New Zealand v Argentina LIVE updates from Rugby World Cup semi ...

20 Oct 2023

Irish Mirror

New Zealand take on Argentina this evening in the semi-final of the Rugby World Cup.

The Stade de France on the outskirts of Paris is the venue for tonight's game as the two Rugby Championship foes fight for a place in the final.

New Zealand v Argentina - Figure 1 — Photo Irish Mirror

RTE 2 is the place to go to watch tonight's game while streaming is available on the RTE Player.

Kick-off is scheduled for 8pm.

All Blacks squad

1. Ethan de Groot 2. Codie Taylor 3. Tyrel Lomax; 4. Samuel Whitelock 5. Scott Barrett; 6. Shannon Frizell 7. Sam Cane (c) 8. Ardie Savea; 9. Aaron Smith 10. Richie Mo’unga; 11. Mark Tele’a 12. Jordie Barrett 13. Rieko Ioane 14. Will Jordan 15. Beauden Barrett

16. Samisoni Taukei’aho 17. Tamaiti Williams 18. Fletcher Newell 19. Brodie Retallick 20. Dalton Papali’i 21. Finlay Christie 22. Damian McKenzie 23. Anton Lienert-Brown

Argentina squad

1. Thomas Gallo, 2. Julián Montoya (c), 3. Francisco Gómez Kodela; 4. Guido Petti Pagadizabal, 5. Tomas Lavanini; 6. Juan Martin Gonzalez, 7. Marcos Kremer, 8. Facundo Isa; 9. Gonzalo Bertranou, 10. Santiago Carreras; 11. Mateo Carreras, 12. Santiago Chocobares, 13. Lucio Cinti, 14. Emiliano Boffelli, 15. Juan Cruz Mallia.

16. Agustín Creevy, 17. Joel Sclavi, 18. Eduardo Bello, 19. Matias Alemanno, 20. Rodrigo Bruni, 21. Lautaro Bazan Velez, 22. Nicolas Sanchez, 23. Matías Moroni.

Stay tuned to our Live blog below to keep up with the action as it unfolds.

19:09Oisin Doherty

Argentina outsiders to win the Rugby World Cup

Betway: Rugby World Cup winner 2023

South Africa: 19/20

New Zealand: 23/20

England: 12/1

Argentina: 33/1

18:59Oisin Doherty

Both teams are just two wins away from lifting the famous Webb Ellis Cup

Webb Ellis trophy (Image: (Photo by Hannah Peters/Getty Images))

18:28Oisin Doherty

All Blacks look ahead to tonight's game

18:11Oisin Doherty

Good evening

Hello everybody and welcome to our live coverage of the Rugby World Cup semi-final between New Zealand and Argentina.

The All Blacks broke Irish hearts last week when they crushed the dreams of a nation and ousted Andy Farrell's men at the dreaded quarter-final stage for the second successive World Cup.

The Pumas on the other hand had an awful start to the campaign when they were well beaten by England on matchday one, but have found some form and deservedly beat Wales last weekend.

The famous Stade de France will play host to tonight's semi-final, however, it remains to be seen what kind of a crowd will turn up now that both Ireland and the hosts France have been eliminated.