Six players including two Irishmen, two New Zealanders and a former Australian international were brought in for questioning Wednesday after a young woman alleged that they raped her after she met them at a nightclub in Bordeaux following their Top 14 defeat by Bordeaux-Begles on March She filed a complaint the following day.
Bordeaux prosecutors said the decision to extend the detention of three players β Coulson, Grice and Jammes β followed initial interviews.
Kimlin, Hayes and Farrell were released. Kimlin took to twitter late Wednesday to clarify his position. I was purely at the police station to help establish a timeline. To our knowledge, there's no charge against him.
Grenoble, struggling to avoid relegation from the elite Top 14 division, last week fired the players who were under investigation β without releasing their identities. But Kimlin tweeted that he had not been sacked, and Hayes' lawyer Arnaud Lucien said the Kiwi player's "sole desire is to get back to the club and play rugby". Last week the club also sacked Irish coach Bernard Jackman in response to disappointing on-field performances. Grenoble rebounded to record a thrilling all draw against giants Toulon on the weekend, a result players described as being like a victory given current circumstances.
Six Grenoble rugby players including two Irishmen, two New Zealanders and an Australian, were detained on March 21, following a rape complaint, prosecutors said.
