Bernard Laporte on Friday resigned from his role as president of France’s rugby union federation after being convicted of corruption.
Laporte, a former coach of the France national team, received a two-year suspended prison sentence in December.
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A court found he had shown favouritism in awarding a shirt sponsorship contract for the national side to Mohed Altrad, the billionaire owner of Top 14 champions Montpellier.
“I can confirm that Bernard Laporte has resigned,” France Amelie Oudea-Castera told reporters after a meeting of the federation’s top officials.
The affair has clouded France’s preparations to hold the 2023 Rugby World Cup.
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