National Rugby Union ‘condemns all forms of violence against women’

“Provale expresses its full support for the alleged victim” And “condemns all forms of violence against women”declared Mathieu Giudicelli, general director of Provale, the rugby players’ union, on franceinfo on Tuesday July 9, while two players from the French XV, Oscar Jégou and Hugo Auradou, were arrested by the Buenos Aires police following a complaint of sexual assault on Monday in Argentina

If the union has not “could get in touch” with the two young French players, “This case is still under investigation and we do not have all the elements,” added Mathieu Giudicelli, while the two players must be transferred to Mendoza (central-west), the place of the alleged attack, where the French played their first match on Saturday against the Argentinian selection (28-13).

These arrests come after the exclusion of full-back Melvyn Jaminet from the tour after making racist remarks that were filmed and broadcast on social networks. “I think that this tour will be marked by several news items that are not worthy of the exemplary nature of the French XV and rugby,” assured the general director of Provale, recalling that we should not “draw hasty conclusions.”