Will you be there, Rugby, the national pride?

Starting from this Friday, and for seven weeks, France will host the Rugby World Cup, marking the beginning of a year filled with significant sporting events that will put the country in the spotlight.

When thinking about the future opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics, with a magnificent shot of the most beautiful monuments in the capital, a member of the majority party immediately imagines a drone carrying Semtex rushing towards the crowd gathered along the Seine. Optimism is definitely not on the agenda.