The Roosters prop When Spencer Leniu and Ezra Mam got into a heated argument at Allegiant Stadium on Sunday, they got into another verbal fight back at the team hotel.It happened when Leniu requested precisely that in a post-game interview.
In a Sunday interview with Nine that aired on Monday’s show, he characterised the alleged racist slur as “just a little bit of banter on the field.”
“Mam can come see me after if that’s what he wants to do with it.
“I’m not sure. On the field, it was all just games and fun, some lighthearted joking. We are staying at the same hotel, so I’m right there if they want to do anything. newsletter.
The NRL has punished Leniu after Broncos rookie Ezra Mam claimed he cursed at him as he was playing in the Las Vegas season opening.
The Rooster was punished with a contrary conduct charge without a grade for reportedly calling Mam a “monkey,” and as a result, he was referred directly to the NRL court.
Just hours after the incident, Leniu addressed the Brisbane players, with Kotoni Staggs and lock Pat Carrigan preventing a second outburst directed at Mam at the team hotel, according to The Courier Mail.
The teams from the Broncos and Roosters were on the same floor of their hotel in Vegas, and the distance between their team dining areas was about fifty meters.
Mam, Carrigan, and Staggs were on their way back to their rooms at Resorts World, where the whole Broncos team had convened for supper.
Leniu apparently bumped into them on their way back to their rooms, and she was upset with Mam for not leaving the scene of the incident.
It was stated that Leniu initially ran straight for Staggs, who was trailing behind Mam and Carrigan. It is believed that the two spoke to each other, but there was never any physical contact.
Following numerous colleagues and players from other teams openly expressing their support for Mam—who was reportedly “in tears” at the incident—the purported altercation has occurred.
However, Leniu has denied any wrongdoing, telling Triple M that the incident was “nothing” and that he was “not worried at all” about it after the game.
Veteran reporter Phil Rothfield, who has previously disclosed specifics on the NRL’s investigation into the case, suggests that Leniu may be in for a “very long holiday” if proven guilty of the alleged racial epithet.
Broncos 5th and 8th Mam’s grievance was directed towards referee Adam Gee during the Roosters’ 20-10 victory in the season’s second game in Las Vegas.
