French Rugby Federation (FFR)

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Sponsorship & Marketing

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.
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Sponsorship & Marketing

French insurance firm GMF is set to end its sponsorship of the French Rugby Federation (FFR) after 38 years of supporting the governing body.
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Industry Moves

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
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Events

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.
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Governance

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
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Media

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
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Sponsorship & Marketing

Vueling Airlines has become an official supplier of France Rugby and its men’s, women’s and sevens national teams.
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Sponsorship & Marketing

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
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Governance

Bernard Laporte has resigned as president of the French Rugby Federation (FFR) after he received a two-year suspended prison sentence for corruption offences
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Sponsorship & Marketing

Chinese consumer appliances firm TCL has become a sponsor of the French Rugby Federation (FFR) in a three-year deal announced today (Thursday)
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Governance

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…
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Finance & Law

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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Governance

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…
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Sponsorship & Marketing

The French Rugby Federation (FFR) has expanded its sponsorship agreement with automotive manufacturer Renault to include its Mobilize brand
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Sponsorship & Marketing

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
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Food distribution group Casino Brands has signed as an Official Partner of the French Rugby Federation (FFR) in a three-year sponsorship until 2024.
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Stadia

The French Rugby Federation (FFR) has been ordered to pay €150,000 ($170,000) in compensation to the contractor for its aborted ‘Grand Stade’ project, but has avoided a significantly greater financial penal…
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Sponsorship & Marketing

The French Rugby Federation (FFR) has signed up global headwear company New Era as its new official headwear licensee