First off, fuck England. Second, fuck Wales. Third, fuck Australia.
There. I feel better.

Now on to today’s match between the Republic Of South Africa v New Zealand. I’ve been to both, and I much prefer one to the other. I’ll leave it to you to figure out which is which.

Twickenham Stadium, 2:30 ET on NBC

Tale Of The Tape

Republic Of South Africa: 471,443 sq. mi., 54,956,900 pop., 30th largest economy by GDP. Nickname is the Springboks.

New Zealand: 103,483 sq.mi., 4,596,700 pop., 53rd largest economy by GDP. Nickname is the All Blacks.

Head To Head: NZL leads 52-35-3 all-time, 4-1 over last 5.

There’s a lot that can be said about this match, but only one thing that really matters. This is Richie McCaw’s last World Cup, and there’s no way he’s going out a loser. South Africa are nothing special and should only offer token resistance against a rampaging New Zealand side that is out for blood. Kiwis will score early and often.

RSA 12 — 35 NZL