Police raid French rugby federation headquarters

Police have carried out raids at the French rugby federation headquarters today amid an investigation into an alleged conflict of interest involving federation president Bernard Laporte.rte.

Police have carried out raids at the French rugby federation headquarters today amid an investigation into an alleged conflict of interest involving federation president Bernard Laporte.

A person with direct knowledge of the investigation told The Associated Press that the national financial prosecutor’s office ordered the police searches at the national centre of rugby in Marcoussis, outside Paris, where the France squad is preparing for the Six Nations.