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World Cup: Eye on the Tiger

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Seven of the eight Leicester Tigers at the Rugby World Cup have already seen action in the opening weekend of fixtures. We'll have updates on all of them throughout the tournament in our Eye On The Tiger spot on the club website. Here's a rundown of the action in round one:WEEK ONE   Friday: England v Fiji Dan Cole and Tom Youngs start in England front row, Ben Youngs starts at scrum-half and wins his 50th cap. Vereniki Goneva, the vice-captain, is at centre for Fiji. Tom is on the ball at a driving maul when the referee awards a penalty try in the opening quarter – the first try of the tournament. All three of Tigers’ England men are replaced during the second half, Goneva plays all 80 minutes.   Saturday: Tonga v Georgia No8 Opeti Fonua is not included in Tonga’s matchday 23 for their tournament opener, but they lose 17-10 to Georgia in the first shock of the tournament.   France v Italy Leonardo Ghiraldini is named as Italy captain for a 10th time in his career in the absence of Sergio Parisse and wins his 79th Test cap. He is part of the most-capped starting front row in Rugby World Cup history alongside Matias Aguero (36) and Martin Castrogiovanni (113). Their combined total of 227 Test appearances is 12 more than the previous best when Gurthro Steenkamp, John Smit and CJ van der Linde started South Africa's 87-0 win over Namibia during RWC 2011. Tigers front row colleague Michele Rizzo is used as a second-half  replacement as France win 32-10.   Sunday: New Zealand v Argentina Marcos Ayerza earns cap No61 as the Pumas run out at Wembley Stadium against the defending world champions at Wembley Stadium. Argentina led 13-12 at half-time, before the All Blacks claimed two second-half tries to take a 26-16 victory in the opening match of their title defence.