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Kotaro Matsushima scored a hat-trick as Japan overcame a severe case of opening-night nerves to give the hosts winning start to the Rugby World Cup with a 30-10 victory over Russia on Friday.
It followed a spectacular opening ceremony at Tokyo Stadium, with Australia vs Fiji, France vs Argentina and New Zealand vs South Africa featuring to come on a mouth-watering first Saturday of the tournament.
England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales are all in action on a bumper Sunday.
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Rugby World Cup fixtures and results
| Sept 20 | Japan 30-10 Russia | Pool A, Tokyo | Report |
| Sept 21 | Australia vs Fiji | Pool D, Sapporo | 5.45am |
| Sept 21 | France vs Argentina | Pool C, Tokyo | 8.15am |
| Sept 21 | New Zealand vs South Africa | Pool B, Yokohama | 10.45am |
| Sept 22 | Italy vs Namibia | Pool B, Osaka | 6.15am |
| Sept 22 | Ireland vs Scotland | Pool A, Yokohama | 8.45am |
| Sept 22 | England vs Tonga | Pool C, Sapporo | 11.15am |
| Sept 23 | Wales vs Georgia | Pool D, Toyota City | 11.15am |
| Sept 24 | Russia vs Samoa | Pool A, Kumagaya | 11.15am |
| Sept 25 | Fiji vs Uruguay | Pool D, Kamaishi | 6.15am |
| Sept 26 | Italy vs Canada | Pool B, Fukuoka | 8.45am |
| Sept 26 | England vs USA | Pool C, Kobe | 11.45am |
| Sept 28 | Argentina vs Tonga | Pool C, Higashiosaka | 5.45am |
| Sept 28 | Japan vs Ireland | Pool A, Shizuoka | 8.15am |
| Sept 28 | South Africa vs Namibia | Pool B, Toyota City | 10.45am |
| Sept 29 | Georgia vs Uruguay | Pool D, Kumagaya | 6.15am |
| Sept 29 | Australia vs Wales | Pool D, Tokyo | 8.45am |
| Sept 30 | Scotland vs Samoa | Pool A, Kobe | 11.15am |
| Oct 2 | France vs USA | Pool C, Fukuoka | 8.45am |
| Oct 2 | New Zealand vs Canada | Pool B, Oita | 11.15am |
| Oct 3 | Georgia vs Fiji | Pool D, Higashiosaka | 6.15am |
| 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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