It’s a long project that now lies ahead. After years of legal and electoral unrest, the presidency of the FFR seems about to return to a normal cycle. Yet, the challenges are numerous for Florian Grill and his allieswhich will have to replenish the institution’s coffers while responding to sporting, international and amateur issues.
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To revive the FFR accounts, Florian Grill mainly intends to save money, but also seeks to earn some. For that, the president learned of the existence of a questionable contract linked to the income generated by the VI Nations Tournament for a long time.
In short, French rugby would be far from receiving sums equivalent to what it brings in in the continental competition. For Le FigaroFlorian Grill explained what this agreement was about:
Today, in the case of the Six Nations, France receives 16% of the revenue, while it generates 26%, and the English receive 31%. It is the fruit of a historic contract that we discovered, which is not balanced, which is not “fair”, as the Anglo-Saxons say, so we are in the process of renegotiating .”
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The finances of the FFR under the microscope
If the re-elected President has indicated that one of his main fights is the health of players and amateur rugby, the debts remain present. To try to reduce or even erase them, Florian Grill would like to show austerity on the federation’s expenses.
Still according to comments reported by Le FigaroFlorian Grill intends to act on a case-by-case basis. “The reality of how to rectify the accounts of the French rugby federation in three years is that we must be “centimiated”, that is to say that we are in the process of spending all of our suppliers in review, and request reductions of around 10, 20 or 30%, within the limits of the contracts as they are fixed”, he argues on a daily basis.
But in short, what types of expenses can be reduced? For several of them, the French teams are concerned. Thus, the accommodation conditions for the French teams have been reviewed. Florian Grill states that we “can drop one star without compromising sporting performance.” Also, the president of the FFR also declares that the next courses will take place in Marcoussis rather than abroad or elsewhere in Europe.
Finally, Florian Grill is also negotiating with the Stade de France to reduce its rental costs. “There are huge issues at stake, we made our voice heard by saying that rugby contributed 40% of the Stade de France’s revenue, and even 50% if we included indirect revenue, so we are a very, very big contributor. of the Stade de France, so we expect better from the proposals that could be made to us in this context”, he says.
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