Pierre Camou (18 August 1945 – 15 August 2018) was a French

rugby union Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In it ...

administrator. He was the President of the

French Rugby Federation The French Rugby Federation (french: Fédération Française de Rugby (''FFR'')) is the governing body for rugby union in France. It is responsible for the French national team and the Ligue nationale de rugby that administers the country's profe ...

from 2008 to 2016, before he was succeeded by

Bernard Laporte Bernard Laporte (born 1 July 1964) is a rugby player, coach and former French Secretary of State for Sport. From 1999 to 2007, Laporte was the head coach of the France national team. In 2011, he became the head coach at Toulon, after Philippe Sa ...

. Prior to becoming President of the FFR he was also the treasurer then vice-president of

FIRA-AER Rugby Europe is the administrative body for rugby union in Europe. It was formed in 1999 to promote, develop, organise, and administer the game of rugby in Europe under the authority of World Rugby (the sport's global governing body). However, it ...

. In 2011, Camou was ranked by ESPN as the 20th most influential person in World Rugby.Rugby Union’s Most Influential People, ESPN. Camou was also involved in France’s successful bid to host the

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