SYDNEY : A rugby player in Western Australia has been banned for 96 matches, about five years of play, over physical abuse of a referee during club match in April.
The Sydney Morning Herald reported that the player had knocked over the referee in an incident initially deemed accidental but reassessed after witness statements and video evidence. Rugby union has a reputation as a tough game, but verbal abuse of, or physical contact with, referees and touch judges has always been taboo.
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