- ‘They started hurling racist abuse at a few of us’
- Rugby has been a white man’s game for years, he adds
Ellis Genge has revealed that he and Eddie Jones were subjected to racist abuse on England’s tour of South Africa in 2018. Genge was a non-playing member of the squad for the three-Test tour and has spoken of an incident which took place after one the matches.
In a wide-ranging interview with BBC 5 Live, Genge also spoke of the racist abuse he suffered when growing up in Bristol, the Black Lives Matters protests and called for more black coaches in elite rugby union. Genge’s comments follow those of the England footballer Raheem Sterling, who has spoken of the need for more black representation at the top of the game.
Written by Gerard Meagher
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/jun/09/ellis-genge-eddie-jones-and-i-were-racially-abused-in-south-africa-2018 under the title “Ellis Genge says he and Eddie Jones were racially abused in South Africa”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
