I should have handled that differently’: Robbo reveals Leniu regret……..

Sydney Roosters coach Trent Robinson is adamant that Spencer Leniu is not a racist hopeful that the fallout from his eight match ban for calling Brisbane’s Ezra Mam “a monkey” can lead to a “changing point” for language in sport and society.

The Samoan international pleaded guilty to the slur made during the opening round game in Las Vegas but repeatedly told the judiciary panel on Monday night that it was not intended to be racial in nature and that it was a term he and others had used as banter.

Robinson said the club had accepted the ruling and that there was no point debating the sentence, even if other people did that both publicly and privately.

“When it comes to the incident, my point on is that if anybody feels that Spencer is racist (they are wrong),” he said.