Bristol-born Leicester Tigers and England star Ellis Genge was racially abused on Twitter just hours after lifting the Premiership title at Twickenham.
Genge, who is signing for Bristol Bears this summer after six-and-a-half years with Leicester, sent a thank you message to Tigers fans on the social media platform at 2am in the wake of the 15-12 triumph over Saracens in what is English domestic rugby's showpiece event.
However, moments later he shared a direct message with his 63,000 followers that detailed somebody claiming to be from a rugby club and appearing to indicate they knew a mutual friend before joking about a signed shirt. The following message then contained a one-word racial slur.
