Bernard Laporte
Bernard Laporte (born 1 July 1964) is a rugby player, coach and former French Secretary of State for Sport. From 1999 to 2007, Laporte was the head coach of the France national team. In 2011, he became the head coach at Toulon, after Philippe Saint-André became the new national team coach. He was previously the coach at Stade Français. He was the first fully professional head coach of France. Laporte was president of the French Rugby Federation from December 2016 to January 2023.
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| Vice-Chairman of World Rugby | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assumed office 12 May 2020 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chairman | Bill Beaumont | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Agustín Pichot | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| President of French Rugby Federation | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 3 December 2016 – 27 January 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Pierre Camou | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Secretary of State for Sport | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 22 October 2007 – 23 June 2009 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| President | Nicolas Sarkozy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prime Minister | François Fillon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minister | Roselyne Bachelot | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Rama Yade | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 7 January 1964 Rodez, Aveyron, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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