Who?? Are they the cheerleaders singing the national anthem ???

paul o connell cant put fear in people like eben and lood

The teams are making their way onto the field, national anthems to follow.

all backs ery day

Yea but when you compare them to Ireland's, none of them would put the fear of God into my nan let alone Paul o Connell

the line ups are good

Very surprised how poor the line ups are for the two teams. Ireland should have no problem winning the World Cup this year

@Chris, no it's a shortened tournament this year.

Dan Carter returns to the starting lineup with Beauden Barrett on the bench as flyhalf cover. The exciting Nehe Milner-Skudder makes his debut on the wing today with much expectation to show the incredible form he had in Super Rugby. The Wallabies have included winger Drew Mitchell in the starting lineup and will join his Toulon teammate Matt Giteau who retains the number 12 jersey.

Isn't there another Bledisloe fixture so Aus will need to win both or win draw to get it?