Social media lit up with stories of the bucket collection for LGBTI groups. In particular the actions of injured Hurricane player TJ Perenara seen with helping with the bucket collection outside Westpac Stadium.
The @NZ_Falcons also had a very special guy helping out with last night’s collection – thanks to @Tj_Perenara for standing up for gay and inclusive rugby and LGBT+ youth! #DiversityIsStrength 🏉🌈❤️ pic.twitter.com/Z9KIduMGih
— ᴅʀ ᴅᴇᴀɴ ᴋɴɪɢʜᴛ (@drdeanknight) April 27, 2018
And also great to see the Minister for Sport and Recreation (and a pretty useful number 8), @grantrobertson1, out shaking the buckets with the boys too! pic.twitter.com/y15Suu0e3y
— ᴅʀ ᴅᴇᴀɴ ᴋɴɪɢʜᴛ (@drdeanknight) April 27, 2018
Delighted by the kind support from the @Hurricanesrugby crowd, who happily supported the bucket collection at tonight’s game for @NZ_Falcons, @RainbowYOUTH and @insideoutkoaro. #gameforeveryone #DiversityIsStrength pic.twitter.com/64SdI357Vt
— ᴅʀ ᴅᴇᴀɴ ᴋɴɪɢʜᴛ (@drdeanknight) April 27, 2018
1 News also has a good interview with the All Blacks coach saying “he is proud of his halfback for condemning the comments of Wallabies star Folau, who wrote that homosexuals go to hell”