Death of rugby player Josaia Raisuqe: 24 years after Francis Rui, the Castres Olympique again struck by a drama

Two earthquakes may be of different magnitude, they are nonetheless devastating. And the one who rocked the Tarn, and more broadly the world of rugby this Thursday, May 8, caused terrible damage. At 24 years apart, the CO once again cries one of his own, who disappeared behind the wheel of his vehicle. Striped by a train on a level crossing of the commune of Saïx, Josaia Raisuqe, current winger of blue and white, died at the age of 30 years. A drama that is reminiscent of the death of Francis Rui.

Because this club legend also died following a road accident. His playing career was then behind him, and he kissed the rest of his rugby life by drawing the Castelnaudary team. On September 20, 2021, when he returned from Aude, his car broke down. He did the rest of the journey, in order to return to his Castrais home, with a young player from the Chaurian club, Grégory Cabirol, 19, resident in Saïx.

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But the vehicle came out of the road and got stuck in a plane tree, in Saint-Félix-de-Lauragais. Evacuated to the Rangueil hospital in Toulouse, Francis Rui died around 3 am on September 21. A few hours before the explosion of the AZF factory in the pink city, it was another breath that had just taken any Castres.

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Everyone was capable of exploits

Because Francis Rui marked a whole generation of Tarnais, he who led his high -level career from start to finish at Castres Olympique, from 1976, when he left his hometown of Gimont, in 1998, where he joined the ranks of Castelnaudary for two seasons. Emblematic captain of the CO, formidable scorer, his drops still arise in the memories of the oldest. As well as his candle which brought the test, as historic as a source of disputes, of Gary Whhetton, in the final of the 1993 French championship, won at the Parc des Princes against Grenoble (14-11).

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If the status of Josaia Raisuqe is not the same as that of the opener, whose main tribune of the Pierre-Fabre stadium bears his name, the Fijian has, in a way, common features with this legend. He too was capable of exploits on a field, in a different register it is true, but he had above all this bonhomie that so much appreciated. Smiling, joking, he was one of these elements which bring this relaxation whose professional groups, more in submissive to strong pressure (financial, sporting, media, etc.), so much need to consolidate and move towards their objectives.

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Obviously, these are two players of eras that we cannot compare. The facts concerning their disappearance can be. The tears of their loved ones, all the employees and volunteers of the Olympic Castres, supporters, are abundant. Because, once again, it is a drama that snatches a member of the Blue and White family.