England’s complaint over racist abuse after Argentina Test match upheld by World Rugby | Rugby Union News
World Rugby confirmed a complaint from England on racist abuses directed against their players by spectators in their second round match in Argentina.
But, despite the conduct of an “immediate and in -depth investigation” involving witness declarations and a video analysis, the director body has not been able to identify responsible individuals.
England filed an official complaint on July 15 – three days after winning 22-17 at Estadio Bicentenario in San Juan.
In addition to investigating, World Rugby said that he had worked with the Argentine Rugby Federation to develop an action plan to improve their operations, educate fans and help prevent other incidents.
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Protective facts of the second England test against Argentina in San Juan
“There is no room in rugby or the discrimination society, abuse or hate speeches, and any discrimination complaint is taken very seriously,” read a global rugby declaration.
“Although it is clear that an incident has taken place, we regret that responsible people cannot be identified.”
England won a 2-0 series victory against Argentina with the victory before completing its summer tour with the success of 40-5 on Saturday against the United States at Washington DC.
The president of the World Rugby, Brett Robinson, said: “We offer our full support to the players involved and want them to know that rugby will be held with them in opposite racism.
“I applaud their courage by raising what had to be a very painful experience.”
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Protruding facts of the first victory of test of England against Argentina at the Plata
The director general of England Rugby, Bill Sweeney and Gabriel Travaglini, president of the Argentina Union of Rugby, also condemned abuses.
Travaglini said: “By learning incidents, intense efforts were made to identify the small group of five or seven people responsible for a crowd of more than 20,000 spectators.
“Unfortunately, despite exhaustive research, it was not possible to identify the authors.
“We will continue to work in collaboration with World Rugby to educate fans and eradicate all the events similar in the future, ensuring that our events are spaces of respect and inclusion for everyone.”
