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Former England international Ugo Monye was subjected to the \u201cmost blatant racism\u201d he has heard from a supporter as he left Sunday\u2019s match between Exeter and Gloucester.<\/p>\n
The 40-year-old ex-Harlequins player, now a pundit, said the incident occurred as he was leaving Sandy Park on Sunday afternoon following the Chiefs\u2019 25-24 Gallagher Premiership victory.<\/p>\n
Monye wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter, that as he was leaving the stadium, one supporter running through crowd repeatedly shouted a racist insult. He added: \u201cDisgraceful. Not a single person said a word, challenged or even reported it.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe walks off after a mild scuffle and fans are now telling me \u2018We\u2019re with you\u2019 B******S you\u2019re with me. You weren\u2019t with me when you saw and heard the most blatant racism I\u2019ve seen from a supporter at a live game. So fed up.\u201d<\/p>\n
Exeter swiftly issued a statement vowing to investigate the matter and apologising to Monye.<\/p>\n
It read: \u201cIn light of recent accusations regarding an incident of racist abuse at Sandy Park following the conclusion of our victory over Gloucester in the Gallagher Premiership, Exeter will be launching a full investigation.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis behaviour will not be tolerated at our rugby club, and we condemn it in the strongest possible terms.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur team will begin to review CCTV footage from the stadium immediately in an attempt to identify the individual in question and we would like to extend our sincerest apologies to Ugo Monye, a member of the rugby community that is highly respected by everyone at our club.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf anyone has any information regarding this incident we would ask you to get in touch with the Chiefs as soon as you can.\u201d<\/p>\n
Premiership Rugby also offered support to Monye and urged anyone with information to come forward.<\/p>\n
Its statement read: \u201cPremiership Rugby is aware of the accusations of racist abuse suffered by Ugo Monye at Sandy Park following the Exeter match against Gloucester.<\/p>\n
\u201cPremiership Rugby offers our full support to Ugo Monye and we stand united with our clubs and players in the fight against racism. Racism has absolutely no place in our game or society.<\/p>\n
\u201cExeter have launched a full investigation and we urge anyone with any information to come forward.\u201d<\/p>\n