The Rugby Football Union (RFU) has banned a former council member from Twickenham after he made discriminatory comments to a volunteer at a Six Nations match last year, England's rugby governing body said on Tuesday.According to the RFU's summary, Murphy is said to have used racist language with a volunte
The Rugby Football Union has banned a former council member from Twickenham after he made discriminatory comments to a volunteer at a Six Nations match last year, England's rugby governing body said on Tuesday.
The RFU said the member, Alex Murphy, looked to resign during the investigation but added that his"Distinguished Membership" was not a position but a series of privileges granted by the council."A simple removal of privileges for a period would not be an appropriate sanction as it does not reflect the gravity of the matter," the RFU said in a statement.
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