Toulon player among seven in dock over betting
Natriashvili, 31, is the only Top 14 player who will appear along with six ProD2 (second division) players – Pierre Choinard and Maxime Delonca of Dax, Colomiers centre Fabrice Catala, Albi's Arthur Chollon, Narbonne's Sebastien Giorgis and Carcassone's Paul Laffont.
The seven were identified by "computer matching" between those involved in competitions and placing bets from April 1, 2015 and January 17 of this year.
Thirteen first and second division rugby players in France have been identified by gambling regulators ARJEL for having ignored a ban against betting.
The LNR said these figures showed a 61 percent decrease on the previous year where 33 players had failed to respect the ban on betting.
However, it said that analysis had not shown any attempts at "fraud or manipulation".
Seven will appear before the disciplinary commission while the other six "will be reminded about the rules", the LNR added.
Agence France-Presse
