Everything you need to know about the World Cup this morning, including an All Black workout that will get you pumped.

Quality of the All Blacks' bench was a massive factor in their 26-16 win at Wembley Stadium.

Conrad Smith has said he was "just counting the score" as he sat in the sin-bin during the All Blacks' opening Rugby World Cup win over Argentina.

The Herald's Dylan Cleaver watched all eight Rugby World Cup matches over the weekend. Here's his diary...

Sonny Bill Williams needs to be included in the squad for the quarter-final in Cardiff, writes Patrick McKendry.

Scott Yeoman looks at seven things you need to know about the Rugby World Cup going into tonight.

The assortment of South African reaction is as fascinating as the tremors from their World Cup loss to Japan.

England's leading rugby writers have delivered a mixed verdict on the All Blacks' opening World Cup performance.

It's already been quite a World Cup. Here's the top 10 stories that have caught our attention so far....

Woman who got up early to watch the rugby was almost four times the legal alcohol limit while driving to work.

Steve Deane scours global media for an offbeat look at rugby's biggest show.

"We take it for what it is: a mark of respect against a great player. If you're no good, nobody cares. You don't get booed unless you're any good."

He put his team under pressure and let them down - but the All Black captain hasn't suddenly turned to the dark side, writes Gregor Paul.

THE VENT: Tony Veitch and Michael Guerin fire up over THAT yellow card and reveal why they love-hate Sonny Bill Williams.

They may qualify, they may still miss out, but they will be watched every step of the way - by Samoa and Scotland in particular, writes Wynne Gray.

Where were you when the All Black captain got a yellow card? That's the question dominating social media.

The Prime Minister said he felt nervous when the second half ended and Argentina were ahead on the scoreboard.

This wasn't so much a bullet dodged by the All Blacks, but a blue-and-white striped missile.

It took composure, resilience and all the qualities we have come to expect from this All Black team, writes Gregor Paul.

Wales laboured to a 54-9 win over the amateurs of Uruguay in an underwhelming start to the Rugby World Cup.

Watch a recap of the live chat with Herald rugby expert Wynne Gray following the All Blacks win over Argentina this morning.

It's the talk of the World Cup - the result that shocked the rugby world. And the winning try in Japan's historic victory was scored by a Kiwi.

The opening game was extreme, but it's not that much of a surprise that the World Cup has ushered in nanny state rugby.

If the ABs need a reality check during their bid for the RWC they need look no further than the latest Forbes list of the world's 50 most valuable sports franchises.

The Wallabies had a brush with World Cup espionage after security was forced to chase off a man hiding in bushes.

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