Top 14 rugby player arrested: investigation opened for “aggravated violence” against his wife

The world of French rugby has had a very strange summer with its ups and downs. On the top side, we will certainly remember for a long time the victory of the French rugby 7s team, led by a vengeful Antoine Dupont after the elimination of Fabien Galthié’s Blues at the Rugby World Cup in France last year. The Stade Toulousain scrum-half once again confirmed his status as the best player in the world with this Olympic gold medal, which has not, however, erased the various affairs that have darkened the skies of French rugby.

At the beginning of July, we learned that two young hopefuls, who had left with the French XV for a summer tour in South America, were being indicted. Charged with “aggravated rape”, Oscar Jégou and Hugo Auradou have since returned home and their lawyer seems to be confident that the case could be dismissed soon. Another tragedy shook the world of rugby with the disappearance of the young Stade Toulousain rugby player, Mehdi Narjissi, who went missing at sea after swimming in South Africa. A summer marked by numerous cases, especially if we add rugby player Melvyn Jaminet, who is the subject of an investigation for “death threat due to origin”.

Vinaya Habosi suspected of having raised his hand against his wife

This Monday, September 16, The Parisian reveals information about a player from the Top 14, the French rugby championship. This is Vinaya Habosi, a 24-year-old Fijian international who has been playing for Racing 92 since last year and who was arrested Sunday evening in Plessis-Robinson (Hauts-de-Seine) and taken into custodywhere he was still this Monday morning, at the Clamart police station. As confirmed by the Nanterre prosecutor’s office to our colleagues, a investigation for “aggravated violence” was opened.

Vinaya Habosi is “suspected of having raised his hand to his wife on Sunday”as written The Parisianwhich specifies that the player “drunk at the time of the incidentallegedly violently pushed his wife while she was holding their four-month-old baby in her arms”. After falling to the ground, the latter would have received “several blows to the back of the head” from the Racing 92 winger. “The baby was not injured”our colleagues specify.

For its part, the Parisian club “has taken note of the facts alleged against its player (…) Pending further information from the competent authorities”Racing 92 “refrains from any further comment”.

Vinaya Habosi remains presumed innocent of the charges against him until the case is closed by the courts.