Ian Roberts, the first openly gay rugby league player, has called out the NRL, New Zealand Warriors, and North Queensland Cowboys for their slow reaction time in the wake of a homophobic slur shouted during a game, on Friday night.Roberts was disappointed that it took the club two days to respond to the slur and cited the Josh Cavallo incident in January as a positive example of what should have been done in this case.
Warriors player Marcelo Montoya has been identified as the player that used a homophobic slur against Cowboys player Kyle Feldt.
During Friday’s game, Montoya, who had floored Feldt in a tackle, could be heard in the broadcast audio saying “get up Kyle, you f****t”.Montoya, who apologised for the slur, will plead guilty to the NRL judiciary.
He will reportedly receive a two-game suspension with his guilty plea reducing that to one game.Club statement regarding an on-field comment made during Friday night’s match.Read: https://t.co/qxXxUBEy5o pic.twitter.com/t69pNbksTF— Vodafone Warriors (@NZWarriors) April 11, 2022Thank you @didiforget for endlessly standing up for our #LGBTQ communities.
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