Dual World Cup winner Sonny Bill Williams believes the Wallabies will be thereabouts in France, and has tipped the host nation to fall to the All Blacks in the tournament opener.
a week before the competition starts – they’ve still got a bloody good side and some world-class operators within that squad, like Will Skelton, Taniela Tupou, Samu Kerevi, Marika Koroibete and Mark Nawaqanitawase.“They have a draw which will suit them perfectly because they are a young side. To bear the fruits at the end of the tournament, they need to build that confidence. If they can look after their discipline, be defensively sound and [No.
New Zealand face hosts France in a mouth-watering game to open the tournament on Friday night in front of a sold-out crowd at the Stade de France in Paris. ‘If the All Blacks’ forward pack bring that physicality and lays a little bit of a platform, shut the gates.′“I just have a feeling,” Williams said. “The All Blacks are generally expected to win every game but everyone is on the fence. France might go into this game favourites. I know what the boys are like. I know what it’s like to sit in the sheds when your back is against the wall. It’s like right, we can either fight or fly. They’ll definitely be looking to come and fight.
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