Mohed Altrad was born and abandoned in a Bedouin tent in the Syrian desert. Through sheer grit he got himself an education and a stroke of luck gave him a chance to study in the French coastal city of Montpellier.

Several decades later, the billionaire runs the biggest scaffolding company in Europe and buying Montpellier rugby club was his way of saying thank you to a city that gave him a second chance.

He's been telling Sportshour's Chirs Bockman about his new found love of rugby and his message to the French President on how to deal with French Islamic extremists

Photo: Montpellier rugby club owner Mohed Altrad celebrates with his team Credit: Chris Bockman