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Peter Jackson: Are we bunkered before World Cup ever starts?

Scotland's Cameron Redpath (right) is tackled by France's Antoine Hastoy at Murrayfield Stadium

If the first red card of the summer is anything to go by, next month’s World Cup will be bunkered from start to finish.

In an attempt to avert miscarriages of justice, like the one that befell England’s Freddie Steward on Ireland’s Grand Slam Day, the sport’s law-enforcement agencies have created ‘central bunkers’ the length and breadth of France throughout the seven-week tournament.

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