Canadian rugby coach apologizes for tweets criticizing Olympic women's team
After the women’s team crashed out of medal contention at Tokyo 2020, rather than criticizing the poor play of the team — they suffered heavy defeats against Fiji and France — Cudmore took aim at the team’s politics.
“LFG China,” he also tweeted, in support of the Chinese women’s team, who needed a big win over Japan to qualify ahead of Canada. Rugby Canada reacted swiftly, sending out a response early Friday morning via social media. Rugby Canada’s senior management team decided Friday afternoon to terminate Cudmore’s employment, effective immediately.
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