Eliota Fuimaono-Sapolu stirs up another controversy over tweet rants - Rugby News
Samoan rugby player, Eliota Fuimaono-Sapolu, has been ensnared by yet another controversy for his offensive remarks about Rugby Football Union player, Owen Farrell, after a club match. Fuimaono-Sapolu, who exchanged a few harsh words with Owen Farrell during
Gloucester and Saracens’ encounter, expressed his unending wrath on the social web site Twitter after the match. The match was played on October 31, in which Saracens toppled the rivals by a narrow margin of 19-17. RFU is probing the matter and the player
could possibly face a ban if found guilty.
Earlier, Fuimaono-Sapolu faced a six month ban by International Rugby Board for criticising its policies during Rugby World Cup 2011. The Samoan player slammed IRB after a close defeat of 17-10 at the hands of Wales on September 18 and alleged the ruling
body of being discriminative towards the associated nations. During the global show of 2011, he tweeted that IRB is playing a double game with the weaker sides by providing them less days for preparations.
During the same week, he stated that, Wales have been provided more days to rest as comparing to his squad. Samoa played it last clash of RWC against Namibia on September 14, whereas Wales played its last on 11 of the same month against South Africa. Later
on, the player apologised to the IRB and his punishment was reduced.
In his fresh Twitter rants, he wrote inappropriate words about the player and said, “Raised in New Zealand and Samoa, I've never heard that s**t before ever. Good luck bro when you tour round my parts. What goes on the pitch stays on the pitch?? Don't use
the pitch to showcase your FAKE toughness you p***y s**t.”
The RFU spokesman confirmed that the governing body will conduct an investigation about the incident. “The spokesman further said that, Saracens are aware of the comments. Premier Rugby have a code of conduct to deal with such issues and it is now a matter
for them.”
If the Samoan player is found guilty for his comments about Owen Farrell, he could face severe treatment from the club and IRB.
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