Two groups have been stood down and a person has been charged after a brawl broke out on the side-lines of a rugby match in Sydney’s west.
The combat broke out half-hour after the Lalor Park Kookaburras scored a slim victory 28-24 over the Berala Bears on the Terry Lamb Complex in Chester Hill on Sunday afternoon.
Video unfold on-line exhibits a crowd of greater than a dozen males – many in group jerseys – locked in a good brawl which final simply over a minute and moved by means of the carpark onto the sting of the sector.
Detective Superintendent Adam Johnson mentioned he was shocked by what he noticed within the video, with police arriving after lots of the folks allegedly concerned within the brawl had dispersed.
“It’s completely unacceptable, there are clearly individuals who haven’t received their feelings in verify they usually‘ve got issues with their anger,” Mr Johnson told reporters on Monday.
A 21-year-old man from Merrylands was taken into police custody and on Monday was charged with affray and behaving in offensive manner in or near public place or school.
He has been granted conditional bail to appear in Bankstown Local Court on July 13.
In the wake of the brawl, the Berala Bears Rugby League Football Club on Monday announced they had voluntarily withdrawn from the competition as police investigated the brawl.
“The Berala Bears JRLFC takes matters of this nature very seriously, and we do not condone acts of violence on or off the field,” the statement said on Monday.
“The Berala Bears JRLFC are fully cooperative with the official investigation already underway by the NSW Police, Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, and NSWRL officials.
“The Berala Bears JRLFC adopts a tough love in league policy and accordingly have made the decision to withdraw the A-Grade team involved in the incident from competition, effective immediately.”
The club stated anyone allegedly involved was “entitled to a presumption of innocence” and that the withdrawal was rather in line with the club’s “longstanding tough love policy”.
The Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs and Parramatta Eels issued a stand-notice discover to each of the golf equipment following the incident, with the Lalor Park Kookaburras but to make any assertion.
In a press release to The Daily Telegraph, the NSW Rugby League mentioned it had a zero-tolerance method in the direction of violent and abusive conduct in the direction of gamers, officers, and spectators.
“The incident will be reviewed (on Monday) by the NSWRL in conjunction with Canterbury-Bankstown District Junior Rugby League and Parramatta Junior Rugby League,” a spokesperson mentioned.
“The review will take into account any video footage as well as reports from the ground manager, referees and any eyewitnesses.”
Police consider the brawl concerned members of the 2 groups and count on extra arrests might be made because the investigation continues.
Source: www.news.com.au
