- Two tournament favourites meet in Paris; 8pm BST kick-off
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It’s Paris for one the marquee fixtures of the pool stages as the Springboks take on Ireland, a clash of teams fancied to take the whole damn show.
Huge import has been heaped upon this match for a couple of reasons. Firstly, it should be a titanic battle of two of the best teams, with the whole ‘putting a marker down’ narrative to the fore. Although, I’m not sure how much store I would put in that, myself, given we remain three weeks out from the business end of the tournament. Second, it will likely decide who tops the group given the smart money is on these two sides progressing – although Scotland may still have something to say about that.
