Pierre Camou (18 August 1945 – 15 August 2018) was a

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administrator. He was the President of the

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from 2008 to 2016, before he was succeeded by

Bernard Laporte Bernard Laporte (born 1 July 1964) is a rugby player, coach and former French Secretary of State for Sport. From 1999 to 2007, Laporte was the head coach of the France national team. In 2011, he became the head coach at Toulon, after Philippe ...

. Prior to becoming President of the FFR he was also the treasurer then vice-president of FIRA-AER. In 2011, Camou was ranked by ESPN as the 20th most influential person in World Rugby.Rugby Union’s Most Influential People, ESPN. Camou was also involved in France’s successful bid to host the

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1945 births 2018 deaths Rugby union people in France French rugby union players 20th-century French sportsmen Presidents of the French Rugby Federation {{France-rugbyunion-bio-1940s-stub