Wales put Gatland through the wringer

Warren Gatland said Wales’s nerve-wracking win over Fiji on Sunday in a pulsating World Cup match was “significant”, although he had been “pretty angry” at the chaotic end.

Watch: Why must Manie look?

Manie Libbok produced an outrageous cross-kick to set-up Kurt-Lee Arendse for a touchdown against Scotland in a World Cup-opening win for the Springboks on Sunday.

Fired-up Wales edge feisty Fiji

Wales held on for a four-try victory against a brave Fiji outfit in an exciting World Cup Pool C clash in Bordeaux on Sunday night.

Firsts keep coming for Fozzy’s ‘frantic’ All Blacks

New Zealand’s historic defeat to France in the 2023 World Cup opener marked another milestone blight in the woeful tenure of head coach Ian Foster, writes MARK KEOHANE.

‘Unpopular’ Eddie is purring

Head coach Eddie Jones said Australia’s emphatic victory over Georgia on Saturday was the “perfect” start to the Wallabies’ World Cup campaign.

Ford fiesta drives England to victory

Flyhalf George Ford kicked all of 14-man England’s points as the Red Roses beat Argentina in their World Cup opener in Marseille on Saturday night.

All Blacks replace injured star

New Zealand have confirmed the injury-enforced replacement of a key member of Ian Foster’s World Cup squad in France.

Fans react to France 2023 kick-off

SARugby.mag.co.za rounds up what the rugby community shared on social media during the opening clash of the World Cup between France and New Zealand on Friday.

Watch: ‘Eddie’ slams World Cup rivals

Comedian and celebrity impressionist Conor Moore here gives an hilarious rendition of a typical World Cup press conference with the likes of Eddie Jones and Andy Farrell.

Dupont: We were average

France captain Antoine Dupont said the World Cup hosts are capable of playing at a much higher standard than what they did in thumping New Zealand in the opener on Friday.