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René Bouscatel: "The owner-investors support rugby clubs which, without them, would not exist"

2021-09-01T16:54:45.085Z


After a year and a half of suffering the health crisis, professional clubs are in difficulty. The new president of the National Rugby League draws up, for the Figaro, the inventory. And discusses ways to improve the economic model.


Le Figaro.

You must be happy to finally see the public in the stadiums again…


René Bouscatel

: Last season was very anxiety-provoking.

Week after week, we questioned ourselves to hope to finish the season.

We achieved it thanks to all the players.

It was a great relief to get to the end.

Leaving with the public is priceless.

To discover

  • Pro D2 schedule and results

  • The schedule for the new season of Top 14

How are the finances of the clubs?


I have not yet received the final report from the DNACG.

But overall, Pro D2 clubs were less affected, with state aid matching the salaries of Pro D2 players.

On the other hand, in Top 14, the clubs suffered a lot.

We will have to rebuild our own funds.

And it will be more complicated for clubs that live on a real economy than for those benefiting from a patron or a president-investor.

How big is the cumulative shortfall for the thirty professional clubs?


I would say around 100 million euros.

But let's wait

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Source: lefigaro

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