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Irish Rugby Investigates "Cowardly" Racist Abuse Aimed at Edwin Edogbo Following Debut
The Irish Rugby Football Union is working with tech firm Signify and authorities to address racist abuse after Edogbo's debut, affirming a zero-tolerance policy on racism.
- On Saturday, the Irish Rugby Football Union announced an investigation into racist abuse targeting Edwin Edogbo after his substitute appearance in the 20-13 Guinness Six Nations win over Italy at Aviva Stadium, Dublin.
- Following the union's celebratory posts, a minority left racist remarks online on the IRFU's X and Instagram accounts, the IRFU says.
- Edwin Edogbo, the 23-year-old Munster second row, is originally from Cobh, County Cork and was born to Nigerian parents; the Aviva Stadium crowd greeted him with a huge cheer on his debut.
- The IRFU is working with Signify and the relevant authorities to report and investigate the targeted racist abuse, reaffirming support for those affected and a zero tolerance policy.
- With the tournament ongoing, England v Ireland will be broadcast from 1pm on RTÉ2 and RTÉ Player this Saturday at Twickenham.
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Irish rugby investigates ‘cowardly’ racist abuse aimed at Edwin Edogbo following debut
The Irish Rugby Football Union is investigating "cowardly" racist abuse directed at Edwin Edogbo after he was targeted on social media following his international debut, the federation said on Monday.
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Irish rugby investigates 'cowardly' racist abuse aimed at Edwin Edogbo following debut
The Irish Rugby Football Union is investigating racist abuse aimed at Ireland debutant Edwin Edogbo after comments on social media.
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