England v Australia
France v New Zealand
Form: Australia, New Zealand. Romance: England, France. Actual: Australia, France. Without Howlett and with an injured Carter who is having trouble with his balls, France have a chance to show flair, invention and confidence. Bonnaire can command a lineout - Jauzion can offer the ball to his support. Life in the brain will be very difficult for New Zealand if France concentrate...
England have power but nothing substantial to capitalise upon it - a few old players who will not intimidate the young blood of Australia...unless the scrum and Allan Roland go haywire...
Key words to look out for: "Cauldron" "Pressure cooker" "Do or Die" "...giving 110%" " fearsome Haka..." "Chris Latham is world class..." " There's a buzz of excitement every time Jason Robinson gets the ball..." "What can you say about Daniel Carter..?"
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