CAN LIGHTNING STRIKE TWICE?

Can Ireland beat NZ twice in a row, a team they have never beaten before, and quite probably the most dominant team ever. By 1930hrs UK time we will know if lightning can strike twice. However, most non English people will be cursing the TV schedulers who, like last week, have put two big games on at the same time - Ireland v All Blacks and Scotland v Argentina - both at 1700hrs. Why the TV companies can't agree a sequential schedule is beyond me. And what makes it worse, my football team is playing at the same time, and I don't have Sky Q!

Nathan, the Fijian, will face his fellow Islanders today

My prediction for today - England by 17, Argentina by 10, NZ by 10, Wales by many

Enjoy another festive feast of beer and friendship.