Seven players om Atralian Natnal Rugby League team Manly Sea Eagl will boytt a champnship match this week prott at beg ma to wear an "clivens" jersey, triggerg cricism om the club's first openly gay player.
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- MANLY SEA EAGL ACH APOLOGIS FOR HANDLG OF GAY PRI JERSEYS AS SEVEN REFE TO PLAY
- RENNTRE GRATUE GAY à PARIS, (75)
MANLY SEA EAGL ACH APOLOGIS FOR HANDLG OF GAY PRI JERSEYS AS SEVEN REFE TO PLAY
Acrdg to reports, the seven players had hoped they uld wear Manly's tradnal jersey wh whe pipg, but the NRL said they would not allow players to take to the field an alternative rponse to the week, Ian Roberts, a Manly Sea Eagl legend and the first player to e out as gay 1995, said he would be the crowd for the game to see the pri jerseys play.
As an olr gay man, this isn't unfaiar. "Watch how men The Netherlands stood up to homophobia. He wasn't the first gay man to play gby league, I will give you the big tip.
Wi World of Sports' Matt Bungard wrote on Twter: "I don't want to hear one sgle thg about 'rpectg other people's opns' or g relign as a ctch to hi behd while beg homophobic. "Kyle and Jackie O's newsrear Brooklyn Ross, who is gay, said: "This is jt sayg the people exist and we support you guys.
RENNTRE GRATUE GAY à PARIS, (75)
homophobia and bigotry is so ep rooted stralian mens sport. "Cherry-Evans nfirmed the gay pri jerseys will be gog ahead this Thursday night. Usg relig reasons to blatantly mask homophobia is very mon the public fom.
It tells them that gay people are not wele sport. Manly Sea Eagl ach D Hasler has apologised over the club's handlg of the cln of rabow lours on the club jersey, sayg was a "signifint mistake" pots:Seven players will boytt Thursday's game over the gay pri shirtHasler says the club's executn of the iative was "poor"Manly will face the Roosters on Thursday wh a greatly dispted siSeven players are boyttg their NRL match on Thursday over their team's cisn to wear a gay pri jersey.