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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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So were intercepts but players (no doubt coached like Carios says above) started cutting out the classic draw and pass with no intent to catch the ball..
Go to commentsYep, same problem that has happened with Australia. I'm hoping this decision is separate from the review. I don't really know how big the welsh union is but I would have thought a head coach could get heavily involved in what type of player and rugby they were going to encourage in the country.
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