Players from New South Wales rugby club Old Bar Beach Pirates have been ordered to destroy T-shirts featuring a naked mermaid and the phrase “Rape & Pillage Tour 2019” after they were found to be “extremely offensive.”
Widespread public outcry erupted on social media after two players of the club were spotted wearing the T-shirts at Newcastle Airport while traveling to the Gold Coast for an end-of-season trip.
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Country Rugby League, which was immediately informed of the players’ controversial fashion style issued a statement describing their behaviour as “inexcusable.”
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