Rugby Officials Powerless to stop side-line abuse and thuggery

Rugby referee pushed by spectator after a game in North Harbour

Fijian winger leaves the field in tears after racial abuse from a side-line spectator in Christchurch’s Senior Club Final   

11 Year Old Boy punches referee in Papatoetoe junior grades

Teenage boy knocked out in a mass brawl involving up to 50 players and spectators following an under-15 rugby match in South Auckland

 

What an shameful state of affairs.