Montpellier and Fiji winger Nemani Nadolo has criticised a racist supporter who called him a ‘monkey’ while he was with his family.
Nadolo was out in Montpellier with his family when a drunk supporter came up to him and racially abused him.
The giant winger took to his Twitter, which actually says ‘possibly the heaviest back in world rugby’ in his bio, to condemn the supporter and react to the incident.
Don’t no how to take it cause I don’t speak French.. I’m out in Montpellier with my family who came from overseas to c me. 1 supporter who is drunk said to me “ not bad for a monkey to win the game for MHR in Clermont”. Now he was drunk but wow . 😒 #really
— nemzy (@nemani_nadolo) February 3, 2018
FUCK IM OVER RACISM.. the worst thing is they attack you when u out having a good time with your family!. 👋🏻. Only problem is they are gutless. I thank the lord for patience… FUCK!!
— nemzy (@nemani_nadolo) February 3, 2018
Just saying Racism in rugby is still the same.. you have people degrading peoples race, sex and religion.. I would no I just copped it 20 mins ago!!. #fuckRacissiom
— nemzy (@nemani_nadolo) February 3, 2018
Thanks guys for the kind words.. RACISM in this world is something I’ve never been a fan of.. I can’t dwell on what’s happend. Sometimes it’s up to us to be the better people and walk away from it!. Have a pleasant weekend tweeps. #OneLove ❤️
— nemzy (@nemani_nadolo) February 3, 2018
Nadolo spent two years with the Canterbury Crusaders before signing with Montpellier in November 2015. Canterbury rugby has been rocked by a string of racial abuse examples over the last few years with a series of incidents marring the sport in the area.
Speaking to the New Zealand Herald in 2016, Race Relations Commissioner Susan Devoy says racism isn’t just a rugby issue – it’s a countrywide problem.
“Racial abuse isn’t just a problem in rugby or sport, it’s a New Zealand problem,” she said. “A third of our complaints are to do with racial discrimination but we know many more people never complain formally about so-called “casual” racial abuse.
“NZ Rugby has a high profile campaign that puts the spotlight on abusive behaviour and this will encourage people to speak out which is a good thing: we can’t address a problem if we don’t acknowledge it’s there.”
