Questioned by Le Figaro , the president of the FFR revealed that he had asked with the League and the thirty clubs of Top 14 and Pro D2 Emmanuel Macron to obtain exceptional financial aid for professional rugby. “I want to support professional clubs. We sent a letter to the President of the Republic signed by the FFR, the LNR and the thirty professional clubs to explain to him that there is going to be a terrible uncertainty about the future of certain clubs. The state must listen to professional rugby. Unlike football, French rugby does not live on TV rights. They represent only 20% of budgets ( 60% for Ligue 1, Editor's note). Clubs cannot do without the ticket office and the much more profitable hospitality. We will have to be listened to and heard if we want to save the professional world, pleads Bernard Laporte. If we are told that we cannot replay with spectators before January, it will be catastrophic for professional clubs. Some will put the key under the door. In this configuration, yes, state aid will be needed to save these clubs, which are so important for the territories. ”
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