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That is a much better 'light-hearted' piece than Growden produces on ESPN. For the past 2 weeks, he (Growden) has been peddling rumours in his "ruck n' maul" column about 2 Aus S15 players possibly being gay.
There is an implication that the players in question could be Force players, but that's a side issue as far as I'm concerned. The way the "rumour" is described in the piece is verging on homophobic imo. Players' sexuality is quite simply none of his or our business, whichever team the players are from.
If he carries on with this "rumour", I shall be making a formal complaint to ESPN. If anyone from RugbyWA or the ARU is reading this, maybe you would like to take it up with them too.
The links to both pieces are below. The comments I am referring to appear under the heading "Rumours of the Week" at the foot of each piece.
http://www.espnscrum.com/australia/r...ry/223601.html
http://www.espnscrum.com/super-rugby...ry/224541.html
UPDATE - SINCE FIRST POSTING THIS, I HAVE RECEIVED CONFIRMATION THAT ESPN HAVE PULLED THE LINE FROM THE COLUMN. VERY HAPPY ABOUT THAT!