'Opening Ceremony brought tears to my eyes'
The opening day of Rugby World Cup 2011 saw hosts New Zealand beat Tonga 41-10 at Eden Park in Auckland in front of 60,214 people.
The first of 48 matches in this year's tournament was preceded by a memorable Opening Ceremony, including a guest appearance from All Black legend Jonah Lomu.
Throughout the tournament we will be providing a regular Fan Forum which will include some of your comments from the official Rugby World Cup Twitter account, @rugbyworldcup, and #rwc2011. Here's a selection from the opening day:
@ScottQuinnell: NZ will be pleased with the win. Tonga a good SH. The World Cup is on its way. Good luck to all.
@MiraB: Two passionate teams and the match was well played. One of the best opening encounters, in my opinion!
@NL2NZ: Just got back from Rugby World Cup in Auckland. What a party! The fireworks were AMAZING and so were the people.
@Eaglesan: What a great night, everything worked perfectly, beer and food on hand plus a great Opening Ceremony. Well done all involved.
@PaulBrackley: Israel Dagg is having an absolute flyer!
@tonyjc82: New Zealand's Haka - probably the most terrifying sight in World sport!!! Loved Tonga's attempt too!
@munchwithme: If the games are anywhere near as good as the opening ceremony we're in for a great time!
@shayne_hope: Kid player wearing Canterbury's red and black a nice touch during Opening Ceremony!
@Anthonyk2010: Best Opening Ceremony of a sporting event I have ever watched. Well done.
@Dewet09: #RWC2011 Opening Ceremony brought tears to my eyes! Tears of joy! It was amazing! Good luck to all teams!
@LittleBoos: It's Friday and 7 weeks of @rugbyworldcup starts today! Bring it on
@bjrnewton: Downloaded the RWC2011 App for my BlackBerry. It's the best App I have hands down. Well done!
@markrickaby: Wow, the RWC app really comes alive during a live game! Absolutely fantastic app!
Throughout the tournament you can join the conversation on Twitter or keep up to date with the latest news and discussions via the official Rugby World Cup Facebook page, which has more than 1.25 million fans.
Budding photographers amongst you can upload your photos to our Flickr group www.flickr.com/groups/rugbyworldcupgroup and some may even make it into our Photo Album of the day on Facebook.
You can also watch half time, full time highlights and full replays of every match at www.rugbyworldcup.com/video or see the RWC Daily on the RWC YouTube channel.