The end of the soap opera.
Ludovic Radosavljevic, the scrum half of Provence Rugby, the Pro D2 club of Aix-en-Provence, was dismissed following racist remarks he had admitted to having made against a player from Nevers, a AFP learned from the club on Wednesday, confirming information from
La Provence
.
On September 3, during the 2nd day of the Pro D2 championship between the Aix club and Nevers (26-23), the former player of Clermont and Castres had verbally attacked Chris Ambadiang during an end of heated match.
"It is not part of my values or those that I pass on to my children, I remain a human who makes mistakes and I learn from them"
Ludovic Radosavljevic
Without naming the culprit, the Cameroonian winger then claimed on social networks to have been treated as a "
banana eater
".
“
Rado
”, 32, had denounced himself three days later, calling his words “
unacceptable
”.
"
This is not part of my values or those that I pass on to my children, I remain a human who makes mistakes and I learn from them,
" he concluded in a message posted on his Instagram account.
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Prior to this dismissal, Provence Rugby had specified in a press release that he would "
meet his player and put in place sanctions commensurate with the gravity of the facts
".
In addition to the club's verdict, Radosavljevic was sanctioned on September 16 by the disciplinary commission of the National Rugby League (LNR) to "
26 weeks of suspension from official competition matches
".
If this penalty is historic "
taking into account the particular gravity of the situation and the nature of the facts
", it is two times less than the maximum penalty incurred, in particular because of "
the spontaneous recognition of the facts by the player
", of "
his clean disciplinary record and the expression of remorse before the hearing and at the hearing
", then specified the NRL.