Quade Cooper believes Ireland's 15-6 victory over Australia has sounded their arrival as a major force at the World Cup.
Wales shattered their 20-year jinx against World Cup bogey side Samoa on Sunday with a tense 17-10 win to keep their tournament hopes alive.
Stephen Ferris reflected on Ireland's stunning upset of Australia by promising it is only the beginning of their World Cup campaign.
Only one thing mattered to Warren Gatland after Wales survived a scare against Samoa to keep alive their quarter-final hopes - the result.
Samoa cursed a disallowed try which denied them a third World Cup upset over Wales Sunday and rocked their tournament hopes - but insisted they could still reach the quarterfinals.
Nick De Luca hopes Scotland can continue their hot streak against Argentina next Sunday and set up a World Cup Pool B decider with England.
Georgia coach Richie Dixon said his side had earned the "respect" of a global television audience following a gutsy and skilled display during a 41-10 World Cup defeat by England.
France picked up a second straight World Cup Pool A win as a hat-trick of tries from Vincent Clerc saw them overcome Canada 46-19.
Any World Cup confidence among the big three southern teams - New Zealand, Australia and South Africa - has been knocked by Ireland's upset win over Australia, the All Blacks said on Sunday.
One wonders what maverick French boss Marc Lievremont will think after his team's sloppy World Cup Pool A victory over Canada on Sunday?
Martin Johnson warned "sloppy" England to improve their standards - or face crashing out of the Rugby World Cup early.
A Vincent Clerc hat-trick inspired France to an otherwise messy 46-19 victory over a determined Canada side in Hamilton on Sunday.
Injury-hit Japan have been forced to call up two new players - Ippei Asada and Bryce Robins - to replace scrumhalf Tomoki Yoshida and centre Yuta Imamura.
Coach Declan Kidney prefers historians to debate whether Ireland's heart-pumping World Cup victory over Australia was its greatest but he says it was nice to finally get one over the Wallabies.
Fiji flank Dominiko Waqaniburotu has been cited for making a dangerous tip tackle during the World Cup Pool D match against South Africa on Saturday.
