As the hosts France begin their quest to win the Rugby World Cup for the first time, Les Blues have found their build-up shrouded in controversy after the call-up of replacement lock Bastien Chalureau.
The 31-year-old Montpellier forward was handed a six-month suspended prison sentence in 2020 after a racially-motivated assault against two other Rugby players. Chalureau is appealing the sentence, admitting to the attack but denying there was a racially motivated element to the attack.
