The All Blacks made a very unfamiliar dropping begin to the event on opening night, going down 27-13 to hosts France in an electrical heavyweight showdown in Paris regardless of tries early in every half from wing Mark Telea. Remarkably, it was the three-time winners’ first-ever pool defeat at a World Cup.
While that was an apparent setback for Ian Foster’s Rugby Championship winners, they'll nonetheless be very assured of reaching the quarter-finals as Pool A runners-up - barring any shock defeats for Les Bleus, who won again on Thursday night - with Namibia, Italy and Uruguay all now developing.
New Zealand shall be anticipated to win all three of these video games emphatically, with their largest victory more likely to come this night.
Namibia made a aggressive begin of their opener in opposition to Italy in Saint-Etienne on Saturday, however then noticed hooker Torsten van Jaarsveld sin-binned for collapsing a maul.
Gerswin Mouton went over for the Welwitschias, who ultimately conceded seven tries in a 52-8 thrashing on the Stade Geoffroy-Guichard.
New Zealand vs Namibia takes place tonight on Friday September 15, 2023, with kick-off scheduled for 8pm BST and 9pm native time.
The Stadium de Toulouse will host the sport.
TV channel: In the UK, tonight’s sport shall be proven reside and free to air on ITV4, with protection beginning at 7:15pm.
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The All Blacks suffered a key blow forward of kick-off in opposition to France, with captain Sam Cane a shock late withdrawal by way of harm as Foster was compelled right into a back-row reshuffle that included an surprising begin for Tupou Vaa’i.
Cane misses out once more this week, with centre Jordie Barrett, prop Tyrel Lomax and flanker Shannon Frizell additionally sidelined. Barrett is again in coaching after a knee downside, however gained’t be risked.
New Zealand have known as up Ethan Blackadder to their squad because the loss to France, with Foster eager to bolster his free ahead choices after wing Emoni Narawa suffered a pre-tournament again harm that may see him play no half within the World Cup.
David Havili, Ofa Tuʻungafasi and Brodie Retallick are among the many gamers launched to the beginning lineup having been replacements final week as Foster makes 9 modifications for Namibia.
Ardie Savea captains the group once more in Cane’s absence, with Sam Whitelock set to affix the nice Richie McCaw as essentially the most capped All Black of all time along with his 148th senior worldwide look. Damian McKenzie, Cam Roigard and Caleb Clarke are all handed their World Cup debuts.
It’s 4 modifications from Namibia - and former Springboks - head coach Allister Coetzee, who brings in full-back Cliven Loubser, prop Jason Benade, flanker Prince Gaoseb and centre Le Roux Malan following the defeat by Italy.
Johan Retief strikes to lock and Divan Rossouw to the wing, with Desiderius Sethie, Adriaan Ludick and JC Greyling all dropping to the bench.
New Zealand XV: B Barrett; Clarke, Leinert-Brown, Havili, Fainga'anuku; McKenzie, Roigard; Tuungafasi, Taukei'aho, Laulala; Retallick, Whitelock; Jacobson, Papali'i, Savea (c)
Replacements: Coles, De Groot, Newell, S Barrett, Vaa’i, Smith, Mo’unga, Ioane
Namibia XV: Loubser; Mouton, Deysel (c), Malan, Rossouw; Swanepoel, Stevens; Benade, Van Jaarsveld Coetzee; Retief, Uanivi; Conradie, Gaoseb, Hardwick
Replacements: Van der Westhuizen, Sethie, Shifuka, Van Lill, Booysen, Katjijeko, Theron, Greyling
Luke Pearce is the referee for tonight’s match, supported by assistants Andrew Brace and Jordan Way. Brian MacNeice is the TMO.
Namibia’s heavy defeat by Italy continued their undesirable run of dropping each match they’ve ever performed on the Rugby World Cup.
That is a sequence of 24 video games, with the African nation having certified for each event since 1999 after lacking the primary three editions.
They have met the All Blacks twice throughout that spell, being hammered 58-14 in London in 2015 after which 71-9 in Tokyo 4 years in the past.
Expect a equally critically one-sided scoreline tonight as a wounded New Zealand look to get their marketing campaign up and working with a flourish to state their very own title ambitions.
New Zealand to win, by at the very least 50 factors.
New Zealand wins: 2
Namibia wins: 0
Draws: 0
New Zealand to win: 1/500
Namibia to win: 50/1
Draw: 50/1
Odds through Betfair (topic to alter).
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