Super Rugby streaker ‘absolutely flattened’ by security guard

A pitch invader in New Zealand has been “absolutely flattened” by a security guard during Friday’s Super Rugby Pacific match in Auckland.

A pitch invader in New Zealand has been “absolutely flattened” by a security guard during Friday evening’s Super Rugby Pacific match in Auckland.

Footage has emerged of a shirtless man storming the field in the second half of the Blues’ 71-28 demolition of the Melbourne Rebels at Eden Park.

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After narrowly evading one of the ground staff, he was tackled into the turf by another security guard, prompting loud jeers from the raucous crowd.

“A streaker has just been absolutely flattened at Eden Park,” sports reporter Guy Heveldt tweeted.

“Not sure I’ve seen a hit like it. Wowee.

“The Rebels should sign the security guard. Hit of the year.”

Lovely technique from the security 😂 https://t.co/QYoY86Nh8g

— Nic Naitanui (@NicNat) May 6, 2022

A pitch invader is tackled at Eden Park. Photo by Hannah Peters/Getty Images

`Meanwhile, the woman who was tackled after running partially naked across the field during an NRL game last month has been sentenced in court.

Titans supporter Javon Johnson jumped the fence during Parramatta’s win over the Gold Coast at the Cbus Super Stadium in April, with footage showing the 28-year-old getting spectacularly tackled by a security guard before being escorted off the pitch.

Ms Johnson fronted Southport Magistrates Court last month and pleaded guilty to entering a major sports facility without permission.

She managed to avoid a conviction but was handed a three-month good behaviour bond.

The woman previously accepted that she did the wrong thing, and despite arguments the security guard’s tackle was too heavy, she said she “got what I deserved”.

The pitch invader is taken from the field by security guards. Photo by Bradley Kanaris/Getty Images

Speaking to Tammy Barker & Bodge for Breakfast on Triple M Cairns following the incident, Ms Johnson admitted she got swept up in the moment.

“I know exactly what I did. It’s been a bucket list thing and when your friends say, ‘I dare you to do it’, you don’t actually think you’re going to do it. It was such a surreal, out-of-body experience,” she said.

“It’s the adrenaline of the crowd. You just hear this big roar and I was like, ‘I need to take off my top now’. I was so close to doing my bra but I was like, ‘No … that’s a bit far’.”

The pitch invader also elaborated on why she had no issue with how the security guard handled her situation.

“I used to play AFL and rugby and I have three brothers, so getting tackled was not a problem,” she said

“The tackle was honestly fine, it was more how much air I got. I guess it just looks so much worse. He could have just grabbed me at that time and I would have fallen over.

“I think it’s fair play. I definitely took what I deserved. He should keep his job.”