Bernard Laporte against a sterile obstruction at Florian Grill, the majority is already ing

Bernard Laporte, the former president of the FFR. Norbert Scanella / PANORAMIC

If, in the last letters sent to amateur clubs, the majority in place had hardened their tone and threatened to block the Florian Grill team if he were to be elected, this front of refusal is already breaking up. This hard line, advocated by serge simon and Laurent Gabbanini, the general manager of the FFR (who should quickly be replaced by a faithful member of the new management team), was not, however, behind the scenes, shared by all.

Starting with Bernard Laporte, the resigning president of the FFR. In recent weeks, he has continued to promote intelligent cohabitation. According to our information, he thus enjoined the 27 members of the steering committee elected on his list in 2020 not to oppose the constitution of a new Federal Office and not to be in the systematic obstruction “by voting on the proposals of the new management team going in the right direction”.

An observation in view of the repeated votes of amateur clubs. In six months, they voted no in the referendum proposing Patrick Buisson as interim president, they then voted for eleven representatives of the opposition Ovale Ensemble during the election of the twelve positions to be filled on the steering committee. Before electing Florian Grill this Wednesday with more than 58% of the vote. Three polls that have established its legitimacy.

The hard line of Simon, Mondino and Dullin

A position already heard by some of the former running mate of Bernard Laporte. The result of the election known, Patrick Buisson thus immediately freed himself from the blockade instructions. “We are not going to block the system. If Florian Grill makes proposals that are in the general interest of French rugby, we will validate them. Establishing himself as the new majority leader, he should also probably accept the proposal of the new president of the FFR to keep monitoring the organization of the next Rugby World Cup for the Federation.

According to our sources, Alexandre Martinez, the former treasurer of the FFR who had served as interim president since January, and Alain Doucet will follow the same path of appeat as Patrick Buisson. Other members of the steering committee may soon do the same. Making the next eighteen months of governance of Florian Grill and his team less complicated than feared. Rallies which should quickly isolate the supporters of the hard line, Serge Simon, Henri Mondino and Christian Dullin in the lead.

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