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Sydney Roosters coach Trent Robinson hits out at Manly Sea Eagles pride jersey boycottSeven Manly players have boycotted a pivotal match in their playoff campaign due to an "inclusiveness" jersey that contains the rainbow flag; Robinson's side the Roosters will face the Manly Sea Eagles on Thursday, live on Sky Sports Arena at 10:50am Last Updated: 27/07/22 11:38am Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Seven players from the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles will boycott their next NRL match over their team's decision to wear a pride jersey Sydney Roosters head coach Trent Robinson has hit out at the Manly Sea Eagles pride jersey boycott, calling for the NRL to "move towards a better place". Robinson's side will face a weakened Manly team on Thursday after seven players chose to boycott their match in protest at being made to wear an "inclusiveness" jersey.
"Because we have a job to do, we want to play a Roosters style of footy and dominate tomorrow night, but whether we like it or not we do have sponsors on jerseys, we do have things on jerseys that we represent. "And you know that is a decision for clubs and the game to make, but my personal opinion I am about equality, and I want people to feel like they are cared for, and loved, and have a place no matter what their sexual preference.
The Roosters coach criticised the decision by the players and called for greater movement within the sport towards inclusivity. Manly Sea Eagles players to boycott match over pride jersey"It is great what the owners of Manly have decided to do and it is unfortunate that it has panned out this way because everyone is equal, no matter what race, gender, sexual preference, everyone is equal, " Robinson said. "Let people make their choice and let's not discriminate against those, and we are still doing that, and that is why it is unfortunate. "We have got Gotcha4Life, that both teams [are supporting]...
I want to say that we are inclusive, we do accept you for who you are and we care about you, and we need to move forward in that way. "Robinson admitted he had spoken to his own players about wearing a pride jersey, revealing it is something his side would "definitely" do to ensure people feel "cared for" regardless of their sexual preference. Twitter Due to your consent preferences, you’re not able to view this Privacy Options "Definitely… because we need to move forward, that is my personal view, " Robinson said. "I have talked to my players about it, we have talked about it openly.
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Sydney Roosters coach Trent Robinson hits out at Manly Sea