BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 24: Adam Reynolds of the Rabbitohs speaks during a press conference after the NRL Grand Final Qualifier match between the South Sydney Rabbitohs and the Manly Sea Eagles at Suncorp Stadium on September 24, 2021 in Brisbane, Australia. (Photo by Bradley Kanaris/Getty Images)
An NRL player is accused of using racial remarks toward a football star on Sunday, which has ruined the league’s lavish Las Vegas event.
During his team’s victory over Brisbane at Allegiant Stadium, Sydney Roosters forward Spencer Leniu is reported to have called Brisbane rival Ezra Mam “a monkey.
The Broncos rookie lodged a grievance against Leniu during the game, stating with “adamance” that the former Penrith star had made a remark that was “racially charged.”
“What a monkey he called me!” Mam was heard saying to Adam Gee, the referee.
The Roosters led 14–10 at the half when the event resulted in a brawl between the two groups of players.
Here in the middle, things are starting to become a little heated. Spencer Leniu is the person Lindsay Collins recently
“What a monkey he called me!” Mam was heard saying to Adam Gee, the referee.
The Roosters led 14–10 at the half when the event resulted in a brawl between the two groups of players.
Here in the middle, things are starting to become a little heated. “Lindsay Collins has taken Spencer Leniu to the back to calm down,” Mick Ennis stated during Fox Sport’s major game broadcast.
