Laporte steps down from World Rugby role following corruption conviction

President of the French Rugby Federation Bernard Laporte (Photo by Jean Catuffe/Getty Images)
President of the French Rugby Federation Bernard Laporte (Photo by Jean Catuffe/Getty Images)

Bernard Laporte, president of the French Rugby Federation (FFR), has stepped down as vice-chairman of World Rugby after he received a two-year suspended prison sentence for corruption.

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