Throwing things onto the field of play or, worse, at a player’s head is a terrible thing to do and people could get hurt. It’s a very stupid and unsportsmanly act and I don’t condone it at all.
The bottle incident last weekend at Loftus where a fan hit Kevin Mealamu with a projectile water bottle after getting onto the field is what sparked this and it is the public reaction to it that has me annoyed.
Many comments were thrown around about “only at Loftus” and “typical of Bulls fans” etc etc. These unfortunate incidents happen all over the world and it is unfair to paint all Bull’s fans with the single stupid action of one. It happened and we’re all in agreement that the guy is a tool and has embarrassed us.
I remember being at Ellis Park for a Tri-Nations match against Australia years ago, where fans threw beer cans at George Gregan and I was embarrassed then too.
But this doesn’t only happen in South Africa. When looking for the video I found this gem of a clip of folks throwing beer bottles at Eden Park, the beginning is a bit fuzzy, so skip to about 30 seconds, it’s crazy.
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