France player lost at sea in 'poorly controlled' session

The disappearance of France Under-18 world Medhi Narjissi was partially caused by a poorly organised betterment session, an investigation by nan country's rugby federation has concluded.

Narjissi, 17, was swept distant while taking portion successful a convention organised by nan team's guidance successful nan oversea disconnected Cape Town successful South Africa successful August.

The FFR said that informing signs connected nan formation were ignored aliases missed and that nan supervision of nan convention was "poorly controlled".

"The determination to organise a betterment convention successful nan h2o connected Dias Beach was taken without considering nan dangerousness of nan site, successful peculiar rip currents, waves and rocks," nan FFR said.

It says it is exploring nan anticipation of taking action against nan officials successful complaint of nan France Under-18 squad astatine nan time.

The FFR interviewed each nan unit coming astatine nan convention and immoderate of nan players involved.

Narjissi, who had precocious signed for Top 14 champions Toulouse and is nan boy of erstwhile Morocco men's skipper Jalil Narjissi, was taking portion successful a five-team tourney besides involving South Africa, England, Ireland and Georgia.

Jalil Narjissi has criticised nan unit who organised nan session.

"It's not an accident, it was caused," he said.

"A autobus accident, a level crash, aliases if Medhi gets wounded and becomes paraplegic, we are each sorry, dejected. But not this, not thing for illustration that.

"They played pinch nan lives of our children."

The FFR says it has made each nan accusation it has gathered disposable to Narjissi's parents and sent its study to nan French Ministry of Sport.