Video of a woman appearing to jeer a teenager during a junior rugby league game in England is going viral.
X users have been left staggered by the video, which appears to show one woman and several other spectators standing on the sideline heckling a young player who was preparing to kick for goal from near the sideline during an U14 game in the UK.
According to the publisher of the video, the woman in the clip also “ran on the pitch during a fight between players after this kick.”
Incredibly, the video shows the young player make the kick, despite the ugly scenes unfolding around him
The video was taken during the Widnes Bank Bears win over Myton Warriors Greens on Saturday with Facebook posts showing the game was a semi-final of the British Amateur Rugby League Association national cup competition.
One video of the incident published by the popular Skyrugby X profile has more than three million views.
Many social media users have condemned the behavior.
The social media page posted: “Couldn’t believe this yesterday, an army of ppl run down behind the kicker to put him off.”
The page responded to another X user by posting: “They (the Hull supporters) moved from the far end of the pitch to behind the kicker after the try to put him off.”
The page has since dropped the extraordinary accusation that “one of the Hull fans assaulted the ref before this kick.”
The video of the incident has left many with a sour taste in their mouth.
Welsh rugby union international Sam Williams, who also represented the British and Irish Lions in 2021, was one of many to comment on the video.
“Outrageous,” he posted.
Another X user wrote: “Disgusting behavior, leagues and RFL need to act on this asap.”
X user Scott Keene wrote: “Kids sport can be so toxic. May lad played u7 to u16 and it got awful after a few years.”
Another person wrote: “This is outrageous — rugby is not a game for this. Parents who are living their lives through their kids. Shocking.”
