David Gobel, president of Jeunesse Sportive de Labouheyre (JSL), specifies: “The tone has risen between supporters at the handrails. Mr. Badji, JSL coach who tried to calm the heated verbal exchanges, was met with insults, including “dirty black” and “get back in your tree” against Mr. Picq , the captain. A crowd movement ensued, the Montfort reserve coach threw two punches towards spectators, which sparked a fight. »
The gendarmerie intervened to calm the situation. The forwards coach of the Montfort reserve team, Jean-Pierre Boulon, had to be evacuated by the firefighters following a “punch received in the back of the head” which left him “knocked out”.
For their part, the co-presidents of the Montfort-en-Chalosse Sports Association (ASM), Hervé Desclaux and Sébastien Chagnaud, wish to denounce “the defamatory remarks made against us. We will not allow accusations to be made against anyone as our counterpart did, nor even to report comments that we have not heard. »
What sanctions?
The two clubs announce they are filing a complaint. If a criminal investigation should be launched, the Nouvelle-Aquitaine Rugby League has also mobilized. Jean-Marc Degos, its general secretary, specifies: “As of Monday morning, the president of the disciplinary committee took up this incident reported by the match officials. »
