Chris Ambadiang still can't believe it.
More than the defeat (23-26) of Nevers, his team, on the ground of Provence Rugby in this match counting for the second day of the championship, the Cameroonian winger, who arrived during last season, accuses a player from Provence Rugby for uttering racist insults against him.
"I'm going to burn you, banana eater" would be the words of the southern player on the Aix-en-Provence field, explained Chris Ambadiang on his Instagram account, before adding: "And him to tell me more late that it was in the heat of the moment.
That he seems to want to justify what he said is totally unacceptable and in bad taste.
It is crazy to think that in the rugby community such racist incidents should be swept under the rug and tolerated in private.
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Always in this long message, the player of the USON castigates the referees, guilty according to him of not having reacted during this intolerable incident: “The worst is that the people who are supposed to be on the lookout have tendency to close their eyes.
The worst part is that the people (the referees) who are supposed to watch this kind of behavior tend to turn a blind eye, ”says Ambadiang.
For its part, the Provence rugby club was quick to react to the situation and to the comments of its player, whose identity has not been revealed:
📄 Club press release https://t.co/ZOkHBxeMEE
- Provence Rugby ⚫️🏉 (@ProvenceRugby) September 4, 2021
“Provence Rugby learned yesterday that Christian Ambadiang, player from Nevers, was the victim of racist insults by one of our players.
Despite the latter's apologies, and his irreproachable behavior since his arrival at the club, this is unacceptable.
This indeed undermines the club's project, which has made societal issues one of its reasons for existing.
Provence Rugby would like to apologize to Christian Ambadiang and, more generally, to all those who may be shocked by the situation.
We are too.
The management of the club will now meet with his player and put in place sanctions commensurate with the seriousness of the facts.
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