France and Toulon have opened internal investigations after their player, Melvyn Jaminet, was sent home from Argentina for making a racist remark.
The 25-year-old was in South America with Les Bleus when a video appeared on his Instagram page.
In it, Jaminet was heard saying: “My Daronne (the player’s mother) asks me if I’ve been partying… (he breathes out) I swear, the first Arab I see on the street… I’ll hit him with my helmet… I’ll hit him with my helmet… I say: I’ll hit him with my helmet… With my helmet, I hit him…”
Suspended and sent home
France immediately took action, suspending the Toulon full-back and sending him home from Argentina, while they also began an investigation.
The video has been deleted from the player’s Instagram but it is still being circulated widely on social media.
“The French Rugby Federation strongly condemns the comments made by Melvyn Jaminet in a recent video posted on social media. Such comments are totally unacceptable and contrary to the fundamental values of our sport,” an FFR statement read.
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