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Affaire de Mendoza : la prise de conscience chez les U20

ATHLONE, AFRIQUE DU SUD - 9 JUILLET 2024 : Osian Thomas (Pays de Galles U20) et Corentin Mezou (France U/20) s'affrontent lors d'une touche pendant le match entre le Pays de Galles et la France le 9 juillet 2024 lors de la troisième journée de match du Championnat U20 qui se tient au stade d'Athlone à Athlone, en Afrique du Sud. (Photo par Carl Fourie/World Rugby)

En 2023, Oscar Jégou et Hugo Auradou célébraient le troisième titre de champions du monde des Bleuets en Afrique du Sud. Un an plus tard, enfermés une prison de Buenos Aires, ils n’ont pas pu suivre la qualification de leurs amis pour les demi-finales.

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Interpellés lundi 8 juillet à leur hôtel, les deux joueurs de 21 et 20 ans sont soupçonnés d’avoir commis une agression sexuelle à l’encontre d’une jeune fille rencontrée fortuitement dans un bowling dans la nuit de samedi à dimanche. Accusation que les joueurs ont réfuté auprès de leurs proches.

De l’autre côté de l’Atlantique, les Bleuets se sont levés mardi matin en apprenant cette affaire sordide, eux qui avaient un match important à préparer. Sans surprise, la concentration n’était pas maximale.

« C’était un élément perturbateur. On aurait préféré qu’ils ne parlent que de ce quart de finale et les discussions ont porté sur autre chose », confirme l’entraîneur manager de U20 français Sébastien Calvet qui connait bien les mis en cause pour les avoir emmenés à la victoire suprême l’année précédente.

« Pour l’instant ils sont présumés innocents. Si les faits s’avéraient réels, j’ai une première pensée pour la victime.

« Nous, notre rôle est de penser au rugby français, à tous ces bénévoles, à la famille du rugby qui souffre. Mais notre rôle était aussi aujourd’hui de montrer que la jeunesse française a aussi des valeurs qu’elle peut exprimer sur le terrain avec beaucoup d’enthousiasme.

« On va laisser les gens enquêter et donner des précisions sur ces événements. Notre rôle est d’apporter de la joie et de montrer que la jeunesse française a de belles valeurs malgré les évènements. Il y a aussi des jeunes français qui se comportent très bien. »

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Le staff n’a pas hésité à s’emparer de ces évènements pour faire passer avec encore plus de fermeté les messages à ces jeunes joueurs en devenir.

« Oui le staff a tapé fort dans les messages qu’on a voulu faire passer à nos jeunes », insiste Calvet. « On a des signaux d’alerte et on serait complètement fous de ne pas les prendre à bras le corps et de ne pas jouer notre rôle éducationnel.

« Le staff des moins de 20 a beaucoup échangé avec les joueurs, qu’ils soient avertis qu’ils doivent être vigilants, que ce sont des adultes qui doivent être responsables de leurs actes. Le rugby a des valeurs. Il ne faut pas que certains actes isolés stigmatisent tout le reste. Que notre jeunesse ne tombe pas dans ces travers. »

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Mzilikazi 8 hours ago
'Ulster, though no one wants to admit it, isn't much more than a development province right now.'

“I was wondering if the AIL had clubs that were on the tipping point of wanting to become pro, how close could they get to a current Ulster etc”.


The Irish structure has always been the International team at the top, then the four provinces, then the clubs below that. Before the pro era in each province there were senior clubs playing each other, and that was pretty much “ring fenced”…no relegation or promotion. Then below that a series of junior leagues. The top players in the international scene played in the Five Nations(before Italy came in), and against the touring All Blacks or Springboks initially, then later Australia and Argentina came in. Actually I would need to go back and check the history of the teams coming onto the scene ie other than the Ab’s and Boks.


Those International players would only play for their province three times each year in the Inter Pro games, with the Bok, AB etc games only in tour years. Rest of the time, every single Int. player played club rugby every weekend.


Pro era dawned, and the four provinces became the sole pro teams, feeding up to the Int. team. There is no prospect as far as I can see of any AIL team ever becoming professional. Deepete, or someone living in Ireland would know more than I do, but what happens is fringe and academy players can play in the AIL, giving them game time they would not get otherwise. Top International players would rarely play at AIL level.


I think in Australia the tyranny of distance inhibits an AIL type structure. Ireland is tiny, good rail and road sytems, and it is easy to play in Cork, Limerick, Dublin, any where, weekend after weekend. Imagine an All Australian league, and travelling from Townsville for a game in Margaret River, etc. etc.


“I actually had the tables up and had no idea who was who lol”. Neither do I in some cases. A lot of new clubs since I played/lived in Ireland…I have to check who some are !!


Good discussion here JW. Have enjoyed it.

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