Rugby World

“It’s like dealing with four or five French Donald Trumps”

FROM THE outset it’s important to note that people get involved in rugby clubs in France for different reasons – and not always because they are rugby fans. It can be because they want the fame, to get their mug on the TV.

You marvel at guys like ex-Toulon owner Mourad Boudjellal, the money he pumped in, the success he bought. Then you speak to some

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