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Argentina’s rugby skipper Pablo Matera has been stripped of the captaincy and suspended alongside two other players yesterday (1) after the emergence of racist posts on Twitter.
The Argentine Rugby Union (UAR) has said it had taken action against Matera, Guido Petti, and Santiago Socino as it “strongly repudiates the discriminatory and xenophobic comments published by members of the Los Pumas team on social networks”.
Matera had spoken of “running over blacks” with his car and was offensive towards Bolivians and Paraguayans.
The UAR has also said it would propose a new Captain to its Board of Directors, with the three players remaining suspended until a disciplinary process is completed.
Pablo Matera[/caption]
Argentina’s rugby skipper Pablo Matera has been stripped of the captaincy and suspended alongside two other players yesterday (1) after the emergence of racist posts on Twitter.
The Argentine Rugby Union (UAR) has said it had taken action against Matera, Guido Petti, and Santiago Socino as it “strongly repudiates the discriminatory and xenophobic comments published by members of the Los Pumas team on social networks”.
Matera had spoken of “running over blacks” with his car and was offensive towards Bolivians and Paraguayans.
The UAR has also said it would propose a new Captain to its Board of Directors, with the three players remaining suspended until a disciplinary process is completed.