Doncaster Rovers kick-started their week of action as part of the Show Racism the Red Card week this past Thursday, when the Rovers joined children from local schools to discuss the hard hitting subject.

Rovers midfielder Stuart Elliot and defender Jos Van Nieuwstadt joined with Doncaster's Mayor, Martin Winter at the Keepmoat Stadium, as Rovers started their week of raising the awareness of racism and the negative impact it has on society and the game.

The children came from local schools The Danum School and Campsmount and were spoken to about why everyone should embrace the different cultures and religions that make up the people of not only Doncaster but the entire country.

Mayor Winter explained that the borough had over seventy different languages from over 100 different cultures, which brought unique qualities to the town. The children were then given the chance to put questions to players about their experiences in football with racism.

Jos Van Nieuwstadt explained about a club in his native Netherlands that had to play behind closed doors, because of racism from the fans. Stuart spoke about how players generally work together to combat racism, however he also reinforced that it was not only just about black players but any of a different cultures and religion.

Following this, three children; Kirstie, Connor and Declan, who were deemed to have asked the most relevant were given prizes of signed shirts by the two players.

To end the session a film about anti racism by some of the country's top players was shown.

The afternoon comes ahead of the Kick It Out game against Blackpool, where the Rovers will be supporting the campaign to rid racism from football and society.