The Ile-de-France club formalized this Tuesday in a press release the end of the contract “by mutual agreement» with his hooker, who arrived in 2013.
Divorce recorded between Racing 92 and Camille Chat. This Tuesday, the Ile-de-France club published a press release to formalize the departure of the French international hooker (33 caps). “Racing 92 and Camille Chat have decided to end the contract between them by mutual agreement, can we read. Racing 92 wishes Camille Chat the best for the rest of her career. For her part, Camille expresses her attachment to Racing 92 and wishes it every success for the end of the season.” Arriving at the club at the age of 17 in 2013, Camille Chat played 166 matches in the sky and white jersey, with which he won the Top 14 in 2016 and played in three European Cup finals (2016, 2018, 2020).
«An incomparable human and sporting adventure,” greet Camille Chat
But the twelve-year adventure ends here. Monday, the Team et Olympic Midday announced that Racing 92 was negotiating an amicable breakup with its player, who showed up drunk at training on Monday, December 16, the day after the Christmas meal within the squad. Laid off for two weeks, Camille Chat did not return to the professional group, unlike his teammate Janick Tarrit who did not even show up for this training on December 16, the victim of a wake-up call. An unequal decision and therefore a breach of contract which can be explained by the background of Camille Chat, already involved in a case of drunkenness in May 2023, when he hit his Fijian partner Vinaya Habosi in the face.
«These 12 years spent at Racing 92 were much more than a career. They were an incomparable human and sporting adventure», Reacted the player on his Instagram account. Chat, originally from Auxerre, has not worn the jersey of any other professional club. Promised for a bright future with the French XV with a first selection in 2016, at only 20 years old, the hooker was for several years the understudy of Guilhem Guirado, indestructible captain, and participated in the 2019 World Cup in Japan.
Holder only 9 times in 33 selections, he was finally overtaken by the competition, in particular by Toulouse’s Julien Marchand and Peato Mauvaka. His last cape with the Blues dates back to 2021.
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