In a press release published on Thursday, the National Rugby League (LNR) called for new elections to be held for the presidency of the French Rugby Federation (FFR), after Bernard Laporte was sentenced on Tuesday to a two-month suspended prison sentence in in connection with the bribery and influence peddling case with Mohed Altrad.
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Faced with this unprecedented situation which is weakening the institution, and after consulting the presidents of Top 14 and Pro D2, the LNR Board considers that it is appropriate to bring appeasement back to French rugby through the organization. by the FFR new elections, as requested
by the Minister of Sports
(Amélie Oudéa-Castéra)
.
This approach will allow the governance designated at the end of these elections to move forward calmly towards the major deadlines which arise in French rugby,
”indicates the LNR.
And to continue: "
Whatever happens, the priority of the LNR and the Top 14 and Pro D2 clubs will remain over the coming months to mobilize all the energies of professional rugby for the success of French rugby, in particular at the approaching the big goal of the 2023 World Cup.
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