The first competition was played in 1954.

It will be a scrum - can England force a penalty here?England go out the back again and Furbank puts in a good kick.

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We are in a good position to start our campaign. Itoje gets up quickly forcing the French to kick.Daly then kicks but it gets a nasty roll, going all the way out over the dead ball line. Farrell then drops the ball in midfield with the French defence right in his face.

France kick it out.England win a penalty at the scrum, driving France back. The Clermont winger has become a truly world-class operator. "It is an exciting day for all our Rugby League fans and communities across England who will be proud and brilliant hosts to the travelling nations as together we deliver the biggest and best Rugby League World Cup to date." That is a worry for England this early.England manage to slow the ball down forcing Ntamack to send up a high ball. New Zealand's encounter against Italy in Toyota City has shared the same fate.Still under review, however, is the critical meeting between Scotland and Japan which is also being staged in Yokohama.If that game does not go ahead, the Scots will be automatically eliminated while the tournament hosts reach the quarter-finals for the first time. Youngs pop it to Lawes who is chopped down. Typhoon #19 Hagibis is two and a half times the size. With match dates and locations confirmed, the excitement will only intensify.