{"id":433150,"date":"2023-10-13T16:06:45","date_gmt":"2023-10-13T14:06:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/betcentral.onpressidium.com\/?p=433150"},"modified":"2023-10-31T17:30:04","modified_gmt":"2023-10-31T15:30:04","slug":"rugby-world-cup-4-key-battles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/machibet777-affiliate.com\/rugby\/rugby-world-cup-4-key-battles\/","title":{"rendered":"Rugby World Cup: 4 Key Battles"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/machibet777-affiliate.com\/rugby\/rugby-world-cup-2023\/rugby-world-cup-predictions-quarter-finals-2-2023-10-12\/\">The Rugby World Cup quarterfinals<\/a><\/strong> are upon us and 4 exciting clashes could swing any way. Bet Central explores all the key battles across the games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3><span class=\"green\">Wales vs Argentina: Inside Centre Duel<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>After being one of the heroes in Los Pumas\u2019 1st ever win over the All Blacks on his debut in 2020, Santiago Chocobares disappeared from the national setup only to make a stunning return in 2023 and usurp Los Pumas veteran Jeronimo de la Fuente and establish himself as no.12.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Similarly, Nick Tompkins hasn\u2019t always enjoyed the favour of his coaches with Wales, it is only at this World Cup that he truly established himself as the 1st choice inside centre for Wales. He has enjoyed a rich vein of form as Wales marched onto the quarterfinals by topping their pool.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The battle between these 2 centres will be intriguing, both have ingenuity and good hands. They are also both capable of upping the stakes physically and playing the battering ram role. 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