Montpellier confirms the return of Mohamed Haouas despite his legal convictions

Montpellier offers him a second chance

“The story between Mohamed Haouas and the MHR is marked by a significant social dimension,” indicates the club, “from the Petit Bard district in Montpellier, Mohamed followed an unusual path to become a professional rugby player. Despite Mo C’hamed’s past mistakes, president Mohed Altrad decided to give him a second chance, underlining the club’s commitment to social inclusion and rehabilitation. »

Mohamed Haouas will return to the stadium this summer with a one-season contract, conditional on “exemplary behavior”. He will have to follow a program at the treatment center for perpetrators of domestic violence.

“I am grateful for this opportunity and I will give it my all”

“It’s a new chance where many have turned their backs on me,” declared Haouas, “I owe this club a lot to it and today, I feel ready to give back everything it gave me. I’m going to work on myself and the actions I may have made that I regret. I am grateful for this opportunity and I will give everything, on and off the field, to vindicate those who trusted me when I needed it most. »

Last summer, the former international pillar (29 years old, 16 caps) signed up with Biarritz where he was most often a starter, after the termination of his contract with Clermont, who no longer wanted to welcome him after his troubles judicial.

Haouas returns to Montpellier, where he played from 2016 to 2023. “He’s a local boy…” president Mohed Altrad told L’Équipe, who couldn’t see himself not reaching out to him.