JAMES HARRINGTON
FRENCH COLUMN

Off he goes: Stade’s Luke Tagi is sent off for a headbutt

The increasingly bitter war of words that passed for the 2020 FFR presidential election campaign ended shortly after 12.30pm yesterday, as Bernard Laporte secured a second four-year term with 51.47 percent of the vote. At least it initially appeared that way. Within minutes of the result, Laporte’s opponent, the relatively unknown Florian Grill, hinted at the possibility of appealing against the result.
An announcement had been expected within five minutes of electronic polls closing ...