The Rugby Against Racism campaign was belatedly born this week, 25 years after the game turned professional, and thanks in the main to the raised awareness brought by the Black Lives Matter movement
Black lives matter. Those three words – a statement distilled to its purest form – are the best explanation I can give as to why I will take a knee when rugby restarts on Friday night. I am totally aware that the statement has been politicised and I strongly disagree with some of the things the organisation stands for, but there is one reason why pretty much every household has developed a greater understanding and awareness of anti-racism recently: the Black Lives Matter movement.
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