Laporte to step down after 2007 World Cup

FRENCH rugby coach Bernard Laporte will quit his job at his contract’s end after next year’s World Cup to concentrate on his own business interests.

Thu, 25 May, 2006 - 01:00

FRENCH rugby coach Bernard Laporte will quit his job at his contract’s end after next year’s World Cup to concentrate on his own business interests.

“One thing is for sure, I will not be coach and I will not take over at a club,” said Laporte when asked about his future after the next World Cup in France.

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