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Player Ratings: France

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Player Ratings: France

OPINION: After a rusty second match that saw France’s reserves struggle to shake a feisty Uruguay side, Les Bleus have put Namibia to the sword to right the ship ahead of a well-earned rest week.

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Player Ratings: England

OPINION Player Ratings: England OPINION: First, the good news on a balmy night on the French Riviera England eventually won 34-12 to chalk up back-to-back victories for only the second time in this underwhelming Steve Borthwick era, while they also managed to avoid card trouble and keep 15 players on the pitch for the full 80.

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Player Ratings: Japan

OPINION Player Ratings: Japan OPINION: Despite a promising start to the game, Japan have fallen to a disheartening 12-34 loss to England in Nice on Sunday.

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Player ratings: Fiji

OPINION Player ratings: Fiji OPINION: After the tight loss to Wales last week, Fiji responded with an emphatic 22-15 win against the Wallabies in Saint Etienne to shake up Pool C.

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Player Ratings: Australia

OPINION Player Ratings: Australia OPINION: Australia’s Rugby World Cup campaign hangs in the balance after losing to Fiji for the first time since 1954 on Sunday evening. The Wallabies were beaten 22-15 in Saint-Etienne.

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Player Ratings: South Africa

OPINION Player Ratings: South Africa OPINION: The Springboks continued to fine-tune their squad as they recorded a comfortable 76-0 win over Romania in their second World Cup pool match on Sunday

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Player Ratings: Wales

OPINION Player Ratings: Wales OPINION: Wales made it two wins from two on Saturday against Portugal in Nice, but it was far from a vintage performance.

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Player Ratings: New Zealand

OPINION Player Ratings: New Zealand OPINION: The All Blacks have cantered to a 71-3 win over Namibia in Toulouse to get their World Cup campaign back on track following last weekend’s loss to France.

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Player Ratings: France

OPINION Player Ratings: France OPINION: France beat Uruguay 27-12 in a game that surprised many, as Uruguay threatened and France failed to rack up the kind of score fans might have expected.

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VIDEO: Schalk - Boks no longer 'one-trick ponies'

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News World Cup Round One: All the extended highlights WATCH as we bring you all the extended highlights from the opening weekend at World Cup 2023!

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Player Ratings: Wales

OPINION Player Ratings: Wales OPINION: A single knock-on - that will be the reason many cite when trying to figure out how Wales won a match that they probably deserve to lose.

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Player Ratings: Fiji

OPINION Player Ratings: Fiji OPINION: The Fijians opened their World Cup against Wales in Bordeaux with a 26-32 loss that went right down to the wire.

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Player Ratings: South Africa

Second Phase Player Ratings: South Africa OPINION: The Springboks were not at their best in their World Cup opener against Scotland on Sunday, but they still managed to outplay Gregor Townsend's side with their powerful forwards.

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