Italy overcome early scare to beat spirited Namibia
Italy drew on all their experience to get their World Cup campaign off to a winning start as they defeated a spirited Namibia 47-22 in Pool B.
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Rugby
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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