The fights which tarnished the post-match between the Entente Fleury-Salles-Coursan and Perpignan Haut Vernet rugby clubs continue to cause a stir in the world of amateur rugby. Of new videos bear witness to the violence of the fight which pitted spectators and players against each other, at the end of this Regional 1 meeting of the Occitanie territorial championship.
According to the Catalan club, the coach was “lynched”. Furthermore, “four players had to be taken to Narbonne hospital with serious injuries and many days of ITT. No less than ten players had fractures and other stitches. » For its part, the Aude club also announced the filing of complaints. He denounces the attack on a player who suffered six facial fractures “following a punch from behind while he was calmly returning to the locker room.”
For SOS racism, “the racist nature is almost beyond doubt”
But on Monday, the matter took on another dimension. The Perpignan neighborhood club explained that it had been the subject of multiple racist comments. “We can only be outraged by the racist remarks made by many individuals during and after the match,” explains the club in a press release published on its Facebook page. This is becoming more and more common for our teams when we travel. Insults about the skin color of some of our players or their origin are legion. This is not tolerable! »
The club decided to take the matter to court, just like SOS racism. “The rugby players of the “Foyer laïque du Haut-Vernet” in Perpignan were victims of a rasonade with cries of “Dirty bougnoules””, recalls the president of SOS Racisme, Dominique Sopo. “I have taken legal action so that those responsible for this racist attack are punished. »