2024-07-22 11:40:21
“You don’t deal with problems by hiding them behind your little finger. » After the arrest of two players of the XV of France Oscar Jegou and Hugo Auradou, accused of aggravated sexual assault by a woman in the group of the Blues tour in Argentina, Florian Grill decided to change things, begins by the way in which the post-match evenings of the French XV abroad are supervised.
Contacted this Wednesday morning, the President of the FFR knows that this article raises the question of the supervision of the third halves of the French team and, more broadly, of all national teams.
“Obviously, the system based on the independence and accountability of the players, with the managers who manage the youngest, has shown its limits,” he told Parisien-Aujourd’hui In France.
Bernard Laporte launched the debate
“This initiative is not working. Should we see each other again? The answer is yes. So, we will look at the program again. Jean-Marc Lhermet (Vice-president of the FFR in charge of the high level) has called all the union leaders in France to pay attention to them,” he added.
On the BFM, the former president of the FFR Bernard Laporte (2017-2023) was surprised this Wednesday by the absence of a process, forgetting in the move to explain that he himself was in charge during the events which marked a festive night of the XV of XV. France in Edinburgh in 2018.
“Who is the Federation’s chief representative to this group?” asked Laporte. I don’t think there is. However, the institution must be represented by an appointed official. The president comes later, but you always need a representative leader who organizes things, who puts internal policies in place. I was the coach of the French team for eight years, it was the work of Jo Maso, who was the elected representative of the Federation and who put this strategy in place. So that does not mean that there is no risk, but when the company is represented, we put a process in place and we avoid this kind of disaster. »
“Tolerate zero if the facts prove”
Florian Grill replied: “He is the one who established this program, and I have other things to do in the current context than fueling petty arguments.” This policy was put in by Bernard Laporte and Fabien Galthié, we will examine it, it is one of the many things to examine in this Federation. »
The FFR president also explained that, whatever the process is put in place, the responsibility is the first and foremost of the players. “They are young men, but they are adults, vaccinated, professionals. So if there have been violations, it is mainly on the part of the players who have exceeded the rules. »
“What I hope now in this case is that justice will be done, that everyone will be given something, the accuser first, the players then, and justice will do its job. And we will use the principle of zero tolerance if the facts prove. »
Oscar Jegou and Hugo Auradou, who admitted to consensual sex but denied any violence, were transferred this Wednesday from Buenos Aires, where they were arrested on Monday, to Mendoza, where they will have to answer questions from young researchers.
The latest developments in this case can be followed live with commentary on leparisien.fr:
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