Round one.

The wait is over! The 2023 Rugby World Cup gets underway on Friday with hosts France set to take on the mighty All Blacks in a massive tournament opener.

Elsewhere, we’ve got Italy taking on Namibia, Ireland versus Romania, Australia against Georgia, England battling Argentina, Japan versus Chile, South Africa versus Scotland, and Wales up against Fiji.

And we’ll be regularly updating you all weekend with the best action from the games in our LIVE BLOG below.

For those of you clicking in from a social media post, just scroll down and you’ll find exactly what you’re looking for below, with the big moments highlighted as ‘key points.’

Enjoy the action! It’s going to be a cracking weekend of rugby!