GETTING SHIRTY
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HERE'S been a lot of discussion and debate about shirts in the past week.
Over in Australia, Manly Sea Eagles' attempt at a rainbowthemed jersey brought a very polarised reaction.
The NRL club was left without seven of its players for last week's game, which was lost, inevitably against Sydney Roosters, after they refused to wear the one-off shirt.
In a difficult press conference, Manly coach Des Hasler and his captain Daly Cherry-Evans read a statement that apologised for the way they handled the initiative as much as it defended the principle behind it in the first place.