Predictions.

In case you somehow haven’t heard, the 2023 edition of the Rugby World Cup kicks off this weekend with eight huge games to look forward to in round one.

It all starts this evening with one of the biggest tournament openers in history as hosts France take on three-time winners New Zealand in what promises to be an absolute belter of a game.

We’ve then got Italy vs Namibia, Ireland vs Romania, Australia vs Georgia, and England vs Argentina all taking place on a jam-packed Saturday.

And then on Sunday we’ve got the final three games of the round with Japan taking on Chile, South Africa vs Wales, and then Wales vs Fiji to wrap things up.

But who will get off to a winning start in the pool stages weekend? The lads over at Rugby4Cast have worked their stat magic and given us predicted scores for every game.

You might not agree with all of the predictions, and naturally, they won’t all be right! But sure it’s a bit of fun, isn’t it?