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Manu Tuilagi has revealed staring down Tonga's haka inspired his rampaging display in a 35-3 victory that launched England's World Cup campaign.

Eddie Jones admitted England needed "Fergie time" to ensure their World Cup title campaign began with a bonus-point victory over Tonga.

Shaun Edwards believes that experience will be a key ingredient for Wales as they launch their Rugby World Cup campaign on Monday. 

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Gregor Townsend confessed it "doesn't look good" for Hamish Watson after admitting the Scotland flanker's Rugby World Cup might be over already.

Following a 35-3 win for England over Tonga in their opening Rugby World Cup encounter, here's our five takeaways from the clash on Sunday.

Joe Schmidt is frustrated Ireland's six-day turnaround to face hosts Japan at the Rugby World Cup means Peter O'Mahony and Bundee Aki are struggling to be available.

England began their World Cup pool campaign with an unconvincing performance as they struggled to a 35-3 bonus-point win over Tonga.

Check out the teams ahead of Round Two of the Rugby World Cup.

Here is our summary from Day 3 of the World Cup, featuring and England win over Tonga, Ireland beating Scotland and Italy thrashing Namibia.

Former England captain Will Carling secured outside funding in order to cover the shortfall in cash needed for Eddie Jones' World Cup campaign.

Watch the video highlights from Ireland's 27-3 victory over Scotland.

Check out the video highlights from Italy's 47-22 victory over Namibia.

Ed Alexander looks back at England's individual player performances, with a few highlights despite a lack of team cohesion. Billy 5, Farrell 5 - is that fair?

Ireland made a statement of intent courtesy of a 27-3 triumph over Scotland in their Rugby World Cup opener in Yokohama on Sunday.

Ireland commenced their Pool A campaign with a powerful 27-3 victory over Scotland in Yokohama.

Italy coach Conor O'Shea believes that his side will "improve massively" by the time they take on Canada on Thursday.

Australia winger Reece Hodge has been cited for a dangerous tackle during their World Cup opening victory over Fiji on Saturday.

Italy scored seven tries as they launched their Rugby World Cup campaign with a straightforward 47-22 win over Namibia in Higashiosaka.

Italy made a fine start to their World Cup campaign when they notched a 47-22 bonus-point victory over Namibia in Higashiosaka on Sunday.

Aaron Smith says New Zealand's 23-13 victory over South Africa “felt like a final” and helped relieved some of the pressure on them that had been building.

It is time for Planet Rugby's Sunday Social, your quirky recap of the serious and not so serious talking points from the past week's action.