Brawling schoolboy rugby teams to explain actions tomorrow

Two schoolboy teams have to front up to the Auckland Rugby Union tomorrow and explain how a match between them degenerated into a brawl on Saturday.

Players and up to 100 spectators were caught up in the fight, which erupted in the last minute of a secondary schools semifinal between Auckland Grammar and Kelston Boys' High on Saturday.

The fight, after a last-minute Grammar try sealed a 20-9 victory for the school, lasted five minutes and led to at least one schoolboy being knocked out, according to a witness.

The union's disciplinary committee has asked for coaches, managers and captains from both schools to attend the hearing tomorrow evening, as well as an advocate for each team.

The committee will listen to both sides of the story, view footage from the game, and study the referee's report.

The teams will be told at the end of the hearing if any penalties are to be imposed.

Because the competition's final, between Auckland Grammar and Mt Albert Grammar, is scheduled for Saturday, any appeal would have to be made before the weekend.

"The secondary school rugby competition is a very competitive one and always has been," said union chief executive Andy Dalton.

"But for that to turn into an all-out brawl involving players and spectators is simply disgraceful.

"The two teams and their schools now face media attention for all the wrong reasons, as well as a judiciary process in a week that one team should have been looking forward to playing their school rugby final at Eden Park."

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[bigbillbob88]

i think i speak for everyone when i say... LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL

[xxLiLdAni3Lxx]

who cares who started or whatever?

it happened on the pitch, leave it there

[MrMemememe1234]

If one watches the full video it doesnt look as bad as the media made out.I've seen worse go unpunished. Kelston looked to have thrown the first punch then others joined in but for a principal of a school to say what this idiot did,speaks volumes of Auckland grammar.

[oiigoddersx]

John Morris, legend!

[1LoVe3020]

BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA @ 1:37... The ranga palagi ball boy..... Talk about GONE'SKI'S LMAOOOO! He GAPPED IT boy hahahahaha

[youtwithdacrepz]

it happens, chill out

[mysparerib]

bifters



[NzMagg0t]

Lol try should not bother about it, you see fights in professional divisions and they get a yellow card so why nt lower divisions just get a slap on the wrist

[Killerdudecam1]

LADS

[dillon2515]

its rugby, fuck off and let them get on with it.

[TEREBELARMY]

fuck that guy fag " teeth were smashed blood was everywhere" looks like a methed out fuckhead i'd love to smash that cunt one day id kick his teeth in plus i bet the bastard is racist to