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OPINION: No excuse for violence at school rugby, soccer games
['Nicholas Zaal', 'Sports Journalist']
The Citizen
Instead of being examples of self-control and good sportsmanship, parents at recent school matches have chosen violence in front of their children.
No excuse whatsoever – including accusations of cheating or racism – can justify the violence that erupted at school rugby and soccer matches in recent weeks.
Adults should know betterThe incident came just days after a fight between EG Jansen players and Menlopark old boys during a 1st team rugby match in Pretoria.
Watch video:A Rugby brawl broke out at a High School Rugby match.
That followed another school rugby match in Cape Town being abandoned after a referee allegedly heard a player being called the k-word.