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UK asbestos firm owners ‘whitewashing reputation’ with All Blacks sponsorship

Altrad, parent company of Cape Asbestos, faces accusation as it rejects call for £10m cancer donation

The Guardian - UK

Rugby boss Bernard Laporte refuses to step down despite corruption conviction

French Rugby Federation President Bernard Laporte was given a two-year suspended prison sentence and fined £64,300 last week after being convicted of corruption charges

Daily Mirror

Rugby federation ethics body demands Laporte resign as president: source

Paris (AFP) - The French Rugby Federation (FFR) ethics committee piled pressure on disgraced president Bernard Laporte on Friday demanding he resign, a source with knowledge of the case told AFP confirming a report in L'Equipe newspaper.

AFP

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World Rugby facing outcry to cut ties with France’s Bernard Laporte

Pressure is mounting on the suspended World Rugby vice-chairman Bernard Laporte to cut all ties with the sport following his conviction for corruption.

The Guardian - UK

New Zealand Rugby wants answers from sponsor after conviction

Wellington (AFP) - New Zealand Rugby was seeking urgent answers Wednesday from All Blacks shirt sponsor Altrad after the owner of the French construction company received a suspended prison sentence in France.

AFP

World Rugby in crisis after Bernard Laporte fined on corruption charges

The vice-chairman of World Rugby, Bernard Laporte, has been fined £64,500 and given a two-year suspended sentence nine months before the World Cup in France

The Guardian - UK

World Rugby chief Bernard Laporte gets suspended prison sentence on corruption charges

French rugby federation president Bernard Laporte has been given a two-year suspended prison sentence and fined after being found guilty of corruption and having an 'illegal taking of interests'

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French rugby federation president handed two-year suspended term for corruption

A French court on Tuesday sentenced French Rugby Federation (FFR) president Bernard Laporte to a two-year suspended term on corruption charges, less than a year before France hosts the sport's World Cup. His business associate Mohed Altrad was given an 18-month suspended sentence and a €50,000 fine.

Radio France Internationale

Tonight's rugby news as World Rugby call crisis meeting after vice-chair found guilty of bribery and corruption

Here are your rugby evening headlines for Tuesday, 13 December

Wales Online

French rugby in turmoil as Laporte gets suspended sentence over corruption

Paris (AFP) - French rugby was reeling Tuesday after federation president Bernard Laporte received a two-year suspended prison sentence on corruption charges just nine months before France hosts the sport's World Cup.

AFP

French rugby chief hit with corruption ruling ahead of World Cup

Paris (AFP) - A French court on Tuesday sentenced French Rugby Federation (FFR) president Bernard Laporte to a two-year suspended term on corruption charges, less than a year before France hosts the sport's World Cup.

AFP

French rugby supremo Laporte convicted less than a year before World Cup

Paris (AFP) - A French court on Tuesday sentenced French Rugby Federation (FFR) president Bernard Laporte to a two-year suspended term for corruption, less than a year before France hosts the World Cup.

AFP

Prosecutors seek jail time for French rugby boss in graft trial

Paris (AFP) - French prosecutors on Tuesday demanded prison time for Bernard Laporte, a towering figure in French rugby, for corruption and influence-peddling in a high-profile trial making waves only a year before France hosts the World Cup.

AFP

French rugby supremo Bernard Laporte faces corruption trial

Bernard Laporte, the man in charge of the French Rugby Federation, appeared in court Wednesday charged with corruption and influence-peddling – just a year out from the French-hosted Rugby World Cup.

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AFP

Altrad, a 'child of the desert' at top of France rugby, business

Paris (AFP) - Mohed Altrad's appearance in the dock marks another remarkable chapter in the never-dull life of a man who turned up in Montpellier from Syria in 1970 without a penny or a word of French.

Wales Online

Today's rugby news as chief due in court today and Jamie Roberts brands Vakatawa 'unplayable' at his best

Your rugby morning headlines for Wednesday, September 7.

AFP

French rugby boss Laporte's graft trial opens

Paris (AFP) - Bernard Laporte, a towering figure in French rugby, went on trial Wednesday facing charges of corruption and influence-peddling in a high-profile case making big waves only a year before France hosts the World Cup.

AFP

Mercer eyes 'outstanding' World Cup chance after Top 14 win

Paris (AFP) - Montpellier's England No.8 Zach Mercer said the chance to feature at next year's Rugby World Cup would be "outstanding" after a player of the match performance in Friday's Top 14 final success over Castres.

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Paris (AFP) - Castres face Montpellier in Friday's Top 14 final in a repeat of their 2018 meeting with both sides having experienced French domestic rugby's rollercoaster ride since their last visits to the Stade de France.

Insider UK

2,000 Sparrows Group staff to transfer to Altrad following acquisition

Aberdeen-based business will run as a separate entity with the current team remaining in place

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