Sydney, Australia (AFP) — Australia’s National Rugby League vowed Friday to rid the sport of racism after South Sydney’s Indigenous fullback Latrell Mitchell was racially abused. A slur was hurled from the crowd as the 25-year-old left the field at half-time during a 16-10 defeat at the Penrith Panthers on Thursday. NRL chief executive Andrew Abdo, who told reporters that the governing body is working with police to establish the full facts, called any abuse […]
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RugbyU: Rona, Beale in Wallabies team to play All Blacks
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) – Curtis Rona will make his debut and Kurtley Beale returns for the Wallabies in the team named Thursday to face the All Blacks in the Rugby Championship opener in Sydney this weekend. Former National Rugby League star Rona, who plays for Western Force, will make his first international appearance on the left wing, while Beale will play at inside-centre. Force team-mate and winger Dane Haylett-Petty was unavailable for selection with a bicep injury. It […]





