Jegou-Auradou affair. Fabien Galthié: “The impact on the group is real, it’s a cataclysm, a trauma”

Fabien Galthié s'est de nouveau exprimé sur le contexte autour de la tournée en Argentine. MAXPPP – Andrew Matthews

"Things have changed", admitted the coach of the XV of France Fabien Galthié at a press conference while two of his players, Hugo Auradou and Oscar Jegou, were charged with aggravated rape in Argentina, Friday 12& ;nbsp;July, on the eve of the match against the Pumas.

How much have recent cases impacted your preparation?

These are very difficult preparation conditions. Since Monday, with a trip to Uruguay with half the team and then with the preparation for this match on Saturday, we have been going through difficult times. These are very special moments. It’s a complex preparation.

Have you taken into account the psychological aspect in your team composition?

Since Monday, we have taken the psychological aspect into consideration, obviously. Things have changed on this front. We really did a collective job. We also have mental trainers who accompany us. This is an area in which we have invested a lot this week. The impact on the group is real. It’s a cataclysm, a trauma. We are very demanding about respecting the rules, regulations but also everyone's freedom. We work on it every day. Without concession (he repeats). We try every day to build our group. And we will continue.

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How do you react to the indictment of Oscar Jegou and Hugo Auradou ?

(silence) It’s difficult (silence). Very difficult. We are doing, with President Florian Grill, Vice-President Jean-Marc Lhermet and the entire institution, everything to help Argentine justice do its work. We are doing everything to help the delegation, all the players, with this difficult time. We are working together to ensure that Argentine justice does its job as best as possible.