France suspend Jaminet for 34 weeks over racist video
Melvyn Jaminet kicked a penalty in France's 28-13 win over Argentina before being sent home from the tour
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France full-back Melvyn Jaminet has been suspended for 34 weeks and fined 30,000 euros (£25,335) by the French Rugby Federation (FFR) after he posted a racist video on social media.
During France's summer tour of Argentina earlier this month, the 25-year-old posted the video, which included a racist comment aimed at the Arab community.
In a statement, the FFR said Jaminet had "harmed the best interests of rugby".
The Toulon full-back can reduce his ban by eight weeks by taking part in anti-discrimination activities to "promote the values of sport".
Completion of those activities would free Jaminet to be available for selection before the start of the 2025 Six Nations.
Jaminet, who was sent home from the tour, has said he is "deeply sorry and ashamed of my comments".
In a post on Instagram, he added: "Racism, in all its forms, is unacceptable and goes against everything I believe in."
Jaminet's France team-mates Hugo Auradou, 20, and Oscar Jegou, 21, were charged with the aggravated rape of a 39-year-old woman during the same tour. Auradou and Jegou say they had consensual sex with the woman and deny rape.