2023-06-20 22:46:00
“We’ve been working like crazy for six years.” The result is here: Florian Grill has been president of the French Rugby Federation since his election last Wednesday, with 58.14% of the vote, once morest Patrick Buisson. But he will have to maneuver with a steering committee whose Oval Ensemble team might not recover “only” eleven seats, out of twelve in play, but out of forty in total. A difficulty that he minimizes, in the Poulain Raffine podcast.
“I am not outnumbered, assures the man at the head of the FFR, answering a question in which this term was suggested to him. We have 58.14%, we have three successive victorious ballots (the referendum of January, the May by-election and therefore the June election, editor’s note).I will take my time because that is my style, because I don’t like brutalizing organizations and because I understand you have to digest.”
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Grill persists and signs, he is sure to be able to move forward: “There are people who are there for the interest of rugby. Not respecting three successive club votes would be an incredible denial of democracy.” Buisson has already shown his desire not to “block the system”. “As I had anticipated, the threat of blockage was more of a swashbuckling movement during the campaign to try to influence the vote,” smiles Florian Grill.
The one who defines himself as “a needy second line” wants to bring together: “I don’t like the word cohabitation, it seems to say that we are on the opposite side… we are not on the opposite side ( (…) I am not asking anyone to deny their past friendships. I can understand that people are attached to Bernard Laporte.” A beautiful speech. Classic. But Grill also knows how to be incisive.
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“There are people in this governance with whom I will not be able to work,” he admits. “I’m not going to work with Serge Simon. I told him between four eyes, slice the 57-year-old president. The person who will be in charge of the high level is Jean-Marc Lhermet.” Why such a grievance once morest the former pillar of the Blues? “I think he’s a very intelligent person. I’m not going to take that away from him. But he thrives on conflict a bit, that’s not my way of working.”
“It’s like in a rugby team. You need people who are driven by common values, continues the leader of Oval Ensemble. I’m not Simon-compatible, I think he’s not not Grill-compatible and that’s fine with me.”
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