Rugby

Convicted of racism, a player called up to the French rugby team

5 September 2023

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 (…)

French Rugby Team’s $300 Jersey Sparks Controversy; Affordable Replica Made in Morocco

27 June 2023

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 (…)

Moroccan Rugby Star Karim Qadiri Leads Grenoble’s Pro D2 Resurgence

25 February 2023

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 (…)

Rugby Star Claims Veil Led to Exclusion from French National Team

18 January 2021

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 (…)

Muslim Rugby Star Sonny Bill Williams Refuses to Wear Betting Sponsor’s Logo

27 January 2020

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 (…)