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Argentina rugby union rescinds Matera suspension over social media posts – The Guardian

The Argentina Rugby Union has rescinded its sanction against captain Pablo Matera and two players who posted xenophobic comments on social media

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The Argentina Rugby Union (UAR) has rescinded its sanction against captain Pablo Matera and two players who posted racial and xenophobic comments on social media and were left out of the team for Saturdays Tri-Nations match against Australia.
Matera was stripped of the captaincy and, along with fellow forwards, Guido Petti and Santiago Socino, suspended for comments posted between 2011 and 2013 that disparaged Black people and those from other South American nations. UAR said the players apologies,…

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