Politicians and sports stars respond to seven rugby league players' plan to boycott a match over their team's decision to wear a gay pride jersey.
Seven rugby league players are boycotting a match on Thursday over their team's decision to wear a gay pride jersey.Some players are unhappy they were not consulted by the clubThe ABC understands Manly Sea Eagles stars Josh Aloiai, Toafofoa Sipleym, Tolutau Koula, Christian Tuipulotu, Haumole Olakau'atu, Jason Saab and Josh Schuster have refused to play due to their religious and personal beliefs.
"Club uniforms are a matter for clubs but I think Macklemore said it best already — it's all the Same Love," she said referencing a popular song about gay pride.On Sunday, the club announced it would wear an LGBTQIA+ jersey for the Round 20 match against the Roosters at Brookvale. A rainbow design replaces the usual strip's white hoops to celebrate "inclusiveness", with Kieran Foran, Reuben Garrick and Sean Keppie among those who launched the jersey on social media.Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume.
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