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Scotland lost 18-3 in their opening match of the Rugby World Cup.

South Africa 18-3 Scotland: The bruising Springboks delivered a World Cup setback to Gregor Townsend’s side

South Africa began the defence of their World Cup crown with a clinical 18-3 victory over Scotland at the Vélodrome in Marseille.

South Africa’s Jesse Kriel escaped punishment for a first-minute upright tackle as the world champions went on to beat Scotland 18-3

The Boks kicked off their defence of the Webb Ellis Cup with an 18-3 victory on Sunday evening.

South Africa got the defence of their title off to an impressive start on Sunday when a second-half surge allowed them to overpower a toothless Scotland 18-3 to move into a strong position in the World Cup's’group of death’.

Scotland resist for 40 minutes but eventually succumb to Springboks power game as the defending champions get their defence up and running.

The press in G20’s several Global South participants – including China, Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, South Africa and Indonesia – largely gave a miss to G20 coverage on the front pages of their Sunday editions. 

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