Declan Rice apologises over apparent support for IRA on social media

• Midfielder wrote ‘up the RA’ in 2015 social media post
• Gareth Southgate says it is not ‘representative’ of player

Declan Rice was forced to make a public apology on the eve of a potential England debut at Wembley after it emerged the West Ham midfielder had posted apparent support for the IRA on social media in 2015.

The midfielder was 16 and a member of the Republic of Ireland’s junior squads at the time of the Instagram comments in which he wrote “upthera” on one, and “my brudda. UP THE RA. Wait Till We Draw England” to a teammate on another.

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