France face controversy ahead of All Blacks World Cup clash

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The French rugby side have been rocked by a racism scandal, just days out from their Rugby World Cup opener against the All Blacks.
The selection of lock Bastien Chalureau for Saturday morning's match has caused some push-back, with the player currently appealing against a six-month prison sentence for a racially motivated attack in 2020.
Chalureau yesterday spoke to media about the incident, becoming visibly upset as he spoke.
Karim Ben Ismail, a rugby writer with French sports newspaper L'equipe, spoke to Corin Dann.