Quarter Finals Baby!

We are one step closer to the championship game and according to the poll most of us are thinking the All Blacks will take it; home field advantage, the crowd on your side, the stars aligned, it all adds up, right? Well any sports fan worth their salt knows nothing is a sure thing! Things can change in an instant, like how Dan Carter is out with a groin injury or how my boyfriend Frans Steyn is out with a shoulder injury, who would have predicted that?

The All Blacks are the favourite to win but I'm not going all in just yet! Besides we still have the quarter finals to get through. Speaking of...

Ireland vs Wales

Apparently I've lost touch with my predictions (proven with the last 2 NHL playoffs) but I have a feeling Ireland's coming out of this one with the win. Sorry Welsh fans.

England vs France

This match-up can go either way, even though I feel like the scale is slightly tipped in favour for France. England is still feeling the sting from 2007 but will that be enough? We'll just have to wait and see

South Africa vs Australia

Defending World Champions versus the Tri-Nations Champions. I think its safe to say this is a must watch game no matter who you're backing. I don't want to jinx anything but I'm sure it comes to no surprise that I want Australia to loose, with Canada out my loyalty lies with the Springboks...I know the team everyone loves to hate. But honestly both teams are capable of defeating each other. This could be one of the best games of the tournament.

New Zealand vs Argentina

Wouldn't it be amazing if Argentina beat the All Blacks? I mean we have a pretty good idea of how this is going to turn out but dare to dream!

My track record of being right when it comes to who's going to win has not been the best lately but I keep on coming back to the same match-up in my mind, like whenever I think of the final I think of only two teams, and I've had this feeling from the very beginning and sadly no it does not include my boisterous Springboks. My ESPN is telling me its between a bird who shares its name with a fruit and an isle of emerald. How cryptic. I know. You'll be puzzling over this for hours but once you figure it out I'm sure many of you will agree with me.