Reinvigorated Scotland surge past sorry Samoa
Scotland eased to a 34-0 bonus-point victory over Samoa in Kobe reviving their hopes of progressing from World Cup Pool A. Ill disciplined Samoa conceded two penalty tries.
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Rugby World Cup Pool A
Samoa battle to victory against resilient Russia
Samoa were made to work by Russia to get their World Cup campaign off to a winning start in Pool A. A second half flourish saw the Islanders run out 9-34 winners in Kumagaya.
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Ireland impress with emphatic win over sluggish Scotland
Ireland defied predictions of a tight contest to grab an emphatic 27-3 bonus point win over Scotland in Yokohama to get their World Cup campaign off to a flying start.
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Marvellous Matsushima leads Japan to victory over Russia
Japan opened the 2019 Rugby World Cup with a 30-10 victory over a dogged Russian team. Kotaro Matsushima scored a hat-trick of tries as hosts recovered from the shock of conceding an early try.
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