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French rugby was thrown into further turmoil just over seven month before the World Cup as Bernard Laporte resigned as president of the French rugby federation (FFR) amid legal trouble on Friday.

“I can confirm Bernard Laporte's resignation. I welcome this decision ... which is a good thing for French rugby, for its values and for the future,” sports minister Amelie Oudea Castera told reporters.

Police questioned him on Tuesday about allegations of additional financial wrongdoing, which he denied. His proposal, however, was rejected on Thursday by the clubs' presidents, who were asked by the federation to validate, or reject Laporte's choice. A month later, French financial prosecutors searched the headquarters of 'France 2023' as part of a preliminary investigation into the management of the Rugby World Cup organising committee.

 

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