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The French Rugby Federation (FFR) has suspended full-back Melvyn Jaminet for 34 weeks and fined him 30,000 euros (\u00a325,335) after he posted a racist video on social media.<\/b><\/p>\n
During France’s summer tour of Argentina earlier this month, the 25-year-old posted the video, which included a racist comment aimed at the Arab community.<\/p>\n
In a statement, the FFR said Jaminet had “harmed the best interests of rugby”.<\/p>\n
The Toulouse full-back can reduce his ban by eight weeks by taking part in anti-discrimination activities to “promote the values \u200b\u200bof sport”.<\/p>\n
Completion of those activities would free Jaminet to be available for selection before the start of the 2025 Six Nations. <\/p>\n
Jaminet, who was sent home from the tour, has said he is “deeply sorry and ashamed of my comments”.<\/p>\n
In a post on Instagram, he added: “Racism, in all its forms, is unacceptable and goes against everything I believe in.<\/p>\n
“I understand the FFR’s punishment and remain at their disposition to be able to shine a light on this incident.”<\/p>\n
The day after Jaminet posted the video, his France team-mates Hugo Auradou, 20, and Oscar Jegou, 21, were charged with the aggravated rape of a 39-year-old woman<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n