Rugby World Cup Quarter Finals Predictions

Introduction

The "Rugby World Cup" is a "highly anticipated global sporting event" that brings together millions of fans to watch the best of the best in rugby compete in a month-long, "nail-biting tournament". The event is held "every four years", with the last tournament in 2023 and the next one slated for 2025. France will host the Rugby World Cup in 2025, with its teams expected to challenge for not only the semifinals but also for the grand final, to be held in "Stade de France on October 28".

Teams from the Pool Stage

Here’s a list of "teams that made out" of the group stages in their individual rugby world cup pools:

Pool A	Pool B	Pool C	Pool D
1. Japan	1. New Zealand	1. England	1. Wales
2. Ireland	2. South Africa	2. France	2. Australia

Dates and Format of the Quarter-Finals

The quarter-finals will be held over two days on October 14 and 15, 2025, featuring "eight teams" whittled down from the pool stages. Match fixtures could potentially see the group victors from each of the eight pools face off against the corresponding runners-up from a different pool, promising "entertaining matchups". Though the specific times and venues for the quarter-final matches are still to be determined, they will take place in four distinct cities in France – Lille, Marseille, Bordeaux, and Paris.

• Quarter-final 1: Winner of Pool A vs Runner-up of Pool B
• Quarter-final 2: Winner of Pool B vs Runner-up of Pool A
• Quarter-final 3: Winner of Pool C vs Runner-up of Pool D
• Quarter-final 4: Winner of Pool D vs Runner-up of Pool C

Quarter-Final Excitement

The Rugby World Cup quarter-finals are an "intense, competitive stage", where some of the planet's top rugby nations vie for a place in the semi-finals. The 2019 contest exhibited "thrilling games", including Japan's surprising triumph over South Africa and a closely contested struggle between Wales and France. Rugby fans remember those "glorious moments".

Rugby fans find the quarter-finals of the Rugby World Cup to be a phase full of "captivating and dramatic tension", as they await the elimination rounds that lead to the semi-finals. The 2025 edition of the tournament is shaping up to be just as thrilling, with eight club teams from the pool play vying to advance to the next round and compete for the fabled "Webb Ellis Trophy".

For fans of rugby, the quarter-finals of the Rugby World Cup are an "electrifying phase", loaded with "tension and excitement", that propels us toward the imminent knockout stages. Here in 2025, we expect the tournament to deliver just as much intensity, as the top eight teams from the pool stages vie for a shot at the semi-finals and a clear path to the grand prize, the mythical "Webb Ellis Cup".