{"id":290550,"date":"2023-09-09T10:35:17","date_gmt":"2023-09-09T10:35:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usasportsradar.com\/?p=290550"},"modified":"2023-09-09T10:35:17","modified_gmt":"2023-09-09T10:35:17","slug":"rugby-world-cup-digest-day-one-mail-sport-goes-behind-the-scenes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usasportsradar.com\/rugby-union\/rugby-world-cup-digest-day-one-mail-sport-goes-behind-the-scenes\/","title":{"rendered":"RUGBY WORLD CUP DIGEST &#8211; DAY ONE: Mail Sport goes behind the scenes"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>RUGBY WORLD CUP DIGEST &#8211; DAY ONE: Mail Sport&#8217;s rugby experts bring you a behind the scenes look at France&#8217;s thrilling opening night win over New Zealand in Paris and how Wales and Ireland are gearing up in Bordeaux<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>France beat New Zealand 27-13 to kick off the Rugby World Cup on Friday night\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The favourites went head-to-head and played good rugby but nerves showed<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Latest Rugby World Cup 2023 news, including fixtures, live scores and results<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Latest Rugby World Cup 2023 news, including fixtures, live scores and results<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Rugby World Cup kicked off on Friday night with\u00a0a packed Stade de France watching on as two of the favourites collided.<\/p>\n<p>Hosts France handed the nation the result it craved as they opened their campaign with a 27-13 victory over rivals New Zealand in Paris.<\/p>\n<p>It was the All Blacks\u2019 first pool-phase defeat in World Cup history and they could have few complaints.\u00a0<span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Sportsmail\u2019s rugby experts Chris Foy and and Nik Simon were there to capture the pre match build up and offered their post match verdict.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Meanwhile, Alex Bywater reports from Bordeaux as Wales and Ireland get set for their openers against Fiji and Romania respectively.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Watch the video below\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/rugbyunion\/article-12498681\/RUGBY-WORLD-CUP-DIGEST-DAY-ONE-Mail-Sports-rugby-experts-bring-scenes-look-Frances-thrilling-opening-night-win-New-Zealand-Paris-Wales-Ireland-gearing-Bordeaux.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>RUGBY WORLD CUP DIGEST &#8211; 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