SYDNEY: A mounting injury toll has taken the gloss off the opening round of World Cup matches for the main contenders.
While the tournament's big guns, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, France and England, all opened their campaigns by beating weaker opponents, they are already starting to count the cost of their big wins.
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