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Itoje: Shut grounds to beat the racists

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The Rugby Paper Team
14 April 2019

By NICK CAIN
MARO Itoje has called for matches to be played in empty stadiums in the fight against racism.
Itoje, born in London to Nigerian parents, was sickened by the abuse hurled at England footballers Raheem Sterling and Danny Rose in Montenegro recently.
And the powerful Saracans and England lock forward said: “Clubs whose fans give racial abuse, they should have fans banned from the stadium. If the fans are not going to support in the right way, or in the right manner, they shouldn’t even be in the ground to support any team. We should have empty stadiums.
“That is ...

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