Andy Murray calls out Nike for allegedly sexist congratulatory message to South Africa men's team on their 4th Rugby World Cup

Andy Murray recently pointed out an oversight seemingly made by Nike while congratulating South Africa on their fourth Rugby World Cup title.

South Africa's men's rugby team edged New Zealand in the 2023 Rugby World Cup final on Sunday (October 29), recording a close 12-11 victory over the three-time titlists. Nike, their apparel sponsors, subsequently congratulated them on the victory while also proclaiming them to be the "first" rugby team in history to win the competition four times.

"When we believe as one, it brings victory for all. Congratulations @springboks, the new World Champions and the first rugby team in history to do it four times. A big win and an even bigger victory for every South African," Nike wrote on X (formerly Twitter).

Their congratulatory post, however, was scrutinized by fans on social media. One claimed that Nike was incorrect in their assertion, as New Zealand have triumphed at the women's Rugby World Cup a record six times.

The fan in question also tagged Andy Murray, a known proponent of women in sport, in their reply to Nike. They wrote:

"@BlackFerns have done it six times! Representation matters, words matter! Just ask @andy_murray who has consistently challenged journalists on facts ascribed to male players as having 'the best' record, when women eg @serenawilliams were top! #CantBeWhatYouCantSee," they wrote.

The former World No. 1 then took a shot at Nike for their apparent sexism.

"You’re right. It’s pathetic that the biggest sports clothing brand in the world still does this stuff," he wrote, followed by a thumbs down emoji.

The New Zealand's women's rugby team has won the World Cup on six occasions: 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2017, 2021.

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Andy Murray also corrected a reporter at Wimbledon 2017 for overlooking American women's tennis

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This is not the first time Andy Murray, a three-time Major winner, has corrected the media. In 2017, the Brit set the record straight with a reporter despite losing an important match at Wimbledon.

Murray had injured his hip during a five-set quarterfinal loss to Sam Querrey at SW19 that year. The Brit subsequently sat down for his post-match press conference, where he was incorrectly told by a reporter that Sam Querrey was the first American player to reach the semifinal of a Major since 2009.

The then-World No. 1 was quick to interject that Querrey was only the first male American to make it to the last four of a Grand Slam tournament in the last eight years. Here is how the dialogue between the two went:

REPORTER: "Andy, Sam is the first American player to reach the semi-final of a Slam since 2009."

MURRAY: "Male player."

REPORTER: "I beg your pardon?"

MURRAY: "Male player, right?"

REPORTER: "Yes, first male player, that's for sure!"

The Brit also previously spoke out against Wimbledon organizers' apparent bias when it came to scheduling top-level matches on Centre Court.

"I think ideally you would have two men's and two women's on Centre, potentially starting the matches a bit earlier would allow for that," he said in 2017.