Argentina rugby union rescinds suspension of Pumas trio over racist posts

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The Argentina Rugby Union (UAR) has rescinded its sanction against captain Pablo Matera and two players who posted racial and xenophobic comments on social media but they were left out of the team for Saturday's Tri-Nations match against Australia.

Flanker Matera was stripped of the captaincy and, along with lock Guido Petti and hooker Santiago Socino, suspended on Tuesday for comments posted between 2011 and 2013 which disparaged Black people and those from other South American nations.

"The disciplinary process continues and the commission will arrive at a final resolution in the next few days." "All I can say about these three fine players and great men is that they are great human beings," he told a news conference in Sydney.

 

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