Three stadiums in London will host matches during the World Cup, including the Olympic Stadium ©AFP/Getty Images


The world's largest scrum, made up of 1,008 people, was created last week to mark tickets going on general sale for the World Cup ©England 2015
Members of Ratu Navula Secondary School rugby team in Nadi, Fiji were among the first to see the Webb Ellis Cup as it began its world tour in June ©Getty Images for England Rugby 2015

The Webb Ellis Cup has been taken to the most south point of Africa, Cape Agulhus, as part of its tour, by Rugby World Cup 1995 winner Chester Williams and Rugby World Cup 2007 winning captain John Smit ©Getty Images for England Rugby 2015

The IRB Rugby World Cup 2015 headquarters were opened in Twickenham in January 2011 ©Getty Images for RWC 2015

Australia will be one of the favourites to win the Rugby World Cup for a third time ©Getty Images for England Rugby 2015

Children gathered round the Webb Ellis Cup during a visit to the Father Pedro Foundation in Madagascar, as it embarked on its world tour in June ©Getty Images for England Rugby 2015

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