What on earth is happening in French rugby?

[Puja]

A day after Jaminet is booted from the Argentina tour for recording a video saying he'd "headbutt the next Arab I see on the road," two more of the touring party have just been arrested for sexual assault. This, combined with the disgusting actions of Haouas (and Montpellier not only giving him a new contract, but signing Hogg to give him a domestic abuse buddy to play with), and Hounkpatin, is not a good look for French rugby

What's happening? Is it just a fluke run of appalling people, with no common thread, or is there some culture issue within the game that needs sorting, pronto?

Puja

[Which Tyler]

What's happening? Is it just a fluke run of appalling people, with no common thread, or is there some culture issue within the game that needs sorting, pronto?

TBF, there's a cultural issue within France that needs sorting.
The fascists should NOT be this close to power, this year, or any of the previous 3-4 elections that have necessitated tactical voting.

[francoisfou]

Worrying times, indeed. However, one would have thought that Galthié and his management team would have given each and every new tourist, whatever their age, a detailed low down on what’s certainly not acceptable on tour.

[Puja]

Worrying times, indeed. However, one would have thought that Galthié and his management team would have given each and every new tourist, whatever their age, a detailed low down on what’s certainly not acceptable on tour.

Frankly, I can't blame them if they thought that "don't rape anybody" was so basic that it went without saying.

Puja

[Mr Mwenda]

Any idea where on the political spectrum the stereotypical french rugby player/fan is? I seem to recall Harinordoquy had some unsavoury views. I was saddened when I read that Perpignan had a FN mayor, but maybe that's typical of rugby heartland southern France.

[francoisfou]

Any idea where on the political spectrum the stereotypical french rugby player/fan is? I seem to recall Harinordoquy had some unsavoury views. I was saddened when I read that Perpignan had a FN mayor, but maybe that's typical of rugby heartland southern France.

There's been some unsavoury behaviour from some Perpignan supporters this year which was roundly condemned by the Perpignan club and I believe they were planning to ban the miscreants. The Ligue National de Rugby fined the club a paltry €15,000.
I think that Perpignan has had a Rassemblement National (ex National Front) mayor for a while now but elsewhere, like Toulouse, Pau, Bayonne, Biarritz, the far right have little support.

[Mikey Brown]

I hadn't realised the extent of the allegations here.

Not a pleasant read. The URL probably tells you enough.

https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/2 ... ers-lawyer

[Which Tyler]

I should have taken your advice and stopped with just the URL / headline.

Horrendous, even IF consensual

[paddy no 11]

Those lads could be looking at some hard time be a cop on to every other touring team not that it should be necessary

[tigran]

Seems they are going to be freed from charges