{"id":288684,"date":"2023-09-04T23:35:12","date_gmt":"2023-09-04T23:35:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/?p=288684"},"modified":"2023-09-04T23:35:12","modified_gmt":"2023-09-04T23:35:12","slug":"bastien-chalureau-insists-im-not-a-racist-after-world-club-call-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/rugby-union\/bastien-chalureau-insists-im-not-a-racist-after-world-club-call-up\/","title":{"rendered":"Bastien Chalureau insists &apos;I&apos;m not a racist&apos; after World Club call-up"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Tearful France star Bastien Chalureau insists &#8216;I&#8217;m not a racist&#8217; after controversial call-up for Rugby World Club following his conviction for racially motivated attack<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Bastien Chalureau has denied accusations he is a racist after World Cup call-up<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Lock was added to 33-man squad following injury withdrawal of Paul Willemse<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>He is appealing against his conviction for a racially-motivated attack in 2020<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Latest Rugby World Cup 2023 news, including fixtures, live scores and results<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>France lock Bastien Chalureau has denied accusations he is racist following his controversial call-up for the Rugby World Cup.<\/p>\n<p>The 31-year-old Montpellier player is appealing against a suspended six-month prison sentence for a racially-motivated attack in 2020.<\/p>\n<p>Chalureau, who has six Test caps, was added to Les Bleus&#8217; 33-man squad by head coach Fabien Galthie following the injury withdrawal of Paul Willemse.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I am not a racist, I do not have those values,&#8217; he told a press conference on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;What I want to say to you is that I confessed to my mistakes, that I paid my debts and I deny all claims about racist remarks.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/04\/23\/75057195-0-image-a-78_1693866754087.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>France lock Bastien Chalureau\u00a0has denied accusations he is a racist after World Cup call-up<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/05\/00\/75057839-12480499-image-a-4_1693868542865.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The lock was added to Les Bleus&#8217; 33-man squad following injury withdrawal of Paul Willemse<\/p>\n<p>While visiting the squad on Monday, French President Emmanuel Macron was recorded telling head coach Galthie: &#8216;We don&#8217;t want the controversy getting out of hand.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Chalureau, who at times was tearful during his press conference, said France&#8217;s coaching staff and management were fully aware of the assault, which led to him leaving former club Toulouse.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;We discussed the matter with the French team staff,&#8217; he said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;They knew from the start, it is an old case and known by a lot of people.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I wanted to come out in public and address all my team-mates, my family as it does not just affect me.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I am not a racist, I bring people together. The beauty of rugby is it brings together people from all communities.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/05\/00\/75057873-12480499-image-a-5_1693868568070.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Chalureau struggled to hold back tears as he discussed the matter during a press conference<\/p>\n<p>Chalureau made his international debut in November as a late replacement in a 30-26 win over reigning world champions South Africa in Marseille.<\/p>\n<p>Former national team captain Thierry Dusautoir, a friend of one of the victims of the attack, said he has never supported the second-row forward playing for France.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I&#8217;ve always had a problem with him being in the French national team,&#8217; Dusautoir told Canal Plus. &#8216;I&#8217;m aware that I&#8217;m not objective in this.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>France begin their home World Cup on Friday evening by hosting New Zealand in Paris.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/rugbyunion\/article-12480499\/Tearful-France-star-Bastien-Chalureau-insists-Im-not-racist-controversial-call-Rugby-World-Club-following-conviction-racially-motivated-attack.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tearful France star Bastien Chalureau insists &#8216;I&#8217;m not a racist&#8217; 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