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Players om the Manly gby league club Atralia are threateng a boytt after they were told to wear a gay pri jersey.

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ATRALIAN RUGBY PLAYERS REVOLT AFTER BEG TOLD TO WEAR GAY PRI JERSEY

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"What furiat me (and always has) is that players will boytt over a rabow but never boytt a teammate if he's been acced of vlence agast women or any other morally reprehensible behavur that they would all agree they don't ndone, " wrote Pam Whaley on acced the seven of hypocrisy, potg out the team is sponsored by a brewery and bettg said he rpected the men's cisns and is ncerned for their welfare amid the source, Getty ImagImage ptn, Hasler said club management had ma "signifint mistak"Former Manly star Ian Roberts - the first-ever former NRL player to e out as gay - says the the boytt "breaks his heart". "Can you not unrstand the pa vised upon gay people who, no matter what they do, are disrpected simply for beg gay?

ASIE RUGBY PLAYERS REFE TO WEAR GAY PRI JERSEYS

Asie Rugby Players Refe to Wear Gay Pri Jerseys * australian rugby gay pride *

Mr Roberts and others say homophobia remas a big issue among fans and players the untry's top petns.

RUGBY LEAGUE PLAYERS ATRALIA TO BOYTT KEY MATCH OVER GAY PRI JERSEY

There are many great gay profsnal gby players and personali. The players have bee a bean of light bee they overme the stereotyp. * australian rugby gay pride *

Alai Uned footballer Josh Cavallo - who me out October - has lled out the abe directed at him by crowds over his 2019 Israel Fol - who has played gby league, gby unn and Atralian Rul football at the hight levels - was ntroversially sacked by Rugby Atralia for makg anti-gay posts on social may also be terted :Media ptn, ‘Go there out and live ’ - Cavallo’s advice for DanielsMore on this story.

The top eight teams qualify for the was the only club planng to wear a pri jersey this Manly forward Ian Roberts, who the 1990s was the first high-profile gby league player to e out as gay, said he was not surprised by the players’ cisn.

MANLY SEA EAGL ACH APOLOGIS FOR HANDLG OF GAY PRI JERSEYS AS SEVEN REFE TO PLAY

The revolt by gby league players Atralia agast wearg a ntroversial gay pri team jersey has wined, a report tailed Tuday. * australian rugby gay pride *

“As an olr gay man I’m ed to this.

Rugby Atralia is a Foundatn Member of Pri SportPri Sport is Atralia’s only sportg cln program which helps sportg anisatns and clubs wh the cln of Lbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgenr and Intersex (LGBTI) employe, players, volunteers and Atralia is a Foundatn Member of Pri Sport and works wh them to ensure all Atralians are able to enjoy our great means improvg all aspects of LGBTI cln, achievg bt practice as bench-marked by the Pri Sport Inx and creatg better health out for LGBTI workers, players, ach, refere, volunteers and fans through creatg clive spac which remove homophobia, stigma and discrimatn. Seven players on an Atralian profsnal gby team are refg to wear a gay Pri jersey meant to promote diversy and cln. Up to seven players om the Manly gby league club Sydney, Atralia, are threateng to boytt their match Thursday after a cisn was ma whout nsultatn for them to wear a gay pri jersey the fixture.

DISMANTLG STEREOTYP: 10 INSPIRG GAY RUGBY PLAYERS AND PERSONALI

This is not the first time a gby player Atralia has ma a pot of statg his relig beliefs clash wh homosexualy. Atralian gby star attacked for clg to support gay marriage mpaign due to Christian beliefs — Brebart London (@BrebartLondon) September 14, 2017.

But personally, I will not support gay marriage.

REPORT: MORE ASIE RUGBY LEAGUE PLAYERS REVOLT AGAST GAY PRI JERSEY

The rult follows an uproar Atralian gby league last year after a cisn was ma whout nsultatn for Manly Sea Eagl players to wear a gay pri jersey a round of petn. Roberts, who the 1990s was the first high-profile gby league player to e out as gay, said he was not surprised seven Manly Sea Eagl players whdrew om a match bee they’re unwillg to wear their club’s cln jersey. The revolt by seven gby league players Sydney, Atralia, agast wearg a ntroversial gay pri team jersey has wined, a report claimed Tuday.

A group of Atralian gby players plan to boytt their team's upg match after was announced that gay pri jerseys will be worn. Sea Eagl team officials said they unrstood the backlash would face om the public if they cid agast wearg the gay pri jersey after publicly lnchg on Monday, the Herald reported.

Manly legend Ian Roberts, who me out as gay durg his playg days the 1990s, had been an advote of the club wearg the one-off jersey. "As an olr gay man, I'm ed to this. Former Manly forward Ian Roberts, who the 1990s was the first high-profile gby league player to e out as gay, said he was not surprised by the players’ cisn.

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