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England rugby captain's girlfriend tells of abuse after Wales match | England rugby captain's girlfriend tells of abuse after Wales match |
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The partner of the England rugby captain, Chris Robshaw, has said she feared for her safety after receiving abuse following the team’s loss to Wales last weekend. | |
Camilla Kerslake said she had been abused on Twitter and disgruntled England fans had discovered her address in south London and shouted at her from the street. | Camilla Kerslake said she had been abused on Twitter and disgruntled England fans had discovered her address in south London and shouted at her from the street. |
“It’s been scary … I don’t know how people know where we live,” she told the Sun. | “It’s been scary … I don’t know how people know where we live,” she told the Sun. |
The 27-year-old classical singer has since taken Robshaw’s dog, a German shepherd-rottweiler cross, to her home for protection, and has asked a friend to stay. | |
The abuse is believed to have been motivated by Robshaw’s failed attempt to secure a match-winning try in the final moments of England’s game against Wales in the Rugby World Cup. | |
The captain opted to kick a penalty into touch, handing England a line-out deep in Wales’ half with minutes to go, rather than opt for a three-point kick that would have tied the game. | |
“I’m struggling with being disliked by some people because of the negative side of the wag label,” Kerslake said, adding: “When we’re at home we try to keep things mundane. He doesn’t talk to me about singing and I don’t talk to him about his rugby.” | |
England face Australia at Twickenham on Saturday in a match that the host nation must win to remain in the competition. |
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