Cherif Traore calls out teammates for racist gift received in Benetton’s Secret Santa

Cherif Traore has won 16 caps for Italy (Gareth Fuller/PA)

Italy prop Cherif Traore has revealed that he was given a rotten banana during Benetton’s Secret Santa in an incident that drew laughter from team-mates.

The Guinea-born 28-year-old, who has won 16 caps including during the 2022 Six Nations, used social media to outline what he describes as an “offensive gesture” in a post that has since been deleted.