A Staff GB rugby sevens participant is being investigated by the British Olympic Affiliation over an alleged racist message despatched on WhatsApp.
A screengrab of a message allegedly despatched by Amy Wilson-Hardy was posted to Instagram by an individual saying it confirmed racism. A BOA spokesperson stated: “The British Olympic Affiliation has been made conscious of a picture revealed on a social media platform and is investigating the matter.”
Wilson-Hardy, who additionally represented Staff GB within the 2016 Olympics in Rio, performed for the British girls’s group as they misplaced 17-7 to the US in Monday’s quarter-final fixture.
She has beforehand performed 15-a-side rugby for her nation, in addition to for a number of girls’s rugby Premiership golf equipment, together with Wasps, Bristol Bears and Ealing Trailfinders.
Nice Britain misplaced their quarter-final tie to the US after a sequence of dealing with errors, regardless of taking an early lead by way of an Ellie Boatman attempt.
