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France are facing calls to drop Bastien Chalureau just days before their home Rugby World Cup begins after the lock\u2019s conviction for a racially motivated assault.<\/p>\n

Chalureau was given a six-month suspended prison sentence in 2020 by a Toulouse court after assaulting two former players.<\/p>\n

The 31-year-old, now of Montpellier, is appealing the conviction and denies the incident had any racial element.<\/p>\n

Fabien Galthie had initially left him out of his 33-man squad for the tournament, but called up the second row after Paul Willemse\u2019s injury last week.<\/p>\n

But the France head coach\u2019s decision to add Chalureau, who won his first international cap last November, to his squad has been criticised ahead of the tournament hosts\u2019 opening game against New Zealand on Friday night.<\/p>\n

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Thomas Portes, a prominent member of the left-wing La France Insoumise (LFI) party, said that he and the LFI \u201cwill contact the minister of sports so that she can intervene and ask the French team not to select him\u201d.<\/p>\n

Thierry Dusautoir, who skippered France to the final of the 2011 World Cup, meanwhile said that he \u201chad a problem with\u201d Chalureau\u2019s inclusion.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m a little embarrassed because I\u2019m a friend of the victim and I have a rather strong opinion on this matter,\u201d Dusautoir told Canal+. \u201cI\u2019ve always had a problem with him in the French team. Bastien Chalureau was selected in 2022. The facts precede his selection.\u201d<\/p>\n

Chalureau\u2019s conviction came after a charge of committing \u201cacts of violence with the circumstance that they were committed because of the victim\u2019s race or ethnicity\u201d, with former Agen and Colomiers player Yannick Larguet one of the victims.<\/p>\n

Galthie defended his decision to call up the lock and urged the public to respect of the appeals process. <\/p>\n

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France coach Fabien Galthie is facing calls to drop lock Bastien Chalureau <\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re saying what we\u2019ve been saying for four years; he plays in that position with heart and commitment,\u201d said head coach Galthie. \u201cAnd we want to share this with all the French rugby of the last four years.<\/p>\n

\u201cTo those people saying he hasn\u2019t got a place in rugby: Bastien told us about this affair, and he firmly denies what he\u2019s accused of. And we need to let due process take its course.\u201d<\/p>\n

The France head coach\u2019s comments were echoed by sports minister Amelie Oudea-Castera. <\/p>\n

\u201cPending the final court decision, everyone must let justice do its job, respecting the presumption of innocence,\u201d said a statement from the sports ministry released to AFP<\/em>.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe minister was able to speak with Florian Grill, president of the French Rugby Federation, and with Raphael Ibanez, general manager of the French team, who confirmed to her that an exchange had taken place on the subject between Bastien Chalureau and the staff of the France squad,\u201d <\/p>\n

\u201cThe player maintains his version of the facts and still formally denies having made racist remarks, which is why he proceeded to this appeal.\u201d<\/p>\n

France\u2019s preparations for the opening game had already been disrupted by injuries to Willemse, prop Cyril Baille and centre Jonathan Danty.<\/p>\n

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Star fly half Romain Ntamack will miss the tournament after suffering ligament damage in his knee during the warm-up win over Scotland in August. <\/p>\n

Additional reporting by AFP<\/em><\/p>\n

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