Anthony Mundine has been called out online after detailing the reason behind he stepped away from the NRL.
The former St George Illawarra Dragons and Brisbane Broncos star said his decision to step away from the game boiled down to him missing out on selection for Australia.
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Mundine ultimately walked away from rugby league in 2000 to pursue boxing, citing racism as the reason he missed out on call ups for both state and country.
In 2016, he told Fox Sports that he wasn’t given the appropriate respect for his abilities by selectors at the turn of the century.
During an interview on Channel 7’s SAS Australia he reiterated those bizarre and inaccurate claims once more.
“I debuted in ‘93. I was 18 years old. I was only a skinny kid. And I was carving up but I felt like I wasn’t getting the accolades. If I was a white fella, I would have got …” he said before SAS instructor Ant Middleton interjected: “Oh, you believe it came down to race?”
Mundine replied: “100 per cent … I knew from a young age I wanted to play for Australia, that was my goal. (1999) was probably one of my best years. But at the end of that year they were taking a tour to England. I don’t know if it was the World Cup but they were taking a tour.
“They picked 42 men to go on this tour. I was the best player in the league, no doubt … stats showed that. 100 per cent they showed that. No one close to me in my...
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