Your prefered QF

Have we ever won a knockout game at a WC ?

For that reason, and NZ seam to be coming good just at the right time - France - wil be very tough (either)

France. But for mostly non-rugby reasons. I'm married to a kiwi - there's a strong possibility of us not speaking to each other for a while if we play NZ in the QF. I reckon both of us have more chance of being a good loser/gracious winner later in the process!

I went with NZ, solely because we will have to beat them at some stage. That said, I am a cynic grown used to us going to RWC full of hope and on the crest of a wave of good performances.

I do think this is the year we buck the trend and that this group of players can dig out a win against any team in the world.

It's the hope that really gets ya 😉

Judging on last summer we have the measure of NZL almost as much.

Just make it out of the pool.

I’ve been brushing up on my French lately and my god their rugby fans do not like us one bit. On l'equipe after the English game it was constant complaining, calling us cheats and our opponents never finish with 15. That was from a game that didn’t include France, madness. I didn’t notice any English complaints after the game. Same on all the YouTube comments of recent matches between Ireland and France. They hate us lol. So I’d love to face them and beat them and read their crying comments.

I think we have a better chance at beating NZ in France than beating France in France. With that being said, our chances of beating either are slim

Personal opinion

Not my experience but then it’s not me who lives in France ;)

I wonder whether NZ/French fans would prefer to meet SA or Ireland in a 1/4 final, assuming Scotland lose out.

I sat among LAR fans at the final in Lansdowne Rd. They were sound. Very gracious in victory.

We'll have more than a chance either way as we are better than both sides!

That was the game to prove France were the best in the world and they were 2nd best in every department on the day. Good job on France destroying the 9th best team in the world.

You see you are proving why Ireland are the best, you have to make excuses for France or NZL on why they lost, Ireland there are no excuses they get the job done, that's the difference between being the best and being 3rd or 4th.