Queensland State of Origin league coach Billy Slater has made a game day apology after drawing a connection between the death of former coach Paul Green and comments directed at him by former New South Wales forward Aaron Woods
Queensland State of Origin league coach Billy Slater has made a game day apology after drawing a connection between the death of former coach Paul Green and comments directed at him by former New South Wales forward Aaron Woods
18 June 2025 - article from www.rugbyleague.co.nz
Slater was labelled a "grub" by Woods and when Slater responded yesterday he referenced the suicide of Green in 2022 and the impact that words can have.
Slater has called a media conference in Perth to say he was wrong to do so.
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