The French rugby federation offered their full backing despite financial difficulties and the hosts falling at the first knockout hurdle to South Africa
French federation offers backing despite financial difficultiesdespite the host nation failing at the first knockout hurdle in Paris over the weekend having been given unprecedented resources to succeed.
“I’m not bothered by the fact that we’re registering a €16m deficit in 2022-23 and that the 2023-24 deficit will be around €20m,” the FFR president, Florian Grill, said on Tuesday. “Fabien is the man of the situation. We cannot forget what has been done in the last four years because we lost that game by one point.”
Meanwhile the Fiji coach, Simon Raiwalui, will leave his post when his contract expires at the end of December, despite leading the Pacific island nation to a quarter-final place at the World Cup, he said on Tuesday.in Marseille on Sunday. After that a visibly emotional Raiwalui praised his team and said they had laid a platform for the next generation of players.
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