Richmond defender apologetic for silly,emotional act’ that led to AFL ban
Rance, a Jehovahs Witness, and says act went against his ‘moral fibre’Richmond defender Alex Rance has apologised for the cowardly hit on Jack Watts that has landed him a two-week AFL suspension and placed him at the lowest point in his career. The Richmond defender’s elbow to the back of Watts’ head late in Sunday night’s loss to Melbourne earned him universal condemnation and a charge of striking. A contrite Rance emerged on Tuesday to accept the ban,revealing he had texted Watts to say sorry before fronting his team-mates. Amongst the apologising, the reigning Tigers best and fairest winner had a plea of his own; don’t associate me with that.
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Source: theguardian.com