Ireland boss Joe Schmidt toasted fly-half Johnny Sexton after his playmaker helped get his team's World Cup Pool D campaign off to a flying start with a seven-try rout of Canada.

Sean O’Brien believes Ireland go into their World Cup Pool D opener with Canada tomorrow in a good place and driven on by the bitter experience of their quarter-final exit four years ago.

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Joe Schmidt fears Canada could prove “an incredible banana skin” for an Ireland side chasing their best-ever World Cup return.

Wales are set to reassess their injury situation after next Monday’s World Cup Pool D clash against Namibia in New Plymouth.

South Africa are set to be without lock Victor Matfield and centre Jean de Villiers for their second World Cup Pool D match with Fiji on Saturday, the defending champions have said.

Rhys Priestland has been handed the Wales fly-half role for Sunday’s World Cup Pool D clash against South Africa.

FRANCE flanker Julien Bonnaire has admitted that his team will become temporary Irish fans tomorrow as World Cup Pool D reaches a nervous finale.

FRANCE have a full-strength squad to select from for their last World Cup Pool D game, against Georgia, on Sunday in Marseille.

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France winger Vincent Clerc believes Ireland will be looking to exact revenge when they take on Les Bleus in the pivotal World Cup Pool D showdown at the Stade de France on Friday.

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Argentina will go into their World Cup Pool D clash with Georgia in Lyon having risen to fourth in the latest International Rugby Board world rankings – their highest position.

NAMES like Kees Lensing and Jacques Burger will mean little or nothing to the vast majority of Irish rugby fans this morning.

Ireland should be close to full strength for their World Cup Pool D opener against Namibia on Sunday, with team captain Brian O’Driscoll and star flanker David Wallace almost certainly fit for selection.

ALAN QUINLAN stresses the mood in the Irish camp is positive ahead of next month’s Rugby World Cup despite their poor showing against Italy at Ravenhill on Friday night.

ONE of the most striking aspects of Argentina’s victory in Santa Fe last Saturday was their attitude after the game.

IT WAS A result that will, in the words of Irish captain Simon Best, “have no relevance” on what transpires in their World Cup Pool D match, but try telling that to the majority inside the richly atmospheric but non-hostile (except if you’re a visiting place kicker) stadium, who wildly celebrated Felipe Contepomi’s 81st minute drop goal.

Ireland coach Eddie O’Sullivan is backing rugby league convert Brian Carney to rise to the challenge of breaking into the Test team.

Argentina qualified for the World Cup in France next year after beating Uruguay 26-0 in a Buenos Aires qualifier.

With few expecting Wales to emerge with anything from their final pool game against New Zealand next weekend, this was it – a showdown with Italy for a place in the last eight of the World Cup.

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John Payne’s 35th-minute try hauled Tonga back into their World Cup Pool D clash in Canberra after Italy looked set to enter half-time with a comfortable nine-point cushion.

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Wales today drafted Llanelli forward Chris Wyatt into their World Cup squad after Michael Owen was ruled out with a back injury.