CRONULLA forward Andrew Fifita has taken a stand against a disgraceful racial slur directed at him on twitter.

The tweet was directed at Fifita during the Sharks Round 10 victory over the Raiders when he dropped the ball while on the verge of scoring a try.

Fifita defended himself and his family when he was made aware of the tweet in the hope of raising awareness about the harmful effects of racism.

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“We don’t need this in our game,” Fifita said.

“Learn and respect us as players.

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“We have family and friends who see this and really take offence.”

The Sharks front-rower then went on to condemn the tweet and encourage people to say no to racism.

“I have one message to all fans and people who just love to watch footy, Fifita said.

“Say no to racism, it’s a harsh world we live in, but I thought I would name and shame this person.

“Online social bullying is one of the biggest killers in the world.”