At first glance they could be any French family: a father and his 17-year-old son sitting together in their living room watching the Rugby World Cup on television. Philippe Chauvin, however, is a remarkable – and increasingly driven – man. There may be things that I do not know or positions that are not the ones I was told.”Facebook Twitter Pinterest Philippe Chauvin speaks at the Paris Descartes University. Photograph: D Opoczynski/D Opoczynski/Maxppp/PA ImagesHe would like to establish whether the French Rugby Federation or anyone else involved on the day was negligent in any way. “I don’t want him to leave a legacy, he just deserves the people of rugby to be aware of the truth.” The entire rugby world should heed his powerful message.

Source: The Guardian October 07, 2019 09:22 UTC