Bernard Lapasset
French rugby administrator
Died when: 75 years 194 days (906 months)Star Sign: Libra
Bernard Lapasset ONZM (born 20 October 1947) was a French rugby administrator who was Chairman of the World Rugby from 2008 to 2016.He previously served as President of the French Federation of Rugby Union from 1991 to May 2008, when Pierre Camou, then vice-president took over.
He is also vice-chairman of the National Olympic Committee.Lapasset was born in Tarbes, Hautes-Pyrénées.He played a critical role in France winning the hosting rights to the 2007 Rugby World Cup and its organisation and the introduction of rugby sevens into the Olympics for 2016.
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