Terrible news from Castres: Fijien Josaia Raisuqe lost his life this Thursday morning by going to training, victim of a road accident. The CO winger would have been struck by a train.
The Castres Olympique is in mourning. Josaia Raisuqe died this morning on Thursday, May 8 in the morning, when he went to training. If the precise circumstances still remain to be determined, the faithful winger would have lost his life in a road accident that occurred at a level crossing in Saix (81), on the way to the Levezou training center where the CO has its habits. Strichy by a train, the vehicle would have been towed over 200 meters. Raisuqe would have died instantly. Several other CO players, also on the training path, were present at the accident and attended the scene.
Arrived in France in 2015 at the Stade Français, Raisuqe had been dismissed from the Paris club for an extra-sporting case in 2017. It was in Nevers, at the Uson club in Régis Dumange and under the leadership of Manager Xavier Péméja that he had revived. His qualities as a finisher had done wonders in Pro D2 and the CO was not long in choosing to give him a chance to feel him again at the top 14.
Sinéja: “It’s incredible violence”
Warned this Thursday, his former coach Xavier Pénéja was literally stunned by the news: “She is news of incredible violence. Josaia was an absolutely adorable boy. He was always the first in training, that he rains, that he sells or that he snows. On the ground, he was capable of crazy dazzling. He did us a lot of good when he arrived at the club. All his opponents feared him, it was a marking machine. After his little extra-sporting settling, I had recruited her in a day, it was done very quickly. With my president we decided to trust him and we made the right choice. “
From Raisuqe, we will also keep this image of a “unpredictable” player, which has stuck in particular to the skin since that day in January 2021 where he had raised Mr. Laurent Millotte, the referee of the meeting Béziers – Nevers, like a trophy for “thank him” for not having granted the test that could have won the Biterrois. A gesture that had toured the web and a lot made rugby fans smile. Today, Josaia makes them cry.
Towards a postponement of Castres-Clermont
Warned by the terrible news, his Castres teammates have been released from any obligation for the day, pending the establishment of support. The holding of the meeting between Castres and Clermont, scheduled for this Saturday (2:30 p.m.) to Pierre Fabre, should be postponed. The decision should be validated this Thursday afternoon in the LNR sports committee this Thursday and in the presence of the leaders of the two clubs and representatives of the official broadcaster, Canal +.
This match may not be replaced on the 2:30 p.m. box, leaving it free. Regarding his postponement, he should take place on the weekend of the CUP Challenge and Champions Cup finals, namely on Saturday May 24 or Sunday May 25. Faced with this terrible news, the whole editorial staff of Midi Olympique and Rugbyrama addresses his family and the loved ones to the most sincere condolences.
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