Bernard Laporte, born on 1 July 1964, is a French rugby union coach and administrator who also played the game. From 1999 to 2007 he was head coach of the France national team and was the first fully professional head coach of France. He has also coached Bordeaux-Begles, Stade Francais and Toulon, and since 2023 he has been director of rugby at Montpellier. Outside the sport itself he served as French Secretary of State for Sport from 2007 to 2009 and was president of the French Rugby Federation from December 2016 to January 2023.
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