Ain-Rhône. Assaulted by spectators in Pusignan, six Ambérieu rugby players end up in the emergency room

Ambérieu Bugey XV, entered in the Honor championship, will remember his first meeting of the season in Pusignan (Rhône). Beyond the defeat (6-34), the match was marked by three red cards (two against Ambérieu and one against Pusignan) and six players went through emergencies in Lyon.

Eight gendarmes to ensure security

Monday morning, the Ambarroese president Dominique Farlat was still in shock. Knowing the world of rugby well, she does not attack the Rhone players but the “deleterious climate along the handrail”, where eight gendarmes ensured the security of the end of the match.

“The outburst of violence from part of the public towards one of our players was incredible. Spectators took one of our young players out of the field, who was playing in the first team for the first time, to beat him up. They were helped by an opposing substitute, who was warming up. The meeting came alive as my team led (6-0). At this time, Pusignan hardened the debates. This resulted in two red cards against us and one against our opponents. “

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The club plans to file a complaint

The Ambarro delegation did not go to the reception and the group met in the evening at the club, after the return of the six injured players from the hospital “We have a small workforce in seniors and already three players will be absent for long weeks, ”plague Dominique Farlat, whose club plans to file a complaint.

“We are also going to warn the Auvergne Rhône-Alpes league and the Ain committee of this violence. It’s unbearable when we just find the way to the stadiums, “laments the leader.

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