Two players started the first Test against Argentina in Mendoza last Saturday where alleged incident took place
La Rochelle flanker Oscar Jegou is one of two French international rugby players arrested following an allegation of sexual assault during the tour of Argentina. Photograph: Andrew Fosker/InphoFrench Rugby Federation president Florian Grill told reporters in Buenos Aires that if the facts are proven they are “incredibly serious”.
“We must already have a thought for the young woman. If, once again, it is proven, it is the opposite of everything that rugby does. In a post on X, French sports minister Amelie Oudea-Castera said: “If the investigation establishes the alleged facts, they constitute an unspeakable atrocity. Pau, meanwhile, said the club had “learned this morning through the media of the arrest and serious accusations made against our second-row Hugo Auradou, currently on tour in Argentina with the national team.
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