“The French Rugby Federation regrets and firmly denounces the comments made by the coach of the Vannes club against the referee of the match between Vannes and UBB this Saturday, November 23, as well as the accusations aimed at against the training process of French arbitration, specifies the press release from the body. The FFR also wishes to recall the necessary exemplary nature of managers, coaches, players of all teams and, in particular, those in the professional world. These comments affect the image of referees and the credibility of the refereeing body, which works tirelessly to guarantee the integrity and smooth running of sports competitions and to progress. (…) These accusations against the refereeing body only harm the image of our sport. »
The FFR refers the matter to the LNR disciplinary committee after Jean-Noël Spitzer's statements on arbitration