New Zealand outmuscle South Africa in heavyweight thriller

New Zealand showed their pedigree with a 23-13 win over South Africa in Pool B at the Rugby World Cup. The defending Champions were pushed all the way by a Springbok side that will be real contenders in Japan.

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Lopez drop goal sees France edge out Argentina

A Camille Lopez drop goal was all that separated France and Argentina in Pool C this morning. Les Bleus narrowly edged out Los Pumas 23-21.

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Australia rally in opening game to defeat dogged Fiji

Australia survived a considerable scare to clinch a 39-21 victory in their opening Pool D World Cup match against Fiji. Tolu Latu went over twice for Wallabies.

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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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