PARIS: World Rugby chief executive Alan Gilpin says he is “confident” about fan safety with one year to go to the Rugby World Cup in France despite the security issues surrounding May’s Champions League final held in Paris.
The kick-off for the match between Liverpool and Real Madrid in the French capital was delayed as supporters struggled to get through bottlenecks accessing the ground and were repelled by teargas fired by local police.
After the game, supporters were preyed on by gangs as they made their way to public transport connections, with many reporting pickpocketing, muggings and threats as the police looked on.
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