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pundits and the biggest sport stars.

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mouths.

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Five lives, rugby union daily.

Rob Union daily, Paris, it's here, it's game week, it's World Cup week and after four years

of waiting, the 2023 tournament is a matter of days away.

On this first edition of the daily, the first edition of many were on the ground

in France, a special interview with Arland Hero Keith Earls, who joins us from the Arland

Camp in Tours and over the coming days, we'll be with Tom and Gareth for the Nation's

Pod, a special episode from the England Camp with Daniel Stewart Care and loads, loads

more.

But first, I'm right by the garden all, I've just stepped off the Eurostar and the first

person I've seen is the man, the myth, the legend, the all black, great Andrew Mertens,

what a greeting for me in Paris, but Jones, you be in venue to Paris, mate, and I can assure

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