TheFrench Rugby Federation (French:Fédération Française de Rugby,pronounced[fedeʁɑsjɔ̃fʁɑ̃sɛːzdəʁyɡbi];FFR) is the governing body forrugby union inFrance. It is responsible for theFrench national team and theLigue nationale de rugby that administers the country's professional leagues.
| Fédération Française de Rugby | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Sport | Rugby union |
| Founded | 13 May 1919; 106 years ago (1919-05-13) |
| World Rugby affiliation | 1978 |
| Europe affiliation | 1938 |
| Headquarters | Marcoussis,Essonne |
| President | Florian Grill |
| Men's coach | Fabien Galthié |
| Women's coach | Gaëlle Mignot David Ortiz |
| Sevens coach | Benoît Baby (men) Romain Huet (women) |
| Website | www |
History
editBefore the FFR was established, football,rugby union and other sports in France were regulated by theUnion des Sociétés Françaises de Sports Athlétiques (USFSA). Founded in November 1890, the USFSA was initially headquartered in Paris, but its membership soon expanded to include sports clubs from throughout France.[1][2][3]
The FFR was formed in 1919 and is affiliated toWorld Rugby, the sport's governing body.
In 1934 the FFR set up theFédération internationale de rugby amateur, now known asRugby Europe, in an attempt to organise rugby union outside the authority of World Rugby, then known as the International Rugby Football Board (IRFB). It included the national teams ofItaly,France,Catalonia,Czechoslovakia,Romania andGermany.
Following German occupation, FFR officials closely associated with the Vichy government lobbied to have certain "un-French" sports banned. Between the end of 1940 and the middle of 1942, one semi-professional and at least six French Amateur Sport Federations were banned and destroyed by the Vichy regime.[4] These actions were independently verified by the French government in 2002.[4]
In 1978 the federation became a member of the IRFB, which later became the International Rugby Board and is nowWorld Rugby.
Presidents
edit- Bernard Lapasset (1991–2008)
- Pierre Camou (2008–2016)
- Bernard Laporte (2016–2023)
- Alexandre Martinez (interim) (2023)
- Florian Grill (2023–present)
See also
editReferences
edit- ^The Official History of the Olympic Games and the IOC- Athens to Beijing, 1894–2008: David Miller (2008)
- ^"rsssf.org".RSSSF. Retrieved28 April 2011.
- ^"This Great Symbol"(PDF). Archived fromthe original(PDF) on 28 May 2008. Retrieved18 March 2007.
- ^abBadge of dishonour: French rugby's shameful secretArchived 2007-09-09 at theWayback Machine fromThe Independent, 6 September 2007, retrieved 21 March 2015