A slur caught on video at a Darling Downs rugby league game has bought casual racism to the front of grassroots sport, showing more education is needed to address the ongoing issue.
A racial slur caught on camera at a grassroots rugby league match has shone a light on the discrimination which occurs at this level of sport.Local players have considered taking a knee or boycotting this weekend's gamesThe incident happened at a Toowoomba Rugby League game at the weekend, where a member of the crowd said a racial slur towards a player from the opposing team.Other members of the crowd who surrounded the person could be heard laughing at the remark.
"It just shows this country has got a long way to go, whether it's football related or not it's got nothing to do with it."The club involved, Pittsworth Danes, released a statement saying "there is no place for racism in our game or society"."As a club we do not stand for it, and we will take appropriate action once the investigation is complete," the statement reads.
"Sport brings people together, no matter your heritage or where you come from, you're no less or no better than anybody," Mr Hippi said. "You look at the professional codes with Adam Goodes and those types of players that have copped this sort of stuff before and it fizzled down off that, but obviously it's still here in the community."Toowoomba Rugby League chairman Joe Hannant said a person of interest had been identified and was due face the competition's judiciary on Thursday next week.Mr Hannant said the competition had taken appropriate steps.
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