Court in Mendoza dismisses charges against two French international rugby players, Hugo Auradou and Oscar Jégou, who were accused of raping and assaulting a woman after making their international debuts against Argentina.

An Argentine court, in the city of Mendoza, Argentina, dismissed rape charges against Hugo Auradou and Oscar Jégou, two French international rugby players. The prosecution had argued for the case to be dropped.

A court in Argentina dropped cases against two French rugby players on Tuesday who had previously been under investigation for allegedly raping a woman they met in a nightclub in July. Their lawyer

A judge dismissed the case against the 21-year-old athletes, Hugo Auradou and Oscar Jegou, citing insufficient evidence.

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

An Argentine court on Tuesday dropped aggravated sexual assault charges against two professional French rugby players accused of raping a woman after playing a match in the country earlier this year

Hugo Auradou, French rugby player accused of sexual assault, walks at the Ezeiza International Airport after an Argentine court allowed them to leave the country, in Buenos Aires, Argentina September 3,