sport news Lions write to Irish Independent after pundit Neil Francis' comments on Marcus ...

sport news Lions write to Irish Independent after pundit Neil Francis' comments on Marcus ...
sport news Lions write to Irish Independent after pundit Neil Francis' comments on Marcus ...
Lions express 'deep dissatisfaction' to Irish Independent after pundit Neil Francis described fly-half Marcus Smith as having an 'Oompa-Loompa tan' in podcast... which saw columnist SACKED by the organisation Neil Francis made the comment on the Irish Independent's Left Wing podcast The Lions have written to the organisation to express their anger at the comment The Irish Independent have since ended their relationship with the pundit 

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The Lions have written to the Irish Independent to express their 'deep dissatisfaction' after pundit Neil Francis made a remark about Marcus Smith's skin colour.

Francis has been sacked as a columnist at the newspaper for saying the Lions' Philippines-born Smith had an 'Oompa-Loompa tan'.

Player-turned-pundit Francis, who won 35 caps for Ireland, made the comment on the Independent's Left Wing podcast.

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