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After previously losing three Rugby World Cup finals, can France finally end the jinx by lifting the Webb Ellis Cup for the first time? Or can South Africa successfully defend the trophy they lifted in Japan in 2019? These questions will be answered over the next seven weeks when France…

With the tournament drawing closer, teams have begun announcing their 33-man squads

Everything you need to know ahead of the men’s tournament

Aix-Marseille-Provence region, Bordeaux, Clermont-Ferrand, Grenoble, Lille, Lyon, Montpellier, Nice, Paris, Reims, Strasbourg and Toulouse all have clean air zones

The French cities you should visit, from Bordeaux to Cannes, whether you’re after bountiful vineyards, glamorous seafronts and historic cultural hubs

Buildings and vehicles in Paris, Lille and Toulouse were also set alight overnight by a mob fuelled by injustice following the shooting of a boy, 17, by police during a routine traffic stop

People heading for Disneyland Paris now need to change at Lille or Paris and the link to Amsterdam Centraal will be suspended next year

It’s a short hop across the Channel to Hauts-de-France, which has just won European gastronomic region of the year

At top speeds of 186 miles per hour, the Eurostar can deliver you to these European hotspots in a matter of hours

It's been something of a competition this time around. Marseille and particularly Lens have kept the Ligue 1 pacesetters Paris Saint-Germain – in British football parlance – honest.

Steve Clarke and his troops will travel to the Decathlon Arena in Lille on Tuedsay, 17 October to face Les Blues in an international friendly as they test themselves against a European powerhouse.