Rugby speak

"Our World Cup was the Uruguayan match. The games against Scotland and South Africa will be difficult . . . make that impossible."

- Spain's captain Albert Malo makes no bones about the outcome of future Pool A matches.

"It's like being a coiled spring. I'm sharing a room with Conor O'Shea and when I returned from training and walked into the room we tackled each other."

- Ireland captain Dion O'Cuinneagain offers an insight into the state of mind of the Irish squad prior to the World Cup opener against the USA.

"It was a very, very special moment in my rugby career. I have played at the top level so nerves were not a problem. The Welsh team made it a momentous occasion for me."

- Australian-born Jason Jones-Hughes on his long-awaited debut for Wales following a great deal of legal wrangling between Australia and Wales.

"I hope people realise that it was a small mistake inadvertently made. I just want to concentrate on the rugby."

- New Zealand hooker Anton Oliver hoping to draw the curtain on a positive drug test.