On the set of Super Moscato Show this Monday, the French coach opened the door to Oscar Jegou and Hugo Auradou, having been the subject of a dismissal last December after accusations of rape in Argentina.
The coach of the XV of France Fabien Galthié considered Monday on RMC that Oscar Jegou and Hugo Auradou, accused of rape in Argentina and having had the case dismissed at first instance, “are innocent» and therefore «selectable» in view of the Six Nations Tournament.
«Today, there is a dismissal of the case which was obvious and which is clear. So from the moment there is a dismissal of the case, we consider that they are innocent», declared the coach of the Blues, questioned on the subject when he was invited by the Super Moscato Showsa show hosted by former Rugby player Vincent Moscato. “From the moment when, after a procedure, there is a dismissal which is rendered, after a coherent procedure, they are selectable», added Galthié, who must announce on Wednesday a first list of 42 players to compete in the Tournament.
“So difficult to get through this period in Argentina”
On December 10, the Argentine courts dismissed the case, considering that the criminal offense had not been committed, but the complainant appealed. This will be examined on February 10 and 11 by the appeals chamber of Mendoza, a city in the northwest, where the two 21-year-old French internationals are accused of aggravated rape by a woman during an alcoholic evening, in the night of July 6 to 7 after a match of the XV of France against Argentina. “If their sporting performances allow it, they will potentially be selected to play again in the French team», indicated the French Rugby Federation in a press release the day the case was dismissed in December.
The Six Nations Tournament begins on January 31 for the French XV, which will face Wales at the Stade de France. “It was so difficult to go through this period in Argentina. underlined the coach before indicating: “What happened is not an epiphenomenon, it is the result of an evolution, of a society, of an education, of team sport.»
Returning to France at the beginning of September, second row Hugo Auradou and third row Oscar Jegou, who returned to the pitch with their respective clubs in Pau and La Rochelle, have always declared that the sexual relationship was consensual.
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