The summer tour turned into a real disaster, with two dark affairs which tarnished the image of the XV of France. This is particularly the case with Melvyn Jaminet, suspended for 34 weeks by the French Rugby Federation after a video published on the networks in which he made openly racist remarks.
The athlete completely took a back seat last July, when the XV of France traveled to South America for its traditional summer tour. The now infamous Jégou-Auradou affair provoked strong reactions, but Melvyn Jaminet is not to be outdone, with a video which also caused a lot of noise.
“His phrase, ‘the first Arab I meet, I’ll give him a helmet’, he said it four times! »
The international full-back made very serious comments and after being excluded from the tour, he was suspended for a period of 34 weeks. He recently resumed training with his club RCTwhich reignited the controversy over his situation… but especially over Fabien Galthié’s management of this thorny issue! “ I am completely revolted! Go watch Melvin Jaminet’s video again. His phrase, ‘the first Arab I meet, I’ll give him a helmet’, he didn’t say it once, he said it four times! » said the former French tennis player Marion Bartoliin the show The Big Mouths of Sport.
“To have someone so self-centered, who is not capable of recognizing his mistakes, I find it absolutely shameful! »
« When you are a coach and you have a player who behaves in this way, how can you remain silent and not say the next day ‘I condemn these unacceptable comments in the strongest possible terms’? » launched Bartoliat the microphone of RMC Sport. « Not saying a word, I find it shameful! My husband is of Muslim origin. When I read comments like that, and I see a coach of the France team who is not even capable of speaking to say ‘I’m sorry, this person has no place in the ranks of the French team, he is excluded…'” (…) To have someone so self-centered, who is not capable of recognizing his mistakes, I find that absolutely shameful! ».
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