The French Rugby Federation has decided that the tragic disappearance at sea of a under-18 worldwide was partly attributable to a poorly organised restoration session.
Medhi Narjissi, 17, was swept away within the waters off the coast of Cape City throughout France’s tour of South Africa in August.
“The choice to organise a restoration session within the water on Dias Seashore was taken with out contemplating the dangerousness of the location, particularly rip currents, waves and rocks,” the federation stated.
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Narjissi is the son of former Morocco rugby captain Jalil Narjissi and was on the books of High 14 champions Toulouse.
There have been warning indicators on the seaside and the federation interviewed all the workers and a number of the gamers concerned.
“It is not an accident, it was triggered,” Jalil Narjissi informed reporters.
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“A bus accident, a airplane crash, or if Medhi will get damage and turns into paraplegic, we’re all sorry, dejected. However not this, not one thing like that. They performed with the lives of our kids.”
The federation stated it was exploring the opportunity of taking motion in opposition to the officers in command of the crew on the time.
The governing physique added that it had introduced its findings to each Narjissi’s mother and father and the French Ministry of Sport.
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