Michael Lawrence always knew that taking the knee would not be enough on its own to force positive change in sport. The Huddersfield forward was at the forefront of Sky’s Black Lives Matter coverage when Super League restarted last August, giving an insightful interview alongside Giants team-mates Ash Golding and Jordan Turner.
Lawrence recounted how an opposition player was racially abused by one of his own supporters in an academy game, resulting in his coach leaving the club.
Turner and Golding had both experienced their own forms of discrimination. It sparked conversation within rugby league - and Lawrence wanted that to be the start of long-standing change for the better.