It’s hard to remember a set of Rugby World Cup quarter-finals that reached the heights we saw at the weekend. Four matches that were all close until the end, and three absolute classics that would be worthy of the final.
Given the much-talked about stacking of the world’s four best teams in one half of the draw, hosts France and top-ranked Ireland are going home. They will be missed.
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Simon Poidevin played 59 Test Matches for the Wallabies between 1980 and 1991, captaining the team on four occasions. Simon is one of only four Australians to have won rugby union's World Cup, Grand Slam, Bledisloe Cup and Hong Kong Sevens.
