Pride jersey triggers boycott by rugby league players
Melbourne – Seven players from Australian National Rugby League team Manly Sea Eagles will boycott a championship match this week in protest at being made to wear an “inclusiveness” jersey, triggering criticism from the club’s first openly gay player.Manly coach Des Hasler said the players were opposed to wearing the pride jersey on “religious and cultural” grounds and would not play the team’s home game against Sydney Roosters on Thursday.This could be due to a conflict with your ad-blocking or security software.Please add japantimes.co.jp and piano.io to your list of allowed sites.
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