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FOOTAGE: Player (18) banned for 10 years for sickening attack on referee
By Ian Cameron
An 18-year-old Australian rugby player has been banned for 10 years for attacking a referee.
The sickening incident occurred during the Newcastle and Hunter Rugby Union U19s Grand Final.
Maitland’s Mark Meafua received the ban for striking referee Niklas Gaal during the match last weekend and the incident was recorded by BarTV Sports.
Following the incident Meafua was arrested at his Rutherford home and was subsequently charged with common assault. He is due before a local court in October.
The Newcastle Herald reports Meafua read out a three-page apology letter during a two-hour judiciary hearing this week.
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I'd rate the brothers Hendricks a point or two lower. Jaden has really not delivered on his early promise and Jordan's kicking at posts was quite erratic. Amongst other things.
I was really surprised that DuhDuh was replaced and not Jordan. DuhDuh had a great game and just underlined his class in a backline that was not firing on all cylinders.
Damian Willemse was missed. Hopefully he'll be back to full fitness and have an injury free 2025 (and '26 and '27 and so on until he decides to retire to spend time with his grandchildren).
RG was great. What an athlete.
Very happy that Hanekom made his debut at last. He gave a good account of himself and will hopefully grow into his role on the international stage.
All things considered, this was another frustrating Bok performance. Even though it was a comfortable win, it wasn't a commanding win. This Welsh team should've been put away by a far larger margin.
But I have faith in Dr Rassie. He knows more than I do. Bring on 2027 😁
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