The prosecutor’s office in the western city of Mendoza – where the alleged assault took place on Sunday following the French team’s Test match against Argentina – ordered the two players, Oscar Jegou and Hugo Auradou, to remain under detention until their trial.
After being arrested in Buenos Aires, Jegou (21) and Auradou (20) were transferred some 997km to Mendoza on Thursday for their first court appearance.
They chose not to testify in Friday’s hearing.
The French Rugby Federation previously said that the players admitted to having sex with the woman but the players described it as consensual, and denied any acts of violence.
The account of the alleged assault – provided by the woman’s lawyer, Natacha Romano – has drawn outrage in France and caused a stir in Argentina, where recent scandals involving professional athletes have prompted questions within the greater sports community about alleged misogyny and sexual violence.
Ms Romano told the Associated Press that the woman was found to have an acute bleeding ulcer and other injuries apparently related to her assault and that she remains in hospital “in a state of shock and extreme stress”.
She said the woman was under strict medical supervision because she suffered a major depressive mood disorder induced by the incident.
The prosecutors said the court would soon decide whether to grant the defendants’ request for house arrest.
