2024 Rugby Championship Predictions: Round 1
The Rugby Championship kicks of this weekend, and the opening round of matches look relatively easy to predict - but will there be a surprise?
Here are my Rugby Championship predictions for Round 1:
How do your picks and margins compare? Will there be an upset?
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Here are my Rugby Championship predictions for Round 1:
Australia vs. South Africa
Iβm looking forward to seeing Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu at fly-half for the Springboks, with the rest of the team looking very familiar, which means we know what to expect from them. The familiar power game, a 6-2 bench split and dangerous back three ready to strike, and theyβll be too good for the Aussies I suspect. Prediction: South Africa by 13New Zealand vs. Argentina
The All Blacks should have too much firepower for Argentina. The Pumasβ win back in 2022 looks like a huge anomaly in the recent meetings between the teams, and youβll need a bit of luck in predicting the winning margin. Prediction: New Zealand by 21How do your picks and margins compare? Will there be an upset?
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Jacquesboonzaaier
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A good prediction.
7 Aug 15:02
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BC
104,475 caps
Maybe ππ€ 7 Aug 15:16
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Fleeto2024
2,627 caps
nice insight lol 12 Aug 09:54
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Hennessy
57,251 caps
Difficult to oppose those picks, Hutch
7 Aug 20:21
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wilkux
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Well, after making my picks, i read your article and both your picks is just by one point more than mineπ₯π
8 Aug 05:03
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Seens
6,869 caps
Please stop making this game about Sacha Sacha everyone - wonder how that makes Elrigh Louw feel?
8 Aug 11:45
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Prowler
26,547 caps
Seens, I'm going to take stab in the dark and say you support the Bulls, right? Good luck to the whole team. But it is going to be interesting to see how Sasha does in arguably the most important position on the field and a potential chink in the Bok's armour. 8 Aug 22:33
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Dylans actual topi
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Suncorp meant nothing 10 Aug 12:44
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The Gunslinger
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Australia to win? Hmm. I wished I had stayed with my first prediction of the Boks winning. Damn!π
10 Aug 07:38
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Electr!cELL
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The greatest schoeman. 100% wrong πππππ
10 Aug 09:27
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Theogod
95,200 caps
Anxious to see if Brus learned anything from this weekend's 2 matches. Will 99% still pick NZ next week? Or like Hutch said, was this even a bigger anomaly then last time? Will the SA doubters have a mind change? Only time will tell.
10 Aug 18:34
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dugardy
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To Put the Bok game into perspective it was the Double World champs and NO1 in the World playing No 9. RG was a big loss so late and the score could have been 50 if Willie had woken up earlier 12 Aug 08:11
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Joey Tierney
315 caps
Luke Feehilys a wick
10 Aug 20:21
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LukeFeehily
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Amen π 10 Aug 20:22
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