Rugby: French Stade Players Ask for a Leader's Resignation After Homophobic Remarks

The testimonies, which come from different players but also from a former 27-year-old player and volunteer director of the women's team, refer to homophobic insults, denigrating the sexuality of the players.

In a statement published this Thursday, the Parisian players denounced words that participate in "a system of domination and exclusion".

The players of the French Stadium called on Thursday for the resignation of the sports director of the women's section of the club, targeted by accusations about lesbians and sexist against several players and one...

On Thursday, 22 May, the players of the Stade Français published a statement calling for the departure of the sports director of the women's section, who is accused of having spoken insultingly and homophobicly.

A chilling and moving letter. This Thursday, May 22, 2025, our colleagues at France Inter had access to a letter written by the rugby players at Stade Français, in which they demand “the immediate resignation” of their former sports director, who is still in office at their club. Accused of sexist and homophobic remarks, the man would have behaved reprehensible several times. “We, players on the women's team at Stade Français, are speaking publi…

On Saturday, the club announced the suspension of the sports director of the women's team after an internal investigation into these accusations of sexist and homophobic speech.