd of 80,000. It will mark the first of 48 games taking place at nine venues across France, with the tournament concluding at the same stadium on October 28. With kick-off looming, here’s everything you need to know ahead of rugby union’s showpiece event.
” However, an oddity of the draw, which was made three years ago, means that two of those four teams will be knocked out of the tournament before the semifinals. South Africa’s confidence will be high after convincing wins against Wales and New Zealand last month, while France has the home advantage and defeated Australia, Fiji and Scotland in its warm-up games.
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