- In short: Brisbane’s Ezra Mam made a formal complaint alleging Spencer Leniu racially abused him during the Broncos’ season-opening loss to the Roosters in Las Vegas.
- Broncos coach Kevin Walters said Mam was “adamant” Leniu used a racial slur and was left “pretty upset” by it.
- What’s next? The NRL has charged Leniu, and he will be required to front the league’s judiciary.
I’m probably too white privileged to comment, but aren’t both dudes from indigenous backgrounds? Seems weird for one indigenous group to make a “racial slur” at another since wouldn’t it be equally offensive to the bloke saying it? Maybe I’m just creative enough with what sort of potential insults there might have been heh.
Either way, not a super great start to the NRL trying to get Yanks all excited about the game or whatever they’re trying to achieve by playing in Vegas. I thought they were there to play US based teams but it’s just Australian teams going on holiday to slap some slightly more exotic pokies by the sounds of things.
This is the best summary I could come up with:
Spencer Leniu has been referred to the NRL judiciary over his alleged on-field racial slur to Ezra Mam, after a night of high drama in Las Vegas that included Brisbane and Sydney Roosters players clashing in a hotel corridor.
Players from the Brisbane Broncos and the Sydney Roosters clashed in the corridors of their Las Vegas hotel as the fallout from Leniu’s alleged racial slur continued.
Leniu was placed on report late in the Broncos’ 20-10 loss at Allegiant Stadium after he was accused of directing a racist remark at Brisbane’s Indigenous star Mam.
Sydney Roosters coach Trent Robinson said in his press conference he had spoken to Samoan Test representative Leniu about the game, but not the allegation yet, but said it was important a process was followed.
Witnesses told AAP there was no threat of a physical altercation, and Leniu was ushered down the corridor by club staff as words were exchanged.
Reece Walsh reposted a photo of Mam in traditional Torres Strait Islander dress on his Instagram stories, writing: “Got you always my brother.”
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