Everything you need to know about the 2019 Rugby World Cup Final

An England star has been handed the full blame for his side’s fine for challenging the All Blacks’ haka in the World Cup semi final.

Joe Marler would still end up in front if England can win.

England prop Joe Marler has copped the blame for his side’s fine after challenging the New Zealand’s haka in the World Cup semi-final.

But the star should be fine with a big payout set to come to the English players and staff should Eddie Jones’ men be able to win the World Cup final.

The Telegraph reported the team is set to unlock $AU11.3 million (£6m) in bonuses with $AU9.4m (£5m) going to players and $AU1.9m (£1m) to staff.

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It’s a massive cost which could hit the Rugby Football Union’s hip pocket with the winners’ cheque just $AU610,000 (£325,000).

England had already had to increase their budget with fundraising efforts as the RFU wouldn’t pay out any more after Jones blew out his World Cup budget.

The Sun reported an RFU source said: “The RFU over the last period of time has had to be prudent in the way we spend money.

“We have all felt the effects of that in recent times. So without dipping into the pocket any more this seemed a pretty logical and normal way to raise additional money.

“It was not budgets being cut, it was looking for a few additional things that would help in the final stages of the World Cup.”

The RFU will likely be flooded by new financial and commercial opportunities following the World Cup which will help but it appears to be a costly experience for England’s governing Rugby body.

Joe Marler was thrown under the bus.

It will likely help Marler if he did cop the bill, as teammate Mako Vunipola believes he should.

“(Joe Marler) said he got confused. He thought he was supposed to go all the way around it and go to their 10m line,” he said.

“But because of that, he’s the one who has to pay the fine. He dishes it out a lot so the boys would be more than happy if he has to pay it.”

The $AU3750 (£2000) fine would hardly make a dent in his potential $350,000 share of the bonus pay out.

Despite the fine, New Zealand’s beaten coach Steve Hansen on Wednesday praised the way England’s players faced down the haka, calling it “brilliant and imaginative”.

“I thought their response was fantastic,” he said. “They didn’t get fined for responding to the haka — they got fined for coming over halfway.

“Joe (Marler) didn’t go back when he was told two or three times. The haka requires a response. It’s a challenge to you, personally, and it requires a response. I thought it was brilliant and quite imaginative, too.”

All Blacks hooker Dane Coles described it as “awesome”, joking that England would be happy to take the financial hit.

— with AFP

Eddie Jones might let him off the hook.

GUIDE TO THE RUGBY WORLD CUP FINAL

Saturday November 2, 8pm AEDT: England (1) Vs South Africa (2)

This is it — the final of the World Cup. And the two teams are not the favourites before the tournament but have proven themselves worthy.

England have made a splash, taking on the Southern Hemisphere and winning, ending the tournaments of Australia and New Zealand in emphatic fashion.

While South Africa have flown under the radar after their first up loss against New Zealand, the side has gone on to score the most points in the tournament through to the semi-finals.

TEAMS

England

15. Elliot Daly, 14. Anthony Watson, 13. Manu Tuilagi, 12. Owen Farrell (c), 11. Jonny May, 10. George Ford, 9. Ben Youngs; 8. Billy Vunipola, 7. Sam Underhill, 6. Tom Curry, 5. Courtney Lawes, 4. Maro Itoje, 3. Kyle Sinckler, 2. Jamie George, 1. Mako Vunipola. Reserves: 16. Luke Cowan-Dickie, 17. Joe Marler, 18. Dan Cole, 19. George Kruis, 20. Mark Wilson, 21. Ben Spencer, 22. Henry Slade, 23. Jonathan Joseph.

South Africa

15. Willie le Roux, 14. Cheslin Kolbe, 13. Lukhanyo Am, 12. Damian de Allende, 11. Makazole Mapimpi, 10. Handre Pollard, 9. Faf de Klerk; 8. Duane Vermeulen, 7. Pieter-Steph du Toit, 6. Siya Kolisi (c), 5. Lood de Jager, 4. Eben Etzebeth, 3. Frans Malherbe, 2. Bongi Mbonambi, 1. Tendai Mtawarira. Reserves: 16. Malcolm Marx, 17. Steven Kitshoff, 18. Vincent Koch, 19. RG Snyman, 20. Franco Mostert, 21. Francois Louw, 22. Herschel Jantjies, 23. Frans Steyn.

South Africa have been on fire.

HOW CAN I WATCH?

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In addition to all the LIVE action, Kayo has every match of the tournament on demand, meaning customers can catch up anywhere, anytime, on their TV or favourite device.

‘Kayo Minis’ are a condensed highlights package for those who miss the full game and will be available for all matches.

Fans can also warm up to the action with a suite of special Rugby World Cup programming, including classic matches, documentaries, and a dedicated tournament carousel, available on Kayo now.

With Kayo, fans can instantly stream every match of the Rugby World Cup, plus over 50 other sports, live and on demand from just $25 per month.

Fox Sports will deliver the World Cup final from 7pm — in HD on Fox Sports 503 and in 4K Ultra HD on RWC 4K (Channel 499).

Channel 10 will have the World Cup Final from 7pm.

ODDS

— England ($1.44) Vs South Africa ($2.80)

Originally published as Everything you need to know about the 2019 Rugby World Cup Final