Asie Rugby Players Refe to Wear Gay Pri Jerseys |

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• MANLY SEA EAGL ACH APOLOGIS FOR HANDLG OF GAY PRI JERSEYS AS SEVEN REFE TO PLAY
• ASIE RUGBY PLAYERS REFE TO WEAR GAY PRI JERSEYS

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

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. “As an olr gay man I’m ed to this. 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.

(AAP: Dan Himbrechts and Jam Gourley)Ian Roberts, a Manly legend and the first NRL player to e out openly as gay  1995, praised the "thenticy and scery" of Hasler and Cherry-Evans's said was "wonrful" the club would still wear the pri jersey this week and that he had been nsulted about the plan several weeks ago. " Ian Roberts was the first openly gay player the NRL.

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.

ASIE RUGBY PLAYERS REFE TO WEAR GAY PRI JERSEYS

Seven players on an Atralian profsnal gby team are refg to wear a gay Pri jersey meant to promote diversy and cln. “It hasn’t totally shocked me like ’s shockg everyone else, ” said former Manly forward Ian Roberts, who was the first high-profile gby player to publicly e out as gay the 1990s.

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. ”Homophobia, he said, “was tght to by Whe, Wtern views brought to by lonizatn and the Christian church.