" A second chance ".
The SO Avignon rugby union club, 4th in Elite 1 (first division) has just announced the signing of scrum half Ludovic Radosavljevic.
The 32-year-old sportsman rebounds in the City of the Popes, and far from the big brother to XV, almost two and a half months after being the author of racist insults in Pro D2.
The one who was triple champion of France with Clermont (2010, 2017) and Castres (2018) had treated on September 2 of “eater of bananas” the Cameroonian winger Christian Ambadiang while he moved on the lawn of Nevers with his club of Provence Rugby.
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“We do not endorse or share his words, which are in no way based on his values.
This sentence is a mistake, and not a conviction, for which he immediately admitted his wrongs and offered a public apology, declared on the SOA XIII website the presidents Éric Garzino and Frédéric Bissière.
Ludovic has proven, in more than ten years of high level, his sporting and human qualities.
It is now a new challenge at XIII that opens for him, but also for the club.
It is the first time in the history of the French 13th that a former professional Top 14 player in this position has joined the Elite 1 championship. "
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Suspended for 26 weeks by the National Rugby League (decision taken on September 16), he was then dismissed for serious misconduct by his club.
Ludovic Radosavljevic had publicly admitted the facts and posted his “apologies” on Instagram three days later.
“It is not part of my values nor of those that I pass on to my children, I remain a human who makes mistakes and learns from them.
The player has today chosen to take them on the French lawns.
"He is committed to maintaining an exemplary attitude, as he always had during his previous professional adventures, a necessary condition for his integration into the club," added his new bosses.
