Rugby

Racing 92 sacks Leone Nakarawa

December 7, 2019 5:25 am

Racing 92 has sacked Leone Nakarawa as the Fijian Olympic gold medallist returned two weeks late after taking a holiday following the Rugby World Cup.

The Club in a statement released said the decision to sack Nakarawa follows the proven disciplinary breaches Nakarawa who did not show up for the scheduled resumption of training on 28 October 2019.

In addition to that, the club also says the 31-year-old forward refused to reply to the messages the club sent to him while he was in Fiji.

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The statement further mentions that Nakarawa simply set his own return date.

Nakarawa was suspended on his return and then summoned for a disciplinary meeting by the club on November 22nd.

The statement said that the decision to fire him had been taken by the club president Jacky Lorenzetti after a delay for a few days of reflection as well as the legal waiting periods in force.

Nakarawa had been at Racing 92 since 2016, appearing in 86 games for the Top 14 club and scoring 23 tries.

The club said this was not the first time he had “abandoned his post”.