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.
Contents:
- 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.
RENNTRE GRATUE GAY à PARIS, (75)
"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.