Two French rugby players charged with aggravated sexual assault

The prosecutor's office in the city of Mendoza ordered the two players, Oscar Jegou and Hugo Auradou, to remain under detention until trial.

Police escort French rugby players Oscar Jegou, fourth right, and Hugo Auradou, centre, to the police station as they arrive in Mendoza. Pic: Ignacio Blanco/AP

Prosecutors in Argentina charged two French rugby players with aggravated sexual assault on Friday after a woman said she was repeatedly raped by the athletes after they took her to their hotel room and prevented her from leaving.

The prosecutor's office in the city of Mendoza — where the alleged assault took place Sunday following the French team's test match against the Argentine Pumas — ordered the two players, Oscar Jegou and Hugo Auradou, to remain under detention until trial.