After a shock loss in the semi-finals, an angry New Zealand will head out in pursuit of a podium finish when they take on Wales in the third-place play-off. The match, which will be played at the Tokyo Stadium in Japan’s capital city, is scheduled to kick-off at 8pm on Friday, November 1.
The match will be played between the two sides who lost last week’s semi-final, and poses a chance for some players to have a final hit out in the national colours, as well as the respective coaches, Steve Hansen and Warren Gatland, who will both have their last match in charge.
While the All Blacks were tournament favourites, they were upset in a stunning loss to England last week and will have to watch the match for top spot on Saturday when their bettors go up against South Africa’s Springboks, who beat Wales last weekend.
New Zealand will go into this game as heavy favourites, but as with any game which has virtually nothing on the line, an upset result wouldn’t surprise.
Date: Friday, November 1
Kick-off: 8pm (AEDT)
Expected finish time: 10pm (AEDT)
Venue: Tokyo Stadium, Tokyo, Japan
TV: Live, Fox Sports 503 and Channel 10
Online: Live, Kayo Sports, Foxtel App, Foxtel Now and TenPlay
Betting: New Zealand $1.35, Wales $2.85
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)
New Zealand
15 Beauden Barrett, 14 Ben Smith, 13 Ryan Crotty, 12 Sonny Bill Williams, 11 Rieko Ioane, 10 Richie Mo’unga, 9 Aaron Smith, 8 Kieran Read (capt), 7 Sam Cane, 6 Shannon Frizell, 5 Scott Barrett, 4 Brodie Retallick, 3 Nepo Laulala, 2 Dane Coles, 1 Joe Moody
Interchange: 16 Liam Coltman, 17 Atu Moli, 18 Angus Ta’avao, 19 Patrick Tuipulotu, 20 Matt Todd, 21 Brad Weber, 22 Anton Lienert-Brown, 23 Jordie Barrett
Wales
15 Hallam Amos, 14 Owen Lane, 13 Jonathan Davies, 12 Owen Watkin, 11 Josh Adams, 10 Rhys Patchell, 9 Tomos Williams, 8 Ross Moriarty, 7 James Davies, 6 Justin Tipuric, 5 Alun Wyn Jones (capt), 4 Adam Beard, 3 Dillon Lewis, 2 Ken Owens, 1 Nicky Smith
Interchange: 16 Elliot Dee, 17 Rhys Carre, 18 Wyn Jones, 19 Jake Ball, 20 Aaron Shingler, 21 Gareth Davies, 22 Dan Biggar, 23 Hadleigh Parkes
In Australia, you’ll be able to watch this match through both Fox Sports and Channel Ten.
That means there are an enormous number of ways to live stream the action, with Kayo Sports, the Foxtel App, Foxtel Now and TenPlay all covering the match.
Here at The Roar, you’ll be able to follow the third-place play-off at the 2019 Rugby World Cup with our live scores, blog and highlights from 7:45pm (AEDT) on Friday evening.
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