World Rugby announced that it had opened an investigation after receiving a complaint from the English Rugby Federation following racist insults that Argentinian spectators would have made during the match between the two teams on July 12. But the authors of these insults were not found.
On July 12, the XV of the rose, already winner of Argentina a week earlier (12-35) at La Plata, had to renew the Pumas, this time in San Juan (17-22). A meeting marked by racist insults from Argentinian supporters, said the English federation, which filed a complaint with World Rugby.
This Monday, the body that manages world rugby announced the opening of an investigation … which was not used to find the authors.
“Discrimination, insults and hate speeches have no place in rugby or society. Any discrimination complaint is taken very seriously by World Rugby. An immediate and in -depth investigation has been opened, including testimonies, video analyzes and other investigatives. Although it is clear that an incident took place, we regret that responsible people could not be identified. In collaboration with World Rugby, the Argentine Rugby Union has developed an action plan to improve its operations, educate fans and better prevent such unacceptable incidents to happen again.wrote World Rugby in his press release.
“The Argentine Rugby Union expresses its solidarity with the players who felt injured”
The Argentine Federation admitted that she could not find the authors, but that she was going to educate her supporters on the subject of racism: “The Argentine rugby union firmly condemns all acts of racism and expresses its solidarity with the players of England who felt injured. As soon as the incidents are learned, important efforts were made to identify the small group of five or seven responsible individuals within a crowd of more than 20,000 spectators, “said Gabriel Travaglini, president of the Argentine Rugby Union.
“Unfortunately, despite in -depth research, it was not possible to identify the authors. We will continue to collaborate with World Rugby to educate supporters and eradicate any similar event in the future, ensuring that our events are spaces of respect and inclusion for all, “he added. A priori, no incident was deplored in the match last Saturday in San Juan.
