Dear brook361-ga,
According to numerous reports in The Times newspaper during 1987 it
was Albert Ferrasse.
These are three examples.
June 9, 1987
?France intends to take a tough line over the issue of match
allocation for the 1991 World Cup. Albert Ferrasse, the chairman of
the International Rugby Board (IRB) and the present of the French
federation, has threatened to boycott the next World Cup unless France
gets 20 per cent of the games.?
The Times (London, England), June 24, 1987 pNA
?And the one way it may be sure that nations will start jumping off is
to invite South Africa to take part in the next World Cup. This is the
astonishing proposal of Albert Ferrasse, the French chairman of the
IRB.?
Sunday Times (London, England), June 7, 1987
?Albert Ferrasse, International Rugby Board president, said yesterday
his proposal that Five Nations tournament players combine to tour
South Africa was 'entirely viable'.?
All sourced through my local library.
Online there is one reference on the Agen Rugby Club web site.
?Albert Ferrasse played on the wing for France in 1945 and went on to
become president of the French Board and in 1979 began an eight-year
stint as President of the International Rugby Board, seeing Rugby
through the throes of initial professionalism, the changes in the
rules and the formation of new national leagues and championships.?
http://www.europa47.org/anglais/pageanglais/Activities/rugby_sella.htm
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