A Dragons player has accused an Illawarra player of calling him a “coconut” during Saturday’s Harold Matthews game at Netstrata Jubilee in Kogarah.
Within days of the NRL banning Spencer Leniu for eight weeks after he called Brisbane’s Ezra Mam a “monkey” in Las Vegas, the NSWRL are investigating allegations of a racial slur in its junior representative competition.
Caught in the defensive line after a dropped kick, referee Chris Butler was pushed out of the way by Hughes, and fell to the ground as a Warriors runner charged to the line. The NSWRL has been made aware of the matter but are unable to comment. The NSWRL will hand down its charges for the weekend on Monday and is expected to address the incident that occurred at Kogarah.
“I’ve been called everything on the field, but it’s just words to me – I’ve been called ‘coconut’ many times in the NRL,” Olakau’atu said.
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