Paris — French Rugby Federation (FFR) president Bernard Laporte is being held for questioning over his ties to Montpellier owner Mohamed Altrad, amid an investigation into influence-peddling and illegal acquiring of assets, a judicial source said on Tuesday.

Four other people have also been detained for questioning — Altrad, 2023 World Cup chief organiser Claude Atcher and FFR officials Serge Simon and Nicolas Hourquet...

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