Sydney Morning Herald "A group of Australian rugby players plan to boycott their team's upcoming match after it was announced that gay pride jerseys will be worn. "
"Seven Manly Sea Eagles players will boycott Thursday night's match against Sydney after being blindsided by their club's decision to wear a pride jersey, The Sydney Morning Herald reported.
"Manly's coach, Des Hasler, told the players he understood the difficult position they had been put in as a result of the club not consulting them about the jersey, the Herald reported.
"The coach said he will support their decision not to play.
"The players did not want to wear the jersey on cultural and religious grounds, the Herald reported.
"Sea Eagles team officials said they understood the backlash it would face from the public if they decided against wearing the gay pride jersey after publicly launching it on Monday, the Herald reported.
"Manly legend Ian Roberts, who came out as gay during his playing days in the 1990s, had been an advocate of the club wearing the one-off jersey.". . .
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