The Minister of Sports, Amélie Oudéa-Castéra, welcomed Wednesday "the firmness" of the reaction of the French Rugby Federation (FFR) considering that the sentence Tuesday of Mohamed Haouas, to one year in prison in Montpellier for domestic violence, was "incompatible" with the values of the France Team.
Asked about France 2, she welcomed both "the firmness" and "the good words" of the FFR which deemed "inadmissible" and "incompatible with the representation of our nation at the international level" the conviction of the player, but also the reaction of the club of Clermont which terminated the contract of the player who was to join him in July.
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In these circumstances, it is impossible for him to carry the flag," the minister said. "It will be up to Fabien Galthié the coach to express himself definitively on this subject," she said.
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Should he be banned "permanently" from the France Team? "Definitely, no, he will serve his sentence and we will have to think about what happens next." It is "a tragedy for this family and a huge waste," she also reacted saying her "thoughts for his wife and for their two children". "Being a member of the France team implies an irreproachable respect for the values of respect and integrity. Firmness is our duty in such circumstances, "said Tuesday evening Serge Simon, vice-president of the FFR in charge of France teams, quoted in the statement where the body expressed "its dismay".
The FFR has been in turmoil in recent months with the resignation in January of its president Bernard Laporte after his two-year suspended prison sentence for corruption. An election is currently underway and the name of the new boss of French rugby will be known on June 14.