Rugby World Cup 2019: Guardian writers’ predictions

All Blacks are still frontrunners, Fiji can spring a surprise or two and will England and Wales be the pick of the home nations?Robert Kitson South Africa, unless they are flattened in the final by a free-wheeling England team boasting even more dynamic power. The side that hits hardest for longest – with and without the ball – will ultimately prevail. Related: Humidity to home heroics: five things to look out for at the Rugby World Cup | Ben Ryan Continue reading...