They once again answered the call to pay tribute to Matisse Marchais, a young 15-year-old from Castelroussin who was killed by stabbing on April 27, 2024, during the second edition of La Loutre against violence, on Wednesday, April 29, 2026. An event organized on the esplanade of Equinoxe in Châteauroux to combat violence against young people and in the presence of Matisse’s parents.
For three hours, after speeches from elected officials and authorities, numerous prevention and entertainment workshops took place. With notably several sports associations. These are one of the means to combat violence among young people. This is something that Frédéric Prot, vice-president of the Rugby Athletic Club Châteauroux (Racc), firmly believes. “The rugby school helps to understand the respect for rules: when the referee makes a decision, nobody contests it,” he illustrates. “It also conveys values like unity.”
“Sport is a vector of integration where social classes meet,” says Frédéric Prot as several teenagers try to pass or perform a touch with the oval ball behind him. “They take a ball, line up and retrieve their ball,” Prot lists as examples of learning discipline, before ensuring that “sport can prevent children from this violence by teaching them that it is unacceptable, especially in rugby.”
[Context: The event was organized to honor the memory of Matisse Marchais, a teenager who was tragically killed. The focus was on preventing violence against young people through sports and education.] [Fact Check: The article was truncated, and readers are encouraged to subscribe to read the full version on the website.]
