is the term that was used for someone of meditaranian background considered that offensive a term? I hear it used all the time here in Oz and very rarely as an insulting derogatory term, it appears to have the same level of insult as "pom".

/pom seem to be one level whilst critising someones skin is another level.



personally i think they should just take what is said on the field and if someone upsets you get them on the field



dont go to the refs or the media

The word used has a different meaning in England to what it does in Australia.



In England it's a serious racial slur against black people. Where as in Australia it's used as a term for people of Greek decent and is considered no worse than Pom.



I remember when I was last in Australia they we're talking about a film out over there called The W*g Boy and I was amazed that anyone would release a film called that.



I suppose it's just a cultural difference about the meaning but players sledging others on national, racial, religious or sexuality grounds should have no place in Rugby League.

The term ' coconut ' is commonly used in oz and nz for people from the south sea islands , I hadn't heard it used over here until a coach recently arrived here

more than just greek, pretty much the mediterranean and western europe.

yeah ive heard that one quite a bit.

"Coconut" is up there with "Uncle Tom" as one of the most offensive insults someone can say to a black person as it insinuates you're brown on the outside but white on the inside.

But it isn't used for Maori or African decent , only south sea island

All I can think of is the Major in Fawlty Towers talking about going to see India at the Oval...

that is alright then

So it's a-OK to call the English, 'Poms'?

If he had called him a Fat C*nt (should that be his most significant feature) would we be reading this type of story?



Is W*G not an abbreviation for "western originated gentleman"-It was a common term when I was growing up in Manchester.



Sounds like a good game all the same and more importantly