Experts make bold Rugby World Cup predictions

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After a pandemic-enforced 1 twelvemonth delay, the women's Rugby World Cup is acceptable for kickoff successful New Zealand connected Saturday.

The location squad Black Ferns are the defending champions but England are the blistery favourites arsenic they participate the tourney with a satellite grounds 25-game winning streak.

Australia's Wallaroos volition feature connected the opening time against arch-rivals New Zealand successful beforehand of a predicted record-breaking Eden Park assemblage of 40,000 oregon more.

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Stan Sport volition broadcast each crippled of the tourney portion Nine volition amusement selected games connected free-to-air.

Here are the Stan Sport rugby team's predictions and hopes for the World Cup.

Nick McArdle

What are you looking guardant to most?

There person been bully signs from the Wallaroos and I can't hold to spot their continued betterment against their arch-enemy New Zealand connected time one.

Wallaroo to watch?

Emily Chancellor volition decorativeness the tourney with a increasing estimation arsenic 1 of the champion players successful the world.

International subordinate to watch?

England skipper and escaped guardant Sarah Hunter - 1 of the champion players successful the game.

RWC 2021 winner?

England.

RWC 2021 acheronian horse?

France.

Drew Mitchell

What are you looking guardant to most?

Seeing the women showcase their skills connected a planetary stage.

Wallaroo to watch?

Winger Ivania Wong.

International subordinate to watch?

Jasmine Joyce - The Wales winger is 1 of the quickest players successful the crippled crossed sevens and XVs.

RWC 2021 winner?

England.

RWC 2021 acheronian horse?

France.

Roz Kelly

What are you looking guardant to most?

The ladies shining connected the large signifier and inspiring the adjacent procreation to prime up a footy.

Wallaroo to watch?

Centre Georgina Friedrichs.

International subordinate to watch?

Emily Scarratt - A erstwhile World Rugby subordinate of the twelvemonth and the heartbeat of the England side.

RWC 2021 winner?

England. Come into the tourney connected a 25-match winning streak and afloat of confidence.

RWC 2021 acheronian horse?

Fiji - They play breathtaking rugby and could outpouring a fewer surprises successful their archetypal RWC appearance.

Tim Horan

What are you looking guardant to most?

The fans marque each World Cups, truthful I'm looking guardant to seeing the travelling fans and families of the players, the dress-ups and the atmosphere.

Wallaroo to watch?

Georgina Friedrichs.

International subordinate to watch?

England alert fractional Zoe Harrison.

RWC 2021 winner?

England.

RWC 2021 acheronian horse?

France.

Dominique du Toit

What are you looking guardant to most?

I'm excited to spot however the sevens girls spell passim the tourney - some my teammates and players connected the opposing teams - arsenic they measurement up and accommodate their skills to the XVs format.

Wallaroo to watch?

Emily Chancellor - A solid, hard moving subordinate who is large implicit the breakdown and look retired for Bienne Terita, a caller look who scored a treble connected debut and is unsafe with the ball.

International subordinate to watch?

Jess Breach - winger for England with plentifulness of velocity and footwork.

RWC 2021 winner?

England.

RWC 2021 acheronian horse?

Australia.

Sean Maloney and Morgan Turinui are joined by Nathan Grey to dissect the last circular of the Rugby Championship and reminisce connected immoderate stories from their playing days

Morgan Turinui

What are you looking guardant to most?

Watching our Wallaroos spell up against the location unions.

Wallaroo to watch?

Sharni Williams - successful vocation champion signifier and astatine her 4th RWC.

International subordinate to watch?

Laure Sansus. Best subordinate successful the French team. An outstanding scrumhalf.

RWC 2021 winner?

England.

RWC 2021 acheronian horse?

France.

Maloney checks successful with sevens satellite champs

Sean Maloney

What are you looking guardant to most?

Seeing the crippled spell to the adjacent level successful beforehand of grounds crowds.

Wallaroo to watch?

Fly fractional Arabella McKenzie

International subordinate to watch?

England centre Emily Scarratt.

RWC 2021 winner?

England.

RWC 2021 acheronian horse?

Australia.

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