{"id":51713,"date":"2023-08-23T14:51:59","date_gmt":"2023-08-23T12:51:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/sport\/rugby\/photo-news-release-rugby-world-cup-organizing-committee-welcomes-rugby-africa-president-to-paris-to-discuss-africas-involvement-in-the-rugby-world-cup\/"},"modified":"2023-08-23T14:51:59","modified_gmt":"2023-08-23T12:51:59","slug":"photo-news-release-rugby-world-cup-organizing-committee-welcomes-rugby-africa-president-to-paris-to-discuss-africas-involvement-in-the-rugby-world-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/sport\/rugby\/photo-news-release-rugby-world-cup-organizing-committee-welcomes-rugby-africa-president-to-paris-to-discuss-africas-involvement-in-the-rugby-world-cup\/","title":{"rendered":"Photo News Release: Rugby World Cup Organizing Committee Welcomes Rugby Africa President to Paris to Discuss Africa&#039;s Involvement in the Rugby World Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"press-body-in\">\n                    <span><br \/>\n                                            PARIS, France, August 23, 2023\/APO Group\/ &#8212;<br \/>\n                                        <\/span><\/p>\n<p>Today, during his official visit to France, Herbert Mensah, the new President of Rugby Africa (www.RugbyAfrique.com), the continental governing body for rugby in Africa, held a meeting with Julien Collette, General Manager of the 2023 Rugby World Cup Organizing Committee to discuss Africa\u2019s participation to the Rugby World Cup. 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