South Sydney Rabbitohs to file police report over alleged racial abuse of Latrell Mitchell

Team’s coach confirms club will ‘go as far as we can’ after fan allegedly racially abuses Indigenous player during match against Penrith

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South Sydney intend to file a police report after a teenage NRL fan allegedly racially abused fullback Latrell Mitchell at halftime of the Rabbitohs’ loss to Penrith.

Rabbitohs club officials alleged the fan targeted Mitchell with a racist comment on Thursday as he walked up the tunnel at BlueBet Stadium and into the dressing sheds.

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