RWC 2015 Team of the Tournament

As we reflect on the greatest World Cup of all time, we take the chance to pick our dream team. This is not necessarily the players that have performed the best at this tournament, but it is the team that has impressed the most.

Let's start by looking at the front row:

Australia vs Argentina - RWC 2015 Semi-Final Prediction

Before the quarter-finals, this would have been a no-brainer, Australia all the way. Their dismantling of England and their formidable defence against Wales showed that they are a side that can go all the way. But then along came Scotland and Australia played some of their worst rugby for a very long time.  

RWC 2015 - Quarter-Final Previews and Predictions

Now, our prediction of England to win the World Cup may have gone slightly terribly wrong, but the rest of it looked OK in the grand scheme of things, including the Georgia victory over Tonga, although punting for France to top their group was another misjudgement. Still, onwards and upwards, let's have a look at what lies ahead in the Rugby World Cup.

 

Ireland vs Argentina - RWC 2015 Quarter-Final Prediction

Argentina can win this. No Irish fan should think this is a straightforward match, not by any means. In Los Pumas, Ireland come up against the top point scorers of the pool stages, even though they were in the same group as New Zealand, a team they pushed very hard. Now, Ireland do have a few injury worries that we will go into later, but even a fully fit side would struggle against a side with the form of the Argentinians, who beat South Africa in the Rugby Championship leading into this World Cup.

Rugby World Cup 2015 - Pool C Previews and Predictions