Australia would have come into this reasonably fit after the Southern hemisphere season and a sock loss will be a shock win for the last of the teams to qualify for this tournament, Portugal.
They will give Australia a tough game though and they should noy take this game as a light hearted Sunday run around.
South Africa will tackle on the super human athletes of the South Pacific. This will be an interesting if not bruising affair though South Africa should win comfortably on paper. We have here an modified DNA that is historically and technically (current WCH and one of the favorite’s who if they win this 2023 World Cup will be, with New Zealand the only country to defend it. New Zealand 2011 & 2014) sublime and a team which according to a number of sports coaches has the perfect physical DNA for the game!
Get out there and support your teams !