From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
French Rugby Federation
Fédération française de rugby |
 |
| Founded |
1919 |
| IRB affiliation |
1978 |
| FIRA affiliation |
1934 |
| President |
Bernard Lapasset (1991-) |
| Men's coach |
Marc Lièvremont (2007-) |
| Women's coach |
Francis Cadene |
| Official website |
| www.ffr.fr |
 |
The French Rugby Federation (French: Fédération française de rugby (FFR)) is the governing body for rugby union in France. It was formed in 1919 and is affiliated to the International Rugby Board the sport's governing body. It is responsible for the French national team and the Ligue nationale de rugby.
In 1934 the FFR set up the Fédération internationale de rugby amateur (FIRA) in an attempt to organise rugby union outside the authority of the International Rugby Board. It included the national teams of Italy, France, Catalonia, Czechoslovakia, Romania and Germany.
Following German occupation, FFR officials closely associated with the Vichy government lobbeyed to have certain "un-French" sports banned. Between the end of 1940 and the middle of 1942, one semi-professional at least six French Amateur Sport Federations were banned and destroyed by the Vichy regime.[1] These actions were independently verified by the French government in 2002. [citation required]
In 1978 the Federation became a member of the IRB.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
