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Published 15:02 16 Mar 2016 GMT
Updated 15:03 16 Mar 2016 GMT
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By being apparently dismissive of what is deemed to be a racist remark, Gatland invoked the fury of Welsh phone-in shows, politicians, the national gypsy alliance and the countless comment sections of Wales Online.
Having been urged to retract his 'banter' statement, Gatland has now issued this statement, and apology:
'I don’t condone racism of any kind. I apologise for any offence my use of the word banter may have caused. My intention was to take the focus away from Samson, a private individual, and enable him and the rest of squad to prepare for the final game of the championship. My comments were made following a discussion with Samson about the incident. He believed Joe made his comment in the heat of the moment, he later regretted it and apologised, but Samson believes it wasn’t racist in intent and he accepted Joe’s apology.'The Welsh Rugby Union and Lee, himself, have both issued statements on the matter. While the WRU take a hard line on racist comments, Lee uses the 'B' word again:
'I personally believe the comments to have been intended as banter and accepted Joe’s apology on Saturday.'One wise soul has a solution to the second part of the fiasco: https://twitter.com/CharlieFelix/status/710112661049090049 As for Marler, he should try buttoning it for a while.
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