The Irish rugby team held an open training session to greet fans in Tours, the city where they will be based for the group stages. The Irish squad arrived on Thursday, and will be based thereof the pool stages. It is believed manager Andy Farrell was particularly keen to embrace the huge numbers who turned up to welcome and meet his side. They got a rare opportunity to get selfies and autographs from players such as Johnny Sexton, James Ryan and Josh Van der Flier. Photos by Sportsfile.
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