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England Captain Itoje Warns of 'Corrosive' Social Media After Abuse of ...
- On February 14, 2026, England captain Maro Itoje criticised social media as `corrosive` after Ireland player Edwin Edogbo faced racial abuse following his replacement appearance in the 20-13 Six Nations win.
- The Irish Rugby Football Union is investigating online abuse and disabled comments on an X post showing Edogbo's first cap; Edogbo was born and raised in County Cork to Nigerian parents.
- Itoje advised top-level athletes not to spend too much time on social media due to its negativity and warned `in the coming years` it will cause substantial brain damage.
- Football was tarnished this week when Real Madrid footballer Vinicius Junior was allegedly abused by Benfica player Gianluca Prestianni, who denies it as UEFA investigates.
- Itoje called the episode `very sad on two fronts` and expressed cautious optimism that progress is happening but urged the sporting community to keep stamping this out.
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Itoje advises athletes to be wary of 'corrosive' social media after Edogbo racial abuse
IRFU is investigating the abuse having been forced to disable comments on a post on its X account in which Edogbo is pictured holding his first cap, accompanied by the caption 'Our latest debutant'
England captain Itoje warns of ‘corrosive’ social media after abuse of Ireland’s Edogbo
England captain Maro Itoje has criticised the "corrosive" effects of social media following the racist abuse suffered by Ireland's Edwin Edogbo following his Test debut. Edogbo, born and raised in County Cork to Nigerian parents, was targeted online after coming off the bench in Saturday's 20-13 Six Nations victory win over Italy at Lansdowne Road.
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England captain Itoje warns of 'corrosive' social media after abuse of Ireland's Edogbo
England captain Maro Itoje has criticised the "corrosive" effects of social media following the racist abuse suffered by Ireland's Edwin Edogbo following his Test debut.
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