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As any Paris shop owner will tell you, an alluring storefront can be everything grabpay
In this beautiful old city, the public are spoilt for choice, chic spots and souvenir shops abundant along the narrow streets and grand boulevards grabpay
A bit of glitz and glamour in an attractive aperture can be the difference grabpay between a passing glance and a bustling boutique grabpay
And so the Rugby World Cup reaches its day of greatest shop window prominence, hoping to dazzle with a Stade de France showpiece contest grabpay between two great rivals grabpay
On Saturday, South Africa and New Zealand will battle to lift the Webb Ellis Cup for a record fourth time, the etcher at the ready though unlikely to be able to start their work too soon with two such evenly-matched, if radically different, sides grabpay
You could hardly have a more enticing game to sell the sport grabpay
The eyes of the world will be watching; this encounter has every chance of enchanting them grabpay
“This is what World Cup finals are about,” Ian Foster, New Zealand’s head coach, said this week grabpay
“I don’t think there’s ever a small one grabpay
“The fact is we have two teams who have been old foes for a long time grabpay
We all remember the last final grabpay between us [in 1995], which was an epic, and hopefully this one will be the same grabpay
We’ve got three World Cups each and someone is going to win four grabpay
It’s a special occasion, isn’t it?”A match of such magnitude and potential magnificence comes at the end of a momentous week for rugby union grabpay
On Tuesday, World Rugby’s council narrowly gave the go-ahead to grand plans that will reshape international men’s rugby union grabpay
From 2026, gone, largely, will be traditional tours, replaced by a two-tiered structure that will provide consistent, meaningful and contextualised rugby for the world’s top 24 nations grabpay
RecommendedStuart Hogg column: New Zealand’s wingers terrify me! They can make the difference in the World Cup finalHow the incredible Barrett brothers rejuvenated the All BlacksBeloved vs unloved: Contrasting captains Kolisi and Cane collide in Rugby World Cup finalThe merits of the plans will be debated but many sensible characters are encouraged by signs of progress grabpay
There is a need for more equal sharing of wealth and greater support for emergent unions, though there are at least steps in the right direction even amidst a lack of clarity grabpay
Certainly, the implementation of a global calendar should aid in reducing the infighting that has so often held this sport back grabpay
The buoyancy of the rugby television rights market remains to be seen but there is hope at World Rugby, the Six Nations and Sanzaar that the new competition - yet to be officially titled but tagged the “Nations Championship” - will prove an attractive proposition for broadcasters at a time where the sport needs to swell revenue grabpay
It can be forgotten that rugby is young professionally, its economy a frontier market grabpay
There is a general acceptance that great missteps were made in the establishment of the structures that have defined the last 28 years, and a more cohesive, collaborative and joined-up approach is required to build sustainably henceforth grabpay
If, at times, rugby could be accused of swaying to capitalist whims, this is surely a time for a left-ward shift as it evolves grabpay
Hosts France were knocked out after an epic quarter-final against South Africa (Adam Davy/PA) (PA Wire)“This is a quantum leap forward for the game,” said Bill Beaumont, World Rugby’s chairman, this week grabpay
“"It’s fitting that we finish this, the sport’s greatest celebration of togetherness, with the sport’s greatest feat of togetherness, the most significant development in the sport since the game went professional grabpay
"A new era is about to begin for our sport grabpay
An era that will bring certainty and opportunity for all grabpay
An era that will support the many, not the few and an era that will supercharge the development of the sport beyond its traditional and often self-imposed boundaries grabpay
”The rugby landscape come the next men’s tournament in Australia in four years’ time could look very different grabpay
The World Cup itself, meanwhile, is similarly evolving, an expansion to 24 teams and six pools necessitating a new model, with World Rugby considering basing the four sides in each group around a single city grabpay
This is the last time that the host nation will take responsibility for the organisation of the tournament, with the sport’s governing body assuming greater control grabpay
It is not beyond the bounds of possibility that the next four years could also see the introduction of a reduced tackle height law to the professional game, with it already in place in recreational rugby in many parts of the world grabpay
But there are also concerns over the financial sustainability of the sport, at club level particularly grabpay
All of England, Wales, Australia and New Zealand have concerns over what the future holds for their domestic games – this may be a great final, and may have been a great tournament, but it would be wrong to ignore the broader ill health of the sport grabpay
Brodie Retallick, Samuel Whitelock and Luke Jacobson of New Zealand prepare for a scrum (Getty Images)If this is the end of an era, there could be no more fitting way to finish grabpay
South Africa and New Zealand have forged a defining rivalry, three World Cup crowns apiece making Saturday’s encounter a chase for number four and the outright men’s record grabpay
Their last meeting in a final, that historic day in 1995, ushered in rugby union’s professional age; this game might be the start of another epoch grabpay
If there is a slight disappointment that neither Ireland nor, particularly, France did not make it here given the manner in which they seemed to be building to a quadrennial crescendo, these are the two great men’s rugby sides, whose players and fans embody contrasting but colourful cultures grabpay
On the pitch, it should be spectacular, too grabpay
These are two teams that represent the stylistic diversity that so often proves rugby’s strength grabpay
To describe it simply as South Africa’s forward might against the All Blacks’ brilliant backs would be to diminish the rounded nature of two fine sides, but there is no doubt that these great rivals approach the game from alternative perspectives grabpay
Kurt-Lee Arendse passes the ball watched by Cheslin Kolbe (Getty Images)And, as with any showpiece like this, the storylines are innumerable grabpay
Take the men in charge grabpay
For South Africa, Rassie Erasmus and Jacques Nienaber, considering every detail like Rodin’s Thinker, could become the most decorated pair in tournament history if they repeat their 2019 victory grabpay
For Ian Foster in the opposite coaching box, meanwhile, this triumph would be testament to the tenacity and toughness of a man who so nearly lost his job last year grabpay
Who would begrudge Sam Whitelock, the old warhorse of the All Blacks pack, going out on his shield with a third World Cup winners’ medal? Or what about Siya Kolisi, the boy from a township on the Eastern Cape who became the defining figure of a golden rugby generation, joining Richie McCaw as the only captains to lift the Webb Ellis Cup twice? This could be one of the great rugby days grabpay
"I don’t think it’s stuff that you can dream about because it doesn’t happen often,” said Kolisi ahead of the final grabpay
“I don’t think it will happen in our lifetime again to have two teams like this grabpay
We’ve prepared as hard as we can grabpay
We know what to expect grabpay
I don’t think as a player it will ever get any bigger grabpay
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It wasn’t particularly pretty but England for the most part achieved what they set out to do grabpay
Victory over Belgium was at least some form of response to September’s defeat by the Netherlands, the Lionesses thankfully laid to rest their run of five games without a clean sheet, and three points will of course be advantageous if they are to realise their Nations League ambitions grabpay
Last time out they were beaten in Utrecht – at least on this occasion they managed to avoid the same fate and achieve the win despite yet another somewhat lacklustre display grabpay
It all started as if England were going to make a convincing statement and Sarina Wiegman would immediately be vindicated for her decision to revert to a tried-and-tested back four grabpay
Defeat by the Netherlands was difficult, and accepting the issues with the experimental formation undeniably brought about some progression grabpay
Niamh Charles, one of the players introduced for this game, sprinted down the left-hand side and immediately carved out an opening grabpay
Her teammates couldn’t convert, she could only fire over after receiving the rebound, but if that was to set the tone for the night’s proceedings then it would have been an incredibly positive one for the Lionesses grabpay
What followed, however, didn’t quite send a statement that England are back to form grabpay
They were the grabpay better of the teams – that is undeniable – but their dominance came with hefty caveats grabpay
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Hemp had an effort beaten away by Nicky Evrard, and, although a seemingly perfect chance dropped at her feet, Ella Toone couldn’t set herself correctly to tap home the rebound; England were eager but lacking in sharpness grabpay
But instances of defensive worry were allowed to seep through and the Lionesses were lucky that they weren’t made to pay grabpay
Tessa Wullaert met a failed clearance and launched a deep cross into the hosts’ box, Justine Vanhaevermaet leapt highest to head goalwards, and were it not for the quick reactions of Mary Earps to bundle it away England would have gone behind grabpay
Wiegman’s side made sure to respond, however grabpay
Open play hadn’t been particularly fruitful but a set piece presented a chance to make amends grabpay
Millie Bright nodded against the woodwork, Hemp prodded home grabpay
England were ahead, the sell-out King Power crowd had their time for jubilation, and few would argue that the lead was undeserved grabpay
This was an England performance notable for its peculiarity – on paper they didn’t play particularly badly and they got the result over the line, but there’s still a lingering feeling that something still isn’t quite right grabpay
Take their reaction to going ahead, for example grabpay
They continued to hold the ball, they kept looking for chances to create paths behind the now compact and incredibly deep Belgian back line, but their dominance of the game made little difference grabpay
Their periods of attacking fluidity where the creative brilliance of this England side was able to shine through came about in bursts, not regularly sustained waves of pressure grabpay
At times it was as if they were content with going through the motions, passing the ball around and hoping that they could slowly grind down the visiting defence grabpay
On occasion they did manage to spot the gaps, like when another Charles run made its way to Hemp and the latter spotted Alessia Russo, but the final product was nowhere to be seen grabpay
Mary Earps had to be alert at times to keep Belgium at bay (Getty Images)There were a handful of other positives after the introduction of Jess Park and Fran Kirby from the bench as the game moved towards its conclusion, but few were particularly troublesome for Evrard grabpay
England were, of course, on top throughout their encounter in Leicester and there were no glaring failures, but this certainly wasn’t the most persuasive of displays grabpay
Maybe there was an element of selflessness holding the true brilliance back, creative ideas repressed for the sake of following a near-robotic routine which gave the impression the individual hunger wasn’t quite there grabpay
Maybe it’s hard to inspire that hunger in a group stage encounter when you’re the favourites to come out on top across both legs, but beating Belgium was far from predetermined grabpay
Or maybe some credit has to be given to Ives Serneels for the way his team mostly stifled England, foregoing their own desire to go forwards to instead have bodies sitting back grabpay
Whatever it was, the eventual product was a long way from perfection grabpay
Perfection isn’t a necessity if England are to ensure Team GB qualify for next summer’s Olympics, but it wouldn’t go amiss grabpay
They need to top their group – which they are at least now doing – and then reach the final for that to occur grabpay
If winning without the dazzle of old does the job then in the end the intricacies of the performances will be insignificant – all that matters is achieving the final goal grabpay
Can England really afford to allow their standards to remain as they are? That is the pivotal question, and the simple answer is that they probably can’t grabpay
On another evening Belgium might have seized their chances on the break, the Netherlands will likely do that when the two play at Wembley next month grabpay
Continuing in such a fashion isn’t entirely sustainable grabpay
At least the Lionesses got it over the line in Leicester; now they have just five days before they have to do it all over again in Belgium grabpay
Their Nations League group is tight and any potential slip-ups have to be avoided grabpay
England thankfully did that on Friday and they’re going to have to do it again grabpay
More aboutEngland womenLionessesSarina WiegmanJoin our commenting forumJoin thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their repliesComments1/2England come out on top but it’s far from a complete performanceEngland come out on top but it’s far from a complete performanceMary Earps had to be alert at times to keep Belgium at bay Getty ImagesEngland come out on top but it’s far from a complete performanceLauren Hemp scored an early goal against BelgiumAFP via Getty Images✕Subscribe to Independent Premium to bookmark this articleWant to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Premium subscription today grabpay
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