On the night of December 8 to 9, Mohamed Haouas was arrested in Montpellier for driving while drunk. After this new gap, the MHR decided to dismiss the international pillar. Coach of the Hérault club, Joan Caudullo expressed his disappointment with the former player of the XV of France.
Joan, what can you tell us about Mohamed Haouas?
When we heard about the matter, we met with Bernard Laporte and management to find out exactly what needed to be done. We also spoke with the locker room leaders who wanted to see him. We gave this interview with the players before meeting Bernard and me
What decision was made?
He disappointed us with his behavior, for me it is important to sanction him: a layoff has begun. There is also a person who decides in our club, whose name is Mohed Altrad, who will tell us what to do in this matter. He was supposed to play this weekend against the Ospreys, he will not play this match. He will not train until further notice and he will also be financially sanctioned. We cannot let this type of behavior happen in our club.
The president announced in June that Mohamed Haouas no longer had the right to make mistakes. Does he still have a future in Montpellier?
Frankly, I have not discussed these topics with the president. We'll see how it goes. I'm not minimizing what he did or emphasizing what he did. There are judges who judge that. Me, today, I am on the short term, he will not play against the Ospreys even though he was scheduled to play this match. Then we'll see how it goes. He has an image to maintain. We, today, are very disappointed with this behavior. We are very disappointed with Momo because he had shown very positive signs before all this. There are players around us who are very disappointed. There are players with him who are very disappointed. I want to communicate with him. Of course I want to help him. Today, I am hanging on to management's decision even if I have an opinion.
Could this matter disrupt the group?
No because the players wanted to see it. I think they, in their minds, have turned the page and they trained well today. In any case, I don't see any problem with that for them. It was important initially this meeting because he represents the club and they wanted to see him. It was important for them too and for me it was important to see him with Bernard and to tell him what we thought.
Comments collected by Julien Landry, in Montpellier
