French Rugby Federation (FFR)
Canal Plus to show Elite 1 women alongside Top 14
The French Rugby Federation handed rights to the Elite 1 league to Canal+ this season while also collaborating on its match scheduling.
FFR sues Le Coq Sportif over unpaid kit contract
The French Rugby Federation (FFR) is taking its former kit supplier Le Coq Sportif to court, claiming it is owed more than €5m ($5.6m) in unpaid fees.
FFR replaces troubled Le Coq Sportif with Adidas
Concerns linger over the financial health of Le Coq Sportif as the French Rugby Federation (FFR) moves on from a six-year kit supply term to return to previous sponsor Adidas.
Ethics clause included in Altrad’s French rugby shirt sponsor renewal
The French Rugby Federation (FFR) has signed a two-and-a-half-year extension to its shirt sponsorship deal with the Altrad Group, although the agreement includes a reciprocal ethics clause amid the ongoing probe into the company’s chairman, Mohed Altrad.
GMF ‘set to end’ FFR sponsorship after nearly four decades
French insurance firm GMF is set to end its sponsorship of the French Rugby Federation (FFR) after 38 years of supporting the governing body.
Grill elected as new French Rugby Federation president
The French Rugby Federation (FFR) has elected Florian Grill as its president, with the new leader calling for unity as the country prepares to host the Rugby World Cup later this year
Six Nations matches shifted from Paris
The French Rugby Federation (FFR) has opted to stage its three home fixtures at next year’s Six Nations Championship away from Paris with matches held in Lille, Lyon and Marseille.
French sports doyen Lapasset dies aged 75
Bernard Lapasset, the former chairman of World Rugby, who played an integral role in getting rugby sevens onto the Olympic Games sports programme, has died at the age of 75
France rugby test matches move from France Télévisions to TF1
Commercial broadcaster TF1 has secured rights to show France's build-up matches prior to the 2023 Rugby World Cup, along with France's autumn internationals in both 2024 and 2025
Vueling commits to three-year French Rugby Federation sponsorship
Vueling Airlines has become an official supplier of France Rugby and its men’s, women’s and sevens national teams.
FFR adds Manpower to sponsorship roster
The French Rugby Federation (FFR) has signed a sponsorship agreement with temporary work and recruitment company Manpower in a deal brokered by the Infront agency
Laporte resigns as president of French Rugby Federation
Bernard Laporte has resigned as president of the French Rugby Federation (FFR) after he received a two-year suspended prison sentence for corruption offences
TCL broadens sponsorship portfolio with FFR backing
Chinese consumer appliances firm TCL has become a sponsor of the French Rugby Federation (FFR) in a three-year deal announced today (Thursday)
Laporte steps aside as FFR president
Bernard Laporte has decided to abide by a recommendation from the Ethics Committee of the French Rugby Federation (FFR) to step aside as president of the governing body, ahead of a meeting with Sports…
Laporte steps down from World Rugby role following corruption conviction
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
Atcher suspended as France 2023 RWC chief after workplace culture probe
Claude Atcher has been suspended as chief executive of the local organising committee (GIP) for the 2023 Rugby World Cup following the results of a preliminary investigation into the workplace environment…
FFR adds support for women’s team in expanded Renault agreement
The French Rugby Federation (FFR) has expanded its sponsorship agreement with automotive manufacturer Renault to include its Mobilize brand
French federation adds pasta brand Lustucru as official supplier
French pasta brand Lustucru has struck an agreement to sponsor the French Rugby Federation (FFR) in a deal that was brokered by the Infront agency