I HAD TO BE ANTI-SOCIAL

Fevi-Waboso deleted his account because trolls targeted him over decision to snub Wales for England

- ADAM HATHAWAY

ENGLAND youngster Immanuel Feyi-Waboso says he deleted his social media account to block out the noise over his decision to play for the Red Rose.

The Cardiff-born wing was targeted by trolls when he chose to represent England over the country of his birth.

The 21-year-old came off the bench to make his international debut against Italy in Rome (in action, bottom) but was an unused replacement in last Saturday's 16-14 victory over Wales.

As he prepared for both games the Exeter man who was playing for Taunton Titans in National 1 last season disabled his online accounts to keep the critics at arm's length.

He said: "Right now, I delete Instagram throughout the week. You hear people talking about external noise but I didn't really hear any of it.

"It started to creep in a little bit and initially I started to read comments and stuff.