By Mitch Phillips MARSEILLE, France (Reuters) - Rugby World Cup organisers hoped for a blockbuster opening weekend and they certainly got one, starting ...
Heading to Principal’s Office for a Pint: Windsor’s Schoolhouse Brewery | SaltWireMARSEILLE, France - Rugby World Cup organisers hoped for a blockbuster opening weekend and they certainly got one, starting with host France's uplifting Friday night win and ending with a huge"what if?" moment in Sunday's classic Wales v Fiji encounter.
Though there was nothing really hanging on the result, it was notable as New Zealand's first-ever pool stage defeat and the home win was perfect to pump up the atmosphere around the country. Coach Eddie Jones finally got a win on the board as Australia held off Georgia, before Saturday night’s showdown in Marseille between England and Argentina.
Scotland, on the back of some really enterprising play over the last year, had real belief that they could get to South Africa but it was never to be as the defending champions were in control from the start in an 18-3 win. Fiji kept coming back though, got within six points and, in a crazy finale, eventually worked the ball wide to Semi Radradra, only for his giant hands to fail him as dropped the ball with the try line at his mercy. Had he made it, Fiji would still have needed a tough conversion to secure the win, but now they will have to try to repeat the performance against the Wallabies in a wildly unpredictable Group C.
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