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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Michael Aylwin

Ellis Genge hails Leicester’s Premiership triumph but later highlights racist abuse

Ellis Genge with the Premiership trophy after Leicester’s victory over Saracens
Ellis Genge with the Premiership trophy after Leicester’s victory over Saracens. Photograph: Andy Watts/JMP/Shutterstock

Ellis Genge described Leicester’s crowning as English champions as the best moment of his career, only for it to be soured hours later by the latest example of abuse by social media’s underclass.

A Twitter user congratulated the Tigers captain on the win, before sending in his next direct message the single word beginning with N that conjures the worst of humanity’s history of racism.

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