@Becs, I see that you have now caught up with the fact that he has to appear on 19 Feb. The initial reports stated that a decision whether to charge him or not will only be made today (5 Feb). The fact is that he has not been charged which makes me doubt the bail story. Surely, you can only be released on bail if you have been charged with something.
I truly cannot find any statement that he has already been sanctioned last week. You say a number of things without providing anything to substantiate what you are saying.
Whether or not he gets selected to play for England is unfortunately not your decision. LOL
@Shezza. I have quoted the one source. It was not the only one that I checked up on. If you look again, you will note that I have told becs that I even looked at the French media. I said:
"Why can't I find any such releases in the French press? The only ones that I could find agreed with the article that I quoted." I have also had a look at an articlee in the Guardian, which more or less confirms the one in the Daily Mail.
Steffon Armitage freed from custody and will appear in court on 10 February
• Likely to be charged with aggravated violence
• Toulon to sanction flanker if found guilty
The former England flanker Steffon Armitage was freed from custody on
Thursday after being questioned over an alleged attack and will appear
in court on 10 February over charges related to aggravated violence.
France Bleu radio reported that Armitage and his Toulon
team-mate Xavier Chiocci were arrested on Wednesday over an incident
last month involving a 30-year-old man after the club defeated Leicester
in the European Champions Cup.
A police source said that Armitage had been released after spending
the night in custody. A judicial source also said he would be go to
court for aggravated violence although he had not been formally charged.
Earlier, Toulon said they would sanction Armitage should he be found
guilty. “RC Toulon yesterday learned that two of their players, Xavier
Chiocci and Steffon Armitage, were in custody,” the Top 14 club
announced in a statement.
“Xavier Chiocci’s custody ended on Wednesday night and no charges
were brought against him. Steffon Armitage’s custody lasted through the
night.
“RC Toulon ... if need be will impose the necessary sanctions to preserve their core values.”
Armitage, one of the key men in the club’s rise to the top of the
French and European game, has been frozen out of the England squad
because the Rugby Football Union do not select overseas-based players.
He has won five international caps.
I am, by nature, quite sceptical of what I read in the media and although I often only quote one source, I usually have a look at more than one. In this case, I even had a look at the French media,which in itself is quite an issue because of the translation. One of them http://www.nicematin.com/rct/videos-tout-ce-qu%E2%80%99il-faut-savoir-avant-rct-bayonne.2083292.html
Le RCT s’en serait bien passé…
Deux
jours avant la venue de l’Aviron Bayonnais au stade Mayol, le RCT a
défrayé la chronique "fait divers" à cause du dérapage de Steffon
Armitage et Xavier Chiocci. Au soir du
succès sur Leicester au mois de décembre, un Pradétan de 35 ans aurait
été sérieusement amoché par les deux joueurs qui étaient ivres. La
victime a 30 jours d'ITT et n'a toujours pas pu reprendre le travail.
>> RELIRE. Deux joueurs du RCT en garde à vue pour violences dans un restaurant
Après avoir passé une journée en garde à vue mercredi, Xavier Chiocci a été mis totalement hors de cause. En revanche, Steffon Armitage a quitté le tribunal à 11h30 ce jeudi matin avec une convocation pour le 10 février.
D'ici son procès, il a interdiction de se rendre au restaurant La
Plage, plages du Mourillon à Toulon, d'entrer en contact avec la victime
et les témoins.
C’est
donc dans ce climat tendu que le groupe varois a dû préparer cette
rencontre, la dernière avant un congé de trois semaines.
Après
deux gros matches en Champions Cup, les coéquipiers de Bakkies Botha
devront faire attention au traditionnel syndrome de décompression qui
est sont plus grand ennemi à l’aube de ce rendez-vous
Translation:
The RCT would be fine ...
Two days before the coming of Bayonne at Mayol stadium, CTN hit the headlines "news story" because of the skid Steffon Armitage and Xavier Chiocci. On the evening of success in Leicester in December, a Pradétan 35 years would have been seriously messed up by the two players who were drunk. The victim was 30 days ITT and still has not been able to return to work.
>> REREAD. Two players RCT in custody for assault in a restaurant
After spending a day in custody Wednesday Chiocci Xavier has been completely exonerated. However, Steffon Armitage left the court at 11:30 am on Thursday morning with a summons to 10 February. Until his trial, he was prohibited from entering the restaurant La Plage Mourillon beaches in Toulon, to make contact with the victim and witnesses.
It is in this tense atmosphere that the Var group had to prepare this meeting, the last before a leave of three weeks.
After two big games in the Champions Cup, teammates Bakkies Botha will have to pay attention to traditional decompression syndrome who are greatest enemy at the dawn of this appointment
