![]() ![]() "In general security does a very good job protecting fans and the players. "It did seem over the top and it put the intruder at real physical risk. "You heard this collective intake of breath around the ground. ![]() "From where I was sitting it did seem heavy-handed. "There needs to be a review of what happened," Watt said. Gold Coast boss Dennis Watt said the club would review the CCTV footage, saying the tackle was over-the-top. Judging from pictures, the pitch invader was laughing after the incident. Others wanted an NRL team to "sign him up" after the security guard's textbook tackle. SMH's Phil Lutton added: "A female streaker just ran onto the field at Cbus Stadium and was CUT IN HALF by security. Although bunker is reviewing for possible dangerous throw. “A world-first in Alexandra,” Paul Jerrom told the NZ Herald.His reaction to the streaker getting SLAMMED into the ground i am LIVING /dyOchSY圓I- bib □ April 9, 2022 ![]() More recently, a bowls club manager said it was a sign that the sport had joined the mainstream after a streaker briefly interrupted play at the National Fours bowling tournament in Alexandra last month. In New Zealand, the storming of a rugby pitch by anti-apartheid protesters during the 1981 Springboks tour was one of the most dramatic moments of the more than 200 demonstrations that took place during the South African team’s three-month visit. Pitch invasions and streaking have a long history across the world, with authorities on the subject keen to point out that unless a person is completely naked, they are invaders rather than streakers. “I’m sure that’s something that could be contemplated, but for the most part it works. “I’m aware the fines in Australia are larger than here. “To hear two people were seriously hurt out of is really shocking,” he told AAP. Sport minister Grant Robertson said he would consider proposals for change. “My understanding of speaking to venues in Australia is that the $55,00 fine has been a major deterrent.” “I have no desire to see courts and police time clogged up by so many idiots acting inappropriately,” he said. Harmon said he wanted to see a law change to make hefty fines, such as those levied in Australia, available to all sporting codes. ![]() Under New Zealand law, fines of up to $5,000 or three months’ imprisonment are possible for pitch invaders – but only for designated major events such as the World Cup. “While Eden Park is known as the fortress, we certainly don’t want to be installing perimeter fences around our turf to guarantee the safety of the players and staff.”įriday night’s pitch invaders have been banned from Sky Stadium for two years and given formal warnings by police. “We strongly discourage any crowd behaviour, including pitch invasions, which puts anyone at risk of being hurt,” he told AAP. Nick Sautner, the chief executive of Auckland’s Eden Park stadium, said an incident could “potentially jeopardise the future of large-scale international events” in the country. The call comes months before the Fifa Women’s World Cup, jointly hosted by New Zealand and Australia, is due to kick off.įootball authorities in England introduced automatic club bans for pitch invaders last year after an increase in incidents following the lifting of lock down rules, with offenders also being reported to police. “It only takes one incident … if that was a player at the weekend, it would be major, major news.” ![]()
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