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anton lienart brown draughted into the side in his place, while former world player of the year brodie retallickout injured. dan roan is in france getting ready for what promises to be a tournament to remember. already one of the countries most in love with rugby union, france is readying itself to play host to the game's biggest stars and millions of fans. and as last—minute preparations continued here in paris ahead of tomorrow's opening match, the man in charge told me that this was a moment for the sport to cherish. huge appetite. i was in toulouse at the weekend, a real rugby capital in france, and it's everywhere. we know that this will be the biggest, the most watched, the most engaged rugby event of all time and this will be the most competitive world cup ever. i think there are genuinely more teams who can make the knockout stages, get to a final and ultimately win it than we've ever had before. and among the favourites are ireland. the six nations champions ranked the top team in the world, thousands of locals turning out to welcome them at their training base in tours this week. we've