Two of the victims of the attack that killed three people on Saturday in Angers were Caledonians. The two youngsters were well known at the Angers rugby club.
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In the aftermath of the brawl which killed three people, including a minor, in the city center of Angers, the local club SCO Rugby Angers mourns its two players.
Two of the victims, Manuolito, 18, and Atama, 20, are New Caledonians from Wallis and Futuna. The two young people were members of the Angevin rugby club which has some 500 licensees and whose first team plays in Federal 3. In a tweet, the club offered its condolences to the families of the victims.
“I exchanged with the SCO club quickly. They were all devastated by the news and we are in the same state given the circumstances. We don’t understand what could have happened. declared Patrick Larget, vice-president of the Union Rugby Club of Dumbéa (New Caledonia). We do indeed have a special bond with SCO Angers Rugby because we have just signed a pairing with them and we have players who left to join them this year. I wore the SCO jersey for five years, so that means a lot to me too. I think everyone in rugby is affected whether it’s here in Caledonia or at the French level. We are all in a state of shock and we join in the pain of the families”.
On the night of Friday July 15 to Saturday July 16, a man attacked three young people whom he stabbed and killed. One of the victims was 16 years old. The suspect, a Sudanese, was arrested at the scene shortly after the attacks. He is 32 years old.
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