Rossiter: I’ve been called a couple of things over the years

Keith Rossiter has become the second Wexford senior player to reveal he has suffered racial abuse.

The Oulart-the-Ballagh man, who faces into a Leinster club SHC final on Sunday, claimed he, like fellow county star Lee Chin, had been subjected to disparaging comments about his ethnicity from opposing players.

Rossiter, who is of mixed race, recalled only one incident at inter-county level. However, the experience left an indelible impression on him. “It’s something I dealt with and it was done and dusted. But I wouldn’t have any time for that player any longer. He went down in my ranking straight away. A couple of my colleagues on the field heard it and they weren’t happy.”