The summer tour in Argentina turned into a real disaster for the French XV, with the racist slip-up of Melvyn Jaminet or the aggravated rape case which has targeted Oscar Jégou as well as Hugo Auradou since the beginning of July. Quite silent on this subject, Antoine Dupont finally spoke a few days before the return of the Blues from rugby.
We talked very little about rugby this summer. With Melvyn Jaminet then the enormous international controversy aroundOscar Jegou et Hugo Auradouthe XV of France has experienced an extremely delicate period and wishes to turn the page as quickly as possible. Thus, the FFR notably announced the establishment of a charter to supervise players summoned to the different national selections.
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Among the many points targeted, there is in particular the consumption of alcohol. It must be said that with Jaminet as with the case Jegou–Auradouthe drink has a central place in the course of events. Thus, there is no longer any question of consuming it in very specific cases with even tests which could be put in place to control the players. “ From the moment there is a charter in place, there must be associated controls and sanctions. » explained recently the vice-president of the federation Jean-Marc Lhermet.
“There was a real consideration of past events”
Absent during this tour in Argentina due to Paris 2024 Olympic GamesAntoine Dupont commented very little on the events and the consequences they caused. But back with the XV of Francethe captain was questioned at the microphone of South Radio. « I was outside of everything that happened. I experienced this from afar » explained the French rugby star. “ There has been a real consideration of past events, and there are things that will be put in place. This will be part of the new features of this tour ».
