Oscar Jégou Explained

Oscar Jégou
Birth Date:2003 5, df=y
Birth Place:La Rochelle, France
Weight:84kg (185lb)
Ru Position:Flanker
Ru Currentteam:La Rochelle
Youthyears1:2008–2009
Youthclubs1:Oléron RC
Youthyears2:2009–2023
Youthclubs2:La Rochelle
Ru Clubyears:2023–
Ru Proclubs:La Rochelle
Ru Clubcaps:17
Ru Clubpoints:(20)
Ru Clubupdate:4 April 2024
Repyears1:2023
Repteam1:France U20
Repcaps1:8
Reppoints1:10
Repyears2:2024–
Repteam2:France
Repcaps2:1
Reppoints2:0
Ru Ntupdate:6 July 2024

Oscar Jégou (born 31 May 2003) is a France rugby union player who plays as a flanker for La Rochelle in the Top 14 competition and the France national team.[1]

Sex assault charges and arrest

On 8 July 2024, Jégou was arrested in Buenos Aires, Argentina on sex abuse charges.[2] [3] [4] Jégou and fellow France national rugby teammate Hugo Auradou reportedly committed an act of sexual assault against a woman while staying at the Diplomatic Hotel in Mendoza, Argentina on 6 July 2024 while the Les Bleus tour was underway in the area. The accuser reported that she was not only sexually abused by both Auradou and Jégou during a party which took place at the hotel, but was also "strangled and beaten."[5]

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International

References

  1. Web site: Oscar JÉGOU – Player statistics . It's Rugby . 16 July 2024.
  2. News: Two French XV players accused of sexual assault and arrested in Argentina. Le Monde. 9 July 2024. 9 July 2024.
  3. News: France’s Hugo Auradou and Oscar Jégou arrested on sexual assault charges. The Guardian. 9 July 2024. 9 July 2024.
  4. News: Two France rugby players held in Argentina over alleged sex assault. France 24. 9 July 2024. 9 July 2024.
  5. News: Two France rugby players arrested over sexual abuse allegation after woman ‘strangled and beaten’. Charlie. Morgan. Charles. Richardson. The Telegraph. 9 July 2024. 9 July 2024.