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Alex Young

South Africa vs Scotland LIVE! Rugby World Cup 2023 result, match stream, latest updates today

South Africa vs Scotland LIVE!

Scotland suffered a demoralising start to their World Cup campaign as world champions South Africa squeezed the life out of them in Marseille. The Boks kicked off their defence of the Webb Ellis Cup with an 18-3 victory on Sunday evening after two tries from Pieter-Steph du Toit and Kurt-Lee Arendse in the third quarter took the game away from the Scots following a tightly-contested first half.

The defeat leaves Gregor Townsend's side with no margin for error in their remaining three matches against Tonga, Romania and Ireland if they are to qualify for the quarter-finals. The two sides went into the tournament in confident mood following encouraging summer campaigns which left the Boks ranked second and the Scots fifth in the world, but with Ireland - the top-ranked team - also in Pool B, the pressure was on both nations to start with a victory.

Read the game back below with our dedicated match blog as the Rugby World Cup continues in Marseille!

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