“Ever since the Black Lives Matter movement erupted into the mainstream following the death of George Floyd at the hands of American police officers last May, sportsmen and women around the world have been ‘taking the knee’ prior to kick off to show support for the fight against racism.

Some however deem the gesture of ‘kneeling’ to be an endorsement of the left-wing values promoted by the Black Lives Matter (BLM) political group, rather than simply of the values of anti-racism, and as such, the practice has become extremely divisive.

England star Billy Vunipola, who refused to take the knee on Saturday, criticised BLM for “burning churches and bibles,” following a number of violent riots in the US last year.

“What I saw in terms of that movement was not aligned with what I believe in,” Vunipola told The Good, The Bad And The Rugby Podcast.”

https://www.irishpost.com/news/entire-ireland-rugby-team-refuses-to-take-the-knee-before-six-nations-tie-against-wales-203307?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=trending

Better NOT mess with THESE GUYS…They’re White and Black and Brown and Proud of it.