Gosper told Press Association Sport.
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“We think there will be compliance anyway”.
“We don’t envisage misuse of the protocols that we have, but we think it’s important to state that non-compliance will be sanctioned, because this is a very important area for us”.
The announcement of Heathrow as an official tournament provider follows the appointments of Heineken, Land Rover, Societe Generale, DHL, Emirates and MasterCard as Rugby World Cup 2015 worldwide partners, as well as Coca-Cola, Canon and Toshiba, who are official sponsors.
Wales wing George North is only just back in contention for a Test return after being sidelined since March with concussion injuries.
On Friday, September 18, England will take on Fiji after the opening ceremony is held at Twickenham.
Due to the commercial success of the 2015 Rugby World Cup, coupled with the previous edition in New Zealand in 2011, World Rugby are able to invest more than £340 million ($534 million/€483 million) in developing rugby from grassroots level across 120 nations in all continents.
“We have a series of sanctions at our disposal to act as a deterrent against non-compliance”, Gosper said Tuesday.
World Rugby has announced enhanced video replay and review technology will be used at the Rugby World Cup, which gets under way next month.
After successfully going through a number of trials, the system will be incorporated into the existing Television Match Official [TMO] system and will also be made available to medical staff to help assess potential head injuries from impacts. “Hawk-Eye are proud to be a part of such a prestigious event”.
Fans attending matches can only hear discussion between the referee and TMO by purchasing Reflink headsets, priced at a minimum of £5.
“It did seem a long way out”, said Gosper of the 2015 draw.
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World Rugby believe the appointment of another strong globally-recognised brand shows the appeal of the Rugby World Cup in the sporting marketplace.
