Mohamed Haouas sent off after headbutting a Scotsman

It was to be his day. No longer tenured in Blue for a year and a half, Mohamed Haouas only played twelve minutes against Scotland, Sunday February 26, in the Six Nations Tournament. Montpellier’s right prop was sent off for a header on opposing scrum-half Ben White. The sanction, for a gesture struck at the exit of a ruck five meters from the French in-goal, does not suffer from any dispute. An error all the more damaging as the XV of France evolved in numerical superiority, after the expulsion of the second line Grant Gilchrist (7th).

History repeats itself for Haouas, who had already received a red card three years ago against the Scots. He then punched an opponent in the midst of a scuffle. The right pillar had since been relegated to second place in the selection, overtaken by Uini Atonio… suspended for this match after a yellow card against Ireland.