The head of the French Rugby Federation (FFR), Bernard Laporte, has been found guilty in a trial over influence peddling and illegally acquiring assets.

He was found guilty of four out of five bribery-related charges in a French court on Tuesday.

Laporte, who is also the World Rugby vice-chairman, has been fined €75,000 and got a two-year suspended prison sentence.

Altrad’s involvement

The FFR president’s lawyers immediately confirmed that they would appeal the decision after sentencing was handed down.

Laporte was convicted after the court ruled that he showed favouritism in awarding the shirt sponsor contract to Altrad, the company owned by his close friend Mohed Altrad – the billionaire owner of Montpellier.

Altrad has been given a suspended prison sentence of 18 months and has been fined €50,000.

The court deemed that Laporte ensured a series of marketing decisions favourable to Altrad and that he would get €180,000 image licensing in return – which was never carried out.

Altrad and Laporte’s history

Laporte was elected president of the French Rugby Federation in late 2016, and in March of the following year, a deal worth €1.8m was struck for Altrad to become the first-ever sponsor to appear on the French national team’s jerseys.

And in 2018, a follow-up deal negotiated by Laporte was signed, which prosecutors in the case say bears all the hallmarks of corruption.

Further accusations were made that Laporte interfered with French rugby’s federal disciplinary commission after a fine against Altrad’s company was reduced from €70,000 to €20,000.

Laporte’s ban includes any link to French rugby, but because he will appeal, he will retain his FFR presidency for now.

World Rugby’s reaction

World Rugby has provided a short reaction to the decision.

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“World Rugby notes the decision of the French court to sentence Fédération Française de Rugby (FFR) President and World Rugby Vice Chairman Bernard Laporte on corruption charges which relate to domestic matters,” a statement read.

The governing body did add that “The World Rugby Executive Committee will convene tonight to determine the next steps in accordance with the international federation’s Integrity Code.”

Updates are expected following the meeting.

The verdict comes only nine months before the Rugby World Cup kicks off in France on September 8, 2023.

Worcester Warriors’ Premiership encounter against Newcastle Falcons will go ahead on Saturday at Sixways after the beleaguered club met all the conditions needed for them to host the fixture.

The Rugby Football Union (RFU) confirmed that the Warriors met the the noon deadline on Thursday to prove that they can host their second league match of the 2022/23 campaign despite their debts exceeding £25million.

It could be their last match, however, as the RFU warned the Warriors that they face suspension from all tournaments unless they are able to demonstrate a credible plan for lifting the club out of crisis by Monday, September 26.

Worcester’s owners, Colin Goldring and Jason Whittingham, have until 5pm on that day to show that they have made progress on insurance, payroll and finding a new buyer.

Worcester facing permanent removal

If the club is suspended for failing to meet the aforementioned criteria, they could then be permanently removed from all tournaments.

“Whilst we appreciate that this will be unwelcome news, it is clear that the current state of affairs cannot continue, and in particular without the RFU and Premiership Rugby receiving these assurances,” the RFU said in a letter sent to the owners on Wednesday.

Goldring and Whittingham have been accused of asset stripping the club and have yet to finalise selling it to new owners despite repeated claims that a deal is imminent.

They have also been served with a winding-up order by HMRC, who are pursuing £6million in unpaid tax.

Worcestershire MP Robin Walker has asked the Government to intervene and will debate the matter in the House of Commons on Thursday night.

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French youth international and central midfielder Remi Walter is set to complete a loan move from OGC Nice to ESTAC Troyes, according to L’Équipe.

There is an option to buy in the deal for the 22-year-old former Nancy man.

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Edinburgh head coach Mike Blair believes his side panicked in their match against Munster and failed to put the game to bed as a result.

Blair’s men started well and led Munster 17-7 at a point on Friday in the United Rugby Championship clash on home soil.

However, Edinburgh’s second-half performance left a lot to be desired as the visitors dominated to claim a 38-17 triumph.

Irish teams demand intensity

The coach insists that against the Irish opposition in the competition, games need to be played at a higher intensity as Edinburgh did in the first half but a lack of composure allowed Munster in to steal the game.

“I believe these games against the Irish opposition in particular must be played at Test match intensity,” said Blair.

“That’s why I was so pleased with the first half because we blew them away in the first half.

“But it was in complete contrast to the second half because we looked panicky on the ball and lacked all composure.

“There were a couple of bits where we mentally weren’t in it and it was really frustrating. The way Munster came out in the second half, we gave them everything they wanted. We were ponderous on the ball in attack, they won the contact, the physicality and they thoroughly deserved their win.

“The positive is that we showed in the first half we can do it but the negative is the second half, which was a completely different story.”

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Tough Saracens challenge

Blair looked ahead to his team’s Champions Cup clash next weekend against Premiership leader Saracens, who are yet to lose a game in England this year.

“Saracens are nine from nine, they’ve got lots of quality internationals and top-level club players so we’ve got to be on it,” he said.

“We’ve certainly got to be a lot better than we were against Munster.”

The loss to Munster leaves Edinburgh fifth on the United Rugby Championship table, with half the regular season completed by the Scottish side.

Michael Cheika is unconcerned over the clash which will see his Argentina side play on the same weekend as Lebanon in the Rugby League World Cup.

The former Wallabies boss took on the Lebanon role ahead of the 13-man game’s global tournament and has impressively guided them into the knockout stages.

The Cedars finished in second place in their pool following victories over Ireland and Jamaica to reach the quarter-finals, where they will coincidently face Australia.

England first up for Argentina

There was always the prospect of a clash, with Los Pumas set to begin their Autumn Nations Series campaign in November.

There is just two days between the matches as Lebanon take on Australia in the last-eight on Friday, November 4 in Huddersfield before Argentina face England on Sunday, November 6 in London.

“We’ve just got to work out how we get it done and make sure we try to do both things really well, and I’m sure we’ll find a way,” Cheika told reporters.

“We’ve been hoping for this week for a while and now it’s here, I’ve got to make sure I get across it and make sure I do justice to both teams.”

Argentina are already in England preparing for their opening clash, with Cheika being able to visit the Pumas camp on a couple of occasions.

Lebanon is currently taking priority due to the importance of the competition, but the 55-year-old is also looking to help the South Americans where possible in the lead up to Sunday’s international at Twickenham.

One day here, one day there

“It’s probably going to be one day here, one day there. Everything has to be nailed down here first because we’re in a World Cup and it’s extremely important,” Cheika added.

“We’ve done a lot of preparation work with the coaches from Argentina. They were here from Sunday through Wednesday with the team last week.

“We had permission to have a camp and I was able to spend a couple of days with them because we had days off.”

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After their encounter with England on Sunday, Los Pumas finish 2022 with matches against Wales and Scotland.

Ligue 1 duo St Étienne and Bordeaux sent representatives to watch Japanese attacker Shoya Nakajima this weekend, according to L’Équipe.

The 23-year-old is currently on loan from FC Tokyo at Portuguese newly promoted first division side Portimonense.

Nakajima has scored six times in eight outings so far for his loan club.

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Belgian winger Yannick Ferreira Carrasco will not be prevented by Atletico Madrid from leaving this month if a substantial offer is made, according to RMC.

The former Monaco man has not been receiving regular playing time in Madrid this season, and with this being a World Cup year, Ferreira Carrasco wants to give himself the best chance of forcing his way into Roberto Martinez’s plans for this summer.

Atleti are willing to consider a straight transfer or a loan with obligatory option to buy.

AS Roma are rumoured to be interested in the player, but have yet to make an offer, contrary to other reporting.

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Munster and Springbok second-row RG Snyman’s injury nightmare is close to its conclusion after the Irish province revealed a date for the 2019 Rugby World Cup winner’s return to action.

Snyman has sustained numerous injuries since joining Munster in 2020 and spent the vast majority of his time at the Irish province on the sidelines.

However, there was some positive news on Monday from Munster regarding the 28-year-old’s fitness when they released a squad update on their official website which said: “RG Snyman is increasing his training load with a view to making his return in March.”

That news will be music to the ears of Munster supporters as the Bok has only played in four matches since he made his competitive debut for the United Rugby Championship (URC) outfit against Leinster in August of 2020.

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He initially ruptured the Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) in his knee seven minutes into that encounter and was sidelined for more than a year – after also suffering from burn wounds sustained during a fire-pit accident involving Munster team-mates Damian de Allende and CJ Stander.

Made a brief return

Snyman returned to action off Munster’s replacements bench in a URC clash against the Stormers at Thomond Park at the start of October 2021.

However, things went pear-shaped the following week when Munster travelled to Llanelli to face the Scarlets as Snyman re-ruptured the same ligaments just nine minutes after coming on as a replacement.

He has been sidelined since then but, despite his injury woes, Snyman signed a new two-year deal in January 2022 that will see him remain with Munster until at least June 2024.

The latest update will be shot in the arm for Snyman, as it is the first time that Munster have provided a time frame for his comeback from injury.

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Nathan Staples, Adam White and Samuel Rooke look back at a crazy winter transfer deadline day and the Coupe de la Ligue semi-finals before a look ahead at the Ligue 1 weekend.

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Russian giants Spartak Moscow are in advanced negotiations to sign attacking midfielder Sofiane Hanni from Anderlecht, in a potential dedal that might suggest they are going to allow Quincy Promes to move to Southampton, according to France Football.

Hanni has received a concrete offer from Spartak, but the Russian side has yet to make a formal bid to Anderlecht for the Algerian international’s services.

Any initial bid is expected to be worth €10m.

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