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• Legless Moroccan Teen Inspires Rugby Coach with Determination to Play
  11 October 2019, by Ginette

  Mohamed El Maatouk, coach of the Moroccan national rugby team, surprised by the young man’s prowess, is getting involved to help Hassan, so that he can have the chance to practice rugby or at least have the opportunity to walk.
  It is with a smile on his lips that Hassan starts his days. A 12-year-old child born without legs who, instead of feeling sorry for himself, gives himself the strength to go beyond his disability.
  Even moving with his hands, the young man has discovered a passion (…)

• French Rugby Star Chalureau Faces Appeal in Racial Violence Case
  15 November 2023, by Sylvanus

  The French rugby international, Bastien Chalureau, 31, appears before the Toulouse Court of Appeal for acts of violence committed on the grounds of race or ethnicity. The correctional appeals chamber of the Toulouse court will hand down its decision on Tuesday, January 16.
  The facts date back to the end of January 2020. Bastien Chalureau was returning from a drunken evening. He crosses the path of a 39-year-old (at the time of the facts) father on the Jean-Jaurès alleys in Toulouse and (…)

• Muslim Rugby Star Sonny Bill Williams Refuses to Wear Betting Sponsor’s Logo
  27 January 2020, by Sylvanus

  The famous rugby player, Sonny Bill Williams, who converted to Islam, has expressed his refusal, motivated by his religious beliefs, to wear the logo of the Betfred sponsor, a sports betting company.
  "We are in discussion with the Super League on this matter, but Sonny has been very clear in his position," Toronto Wolfpack president Bob Hunter told the Daily Telegraph. According to him, it would be a good thing for the sponsor to respect and honor the player’s religious beliefs. "[...] (…)

• Rugby Star Claims Veil Led to Exclusion from French National Team
  18 January 2021, by Sylvanus

  Former French international rugby player Assa Koita, 29, claims she was sidelined from the French team after she started wearing the veil. This sidelining would be the cause of the end of her international career.
  The former second-row player from Bobigny and Stade français was selected thirty times for the French national team and, under the France Féminines jersey. In 2014, she wins a Grand Slam. She finishes third in the Women’s Rugby World Cup that same year.
  On the Bein Sports set, (…)

• Moroccan Rugby Star Karim Qadiri Leads Grenoble’s Pro D2 Resurgence
  25 February 2023, by Ginette

  Moroccan international Karim Qadiri is a rugby player who is making the FC Grenoble Rugby shine. Designated the best scorer in Pro D2, he has allowed his club to break through from 12th place last season to 5th place currently with 55 points and one game less.
  Karim Qadiri’s path is atypical, as he was trained at the Massy Essonne rugby club. "Massy is my city. I was born there, I left at the age of 20. From my birth to my 20 years, I never left my club." Even though he ended up leaving (…)

• French Rugby Team’s $300 Jersey Sparks Controversy; Affordable Replica Made in Morocco
  27 June 2023, by Said

  While a controversy has arisen in France over the price (300 euros) of the latest jersey of the French rugby XV, Le Coq Sportif claims that a replica exists and it is made in Morocco.
  The ultimate creation of Le Coq Sportif for the French rugby players, before the return of Adidas. Offered for sale on the Rugby World Cup website for 300 euros, its price is subject to controversy. The reason for this pricing? A collector’s item: only 1,300 copies of this jersey will be available.
  The (…)

• Convicted of racism, a player called up to the French rugby team
  5 September 2023, by Prince

  Summoned on Friday to the French team to replace the injured Paul Willemse, Bastien Chalureau is caught up in his judicial past. The Montpellier second-row forward was convicted of racist violence in 2020.
  The call-up of Bastien Chalureau to the French team, who will take the field next Friday against New Zealand at the World Cup, is causing a major controversy. The player was sentenced in 2020 to six months suspended prison sentence by the Toulouse criminal court for "acts of violence (…)

• French Rugby Star Sanctioned for Racist Remarks in Viral Video
  9 July 2024, by Prince

  The French Rugby Federation (FFR) has sanctioned Melvyn Jaminet, the fullback of the French national team, who made racist remarks in a video that was mistakenly shared on his social media.
  "My mom asking me if I partied? I swear the first Arab I come across on the road, I’ll give him a helmet hit. I’m telling you, I’ll give him a helmet hit," Jaminet hammered in the video posted after the French national team’s victory in Argentina (13-28). In response to this publication, Cédric Doumbè, (…)

• French Rugby Star Melvyn Jaminet Under Investigation for Alleged Racist Death Threats
  18 July 2024, by Sylvanus

  The Paris Prosecutor’s Office has opened an investigation for "death threat on the grounds of origin" against the French rugby player Melvyn Jaminet following a report from SOS Racisme.
  Melvyn Jaminet will pay dearly for his remarks. On July 9, the Paris Prosecutor’s Office opened an investigation for "death threat on the grounds of origin" against the French rugby player. This procedure stems from a report by SOS Racisme. The fullback of the French XV is also the subject of an internal (…)

• French Rugby Star Suspended 8 Months for Racist Remarks
  27 July 2024, by Sylvanus

  French rugby player Melvyn Jaminet, fullback of the French national team, who made racist remarks in a video shared on his social networks, has been given several months of suspension.
  Melvyn Jaminet pays dearly for his racist remarks. In a statement released on Friday, the French Rugby Federation (FFR) announced that it has imposed a 34-week suspension, or nearly 8 months, on the France XV fullback, three weeks after his racist remarks made in a video during the Bleus’ tour of South (…)