Inside AFP

AFP sports journalists will collaborate with their colleagues from offices across the country, from Lille to Marseille, to cover the competition and its related events, both inside and around the nine stadiums chosen for the event.

This strategic approach will enable AFP to cover all 48 matches of the competition. On each occasion, an editorial team will be present inside the stadium, ensuring reports are available in English, French, and Spanish.

Additionally, AFP's team will extensively cover training sessions of the six national teams considered as top contenders – Australia, England, France, Ireland, New Zealand, and South Africa.

Equipped with state-of-the-art technology, AFP photojournalists will be assisted by a new generation of robotic cameras, successfully tested at the recent World Aquatics and Athletics Championships.

AFP video reporters will cover training sessions, pre-match press conferences, media zone interactions, and capture fan reactions both within the stadiums and across the home countries of various national teams.

For several weeks now, AFP has been providing its subscribers with an array of multimedia content to introduce the competition, as well as to discuss rugby's role in society. Topics include the prevalence of serious injuries within the sport, the lingering legacy of apartheid in South Africa, among others.