Rugby World Cup LIVE: Hosts France face New Zealand in blockbuster opening game

Read the full report as hosts France made an ideal start to the Rugby World Cup, inflicting on New Zealand a first-ever defeat in the pool stage.

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FT: France 27-13 New Zealand. After a slow start, France really got going and send out a warning to the rest of the world. Once they started applying pressure, they finished well and New Zealand really struggled to contain Jalibert.

New Zealand, desperate, try to the run the ball out when they wouldn't normally. France steal it at a ruck, Lucu's box kick lands in open space and Jaminet gets there first to score another try. Game over, unlike the conversion.

Jaminet Lucu on for Ramos and Dupont for France. New Zealand have brought Fainga'anuku on, but are under the pump.

Penaud gathers a devilish grubba kick, falls and offloads for Ramos to score - but knocked the ball on first.

Ramos nails the kick, from 10 yards into the New Zealand half, and the French lead is now two scores.

Jordan clips Ramos' boots while he is in the air, but it is just a penalty. A kickable one.

While the All Blacks have a scrum in their own half, Retallick replaces Whitlock and Jordan returns from the sin bin.

New Zealand are penalised for not rolling away, giving France a penalty plumb in front. Ramos kicks over and France are now six points ahead.

France bring Boudehent on for Cross. New Zealand meanwhile bring Christie and Havili on for Smith and Lienert-Brown

Telea scored two tries on his international debut and has repeated the trick tonight. Here's the first.

The bunker has decided it was not a red-card offence.

Ramos and Duponte choose to kick for goal - a conservative choice, given their numbers advantage - and Ramos misses.

Time for another drinks break.

Jordan, albeit with eyes on the ball, runs into the man in the air and is sent to the sin bin. The bunker will have a closer look.

French pressure comes to the boil. Jalibert floats sideways and draws in defenders, then skips out a team-mate and passes to Penaud, who finishes with aplomb.

Ramos nails the conversion.

Gros and Aldegherigame are on for France, Tu'ungafasi and Newell on for New Zealand.

Sensational work from Penaud to gather a crossfield kick and sidestep Beauden Barrett in one move, and the try line beckons, but Mo'unga comes across and does just enough to force a knock-on. Brilliant scramble defence.

The first scrum is re-set. France win a free kick from number two and ask for another scrum. The ball comes out of the third, but Smith wraps Dupont quickly and the All Blacks get the ball back soon after.