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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Shweta Sharma

Indigenous Australian rugby league player is fined and suspended for criticising the Queen

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Australian indigenous woman’s rugby league player Caitlin Moran has been fined and handed a one-match ban over her social media post criticising Queen Elizabeth II, prompting anger in the association’s body.

Ms Moran, 25, who plays for Newcastle in Australia’s National Rugby League Women (NRLW) racked up headlines last Friday after she referred to the deceased queen as a “dumb dog” in a now-deleted post.

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