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Former RFU council member banned from Twickenham over racist comment
General view of Twickenham Stadium, London

A FORMER Rugby Football Union council member has been banned from Twickenham after admitting making racist comments at a Six Nations match last year, it was reported today.

The announcement comes barely a month after the publication of a damning report, commissioned by the RFU, stating racism exists at all levels of the professional game in England.

According to a summary of the case published by the RFU, Alex Murphy said to an unnamed volunteer as they walked to the council box at the England v Wales game in 2022, “You realise they don’t let n****** in the Royal Box.”

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