Argentinian national rugby captain Pablo Matera sacked after 'xenophobic' tweets resurface - ABC News
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Bula FM Fiji - Pablo Matera has been sacked as Pumas captain after allegedly racist comments he made in 2011 resurfaced on social media this week. The comments reportedly related to Bolivian
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