Ireland v Romania: All you need to know

Ireland begin their Rugby World Cup campaign in the heat of the Bordeaux sun against Romania on Saturday afternoon.

Andy Farrell's side, ranked number one in the world, have put together an impressive 13-Test winning run and expectations are high.

Find out all you need to know about the Pool B game here.

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RADIO

Listen to live commentary on RTÉ Radio 1.

ONLINE

Follow a live blog on RTE.ie/sport and the RTÉ News App followed by report, reaction and player ratings.

TV

Ireland v Samoa is live on Virgin Media One. Watch highlights and analysis on Against the Head. Monday 8pm on RTÉ2 and RTÉ Player.

WEATHER

It's going to be hot. Forecasters expect around 34c with humidity of 29%. Light winds might take some of the sting out of it. World Rugby has confirmed that there will be official water breaks during this weekend's games.

As World Cup openers go, meeting the Oaks, ranked 19th in the world, is a preferable way to start a tournament.

While they don't like talk of easing into the competition, it does allow Andy Farrell to reintegrate Johnny Sexton, who has sat out the last six months, into the fold.

Romania, who have appeared in all bar one renewal of the tournament (2019), qualified after finishing second in the Rugby Europe table behind Georgia.

When last on the world stage, in 2015, they did manage to pull off the biggest comeback in the competition’s history, overturning a 15-0 deficit to beat Canada 17-15 in Leicester City’s stadium.

Unfortunately, their two-try hero that day, Mihai