Thobois , chief executive of the Rugby World Cup in France in 2007 , had been a technical advisor to the IOC in the previous bidding campaign .
Was on the evaluation commission visit to Tokyo for the 2016 effort .
Thobois , chief executive of the Rugby World Cup in France in 2007 , had been a technical advisor to the IOC in the previous bidding campaign and was on the evaluation commission visit to Tokyo for the 2016 effort .