There has been much talk in France about Grenoble wing, Timoci Nagusa taking paternity leave to help care for his newborn child and he is stunned by the reaction of the French people.
Speaking to Rugby World, the former Flying Fijian says he thinks as a professional it’s more players not wanting to upset their employer because they are worried about their contracts.
He says players are scared about taking paternity leave because they are worried about their work and their contract.
Nagusa says he sent his club a letter with a photo of the scan, detailing his wife’s due day, three days before that date.
He adds in the letter, he also detailed his intentions to stay at home and support his partner, in accordance with French law as he understands it.
Nagusa says the club called him to return and play, but he told them he could not leave everything up to his wife.
Nagusa is not the first professional to discuss paternity leave.
In August, Joe Marler joked on talkSPORT that he had taken “delayed paternity” leave and missed some of pre-season, following the birth of his fourth child before last season’s Premiership semi-final.
Nagusa says he is quite surprised by people's reactions and some political viewpoints.
[Source: RugbyWorld]
