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Sexton: Racist Abuse Marred Edogbo's 6N Debut
The Irish Rugby Football Union is working with a specialist company and authorities to address racist comments targeting Edwin Edogbo after his debut.
- On Saturday, Edwin Edogbo made his Ireland debut against Italy at Dublin, entering as a replacement and playing the final 10 minutes in Ireland's 20-13 win.
- Posts on the IRFU's X and Instagram drew racist replies after social-media posts celebrating Edwin Edogbo's first cap, with the Irish Rugby Football Union describing the abuse as "cowardly" and investigating.
- The union pledged full support for those affected and reiterated a zero-tolerance stance, working with Signify, a data technology company specialising in protecting against online abuse, and the relevant authorities to report the racist abuse.
- Johnny Sexton told reporters, `It's horrible to see in this day and age that it still exists like that,` and praised Edogbo as `a pretty humble guy, really level headed.`
- Ireland head to Twickenham on Saturday to face England as the squad trained on Monday with no fresh injury concerns, while Edogbo says he wants to learn and 'find his feet' in international rugby.
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‘Horrible to see that in this day and age’ – Johnny Sexton reacts to online racial abuse of new Ireland star Edwin Edogbo
Ireland assistant coach Johnny Sexton says Edwin Edogbo didn’t pay too much attention to the online racial abuse that he received in the aftermath of his international debut last weekend.
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"It's horrible to see" - Johnny Sexton responds to racist comments after Edwin Edogbo's Ireland debut
This past weekend marked a milestone match in the career of Edwin Edogbo, as the 23-year-old Cobh man made his international Ireland debut off the bench against Italy. Whilst their was plenty cause for celebration for the Munster forward, following Ireland’s 20-13 win over an in-form Italian side, there was an unwanted asterisk in the form of racist online abuse. Watch the Guinness Six Nations at your local Greene King sports pub. Despite being …
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