Welcome to our LIVE coverage of the opening match of the Rugby World Cup!

FINAL WHISTLE! New Zealand start their World Cup campaign with a victory, dominant in the first-half but less so after the break.

New Zealand not firing on all cylinders, yet are still winning 41-10. Room for improvement.

Three more changes for NZ. Colin Slade for Carter at 10, Flynn for Hore at hooker, Boric for Vito in the back row.

Piri Weepu adds the extras and it is NZ 41 Tonga 10.

TRY NZ! Ma'a Nonu goes over the line after some moments of brilliance from the All Blacks. A Sonny Bill offload and nice delayed passes from Weepu and then Slade who feeds the scorer.

Taumalolo has made a big impact since coming on. This is not the 50-60 point All Blacks victory that many expected.

Kurt Morath adds the extras and it is NZ 34 Tonga 10.

TRY TONGA! Constant pressure and the pick and go reaps rewards as Sona Taumalolo burrows low and scores.

Taniela Moa makes a dart for the line but Tonga are held up a metre short.

Not a great spectacle at the moment as NZ collapse the scrum again.

The front rows continue to collapse, endless re-set scrummages.

Tonga camped in the NZ 22. They have spent nine minutes there in this match.

Strong stuff from the Tongan pack, two penalties conceded by NZ. A penalty try could be looming.

Scrum for Tonga near the line.

Tonga take the penalty quickly. They want a try and are a metre short.

The first serious test of the NZ defence and they are penalised for hands in the ruck.

Tonga's best spell of possession in the game but they aren't really getting anywhere. Inch by inch towards the All Blacks line.

NZ turnover after Carter is hit hard and Tonga are inside the All Blacks 22.

Cory Jane on for Toeava.

The conversion attempt from Carter is wide.