England rugby player tells of racial abuse on SA tour
Accusations of racism surface just as SA Rugby highlights the progress it has made in transformation
10 June 2020 - 17:25
On the eve of SA Rugby announcing “a dramatic gear change” in its transformation progress‚ an England player revealed he and coach Eddie Jones were racially abused while on tour in SA in 2018.
Ellis Genge, a non-playing squad forward, told the BBC he‚ Jones‚ and other squad members were racially abused after one of the Tests. He did not specify if it was in Johannesburg‚ Bloemfontein or Cape Town‚ or whether they had laid a complaint...
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