Argentina rugby union rescinds Matera suspension over social media posts
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Three players posted xenophobic comments on social mediaCaptain Pablo Matera and two others have suspensions liftedThe Argentina Rugby Union (UAR) has rescinded its sanction against captain Pablo Matera and two players who posted racial and xenophobic comments on social media and were left out of the team for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 for comments posted between 2011 and 2013 which disparaged Black people and those from other South American nations. UAR said …
