2023-09-10 10:21:32
Matchday 3 of the Rugby World Cup is being played in France (Archyde.com)
The action continues in the France 2023 Rugby World Cup. After the impact of France’s victory once morest New Zealand in the opening match and following the tough defeat that Los Pumas suffered in their debut once morest England, the third day of the World Cup will have duels very attractive in which the crossing between South Africa and Scotland stands out. In addition, Japan and Chile will have their presentation, as will Wales and Fiji.
Japan vs Chile (Group D)
It will be the first confrontation in history between both teams and it will take place in the World Cup. On the Asian side, they have only been able to win four games since the World Cup they hosted in 2019. So far this year, they beat Tonga and then lost once morest Samoa, Fiji and Italy.
As for Los Cóndores, their arrival at France 2023 is historic as they will compete for the first time in the top national team tournament in men’s rugby. The team led by Pablo Lamoine achieved qualification following leaving two strong teams from North America such as the United States and Canada on the road. In their preparation, they might not win: they lost once morest Uruguay, Namibia and once morest Argentina XV
Formations
Chile: 15- Iñaki Ayarza, 14- Santiago Videla, 13- Domingo Saavedra, 12- Matías Garafulic, 11- Franco Velarde, 10- Rodrigo Fernandez, 9- Marcelo Torrealba, 8- Alfonso Escobar, 7- Raimundo Martínez, 6- Martín Sigren (c), 5- Javier Eissmann, 4- Clemente Saavedra, 3- Matías Dittus, 2- Diego Escobar, 1- Javier Carrasco.
Substitutes: 16- August Bohme, 17- Salvador Lues, 18- Iñaki Gurruchaga, 19- Paul Huete, 20- Santiago Pedrero, 21- Ignacio Silva, 22- Lukas Carvalho, 23- Jose Ignacio Larenas.
Japón: 15- Semisi Masirewa, 14- Kotaro Matsushima, 13- Dylan Riley, 12- Ryoto Nakamura, 11- Jone Naikabula, 10- Rikiya Matsuda, 9- Yutaka Nagare, 8- Kazuki Himeno (c), 7- Kanji Shimokawa, 6- Michael Leitch, 5- Amato Fakatava, 4- Jack Cornelsen, 3- Jiwon Gu, 2- Atsushi Sakate, 1- Keita Inagaki.
Substitutes: 16- Shota Horie, 17- Craig Millar, 18- Asaeli Ai Valu, 19- Warner Dearns, 20- Shota Fukui, 21- Naoto Saito, 22- Tomoki Osada, 23- Lomano Lemeki.
South Africa is one of the candidates to win the Rugby World Cup (REUTERS)
South Africa vs Scotland (Group B)
The duel between the South Africans and the Scots promises to be one of the most exciting in the group stage of the tournament. On the Springboks side, they showed during the season why they are one of the candidates for the title. The three-time world champions (1995, 2007 and 2019) will look to defend their crown and have the potential to do so. So far this year they have lost only one match and it was once morest the All Blacks at Eden Park.
For their part, those led by Gregor Townsend want to strike in an area in which Ireland, the team that is at the top of the world ranking, is also a protagonist. In the 2023 Six Nations, they lost once morest France and the Irish, in addition to losing in the two preparation matches once morest the host team.
In their history, they played 28 opportunities with 25 victories for the South Africans. In World Cups, the balance is also favorable for the Springboks with a 2-0 record due to victories in the 1999 and 2015 editions.
Formations
South Africa: 15- Damian Willemse, 14- Kurt-Lee Arendse, 13- Jesse Kriel, 12- Damian de Allende, 11- Cheslin Kolbe, 10- Manie Libbok, 9- Faf de Klerk, 8- Jasper Wiese, 7- Pieter- Steph du Toit, 6- Siya Kolisi (C), 5- Franco Mostert, 4- Eben Etzebeth, 3- Frans Malherbe, 2- Malcom Marx, 1- Steven Kitshoff
Substitutes: 16- Bongi Mbonambi, 17- Ox Nche, 18- Trevor Nyakane, 19- RG Snyman, 20- Marco van Staden, 21- Duane Vermeulen, 22- Grant Williams, 23- Willie le Roux.
Scotland: 15- Blair Kinghorn, 14- Duhan van der Merwe, 13- Huw Jones, 12- Sione Tuipulotu, 11- Darcy Graham, 10- Finn Russell, 9- Ben White, 8- Jack Dempsey, 7- Rory Darge, 6 – Jamie Ritchie (c), 5- Grant Gilchrist, 4- Richie Gray, 3- Zander Fagerson, 2- George Turner, 1- Pierre Schoeman.
Suplentes: 16- David Cherry, 17- Jamie Bhatti, 18- WP Nel, 19- Scott Cummings, 20- Matt Fagerson, 21- Ali Price, 22- Cameron Redpath, 23- Ollie Smith.
Wales-Fiji (Group C)
The city of Bordeaux will host the match between Europeans and Oceanians. On the side of Los Dragones, they were only able to win two games in the year and it was once morest Italy in the Six Nations and once morest England at the beginning of the preparation for the World Cup. Warren Gatland’s team has just received a tough defeat at the end of the set-up – it was in Cardiff once morest South Africa by 52 to 16 – and they will try to achieve a victory in their debut to dream of qualifying for the quarterfinals.
In the case of Fiji, they also know that this match is decisive for their aspirations of advancing to the group of the best eight of the World Cup. During this year they won the Pacific Nations tournament (victories once morest Japan, Samoa and Tonga), and they also had the pleasure of beating the English in the legendary Twickenham stadium.
This will be the 14th time that both teams will face each other, in which the islanders managed to win only once: it was in the 2007 World Cup by 38-34, which meant the elimination of the Europeans in the first round of the competition. The fact is that they will meet for the fifth consecutive time in the group stage of the World Cups (2007, 2011, 2015 and 2019).
Formations
Gales: 15- Liam Williams, 14- Louis Rees-Zammit, 13- George North, 12- Nick Tompkins, 11- Josh Adams, 10- Dan Biggar, 9- Gareth Davies, 8- Taulupe Faletau, 7- Jac Morgan (W ), 6- Aaron Wainwright, 5- Adam Beard, 4- Will Rowlands, 3- Tomas Francis, 2- Ryan Elias, 1- Gareth Thomas.
Substitutes: 16- Elliot Dee, 17- Corey Domachowski, 18- Dillon Lewis, 19- Dafydd Jenkins, 20- Tommy Reffell, 21- Tomos Williams, 22- Sam Costelow, 23- Rio Dyer.
Fiji: 15- Ilaisa Droasese, 14- Selestino Ravutaumada, 13- Waisea Nayacalevu (c), 12- Semi Radradra, 11- Vinaya Habosi, 10- Teti Tela, 9- Frank Lomani, 8- Viliame Mata, 7- Lekima Tagitagivalu, 6- Albert Tuisue, 5- Te Ahiwaru Cirikidaveta, 4- Isoa Nasilasila, 3- Luke Tagi, 2- Samuel Matavesi, 1- Eroni Mawi.
Substitutes: 16- Tevita Ikanivere, 17- Peni Ravai, 18- Mesake Doge, 19- Temo Mayanavanua, 20- Levani Botia, 21- Simione Kuruvoli, 22- Josua Tuisova, 23- Sireli Maqala.
The match agenda for Sunday, September 10
8 – Japan vs Chile (Group D)
12.45 – South Africa vs Scotland (Group B)
16 – Wales-Fiji (Group C)
The Rugby World Cup matches on September 10
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