A court in Argentina dismisses charges of aggravated rape against France rugby players Hugo Auradou and Oscar Jegou, the players' lawyers say.

An Argentine court on Tuesday dismissed rape charges against two French international rugby players accused of assaulting a woman after playing a match in the country in July.A 39-year-old woman, whom they met in a nightclub accused them of a vicious assault in a hotel room.

The dropping of charges against Hugo Aurad and Oscar Jego draws a line under a dark period for France’s rugby community.

Five rugby players formerly with French side Grenoble go on trial on Monday, accused of raping a student in a hotel in 2017, or failing to prevent the alleged sexual assault.The French trial comes just over a week before an Argentine judge is to decide whether to dismiss charges against two French international rugby players accused of raping a woman after a match in the South American country.

An Argentine court dismissed aggravated rape charges against French international rugby players Hugo Auradou and Oscar Jegou on Tuesday, drawing a line under a dark period for the European country's rugby community.

Judges in Argentina on Tuesday cleared the France international rugby players Hugo Auradou and Oscar Jégou of raping a 39-year-old woman in a hotel room hours after appearing in the starting line-up for the first time in the senior team.

An Argentina court has dismissed aggravated rape charges against French international rugby players Hugo Auradou and Oscar Jegou, the pair's lawyer said on Tuesday, drawing a line under a dark period for the European country's rugby community.