[RugbyBuck]

Ok, I was half wrong. The final will be England against South Africa, a re-match of a 36-0 ass kicking administered by the Springboks earlier in the tournament. England beat France 14-9 (unfortunately I missed the replay) and South Africa turned back a run by Argentina to win 37-13. I'm going to try to catch the replay of that one tomorrow night.

Despite the score of the earlier match this one has all sorts of built-in drama. The traditional, old-line Northern Hemisphere, grind it out in the pack defending world champions that no one expected to make it this far against the mercurial Southern Hemisphere Springboks that were the favorites, but were also expected by many to choke somewhere along the way. England had to exceed expectations to get this far and also had to have France knock out New Zealand. South Africa has managed the stress of being a, if not the, front-runner and has just kept moving forward. Both teams are on a roll and I'm looking forward to a great finals match.