France Rugby Team Leaves Argentina Following Controversial Tour: A Week to Forget

2024-07-15 07:28:00

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Before leaving Argentina, and the end of a series of three games marked by two heavy non-sporting episodes, the Tricolores tried to take a few minutes of breathing space.

The XV of France, late, left Buenos Aires for Paris on the night of Sunday 14 July to Monday 15 July, noted an AFP journalist who was present for the Blues’ tour of Argentina which turned into a tragedy.

They are expected in France early Monday evening. Only team manager Mathieu Brauge will stay a few more days, to go to Mendoza (west), a source close to the matter told AFP. The Blues got out a little more than two hours late after a day of rest, where they had free time: the third row of Racing 92 Ibrahim Diallo and the head of La Rochelle Judicaël Cancoriet went to play padel, together with Perpignan goalkeeper Lucas Dubois. or the center of Montpellier Arthur Vincent and the second row Posolo Tuilagi (Perpignan) went on a final tour of the capital of Argentina with the pillars Jean-Baptiste Gros (Toulon), Giorgi Beria (Perpignan) and Régis Montagne (Clermont).

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Montpellier third tier Lenni Nouchi spent a few minutes with his family while others went to brunch together one last time or to get some fresh air in a park and finally do some shopping. The Blues ended their terrible tour with a goal against the Pumas (33-25) on Saturday, after winning their first two games against Argentina (28-13) then in Uruguay (43-28).

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But sporting performances backfired and the Blues had undoubtedly one of the worst weeks in French rugby history. The second line of Pau Hugo Auradou (20 years old, 1 selection) and the third line of La Rochelle Oscar Jegou (21 years old, 1 selection) were therefore accused on Friday of aggravated rape, due to committed in a meeting. “They will remain in detention” for at least ten days during the study of the request for placement under house arrest, filed by the defense, specified in the office of the prosecutor Mendoza, where the facts denied occurred, their lawyer asserting that “there is no. risk of escape”.

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A few days earlier, Toulon defender Melvyn Jaminet (25 years old, 20 selections) was removed from the French group after racist remarks in a video published on Sunday and he said he was “ashamed”. The next match for Fabien Galthié’s men will take place in November, against Japan.