{"id":3398,"date":"2024-07-08T00:28:27","date_gmt":"2024-07-08T00:28:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/armenianews.me\/En\/melvyn-jaminet-suspended-by-french-rugby-federation-over-racist-remark\/"},"modified":"2024-07-08T00:28:27","modified_gmt":"2024-07-08T00:28:27","slug":"melvyn-jaminet-suspended-by-french-rugby-federation-over-racist-remark","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/armenianews.me\/En\/melvyn-jaminet-suspended-by-french-rugby-federation-over-racist-remark\/","title":{"rendered":"Melvyn Jaminet suspended by French Rugby Federation over racist remark"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sign up to our free sport newsletter for all the latest news on everything from cycling to boxingSign up to our free sport email for all the latest news<\/p>\n<p>Full-back Melvyn Jaminet has been suspended from the French national team after a video surfaced online of the Toulon player making a racist remark.<\/p>\n<p>Jaminet came off the bench during France\u2019s win against Argentina in Mendoza on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>The video, in which the 20-times capped player is heard making a remark about Arabs, came from an Instagram story posted to his account.<\/p>\n<p>France\u2019s Melvyn Jaminet after the final whistle of a Guinness Six Nations match in 2022 (Adam Davy\/PA) (PA Archive)It has since been deleted, although copies of the video are on the internet.<\/p>\n<p>The French Rugby Federation (FFR) has condemned Jaminet\u2019s comments in a statement and suspended him with immediate effect.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSuch comments are totally unacceptable and contrary to the fundamental values \u200b\u200bof our sport,\u201d the FFR statement said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAn internal investigation is underway to shed light on the making of these extremely serious remarks and take appropriate measures.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The FFR affirmed its \u201cunwavering commitment to diversity, inclusion and secularism\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRugby is a sport that brings people together and unites, and we must promote these essential values. No discriminatory behaviour of any kind has a place in French rugby,\u201d the statement added.<\/p>\n<p>The 25-year-old issued an apology shortly after his suspension was announced.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI understand that this has hurt and offended many people, and I want to make it clear that these remarks do not reflect my values or those of the French rugby team,\u201d he said on Instagram.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRacism in any form is unacceptable and goes against everything I believe in.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The statement posted online by Melvyn Jaminet.(Instagram\/Melvyn Jaminet)His club Toulon said in a statement that it \u201ccondemns the comments made and dissociates itself from them\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAn internal investigation is open, and the club will communicate more widely at the end of it,\u201d the statement added.<\/p>\n<p>Jaminet kicked a penalty in Saturday\u2019s opening game in Argentina which France won 28-13.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sign up to our free sport newsletter for all the latest news on everything from cycling to boxingSign up to our free sport email for all the latest news Full-back Melvyn Jaminet has been suspended from the French national team after a video surfaced online of the Toulon player making a racist remark. 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