South Africa 18-3 Scotland

South Africa v Scotland Match Reports

Scotland suffered a demoralising start to their World Cup campaign as world champions South Africa squeezed the life out of them in Marseille. The Boks kicked off their defence of the Webb Ellis Cup with an 18-3 victory on Sunday evening after two tries from Pieter-Steph du Toit and Kurt-Lee Arendse in the third quarter took the game away from the Scots following a tightly-contested first half. A selection of match reports is listed below:

• Autumn Internationals: Scotland fall to defeat in bruising World Cup opener against South Africa
• BBC: Ruthless South Africa too strong for Scotland
• Guardian: South Africa’s Du Toit and Arendse break Scotland resistance for win
• Daily Mail: Springboks' World Cup defence gets off to a winning start after Jesse Kriel controversially avoids red card
• Sky Sports: Springboks' Rugby World Cup defence off to winning start after second-half double
• Scotsman: Defeat in opening match as champions South Africa prove too strong in Marseille
• Scottish Rugby: Match Report: South Africa 18-3 Scotland