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South Africa got the defence of their title off to a positive start on Sunday (Monday morning AEST) when a second-half surge saw them overpower a toothless Scotland 18-3 in the Rugby World Cup\u2019s \u201cgroup of death\u201d.<\/p>\n

In a tense first half, two Manie Libbok penalties had South Africa ahead in the Pool B clash in Marseille, but a morale-boosting scrum penalty shortly before half-time, slotted by Finn Russell, gave the Scots a lift as they headed into the changing rooms 6-3 down.<\/p>\n

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Manie Libbok kicks a penalty for South Africa against South Africa at the Stade de Marseille.<\/span>Credit: <\/span>AP<\/cite><\/p>\n

The Springboks, however, came out with a new intensity and two tries within three minutes effectively settled the outcome.<\/p>\n

A typically powerful set of ball carries eventually created the space for Pieter Steph du Toit to charge over and then a brilliantly disguised Libbok kick found Kurt-Lee Arendse inexplicably in acres of space to catch and fall over the line and the shell-shocked Scots never looked able to mount any sort of comeback.<\/p>\n

South Africa will now be highly fancied to progress to the quarter-finals while Scotland, ranked fifth in the world, are likely to need to beat world No.1 Ireland to avoid a pool-stage exit.<\/p>\n

Japan too good for debutants Chile<\/h3>\n

Elsewhere, Chile showed no signs of nerves in their first World Cup, even taking an early lead against Japan before eventually going down 42-12 in their Pool D match in Toulouse.<\/p>\n

Chile, one of three South American teams in the tournament, played boldly despite picking up two yellow cards.<\/p>\n

They got off to a stunning start and, thanks to a mix of flair and good fortune, were awarded a try when flyhalf Rodrigo Fernandez dotted down after pouncing on a loose ball in the sixth minute.<\/p>\n

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Japan\u2019s Rikiya Matsuda kicks a conversion during their Pool D match against Chile at Stadium de Toulouse.<\/span>Credit: <\/span>AP<\/cite><\/p>\n

Japan, however, scored 21 unanswered points to take control of a physical encounter in searing heat.<\/p>\n

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