In his book In the Shadow of the Cup (published on March 29, by En Exergue editions), the former general director of GIP 2023, Claude Atcher, laid off as a precautionary measure then dismissed (early termination of his fixed-term contract) for serious misconduct in October 2022 due to toxic and violent managerial practices, speaks of a “premeditated professional murder”, a “putsch”, a conspiracy hatched by World Rugby, L’Équipe, the Minister of Sports, Florian Grill, those wanting to take his place, the Labor Inspectorate, the ethics committee of the Public Interest Group (GIP) and even Bernard Laporte.
