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'I don't need to have a conversation, the lads support him': Ireland star Nathan Collins says team-mates WON'T question Callum Robinson over refusing the Covid jab - and insists the squad 'aren't thinking deeply' about vaccination issues

Irish footballer Nathan Collins has offered his support to team-mate Callum Robinson after he became the first player to reveal he has not been vaccinated against Covid-19.

There remains a huge amount of skepticism among professional footballers about the jab and the sport has been faced with widespread criticism for not doing it's bit.

Robinson put his head above the parapet and the £27,000-a-week West Brom striker admitted: 'I haven't been vaccinated, no. That's my choice at this moment in time.

Burnley's Nathan Collins insists he fully supports his Republic of Ireland team-mates no matter what they decide about the Covid-19 vaccine after Callum Robinson admitted to avoiding it

Burnley's Nathan Collins insists he fully supports his Republic of Ireland team-mates no matter what they decide about the Covid-19 vaccine after Callum Robinson admitted to avoiding it

'It's obviously annoying that I've caught it twice but I haven't been vaccinated.