by The leaders of the French Rugby Federation appointed players accused of having raped a 39 -year -old woman in Argentina on Wednesday during the summer tour in South America, among the 42 players selected for the Six Nations 2025 tournament.
Hugo Auradoud and Oscar Jegou, both aged 21, were the subject of an investigation following the incident in Mendoza, in the west of Argentina, in July. The case was classified without follow -up in December.
The Flanker of La Rochelle Jegou and the lock of Pau Auradou insisted that they had had consensual sex with the woman after a night of drinking after their beginnings in testing.
“From the moment a file is classified, after a coherent procedure, they can be selected,” said the coach of the French team Fabien Galkié.
Their inclusion was one of the main discussion subjects of the Garthié workforce with the invitation of Noah Nene, which evolves in Dax in the Second Division Prod2.
The Toulon lock Matthias Halagahu was recruited on the front line with the veteran pillar of Leinster Rabah Slimani. The 35 -year -old played the last of his 57 tests in 2019.
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There is also the return, after 17 months of absence for injuries, of the Toulouse opener Romain Ntamack.
The 25-year-old, who won 37 selections in the French team, has meanwhile missed the 2023 World Cup and the six nations last year due to a serious knee injury, while injury In the calf made him miss the November internationals.
Among the other non-selected players named in the team are the pillar of Perpignan Giorgi Beria, the hooker of Bordeaux-Begles Maxime Lamothe, the winger of Toulon Gael Drean and the Toulouse lock Joshua Brennan.
They will close their championship against Scotland at the Stade de France on March 15.
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