The scourge of violence in amateur sport is still as stubborn as ever. Sunday November 3, the Fédéral 2 women's Rugby match between the Parisis RC and RC Domontois teams, in Val-d'Oise, was the scene of serious incidents, as reported The Parisian. During the match, already, with great animosity between the two teams, which found an extension with an exchange of vindictive press releases from both sides.
First of all, it was the Domont club which published a text on Tuesday in which it accused opposing supporters of “racist and misogynistic remarks”, of insults “which offend human dignity and which are in total contradiction with the values fundamentals of rugby. According to the press release signed by the club's management, Domont players were treated as “dirty black”, “bamboula”, “savage” or “big whore”.
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Remarks of rare violence, which Parisis completely denies. “Our club has never committed the acts with which it is accused,” it is written in this response. Our club is made up of members of all origins and backgrounds. We advocate the values of rugby: respect, tolerance and sharing. »
But the Parisis leaders go further, in turn accusing the RC Domont players of actually wanting to hide their own behavior through these accusations. “The club is surprised by the timing of this publication, released two days after a match against our team, a meeting punctuated by intolerable acts of violence on the part of the Domont players and reported to the Ligue Ile-de-France. He questions the fact that issuing the said statement is simply not to distract attention from the blows, insults and threats they made throughout the match. »
The Ile-de-France League cautious at this stage
Already last year, this traditionally tense derby had been the scene of excesses, recognized by both sides. The situation today seems untenable. “We were thrown out to pasture. We are experiencing a surge of hatred on our social networks. Some of the girls are traumatized and do not want to play the return match,” said Parisis general secretary Boris Schneerson to the Parisian.
Contacted by the newspaper, the Île-de-France Rugby League confirms having been contacted by the two clubs, Domont for the misogynistic and racist insults, Parisis for violence during the match. “I am cautious because we have no one identifiable or identified,” explains its president, Thierry Alliesse, for the moment.
