ProD2: the rugby player who treated his opponent as a "banana eater" apologizes

“I would like to publicly and officially apologize to Christian Ambadiang for my remarks which are unacceptable.

Following a chain of events, in a tense match context, my words exceeded my thought.

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In a message posted on Instagram, Ludovic Radosavljevic, 32, scrum half from Provence Rugby, also said he measured the seriousness of the acts after remarks made on Saturday September 4 against the Cameroonian player from Nevers in a meeting won by the Provençaux (26-23).

“I take full responsibility for it,” he continues.

It is not part of my values ​​nor of those that I pass on to my children, I remain a human being who makes mistakes and learns from them.

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The former Castresian had stunned his opponent by throwing racist insults at him: "I'm going to burn you, banana eater".

Unacceptable remarks condemned both by his club and by the national league after their revelation by Ambadiang on social networks.

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"And him to tell me later 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 carpet and tolerated in private, the Cameroonian was angry while the identity of Radosavljevic was not revealed. The worst part is that people who are supposed to be on the lookout tend to turn a blind eye. The worst part is that the people (the referees) who are supposed to watch this kind of behavior tend to turn a blind eye. "

The Provence Rugby club had reacted before the apologies of its player. “Provence Rugby has learned 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. "