Best of #RWC2011 - 17 Sept

Ireland produced the shock of the day with their 15-6 victory over Australia in a tense encounter at Eden Park. Elsewhere, current World Champions, South Africa, defeated Fiji 49-3 and a brave Romania side went down 43-8 against Argentina.

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, and here is a selection of your thoughts after today's matches:

@micfitzgerald: Not often roaring at a TV at this time of the morning. Come on Ireland!
@wiifm: The crowd is going insane at Eden park
@triciamacb: This is not a day for Ireland to remember history but to write it!
@SBellissimo: It's so good to hear the Aussie Anthem - getting chills! GO WALLABIES!!!!!
@DeborahHaselau: Now that is how you defend a world cup. Well done boys. Bring it home!
@CraigFox:The Bokke are on fire. Now this looks like a RWC 2011 winning team
@PrestonKyallo: You have to admire Fiji's power
@justinyuen: Never seen such great defense by Fiji. Beat the boks!
@Sam Hill: Great thing about Twitter and the RWC 2011 has been interacting with rugby fans from all over the world.
@NSamJohnston: Great first half by the Pumas! Glad Romania are on the board they deserve it
@Cataa Russo: Argentina is definitely one of the best teams in the world, and they make me proud when watching them play. Vamos pumas!

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 1.3 million fans, and share your stories of your RWC experiences.

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You can also watch highlights of every match at www.rugbyworldcup.com/video or see the RWC Daily on the RWC YouTube channel.

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