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.
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.
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.
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 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.