More than a dozen fans attempted to invade the pitch in the final stages of Friday night’s NRL match, resulting in two security guards being injured
for a crackdown on streakers and pitch invaders, after two security guards were injured at an NRL match last week.game between the Warriors and Newcastle Knights at Wellington’s Sky Stadium.
“I don’t believe that they see themselves putting people at risk but we’ve had issues with people jumping over the fence and breaking a leg,” he said.“It only takes one incident … if that was a player at the weekend, it would be major, major news.” “We strongly discourage any crowd behaviour, including pitch invasions, which puts anyone at risk of being hurt,” he told AAP.
Under New Zealand law, fines of up to $5,000 or three months’ imprisonment are possible for pitch invaders – but only for designated major events such as the World Cup. “My understanding of speaking to venues in Australia is that the $55,00 fine [as used in NSW] has been a major deterrent.”
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