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Hello world! A few days ago there was talk that this game might have to be abandoned because of Typhoon Hagibis, though Gordon Reid insisted the Scots would happily play through it – “We’re from Scotland. Rain. Hail. It doesn’t matter. We’ve coped with a lot more.” Today, though, the forecast is for sunny skies …

8.20am EDT 08:20 Sexton was keen to put a positive spin on things, but Brian O’Driscoll in the ITV studio isn’t buying it. “Eighteen handling errors is far too many from Ireland.” Paul O’Connell adds that Ireland simply aren’t creating enough, pointing to France and New Zealand’s performances yesterday. 8.18am EDT 08:18 Here’s Johnny Sexton: …

7.29am EDT 07:29 44 min Russia 6-5 Samoa: Henry Taefu charges towards the Russia tryline, but runs into a wall of resistance. 7.28am EDT 07:28 42 min Russia 6-5 Samoa: Russia go through the phases, nine of them, but lose possession when one of their forwards, Valery Morozov, goes off his feet in a maul. …

The opening match is a little over 20 minutes away. Here are the teams: Japan: Keita Inagaki, Shota Horie, Asaeli Ai Valu, Wimpie Van Der Walt, James Moore, Michael Leitch (c), Pieter Labuschagne, Kazuki Himeno, Yutaka Nagare, Yu Tamura, Lomano Lemeki, Ryoto Nakamura , Timothy Lafaele, Kotaro Matsushima, William Tupou. Subs: Atsushi Sakate, Isileli Nakajima, …