6 Sep 2023

France face controversy ahead of All Blacks World Cup clash

From Morning Report, 8:16 am on 6 September 2023

The French rugby side have been rocked by a racism scandal, just days out from their Rugby World Cup opener against the All Blacks.

The selection of lock Bastien Chalureau for Saturday morning's match has caused some push-back, with the player currently appealing against a six-month prison sentence for a racially motivated attack in 2020.

Chalureau yesterday spoke to media about the incident, becoming visibly upset as he spoke.

Karim Ben Ismail, a rugby writer with French sports newspaper L'equipe, spoke to Corin Dann.