French rugby players charged with sexual assault in Argentina

The players were arrested following a complaint for sexual assault filed against them after France played Argentina in a test rugby match in Mendoza on July 6 (AP)

Prosecutors in Argentina have charged two French rugby players with aggravated sexual assault after a woman was allegedly raped in their hotel room and prevented from leaving.

The prosecutor’s office in the western city of Mendoza – where the alleged assault took place on 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 their trial.