the new president of the Vaucluse departmental committee, Jean-Paul Lemaire, wants to be “more present with the clubs”

It seemed obvious. After seven years as vice-president, Jean-Paul Lemaire took over, a little over a month ago, as president of the Vaucluse departmental Rugby union committee in place of Jean Combe. A passage of witnesses “naturel”he notes. “Jean Combe told us that he was stopping given that the statutes of the French Rugby Federation have evolved and that we cannot serve more than two mandates (he served four, Editor's note)recalls Jean-Paul Lemaire. He came to see me and asked me if I didn't want to take over. I talked about it with a few friends and club presidents who told me we had to go.”.