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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Duncan Bech

Cherif Traore accepts apology after being given rotten banana by team-mate

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A Black Italian rugby player accused his teammates of racism on Wednesday after they gave him a “rotten banana” during a ‘Secret Santa’ anonymous gift exchange.

Cherif Traore wrote on Instagram that he received the unwanted present, inside a rubbish bag, during a Christmas dinner with fellow Benetton Treviso players.

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