Two positive tests have been recorded before tournament
Gilpin is equally upbeat about this World Cup – “We’ve got great guests coming to our great party” – with the World Rugby chairman, Bill Beaumont, adding that 600,000 overseas fans are expected to travel to France in the coming weeks. More than 1.8 million tickets have been sold so far, 55 per cent of them to French supporters.
Discipline-wise, meanwhile, World Rugby believes the “bunker review” system for incidents of potential foul play should run more smoothly at the tournament, despite the protracted debate last month following Owen Farrell’s upgraded red card. “We’re confident but I guess we’re not complacent,” Gilpin said.
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