The SA Rugby magazine team’s Superbru picks for the first round of World Cup fixtures.
JAPAN vs RUSSIA (Pool A, Tokyo, Friday, 12:45pm)
Jon Cardinelli: Japan by 12
Craig Lewis: Japan by 15
Juandre Joubert: Japan by 27
Mariette Adams: Japan by 20
Dylan Jack: Japan by 12
Jordan Daniels: Japan by 9
AUSTRALIA vs FIJI (Pool D, Sapporo, Saturday, 6:45am)
Jon Cardinelli: Australia by 18
Craig Lewis: Australia by 16
Juandre Joubert: Australia by 19
Mariette Adams: Australia by 13
Dylan Jack: Australia by 3
Jordan Daniels: Australia by 10
FRANCE vs ARGENTINA (Pool C, Tokyo, Saturday, 9:15am)
Jon Cardinelli: Argentina by 7
Craig Lewis: Argentina by 7
Juandre Joubert: France by 8
Mariette Adams: Argentina by 5
Dylan Jack: Argentina by 7
Jordan Daniels: France by 12
NEW ZEALAND vs SOUTH AFRICA (Pool B, Yokohama, Saturday, 11:45am)
Jon Cardinelli: All Blacks by 2
Craig Lewis: South Africa by 1
Juandre Joubert: All Blacks by 6
Mariette Adams: New Zealand by 6
Dylan Jack: New Zealand by 5
Jordan Daniels: New Zealand by 10
ITALY vs NAMIBIA (Pool B, Osaka, Sunday, 7:15am)
Jon Cardinelli: Italy by 21
Craig Lewis: Italy by 25
Juandre Joubert: Italy by 17
Mariette Adams: Italy by 9
Dylan Jack: Italy by 21
Jordan Daniels: Italy by 15
IRELAND vs SCOTLAND (Pool A, Yokohama, Sunday, 9:45am)
Jon Cardinelli: Ireland by 5
Craig Lewis: Ireland by 10
Juandre Joubert: Ireland by 12
Mariette Adams: Ireland by 7
Dylan Jack: Ireland by 2
Jordan Daniels: Ireland by 8
ENGLAND vs TONGA (Pool C, Sapporo, Sunday, 12:15pm)
Jon Cardinelli: England by 35
Craig Lewis: England by 20
Juandre Joubert: England by 37
Mariette Adams: England by 20
Dylan Jack: England by 26
Jordan Daniels: England by 30
WALES vs GEORGIA (Pool D, Toyota, Monday, 12:15pm)
Jon Cardinelli: Wales by 29
Craig Lewis: Wales by 26
Juandre Joubert: Wales by 19
Mariette Adams: Wales by 24
Dylan Jack: Wales by 19
Jordan Daniels: Wales by 22
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