Dec 10, 2024 10:37 PM IST
Montpellier droop Haouas after newest brush with the regulation
Worldwide prop Mohamed Haouas, who can be tried on February 4 for drunk driving, has been suspended indefinitely, his membership Montpellier introduced on Tuesday.
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“He disappointed us with his behaviour. For me, it was important to sanction him. There is a precautionary suspension. We will see how it goes afterwards,” mentioned supervisor Joan Caudullo.
Caudullo mentioned he and the membership’s director of rugby Bernard Laporte met with the participant on Monday.
Haouas was arrested on Sunday after which taken into police custody in Montpellier for drunk driving. His case can be heard on February 4, 2025.
The 30-year-old has 16 worldwide caps.
He began for the primary time this season for Montpellier final week in opposition to Newport within the Problem Cup. He’ll miss the sport in opposition to one other Welsh group this weekend.
“He will not play this match. He will not train until further notice. He will also be financially sanctioned. We cannot allow this type of behaviour to happen in our club, and we have other fish to fry,” mentioned Caudullo.
Haouas began his profession at Montpellier however left in 2023 for Biarritz after a collection of brushes with the regulation.
In Might 2023 he was handed a one-year suspended sentence for hitting his spouse. The next month, he was discovered responsible in a case that stemmed from a battle in a Montpellier bakery in 2014. He has appealed the decision. He additionally acquired a suspended sentenced in February 2022, for burglaries of tobacco outlets in Montpellier in 2014.
He was taken again by Montpellier after his yr within the Basque nation however proprietor Moed Al trad made clear his keep on the membership was conditional on “exemplary behaviour”.
Haouas had began discussions to increase his contract however his future is now in Al trad’s arms.
“He will tell us what to do,” mentioned Caudullo. “He is the one who brought him back to the club and gave him this second chance. It is important to have his opinion.”
Montpellier, who received their first French title in 2022, escaped relegation in June in a playoff and are ninth within the Prime 14 this season.
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