England bank on Farrell, Smith for playoffs
Owen Farrell and Marcus Smith will both start for England against Fiji in the World Cup quarter-final in Marseille on Sunday.
Owen Farrell and Marcus Smith will both start for England against Fiji in the World Cup quarter-final in Marseille on Sunday.
The Boks will knock France out of their own World Cup to secure a spot in the semi-finals, according to the SARugbymag.co.za team.
Hooker Sam Matavesi is a doubt for Fiji’s World Cup quarter-final against England this weekend after having returned home following the death of his father.
England are more than happy to assume the role of public enemy number one when they take on Fiji in the World Cup quarter-finals in Marseille on Sunday, veteran Billy Vunipola said.
England could be dark horses to reach the Rugby World Cup final, Fiji’s kicking coach Seremaia Bai said on Monday.
Fiji went down to a shock defeat by Portugal in Toulouse on Sunday but still qualified for a World Cup quarter-final against England and ensured the elimination of Australia.
Portugal produced one of the greatest upsets in World Cup history when they shocked Fiji in Toulouse on Sunday night.
Fiji have retained Josua Tuisova in their starting midfield for the final Pool C match against Portugal on in Toulouse on Sunday.
Josua Tuisova, man of the match in Fiji’s upset Rugby World Cup win over Australia, missed his seven-year-old son’s funeral on Tuesday after opting to stay with his teammates in France.
Levani Botia lived up to his nickname “The Demolition Man” in taking Fiji’s Pool C game with Georgia “by the scruff of the neck”, a performance that his coach hopes he will repeat against Portugal.