Paris will be in major sporting mode this autumn as it hosts both international optics and eyewear exhibition Silmo and the Rugby World Cup.

The world’s great rugby nations will be battling it out in the sixth Rugby World Cup from September 7 to October 20.

Silmo, which takes place October 19-22, will show the final on a big screen at the event and is celebrating its 40^th year as a trade show. The Silmo d’Or award will also be presented at the fair.