Talented opening half then manager of the XV of France, he succumbed to a heart attack on the night of Friday to Saturday.
The former opening half of the XV of France, Guy Laporte, died on the night of Friday to Saturday, at the age of 69, following a heart attack. The opener of SC Graulhet had worn the blue jersey 16 times between 1981 and 1987, brilliant in particular thanks to the quality of his footwork and his success in the drops (8 successful in the France team). He had participated in the Grand Slam carried out by France in 1981 and in the first Rugby World Cup in 1987 in New Zealand where the Tricolors had climbed to the final (defeat against the All Blacks 29-9). He had also won the 1986 edition of the Five Nations Tournament.
“Guy, who arrived at the SCG in 1972 as a player, contributed to the very good results during his time there. Attached to his lifelong club, it was then as president that he continued the adventure with the passion that we knew him to be, underlined the Graulhet club on its page Facebook . Much more than a president, always worried about his proteges, Guy was a real dad for his players. A great gentleman has just left us and joined the oval pantheon.
Bernard Laporte, president of the FFR, welcomed “a brilliant opening half of the XV of France and a great president of the Graulhet club“, adding that”Guy Laporte marked his era with his talent“. Laurent Labit, the assistant coach of the XV of France in charge of the backs, paid him a vibrant tribute: “Mr. Guy Laporte, a man who marked my youth. An idol in the jerseys of Graulhet and the XV of France.
At the end of his career, Guy Laporte became manager of the France team between 1993 and 1995, then vice-president of the French Rugby Federation. In addition to being president of the Graulhet club, he had become a municipal and regional councilor (RPR). He was made Chevalier of the Legion of Honor in 1995.
Le Figaro sends its most sincere condolences to his family and loved ones.
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