What’s everyone’s predictions for the semi? Can’t see anything other than an England win so 36-12 for me.

Got to agree. It’ll be a tough first forty, I think second half we should pull away. 28-10

Semi final predictions

mucky1978

Australia by 30
England by 4

FlatCapper

England have started all their games like a house on fire and I expect this to continue and, in all honesty, I feel this is what has blown sides away rather than that teams own form.

I'm going for something similar this week but expecting Samoa to recover more quickly and provide some resistance with points on the board.

yorky

England 28 Samoa 18
Australia 32 NZ 14

mdean

I can't actually decide there this England team is yet, I expected a better test from PNG, or were England great?!?
Difficult to tell, that's the problem with the depth in this world cup to a point.

If we tonk these like we did PNG, then this is a serious tilt, anything less than that and I think somewhat more of the same for the tournament and the winner comes from the other final.

Aus I expect to win by 16.
England by single figures.

Matt

Good try and start from Samoa was that. Might be in for a tough match

yorky

game over for me, Samoa will run us ragged in 2nd half

Matt

They’re looking a lot better than us. Think we’ve been too confident that we’d just walk over them.

Matt

4 minutes to some how find a try. Looks like England are crashing out.

Matt

Forward pass and a knock on in golden point. England properly got humbled.

Matt

Congratulations to Samoa. Good for the sport and the international stage. All throughout they looked to be up for it where we just seemed to turn up with the expectation that we’d win.

yorky

if only he had kept Radley at 9, McAllorum very poor, no runs from dummy half etc, but a very exciting game, just disappointed we lost a game we could have won

pirate

yorky Ackers should have been on the bench, that lad is a handful and could have made the difference

Maybe Sneyd as well

still looking forward to the final though

Maturecasfan

McAllorum, Watkins, past it.
Welsby, worse game I’ve seen him play.
Passion and heart, plus our school boy errors in over time, got Samoa the win.
Hope they win next week but can’t see it.

pirate

Radders is the international dadder