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I have to admit that when I first saw the Rugby World Cup fixtures I did not expect us to have to be worrying about beating Tonga in our final game. I have decided that in this blog I will focus a bit less on the rugby and a bit more on the important bits – where we have been going out.

Carrs Irish bar has really become the unofficial VU Clubhouse out in Paris. It has got a fantastic atmosphere and is a great rugby pub. I suspect they have been serving even more Guinness as the Irish fans have drowned their sorrows.

My VU trips have been doing well in there as well. It is great to have a base in the centre of Paris and Carrs has been the perfect venue. The Rugby World Cup is really a big rugby tour for us and it is important that the social aspect is done properly. I put a lot of dedicated research into that side of things. I came across Carrs, which is not far from the Louvre (bit of culture there), when I was in Paris for a Six Nations weekend. I needed to find somewhere to watch the Sunday fixture on the TV and it has been base camp in Paris for me and VU clients ever since.

The other place in Paris which has become like a second home over the last few weeks is a fantastic club called VIP Rooms on the Champs-Elysees. It reminds me of one of my favourite London clubs Chinawhites although it is in France so perhaps a tiny bit more classy. During the tournament we have had some big nights in VIP, it is not hard when you are among the beautiful people of Paris and Bath.

Last weekend Irish legend Paul Wallace kept insisting that I stayed out with him – he was probably trying to forget his team’s performance. Every time I suggested I might turn in he said we had to have another drink. I did not roll out of the club until 6am.

The club is known to entertain notable celebrities including Richard Branson, Robbie Williams and in the last couple of weeks Austin Healey and Matt Dawson (not quite world class celebrities those two). It is always good to catch up with those boys and I expect we will have one or two more drinks in Carrs and VIP before the end of the tournament.

Fingers crossed for the game and one thing is for sure we will remember this world cup for the excellent nights out even if England’s campaign does ultimately end in defeat.