A police investigation is underway following reports that a parent allegedly assault a coach at a Bay of Plenty rugby game.
In a statement released to media, the Bay of Plenty Rugby Union says they, along with police, are investigating an incident from the weekend's Baywide Secondary Schools competition last Saturday, August 13.
"It has been alleged that a parent of a player has assaulted the coach of his son's team prior to the match kicking off.
"Bay of Plenty Rugby's coach development manager Dan Goodwin will be reaching out to the victim of the alleged assault to offer support and BOPRU are working with the schools and offering support to all involved.
"Until such time as the police have completed their investigation, Bay of Plenty Rugby will not be making any further comment."
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Posted on 17-08-2022 13:47 | By morepork
It is a GAME. It is not life and death. It is character building and NZ is very good at it. It is not an excuse to beat people up and if that is why you are playing it, then quit now. Any parent who sets this kind of example, should be banned from all Rugby games, until they apologize (sincerely) and offer reparation to the coach who was assaulted. That means their kid doesn't get to play either. Think about it... actions have consequences and bad actions, especially so.
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Posted on 17-08-2022 16:39 | By Hmmmmm
More pork.. Seriously so the kid dosent get to play because of his parents wrong doing? How does that work?
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Posted on 20-08-2022 13:49 | By morepork
Yeah, I know... It doesn't seem fair. But which is more important? Good parenting and setting proper role models for your kids, or just lashing out when you are frustrated? If the kid can't play, that is part of the "correction" for the parent. Any decent parent would take the actions I suggested and show their kid "proper" behaviour AND get them playing again ASAP. We can all lose our temper and we can all make mistakes. It is how you deal with it that determines the lessons that your children learn.
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