Two US Dax players were taken into custody on the morning of Thursday, November 7, one for “violence committed under the influence of alcohol” and the other for “sexual assault,” we learned from the public prosecutor's office, confirming information from Sud Ouest.
The facts targeted by two investigations took place during an alcoholic evening last Saturday in the city center of Dax, indicates public prosecutor Benoît Fontaine. They would have occurred “in different bars on Place de la Fontaine Chaude”the day after the USD's victory against Nice, according to the regional daily.
The president of the Pro D2 club, Benjamin Gufflet, indicated the club's desire “to help the rapid manifestation of the truth for the respect of victims and partners”in a press release.
One more affair tainting French Rugby
It indicates that the US Dax has “already initiated disciplinary proceedings” against the two players, “the outcome of which will depend on the seriousness of the facts established and the capacity of its employees to amend”.
French rugby was shaken this summer by the indictment of aggravated rape of French XV players Oscar Jegou and Hugo Auradou, for alleged acts that occurred on the night of July 6 to 7 in a hotel in Mendoza in Argentina. The French internationals are awaiting the hearing to examine the dropping of charges, set for November 25, after several postponements.
Or by the complaints against two Béziers players for domestic violence and a third for having spat in the face of a hostess during Rugby Night as well as having emptied his drink on her.
