Rugby World Cup Task 4

Talofa Lava Room 19,

As we end the penultimate week of term, we start a mouth watering weekend of rugby.

We kick off with South Africa vs Samoa tonight. The bullish South Africans are so far undefeated in the tournament and seem to be hitting form at a good time. Samoa will need to put on a better display than the one against Fiji which was full of errors and very stop-start. Both teams are very physical and more than capable of finding their way to the try line.

Australia vs Russia is the first fixture on Saturday which should be a straight forward job for the Wallabies. France vs Tonga will be more competitive with Tongan pride up against French flair. France will also be looking to bounce back from defeat at the hands of the All Blacks.

The highlight of the weekend will undoubtably be Scotland vs England. The Calcutta Cup clash is always hotly contested and there is a lot at stake here. Scotland need to beat England by 8 points, no mean feat against an English side that is still to be defeated in the pool stages.

The final pool games of the tournament see Ireland take on the Italian Azzuri. Wales vs Fiji should be interesting depending on which Fiji side turns up and Argentina vs Georgia shouldn't throw up too many surprises despite Georgia's impressive result against Romania. More importantly, New Zealand will take on  Canada at 3.30pm on Sunday. Although Canada had a great result against Tonga, they will face their hardest challenge yet in the All Blacks. Mils Muliaina will be looking for his 99th international cap and what better way to celebrate it than with a try...

Your task is to comment on the following:

- Who is top of the groups?
- What do you think the quarter final fixtures will be?
- What do you think semi final fixtures will be?
- Think about the team you are supporting. How have they gone in the tournament so far?

The usual blog rules apply. For more information on fixtures and results click here.