REMINDER: Team sheets, venues, kick-off times for RWC semi-finals

Take a look at who’s playing in the semi-finals of the 2023 Rugby World Cup (RWC) campaign in Paris on Friday and Saturday respectively.

The first semi-final is an all Rugby Championship encounter with the All Blacks and Argentina squaring off at the Stade de France on Friday night.

The second semi-final is a classic north versus south showdown with powerhouses England and the Springboks scheduled to come to blows at the same match venue as the first semi-final.

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RWC TEAMS, VENUES AND KICK-OFF TIMES FOR SEMI-FINALS

ARGENTINA v ALL BLACKS (Stade de France, Paris, Friday, 9pm)

ARGENTINA – 15 Juan Cruz Mallia, 14 Emiliano Boffelli, 13 Lucio Cinti, 12 Santiago Chocobares, 11 Mateo Carreras; 10 Santiago Carreras, 9 Gonzalo Bertranou; 8 Facundo Isa, 7 Marcos Kremer, 6 Juan Martin Gonzalez; 5 Tomas Lavanini, 4 Guido Petti; 3 Francisco Gomez Kodela, 2 Julian Montoya (captain), 1 Thomas Gallo.
Subs: 16 Agustin Creevy, 17 Joel Sclavi, 18 Eduardo Bello, 19 Matias Alemanno, 20 Rodrigo Bruni, 21 Lautaro Bazan Velez, 22 Nicolas Sanchez, 23 Matias Moroni.

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

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ENGLAND v SPRINGBOKS (Stade de France, Paris, Saturday, 9pm)

Springboks – 15 Damian Willemse, 14 Kurt-Lee Arendse, 13 Jesse Kriel, 12 Damian de Allende, 11 Cheslin Kolbe, 10 Manie Libbok, 9 Cobus Reinach, 8 Duane Vermeulen, 7 Pieter-Steph du Toit, 6 Siya Kolisi (c), 5 Franco Mostert, 4 Eben Etzebeth, 3 Frans Malherbe, 2 Bongi Mbonambi, 1 Steven Kitshoff.
Subs: 16 Deon Fourie, 17 Ox Nche, 18 Vincent Koch, 19 RG Snyman, 20 Kwagga Smith, 21 Faf de Klerk, 22 Handre Pollard, 23 Willie le Roux.

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England – 15 Freddie Steward; 14 Jonny May, 13 Joe Marchant, 12 Manu Tuilagi, 11 Elliot Daly; 10 Owen Farrell (c), 9 Alex Mitchell; 8 Ben Earl, 7 Tom Curry, 6 Courtney Lawes; 5 George Martin, 4 Maro Itoje; 3 Dan Cole, 2 Jamie George, 1 Joe Marler.
Subs: 16 Theo Dan, 17 Ellis Genge, 18 Kyle Sinckler, 19 Ollie Chessum, 20 Billy Vunipola, 21 Danny Care, 22 George Ford, 23 Ollie Lawrence.

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THE ROAD TO THE RUGBY WORLD CUP FINAL