Rugby World Cup: ‘We bring the x-factor … without us it would be the same few’ | Paul Rees

Fiji, Samoa and Tonga provide more than just variety at the World Cup, with at least two of the Pacific islands having a decent shot at the knockout roundsThe opening match of the World Cup pitches the richest union in the world against one that holds fundraising events to help pay its players. The top-priced ticket for the game between England and Fiji is £315, more than the average monthly wage on the islands in the south seas where the profit from a Test match played at Suva is less than the Rugby Football Union makes from programme sales for a single match.If resources were a baromet…