Laporte casts cloud over Six Nations | Nick Cain 3 January 2021 0 comments THE last thing we needed to start the New Year is more stories of pandemic- induced meltdowns, but unfortunately the road ahead for not only […]
Laporte’s World Club Cup won’t harm Champions Cup, says EPCR chief 30 June 2020 0 comments EPCR chairman Simon Halliday sees little logical sense in how a World Club Cup could be held every year
Probyn column: Big guns will back Bill Beaumont to save them cash 24 April 2020 0 comments Jeff Probyn contemplates what Bernard Laporte’s running for World Rugby vice-chairman means for Bill Beaumont’s bid to be re-elected
Cain column: The hustings buzz with the promises of Agustin Pichot 22 April 2020 0 comments Nick Cain says the campaign to become World Rugby chairman is verging on ageism
Cain column: Thinking cap back on please, Laporte! 15 April 2020 0 comments Bernard Laporte made some outlandish claim to ditch the Champions Cup without any evidence of its limitations
World Rugby vice-chairman candidate Bernard Laporte proposes axing Champions Cup 6 April 2020 0 comments Laporte sees a radical improvement on the Champions Cup which would incorporate teams in both hemispheres
The 4:30am phone call that ex-France coach Guy Noves will not forgive 19 March 2019 0 comments “Noves, you are a *****, a crook, a s***”
Barnes column: The golden generation give hope to Bernard Laporte 29 June 2018 0 comments David Barnes reacts to Les Bleus Under-20 World Championship victory on home soil
Cain column: It’s a mad, mad world as Laporte bashes Bill 22 November 2017 0 comments By Nick Cain THE international administration of Rugby Union was left embarrassed and in abject disarray on Wednesday in London when the nightmare scenario materialised […]
Cain column: World Cup vote would save Springboks from disaster 8 November 2017 0 comments (Photo: Getty Images) By Nick Cain With South African rugby on the road to the cliff-edge, the Rugby World Cup board have offered it an […]