Wild local footy brawl breaks out, fans get involved
An ugly all-in brawl at a local footy match has seen players and fans all throw down in wild scenes.
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An investigation has been launched after an ugly brawl between spectators and club officials broke out on the sidelines of a local rugby league game on the Central Coast.
The incident occurred during the second half of the Rugby League Central Coast first grade fixture between Kincumber and Ourimbah at MacKillop Oval on Sunday afternoon.
Footage obtained by this masthead shows a female club official from Kincumber and a man, believed to be an Ourimbah supporter, engaged in some push and shove on the sidelines.
The situation then escalated rapidly as the man was dragged to the ground from behind, with other people running in to support him.
A series of punches were thrown as dozens of people were drawn into the fight.
You can watch the crazy all-in brawl in the player above.
The brawl was so serious that it forced play between the two sides to be paused for about five minutes.
Rugby League Central Coast board chairman Nathan Waugh confirmed that an incident report had been filed and the matter had been referred to the NSWRL.
“We’re aware of the incident, we have the footage that has been circulating and this has been passed on to NSW Rugby League,” he said.
“From that we expect code of conduct matters to be raised against individuals that are identified as being involved in the incident. At this stage it’s an ongoing investigation.”
He added: “It’s an ugly incident and we never want to see that at any rugby league game or any community level sport. It’s unfortunate and ultimately we would expect that there would be consequences for this involved.”
Both clubs have declined to comment while the investigation is ongoing.
The brawl came amid heightened tensions on the field in the round nine clash. One player from each side had just been sent to the sin bin as a melee broke out on the field. Kincumber went on to win the game 24-20.
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