Former Rugby Player and Coach
Bernard Laporte
Born in Rodez on July 1, 1964, Bernard Laporte is a rugby union player and coach from France who served from 1999 to 2007. Succeeding Jean-Claude Skrela as head of the French national team after the 1999 World Cup, Bernard Laporte quickly became the first superstar coach of French rugby. Between ...
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About Bernard Laporte
Born in Rodez on July 1, 1964, Bernard Laporte is a rugby union player and coach from France who served from 1999 to 2007. Succeeding Jean-Claude Skrela as head of the French national team after the 1999 World Cup, Bernard Laporte quickly became the first superstar coach of French rugby. Between 1995 and 1999, the former player from Bègles-Bordeaux led Stade Français from the second division to the title of French Champion.
Laporte remains the chief architect of the Parisian club, which has consistently ranked among the best teams in France and Europe. With the Blues, the native of Rodez won four Six Nations Tournaments, including two Grand Slams. A remarkable record, an excessive personality, a knack for playing on his charming image with the media, and that’s how Laporte became a sort of Guy Roux of rugby.
And like the legendary coach of Auxerre, Laporte is also, behind the scenes, a formidable businessman: owner of a chain of casinos and several real estate properties, a radio consultant, he served as Secretary of State for Sports under the Minister of Health, Youth and Sports in the second Fillon government from October 22, 2007, to June 23, 2009.