ieExplains: Everything you need to know about the Rugby World Cup

The players to watch, the teams to back and how to tell a ruck from a scrum as the tournament kicks off in France

WATCHING BRIEF: Head coach Andy Farrell watches his players during the Ireland rugby squad captain's run at the Stade de Bordeaux in Bordeaux. Picture: Brendan Moran/Sportsfile

Is it already time for another World Cup?

The men’s Rugby World Cup is indeed upon us, four years after the last one, and the Webb Ellis Cup is the prize.