England Players Racially Abused During Argentina Game

England's players were racially abused during their second Test triumph complete Argentina successful San Juan connected 12 July.

Team officials lodged a title to governing assemblage World Rugby complete nan incident that occurred erstwhile nan visitors' replacements were warming up successful nan first half.

England's 7 replacements for nan lucifer were Curtis Langdon, Beven Rodd, Asher Opoku-Fordjour, Chandler Cunningham-South, Guy Pepper, Alex Dombrandt, Jack van Poortvliet and Cadan Murley.

"While it is clear that an incident took place, we regret that nan individuals responsible could not beryllium identified," said World Rugby, adding their investigation included witnesser statements and video analysis.

"Intense efforts were made to place nan mini group of 5 aliases 7 individuals responsible wrong a crowd of complete 20,000 spectators," said Gabriel Travaglini, president of nan Union Argentina de Rugby (UAR).

"Unfortunately, contempt an exhaustive search, it was not imaginable to place nan perpetrators.

"We powerfully condemn each acts of racism and guidelines successful solidarity pinch nan England rugby players who felt aggrieved."

He added that nan UAR would activity pinch World Rugby to amended fans.

There person been respective caller high-profile cases of discriminatory behaviour successful Argentine sport.

In 2020, Pablo Matera and Guido Petti, some of whom played successful nan lucifer successful San Juan, were suspended from nan squad aft racist remarks they had made connected societal media respective years earlier were unearthed.

In 2024, Chelsea footballer Enzo Fernandez apologised to team-mates aft being filmed joining successful pinch a chant that questioned nan practice of France's achromatic and mixed title players.

"Rugby wholly condemns discriminatory behaviour of immoderate kind," said World Rugby president Brett Robinson.

"We connection our afloat support to nan players progressive and want them to cognize that rugby stands pinch them successful opposing racism. I applaud their courageousness successful raising what must person been a highly distressing experience."

England hit the United States 40-5 successful Washington DC connected Saturday to guarantee a cleanable expanse of 3 wins from 3 matches connected their summertime tour.