• Broncos and Roosters had to be separated on their flight home 
  • Tensions are high following an accusation of racism 
  • Teams were booked on the same flight to San Francisco 

The NRL were reportedly forced to keep stars of the Sydney Roosters and the Brisbane Broncos apart after they were booked on the same flight out of Las Vegas.

Hostilities between both sets of players has intensified after Spencer Leniu was accused of racially abusing Broncos star Ezra Mam during the Roosters’ victory at Allegiant Stadium on Sunday.

Roosters prop Leniu is accused of calling Mam ‘a monkey’ during the second half of the match. 

According to News Corp, tensions escalated at the team hotel just hours after the game, with the two clubs staying on the same floor at the Hilton Hotel. 

The Roosters forward met Mam and his teammates Pat Carrigan and Kotoni Staggs, and launched into a rant at Mam over the accusation he made. 

Sydney Roosters and Brisbane Broncos had to be separated on their way out of Las Vegas

Sydney Roosters and Brisbane Broncos had to be separated on their way out of Las Vegas

The two teams were booked on the same flight to San Francisco after the Vegas game

The two teams were booked on the same flight to San Francisco after the Vegas game

Carrigan got between the pair and a Roosters official took Leniu away from the confrontation, the publication reported.

The Sydney Morning Herald has revealed that both teams have confirmed there was an altercation, but insisted it was verbal in nature.

To make matters worse, both teams had been booked on United Airlines flight 2142 to San Francisco before taking separate flights to Sydney and Brisbane, News Corp reports.

The NRL sought to ensure that the two teams were well separated when seating allocations were decided for the flight, which lasts approximately 1hr45mins. 

The clubs left their hotel in Resorts World on different buses and at different times, with the Broncos leaving an hour before the Roosters. 

Following the match, Leniu offered a bizarre response when asked about the racial slur on the field.

Ezra Mam was allegedly racially abused during the Vegas extravaganza

Ezra Mam was allegedly racially abused during the Vegas extravaganza

‘I think it’s all fun and games when we’re on the field. That’s it,’ he said.

When pressed further on whether he was worried about the potential fallout, Leniu replied: ‘Not worried at all’.

Indigenous South Sydney half Cody Walker called out Leniu on social media, sharing the image of that interview with the caption: ‘Fun and games they reckon gammin’.

Gammin or gammon is an Aboriginal word that means fake, cheap or broken.

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Post source: Daily mail

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