Melvyn Jaminet has been slapped with a lengthy suspension from all competitions after the Frenchman recorded a video in which he made racist comments.
“After the FFR Disciplinary Board meeting held today [Friday], it was decided that Melvyn Jaminet had ‘harmed the higher interests of rugby’,” read a French Rugby Federation statement.
The 25-year-old fullback has been suspended for 34 weeks, according to the FFR, and also received a 30,000 euros (R595,109) fine.
The federation added that “eight weeks of the 34-week suspension may nevertheless be replaced by community service activities for the benefit of the FFR”, such as “prevention actions focusing on the dangers associated with alcohol and social networks”, or “actions promoting the values of sport focusing on the fight against discrimination”.
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Jaminet was kicked off the Les Bleus squad during their tour of Argentina earlier this month for the remarks in an Instagram story that was then deleted.
“I promise, the first Arab I see on the road, I’ll headbutt him,” Jaminet is filmed as saying in the video posted after France beat Argentina in a July Test match in the Latin American country.
The following day, the FFR called Jaminet’s comment’s “totally unacceptable” and said it would conduct an internal investigation as it removed him from the team.
On Tuesday afternoon, Jaminet had a meeting with the management of his club Toulon as part of a disciplinary procedure against him.
In a press release published the following day, the club announced that it would make its decision “in the next few days”.
On 9 July, the Paris prosecutor’s office also opened an investigation into the incident for “death threats due to origin” following a complaint from the anti-racism SOS Racisme NGO.
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