France pair arrested for alleged sexual assault on tour of Argentina
The allegation comes on the heels of full-back Melvyn Jaminet being sent home from the tour after a video on social media showed him making a racist comment
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Your support makes all the difference.Two France rugby players have been arrested in Argentina following an allegation of sexual assault during their tour of South America, French Rugby Federation (FFR) President Florian Grill said on Monday.
France beat Argentina 28-13 last weekend in Mendoza and are scheduled to play Uruguay in Montevideo on Wednesday before returning to Buenos Aires to face Argentina in another test on Saturday.
“There is an ongoing investigation. Jean-Marc (Lhermet, FFR vice-president) and I have just flown in from Paris. If the facts are confirmed, they are incredibly serious,” Grill told a press conference in Argentina.
“Our thoughts must already be with the young woman. If, once again, this is true, it goes against everything that rugby does, builds and is, everything that the 2,000 amateur clubs who bring amateur rugby to life on a daily basis do.
“I don’t have any details. I can’t say what happened. An investigation is underway... They’re in a police station. Someone from the delegation went to see them to bring them some food. We’re going to try to go back and see them too.”
Reuters has contacted the local court for confirmation.
The arrests come on the heels of full-back Melvyn Jaminet being sent home from the tour and suspended on Sunday after a video on social media showed him making a racist comment.
The 25-year-old, who plays for Top 14 club Toulon, was seen saying, “the first Arab I come across, I’ll throw him a headbutt” in a video that was widely shared recently.
Jaminet has since apologised for his comments in a post on Instagram
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