Fabien Galthié selected them as soon as he had the chance. A little over a month after the Argentine courts dropped charges against them for aggravated rape, Hugo Auradou and Oscar Jegou joined Marcoussis to prepare for the Six Nations Tournament with the French XV.
But the two men remain under threat of new indictment if the complainant's appeal is followed (it will be examined on February 10 during the Tournament), while the speed of their return divides Blues supporters.
What does the man who held them say? Not much. For his first official speech since the announcement of the list of 42 in preparation for the match against Wales on January 31, Fabien Galthié responded in a very enigmatic manner in an interview given to Midi Olympique this Monday .
“I hear what people say about Hugo and Oscar, I understand it. I accept it,” he says when asked about the divisive aspect of their presence. “Isn't this a double punishment for these two players who benefited from a dismissal of the case? », the interviewer asks again. “I hear it too, I understand it. I accept it,” replies the former scrum half.
-In this interview, the coach of the XV of France is also questioned about a possible call to order addressed to his deputy William Servat, in charge of the scrum and the conquest. The motive? Too many “social moments” that the hooker would organize.
“I won’t name any names, but the 32 members of the staff must have a general awareness,” replies the boss of the XV of France. The three non-negotiable points on which we will not compromise are clear and obvious: self-medication, drugs and the sacralization of the place of performance. But, around that, conviviality must exist permanently. In Marcoussis, breakfast should be convivial. Dinner and the 9 a.m. meeting too. » And with Oscar Jegou and Hugo Auradou around the table…
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