Welcome to the Evening Standard’s LIVE coverage of the Rugby World Cup as Ireland take on Russia in Kobe.
Joe Schmidt's side - who dominated Scotland in the opener - will be eager to put on a performance in their third Pool A tie after being upset by hosts Japan in a memorable clash at the weekend.
They come up against a lowly-ranked Russia team that have shown plenty of heart in this tournament so far, but with nothing to show for it in terms of points.
The Bears lost to Japan on opening night before suffering defeat at the hands of Samoa.
Stay tuned to Standard Sport for all the action, results and latest news from Japan - starting with our coverage of Georgia vs Fiji….
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Rugby World Cup fixtures and results
| Sept 20 | Japan 30-10 Russia | Pool A, Tokyo | Report |
| Sept 21 | Australia 39-21 Fiji | Pool D, Sapporo | Report |
| Sept 21 | France 23-21 Argentina | Pool C, Tokyo | Report |
| Sept 21 | New Zealand 23-13 South Africa | Pool B, Yokohama | Report |
| Sept 22 | Italy 47-22 Namibia | Pool B, Osaka | Report |
| Sept 22 | Ireland 27-3 Scotland | Pool A, Yokohama | Report |
| Sept 22 | England 35-3 Tonga | Pool C, Sapporo | Report |
| Sept 23 | Wales 43-14 Georgia | Pool D, Toyota City | Report |
| Sept 24 | Russia 9-34 Samoa | Pool A, Kumagaya | Report |
| Sept 25 | Fiji 27-30 Uruguay | Pool D, Kamaishi | Report |
| Sept 26 | Italy 48-7 Canada | Pool B, Fukuoka | Report |
| Sept 26 | England 45-7 USA | Pool C, Kobe | Report |
| Sept 28 | Argentina 28-12 Tonga | Pool C, Higashiosaka | Report |
| Sept 28 | Japan 19-2 Ireland | Pool A, Shizuoka | Report |
| Sept 28 | South Africa 53-7 Namibia | Pool B, Toyota City | Report |
| Sept 29 | Georgia 33-7 Uruguay | Pool D, Kumagaya | Report |
| Sept 29 | Australia 25-29 Wales | Pool D, Tokyo | Report |
| Sept 30 | Scotland 34-0 Samoa | Pool A, Kobe | Report |
| Oct 2 | France 33-9 USA | Pool C, Fukuoka | Report |
| Oct 2 | New Zealand 63-0 Canada | Pool B, Oita | Report |
| Oct 3 | Georgia 10-45 Fiji | Pool D, Higashiosaka | Report |
| Oct 3 | Ireland vs Russia | Pool A, Kobe | 11.15am |
| Oct 4 | South Africa vs Italy | Pool B, Shizuoka | 10.45am |
| Oct 5 | Australia vs Uruguay | Pool D, Oita | 6.15am |
| Oct 5 | England vs Argentina | Pool C, Tokyo | 9am |
| Oct 5 | Japan vs Samoa | Pool A, Toyota City | 11.30am |
| Oct 6 | New Zealand vs Namibia | Pool B, Tokyo | 5.45am |
| Oct 6 | France vs Tonga | Pool C, Kumamoto | 8.45am |
| Oct 8 | South Africa vs Canada | Pool B, Kobe | 11.15am |
| Oct 9 | Argentina vs USA | Pool C, Kumagaya | 5.45am |
| Oct 9 | Scotland vs Russia | Pool A, Shizuoka | 8.15am |
| Oct 9 | Wales vs Fiji | Pool D, Oita | 10.45am |
| Oct 11 | Australia vs Georgia | Pool D, Shizuoka | 11.15am |
| Oct 12 | New Zealand vs Italy | Pool B, Toyota City | 5.45am |
| Oct 12 | England vs France | Pool C, Yokohama | 9.15am |
| Oct 12 | Ireland vs Samoa | Pool A, Fukuoka | 11.45am |
| Oct 13 | Namibia vs Canada | Pool B, Kamaishi | 4.15am |
| Oct 13 | USA vs Tonga | Pool C, Higashiosaka | 6.45am |
| Oct 13 | Wales vs Uruguay | Pool D, Kumamoto | 9.15am |
| Oct 13 | Japan vs Scotland | Pool A, Yokohama | 11.45am |
| Oct 19 | Winner C v Runner Up D | QF 1, Oita | 8.15am |
| Oct 19 | Winner B v Runner Up A | QF 2, Tokyo | 11.15am |
| Oct 20 | Winner D v Runner Up C | QF 3, Oita | 4.15am |
| Oct 20 | Winner A v Runner Up B | QF 4, Tokyo | 11.15am |
| Oct 26 | Winner QF 1 v Winner QF 2 | SF 1, Yokohama | 9am |
| Oct 27 | Winner QF 3 v Winner QF 4 | SF 2, Yokohama | 9am |
| Nov 1 | Loser SF 1 v Loser SF 2 | Third place play-off, Tokyo | 9am |
| Nov 2 | Final | Yokohama | 9am |
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