Homophobia 選挙運動者s welcome Potgieter 中傷する 罰金
SYDNEY, March 24 (Reuters) - 選挙運動者s against homophobia in sport have welcomed the 激しい 罰金 徴収するd against New South むちの跡s 今後 Jacques Potgieter for calling ACT Brumbies players "faggots" in a 最高の Rugby match at the 週末.
South African loose 今後 Potgieter apologised for what he said had been an "offhand" 発言／述べる made "during a heated 遭遇（する）" after he was 罰金d A$20,000 ($15,766), half 一時停止するd, by the Australian Rugby Union (ARU) on Monday.
Potgieter was also ordered to "を受ける 付加 教育の and 認識／意識性 training" for the 違反 of the ARU 傾向 政策, which took place at the Sydney Football Stadium on Sunday.
Andrew Purchas, 創立者 of the world's most successful gay rugby team, Sydney 罪人／有罪を宣告するs, 拍手喝采する the swift 活動／戦闘 of the ARU and Waratahs in 取引，協定ing with the 事柄.
"It is certainly disappointing that this event occurred at all and it 最高潮の場面s the 現在進行中の need for all sports to be 活発に engaged in 除去するing homophobia," he said.
Purchas played a 主要な 役割 last year in 調整するing a 共同の かかわり合い from all major Australian sports, 含むing the ARU, to 除去する homophobia from sport.
The 罪人／有罪を宣告するs have also 招待するd Potgieter to train with them.
"We often find that people using this 肉親，親類d of language don't fully understand the harmful 影響s it can have on those around them, 特に those struggling to 受託する their own sexuality," said 罪人／有罪を宣告するs presi dent Robert McPherson.
"We would welcome Jacques to come 負かす／撃墜する to 会合，会う the boys and hear their stories ... he would quickly recognise that 存在 gay has no 衝撃 on a person's ability to play rugby or their passion for the game."
The ARU took 活動／戦闘 after former Wallabies and Brumbies 船長／主将 David Pocock complained to the 審判（をする） about the use of homophobic 中傷するs during the match.
"We applaud David Pocock for speaking out when he heard these comments," said Purchas. "He is a 広大な／多数の／重要な example for all 競技者s, coaches and 公式の／役人s.
"It is 批判的な that people speak up when they hear homophobic comments and make it （疑いを）晴らす this 肉親，親類d of language is 容認できない."
($1 = 1.2686 Australian dollars) (報告（する）／憶測ing by Nick Mulvenney; editing by Ian 身代金)
