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Daily Mail
2 days ago
- Sport
- Daily Mail
Shameful scenes as woman goes viral for 'disgusting behaviour' during junior rugby league match
Rugby league fans have been left shocked after a video clip has surfaced online appearing to show a group of spectators jeering a junior rugby league player as he attempted to take a kick at goal. The incident appears to have occurred during this weekend's British Amateur Rugby League Association's (BARLA) U14 Youth Cup semi-final between West Bank Bears and Myton Warriors Greens. In the clip, a player from the West Bank Bears' U14s side appears to line up a kick from the touchline. Behind him, a group of spectators had gathered and appeared to be booing and jeering the player as he stepped forward to take the kick. One woman was seen cupping her hands to her mouth and shouted in the direction of the junior player, while multiple other spectators were also seen attempting to put the kicker off. One individual was also overheard blowing a horn. Couldn't believe this yesterday, an army of ppl run down behind the kicker to put him off. In a u14 game 🤯 — Skyrugby (@sky_rugby) June 9, 2025 A group of spectators were seen stood behind the young player and appeared to jeer him as he took a kick at goal during the West Bank Bears game against the Myton Warriors Greens The Bears player stepped up to take the kick from the tricky angle but appeared to miss the posts. Fans on the touchline then jeered the player again, appearing to express their delight that he had missed the kick, with the female spectator again raising her hands to her mouth to shout at the youngster again. West Bank Bears would ultimately go on to beat Myton Warrior Greens, 14-10 and advance to the finals of the BARLA U14 Youth Cup finals, where they will take on Pilkington Recs. However, the clip which was published by @Skyrugby has now been seen by 4.3million social media users on X. Many took to the comments section to hit out at the spectators on the touchline. One of those commenting on the clip was Wales and British and Irish Lions legend, Liam Williams, who branded the actions of the fans as 'outrageous.' Sky Rugby wrote: 'Couldn't believe this yesterday, an army of ppl run down behind the kicker to put him off.' 'Some parents have no idea,' another wrote, while on X user called the spectators: 'Morons.' Some social media users, including former Wales rugby union international Liam Williams, took to X to expresss their outrage at the video 'This is outrageous - rugby is not a game for this. 'Parents who are living their lives through their kids. Shocking.' Daily Mail Australia has contacted BARLA, the West Bank Bears and the Myton Warror Greens for comment. It is not the first time in recent months that an ugly incident has marred a youth sporting event. In February, shameful footage emerged online leaving social media viewers astonished after a group of parents at an U10s football match in Kent appeared to break out into a mass brawl.
News.com.au
3 days ago
- Sport
- News.com.au
‘Disgusting': Mum goes viral as act crosses line during junior rugby league game
Video of a woman appearing to jeer a teenager during a junior rugby league game is going viral. Users of X have been left staggered by the video, which appears to show one woman and several other spectators standing on the sideline heckling a young player who was preparing to kick for goal from near the sideline during an U14 game in the UK. According to the publisher of the video, the woman in the clip also 'ran on the pitch during a fight between players after this kick'. Incredibly, the video shows the young player slot the conversion, despite the ugly scenes unfolding around him. The video was taken during the Widnes Bank Bears win over Myton Warriors Greens on Saturday with Facebook posts showing the game was a semi-final of the British Amateur Rugby League Association (BARLA) national cup competition. One video of the incident published by the popular Skyrugby X profile has more than three million views. Many social media users have condemned the behaviour. The social media page posted: 'Couldn't believe this yesterday, an army of ppl run down behind the kicker to put him off'. The page responded to another X user by posting: 'They (the Hull supporters) moved from the far end of the pitch to behind the kicker after the try to put him off'. The page has since dropped the extraordinary accusation that 'one of the Hull fans assaulted the ref before this kick'. Myton Warriors are from Hull in Yorkshire and it was a local showdown of sorts against Widnes, a club from neighbouring county Lancashire. The video of the incident has left many with a sour taste in their mouth. Welsh rugby union international Sam Williams, who also represented the British and Irish Lions in 2021, was one of many to comment on the video. 'Outrageous,' he posted. Another X user wrote: 'Disgusting behaviour, leagues and RFL need to act on this asap'. X user Scott Keene wrote: 'Kids sport can be so toxic. May lad played u7 to u16 and it got awful after a few years'. Another person wrote: 'This is outrageous - rugby is not a game for this. Parents who are living their lives through their kids. Shocking'. The showdown was heavily promoted by the West Bank Bears on the club's Facebook page in the week leading up to the game. The Bears progressed to the national cup final with a 14-10 victory. It is far from the only issue involving parents overstepping the mark at junior sport events recently. Video of parents storming a pitch at an U10 football game in the UK also went viral in February.
