Thomas CastaignA¨de
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/ 21 September 2007

Down under going to the top?

<a href="http://www.mg.co.za/specialreport.aspx?area=rugbyworldcup07_home"><img src="http://www.mg.co.za/ContentImages/317644/icon_rwc_03.gif" align=left border=0></a>Who can save the northern hemisphere in this World Cup? It looks like either France or Ireland, but neither has had a remotely reassuring start to the Rugby World Cup tournament. The three Tri-Nations teams look safe bets for places in the semifinals, and most neutral observers would back Argentina to join them there.

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/ 7 September 2007

Who will rule in France?

Finally, after all the waiting, we are here. This is the week when France suddenly becomes the centre of the world for rugby fans. So it’s time to dust off the old Castaignède crystal ball and make some predictions about what is going to happen in the coming weeks. It’s not an oval crystal ball so I’m not sure it’s totally reliable, but this is how it sees the tournament working out.