Ireland open their Pool B campaign in the sweltering heat of Bordeaux this afternoon.
Jonathan Sexton returns to action to captain his country against pool minnows Romania.
Kick-off is at 2.30 this afternoon.
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The first game of the afternoon is back in Pool A, with Italy facing Namibia in Saint-Etienne from midday.
Pool C begins with the meeting of Australia and Georgia from 5.
And there’s an 8pm start in Marseille, where England face Argentina in Pool D.
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Second-half tries from Damian Penaud and Melvyn Jaminet saw France start the World Cup in impressive fashion last night.
They beat the All Blacks by 27-points to 13 at the Stade de France.
That was New Zealand’s first ever pool defeat at a World Cup.
