South Africa vs Scotland LIVE! Rugby World Cup 2023 match stream, latest score and updates today
Scotland kick off their Rugby World Cup 2023 campaign this afternoon with a tough test against defending champions South Africa. The Scots know a good start is key with the much-fancied Ireland also in Pool B and will have to be at their best to run out winners at the Stade Velodrome this afternoon.
The Springboks, in an ominous statement ahead of the tournament, made easy work of New Zealand in their final World Cup warm-up game, while Scotland went down narrowly to a strong France side. Victory for either team would put them in a brilliant position to qualify for the quarter-finals.
South Africa have been handed a huge boot with the return of inspirational captain Siya Kolisi, just five months after surgery. Scotland have scrum-half Ben White is fit after an injury scare. Follow the game LIVE below with our dedicated match blog as the Rugby World Cup continues in Marseille!
Live updates
17min: More boos from this Scotland-heavy crowd as Mostert goes in late on Russell, but the latter is quickly onto his feet to charge at the Springboks.
Some yardage gained, finally.
16min: De Klerk twice clears into Scotlandās 22. South Africa continue to smother the Scots, who canāt get any headway at the moment.
PENALTY!
13min: Itās good from Libbock. South Africa are on the board.
12min: Boos around the stadium as Russell gets penalised for a deliberate knock on. Heās not convinced, but that doesnāt better. Libbok with another chance.
11min: South Africa win the penalty after the scrum collapses, so a first sight of the posts of the game… which Libbok misses! That looked like a gimmie, but I guess not.
9min: That was all wrong by Scotland as they miss the lineout and Wiese duly ran onto it at the second attempt. Libbok with another ping into the air, which Kinghorn knocks on for the scrum.
7min: Kitshoff is offside so itās a penalty to Scotland.
6min: Two scrums in quick succession, the first collapses but the second is good as Scotland fly across from left to right but the South African defence meets him stride for stride.
4min: South Africa are smothering Scotland in the opening stages, going high with the ball.
3min: Libbok again goes for a speculative punt from right to left but gets it all wrong and Scotland pick it up between the posts.
