FILE PHOTO: Britain Rugby Union - Argentina Captain's Run - Twickenham Stadium - 7/10/16. Pablo Matera of Argentina during training. Action Images via Reuters / Henry Browne. Livepic
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Disgraced former Argentina captain Pablo Matera and team mates Guido Petti and Santiago Socino will remain with the Pumas camp until the end of the Australia tour despite being suspended for historical racist comments on social media.
Matera was stripped of the Argentina captaincy and stood down on Tuesday along with veteran lock Petti and hooker Socino for posting "discriminatory" and "xenophobic" comments on their social media accounts between 2011 and 2013.
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