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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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Nick Purewal

Rugby World Cup: Outcry as convicted racist Bastien Chalureau called up to France squad

The hysteria of hosting a Rugby World Cup hit home for France as Les Blues had to deflect a politically motivated rebuke just days before opening the tournament.

Left-wing party La France Insoumise’s deputy leader Thomas Portes threw himself into the World Cup picture in calling for lock Bastien Chalureau’s removal from France’s squad.

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