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

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Hello and welcome to LIVE coverage of the opening match of the Rugby World Cup. Hosts France are playing New Zealand, three-time world champions and the team with the best record of any across past editions of the Rugby World Cup.

But that was then and this is now. France have been targeting this event for years and, after months of choreographed preparations, are determined to get the tournament underway with a bang, in front of what promises to be a raucous crowd at the Stade de France.

New Zealand have been preparing hard too. The All Blacks won this year's truncated Rugby Championship in style, scoring at least four tries in every match as they won all three, so count them off at your peril.