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Irish Mirror
Irish Mirror
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Paul O'Hehir

Sinclair Armstrong breaks silence on 'racist remark' that saw Ireland game abandoned and says he could have 'hit' player

Sinclair Armstrong wanted to deck the player who allegedly racially abused him last month.

But the Ireland Under-21 ace is proud of himself for showing restraint despite being riled by the incident.

Ireland’s friendly clash with Kuwait in Austria was abandoned after an hour on June 19, when Jim Crawford’s players walked off the pitch in protest.

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