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French prop Mohamed Haouas handed a one-year jail sentence
By Rugby365
French international prop Mohamed Haouas was handed a one-year jail sentence on Tuesday for hitting his wife in public. The 29-year-old, who has played 16 times for France, told a court he had lost control when he saw his wife smoking at the shopping centre where she worked, after telling him she had given up.
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“She has the right to smoke… but the problem is that she lied to me… and I said to myself that if she can lie about the cigarette, she could lie about other things,” he told the court in Montpellier.
The court did not follow the recommendations of the prosecution, who had called for the prop to face 18 months in prison, beginning immediately. Instead, Haouas will remain free while he launches an appeal, or he could wear an electronic tag, read an AFP report.
Explaining what had happened in the incident last Friday, Haouas, who weighs 123kgs, said: “I was imagining things. Married men cheat on their wives, I love her, so I was afraid.”
Turning to his wife, the mother of his two children, Haouas said: “I became emotional and I really regret it… that’s my wife, I love her, I love her.”
The court heard that Montpellier player Haouas said he was willing to undergo counselling to learn how to control his temper. His wife’s lawyer said she wanted to be reunited with her husband and discuss what had happened, possibly with the assistance of a third party.
Haouas’ international career could however be over as he has already been sentenced to an 18-month suspended sentence for armed robbery.
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?? FLASH – Vidéo exclusive du rugbyman Mohamed #Haouas portant une balayette et assénant de violents coups à sa compagne dans un centre commercial de #Montpellier. pic.twitter.com/EpinzYCWxc
— AlertesInfos (@AlertesInfos) June 1, 2023
His chances of being selected for this year’s Rugby World Cup already looked slim after he was shown a red card in France’s Six Nations victory against Scotland in February for headbutting an opponent.
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He's not there to save us. He is there to convert penalties into points. It's all about execution. We all know the tired joke of the prop wanting to moer the flyhalf for kicking away hard won possession.
Go to commentsEasterby should learn that arrogance in rugby bites you back and his comments will assist the ABs preparation for the QF no end. Ireland are fast becoming England of old and are the most hated team in world rugby and every other nation will do their utmost to inflict as much misery as they can on them. There's winning, being confident and sheer arrogance and I'm afraid our friends in green are falling quickly into the last category and it's not pleasant!
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