Monye alleges ‘most blatant racism’ as Exeter apologise

Ugo Monye: Former England player alleges ‘blatant racism’ after Exeter Chiefs game

Ugo Monye holding a microphone

 

Following his accusation of racist abuse at Sandy Park on Sunday, Ugo Monye, a former England international, received an apology from Exeter Chiefs.

Monye said that following Exeter’s triumph over Gloucester, he was singled out.

The forty-year-old was a member of the TNT Sport punditry crew at the game.

Monye wrote that he encountered “the most blatant racism I’ve seen from a supporter at a live game” on X, the platform that was formerly known as Twitter.

He tweeted, “So fed up,” adding that the incident occurred as he was getting off the ground and that “not a single person said a word, challenged it, or even reported it”.

Gloucester and Exeter supported the former England center, who was capped fourteen times.

The chiefs expressed their “sincere apologies” to Monye and stated that they will “launch a full investigation.” They also stated that “this behavior will not be tolerated at our rugby club.”

Gloucester declared that they will “advocate for a comprehensive inquiry and will collaborate completely to guarantee the culprit’s identification.”

In a statement, Premiership Rugby stated that racism “has absolutely no place in our game or in our society.”

“Premiership Rugby offers our full support to Ugo Monye and we stand united with our clubs and players in the fight against racism.”

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