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hakwaPro4,146 posts
19 Jul 2014, 04:48
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19 Jul 2014, 04:48#1

Club rugby has been cancelled in one of South Africa's strongholds this weekend because of violence and abuse against referees.

The unprecedented action comes in the eastern seaboard city of Port Elizabeth where the referees, tired of the abusive attitude towards them from spectators, decided to lay down their whistles and go on strike this weekend.

The Eastern Province Rugby Union conceded there was no alternative but to cancel club matches.

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WardadPro6,663 posts
19 Jul 2014, 09:02
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19 Jul 2014, 09:02#2
 I hate this constant barrage of attacks on refs, some may think its no big deal but when people make death threats like last year among other ongoing garbage towards refs it ends up being acceptable behaviour to ALL refs .Refs have never been perfect but they are better and the constant criticism and blaming of the ref has morphed into something unacceptable with social media campaigns advocating violence towards refs who dont do what you think is right being the norm.Keep it up and you may not have anything left to attack.No schoolkids playing means no adults playing simple as that .
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DbDraadCaptain26,388 posts
19 Jul 2014, 11:59
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19 Jul 2014, 11:59#3
 Agreed.  No one is exempt from criticism and a lot can be done to make the refereeing profession a bit more transparent, but threatening refs are rediculous. Death threats are criminal and should be dealt with as such.
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Beeno1Captain40,032 posts
19 Jul 2014, 13:11
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19 Jul 2014, 13:11#4
 Violence against refs etc is to be condemned.However bent refs inflame crowds and fans and so must be swiftly dealt with.Which would  mean kiwi refs would bea rare sight. Bwahhahahahahaha
Oz refs would be a little more common but not much so.
Please note how these kiwis hate refs being criticised. If we were in the same receiving end of RAWs  I trust we would still maintain our principled stand.
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Beeno1Captain40,032 posts
19 Jul 2014, 13:13
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19 Jul 2014, 13:13#5
 Nice to  hear from you hacked waaaugh hope all is well with you and the K atie Holmes delusion is under control.
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WardadPro6,663 posts
19 Jul 2014, 15:15
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19 Jul 2014, 15:15#6
 As you said beandork, losers tend to blame the res a lot more now dont they ?
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Just_winCaptain18,570 posts
19 Jul 2014, 18:05
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19 Jul 2014, 18:05#7
The refs are bent in SA? My impression was the refs are better than they ever were it is the fans that are worse.
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