Former president of the Toulouse Stadium between 1992 and 2017, René Bouscatel was elected Tuesday at the head of the National Rugby League, the body governing the professional sector of this sport.
At 74, René Bouscatel succeeds Paul Goze and thus becomes the fourth president of the National Rugby League.
René Bouscatel, president of Stade Toulouse between 1992 and 2017, was elected president of the National Rugby League (LNR) on Tuesday, the body governing the French professional sector, we learned from sources familiar with the case.
René Bouscatel, 74, succeeds Paul Goze, in office since 2012. He becomes the fourth president of the LNR after Serge Blanco (1998-2008), Pierre-Yves Revol (2008-2012) and Paul Goze (2012-2020) .
"Establish a constructive dialogue with the FFR"
His main opponent, the current president of La Rochelle Vincent Merling, not having been elected to the college of representatives of the Top 14, Bouscatel (74 years old) was widely appointed president of the League for the next four years.
Strongman of the Toulouse Stadium for a quarter of a century, René Bouscatel presided over the conquest of nine French championship titles and four European Cups by the Rouge et Noir.
He presents himself as the man of consensus.
During the campaign, Bouscatel had explained that he wanted "to establish a constructive dialogue with the FFR".
"Instead of starting from what separates us, I would prefer that we start from what brings us closer. I would like us to look together for our common interests and then find solutions that can bring both", had- he then assured.